Claims
- 1. A connecting arrangement for an electro-luminescent light element(s) comprising:
Means for positioning an electro-luminescent element(s); Means for positioning circuit signal end(s); Means for positioning at least one of compressible contacts relative to both the Electro-luminescent element(s) and circuit-signal end(s); and The first and second members which form a means for compressing the contacts against electrodes(s) of the electro-luminescent element(s) and against the circuit-signal end(s) to establish an electrical connection between the circuit-signal end(s) and the electro-luminescent element(s). The improvement including the said signal-end(s) is away from circuit board selected from group combination from Flexible Printing circuit (FPC), wire harness, silver past, conductive ink, conductive layer, conductive material.
- 2. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the contacts are cylinder conductive device may selected from group combination from metal spring, metal plastic, rubber contact.
- 3. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 2, wherein the positioning means for the contact comprising a pair of post (or tunnel) in one of said member, the means for positioning the Electro-luminescent element(s) comprises a cut-out in the Electro-luminescent element(s), and the means for the circuit-signal end(s) are well designed on a circuit board.
- 4. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the member is secured by means selected from group combination of snapping, ultrasonic, screw, rivet, melting, press-tighten, or conventional secured means.
- 5. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the means for positioning the Electro-luminescent element(s) comprises a fixing means my selected from group combination including post, wall, recess, groove, opening, tape, glue, or equivalent procedures.
- 6. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 5, the said Electro-luminescent element is secured in the cutout by means of double-sided tape.
- 7. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for positioning the Electro-Luminescent element comprises a inner housing with cut-out, channel, tunnel to allow the contacts can passing through to make current delivery.
- 8. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 1, the said Electro-Luminescent element is secured by inner housing.
- 9. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 1, the said circuit board on which are mounted components of a control circuit for the Electro-Luminescent element(s).
- 10. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 1, the said Electro-Luminescent element(s) may be selected from group combination from non-organic Electro-luminescent element(s), organic Electro-Luminescent element(s) for geography configuration.
- 11. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 1, the said Electro-Luminescent element(s) further comprises plurality of lit-area(s) to form the said element(s) which having multiple terminals, each one of said lit-area having individual electrode, and wherein the said member includes both said means for positioning said current -signal end(s) and said means for positioning said compressible contacts, with one of said current-signal end and one of said contacts being provided for each of said lit-area.
- 12. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 11, the said plurality of lit-area(s) may have different colors, size, indicia, brightness, stencil, design.
- 13. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 1, further comprising means for positioning additional Electro-Luminescent element(s) , means for positioning a additional current-signal end(s) relatively, and means for positioning a additional compressible contacts relative to said Electro-luminescent element(s) and said additional current signal end(s).
- 14. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 13, wherein said Electro-luminescent element(s) and current-signal end(s) are positioned at a non-zero angle relative to each other so can make a curved light device.
- 15. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 14, the said the Electro-luminescent element(s) are of different colors.
- 16. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a glue-means applied on an apparatus to which the element(s) is to be attached.
- 17. A connector arrangement as claimed in claim 1, the said member comprises a plurality of each of said positioning means to allow the connector set to be used with a plurality of different Electro-Luminescent element(s) configuration.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/373,614, which, in turn, is a continuation-in-part of allowed U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/373,404, filed Feb. 3, 1995.
Continuation in Parts (2)
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Aug 1999 |
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09844343 |
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08383404 |
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09373614 |
Aug 1999 |
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