Patent ID: 8382322

Claim:
A light emitting diode (LED) light assembly, comprising: a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCB), each said PCB having at least one LED bulb and a plurality of electrical connector pads configured at each opposite end of said PCBs on a top surface of said PCBs; at least one electrical connector connecting one end of a first PCB to an end of a second said PCB such that said first and second PCBs are electrically connected end-to-end, said electrical connector comprising a two-component surface mount configuration such that said PCBs abut together with zero gap therebetween; and wherein said electrical connector further comprises: a socket component mounted at a first end of said PCB on said top surface in electrical contact with said connector pads on said PCB, said socket component comprising an insulative body having an internal receipt channel defined therein, and at least two planar strip electrical contacts held in said insulative body, said electrical contacts having a first section at a bottom surface of said insulative body spaced apart a distance corresponding to a separation distance of corresponding said connector pads at said first end of said PCB, and a second section that extends into said internal receipt channel; a plug component mounted at a second opposite end of said PCB on said top surface in electrical contact with connector pads on said PCB, said plug component comprising an insulative base body with at least two planar strip electrical contacts that have a first section at a bottom surface of said insulative base body spaced apart a distance corresponding to a separation distance of corresponding said connector pads at said second end of said PCB, said plug component further comprising a common insulative plug member that extends transversely from said body member beyond said second end of said PCB, said electrical contacts having a second section that extends at least partially onto said common plug member; and wherein in mating contact of said plug component and said socket component, said plug member extends into said receipt channel of said socket component of an adjacent PCB such that said planar strip electrical contacts on said plug member engage against said planar strip electrical contacts in said receipt channel of said socket component.