Patent ID: 8439524

Claim:
A light emitting assembly ( 10 ) comprising: a heat sink presenting a mounting surface ( 14 ), a plurality of light emitting diodes ( 24 ) disposed on said mounting surface ( 14 ), said heat sink being defined by a plurality of elongated sections ( 18 ) extending between opposite ends ( 22 ) and being disposed in generally parallel relationship to one another to present side edges ( 20 ) extending continuously between said ends ( 22 ) to separate and render adjacent elongated sections ( 18 ) and said light emitting diodes ( 24 ) on said mounting surface ( 14 ) thereof independent of one another, at least one bridge ( 28 , 128 ) interconnecting adjacent elongated sections ( 18 ) to maintain said elongated sections ( 18 ) connected together, and wherein said at least one bridge ( 28 , 128 ) comprises a material different from the material of said heat sink.