Patent ID: 7404658

Claim:
A light bar snap bracket assembly comprises: an elongated rail member including first and second sidewalls defining a channel extending from a first end of the rail member to a second end of the rail member, first and second, oppositely disposed shelves extending laterally from the sidewalls into the channel, each of the shelves having an upper surface and a lower shoulder; a plurality of light modules, each light module including oppositely disposed, longitudinally extending first and second sides, and at least one tab extending laterally from each side, each of the tabs having upper and lower surfaces, each light module defining first and second half portions, the second half portion extending longitudinally from the first half portion; and a plurality of snap brackets, each snap bracket including a web segment having oppositely disposed first and second ends, first and second resilient members disposed adjacent the first and second ends, respectively, and a catch extending laterally outward from each resilient member, and first and second arm segments extending substantially orthogonally from the first and second ends of the web segment, respectively, each of the arm segments having a lower edge defining at least one notch; wherein the light modules are disposed within the rail member channel in a line of light modules extending longitudinally from a first light module disposed at the first end of the rail member to a last light module disposed at the second end of the rail member, the line of light modules defining pairs of adjacent light modules, the lower surfaces of the tabs contacting the upper surfaces of the shelves, and one of the snap brackets is disposed intermediate each light module in each pair of light modules, one of the snap brackets is disposed intermediate the first light module and the first end of the rail member, and one of the snap brackets is disposed intermediate the last light module and the second end of the rail member, the first and second arm segments of each snap bracket extending longitudinally over the at least one tab of the first and second sides, respectively, of the light module half portion adjacent the snap bracket web segment, the tabs of the first and second light module sides being received within the notches of the first and second arm segments, respectively, the catches of the web segment resilient members engaging the lower shoulders of the rail member shelves whereby the snap brackets lock the light modules to the rail member.