Embodiments of a light source are disclosed herein. An embodiment of the light source comprises a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal comprises a first terminal first portion and a first terminal second portion, wherein at least a portion of the first terminal second portion is located on a first plane, the first terminal second portion comprising at least two contacts separated by a space. A second terminal comprises a second terminal first portion and a second terminal second portion. The second terminal first portion is located proximate the first terminal first portion. The second terminal second portion is located substantially on the first plane and in the space. A light emitter is affixed to the first terminal first portion, the light emitter is electrically connected to the first terminal first portion. A connection exists between the light emitter and the second terminal first portion.
1. A light source comprising:
a first terminal comprising:
a first terminal first portion parallel to a first plane;
a first terminal second portion, wherein at least some of the first terminal second portion is located on a second plane, the first terminal second portion comprising at least two contacts separated by a space, at least one of the two contacts configured for connection to a circuit;
a second terminal positioned in the space and comprising:
a second terminal first portion located proximate the first terminal first portion;
a second terminal second portion, wherein at least some of the second terminal second portion is substantially parallel to the second plane, the second terminal second portion being configured for connection to a circuit;
a light emitter affixed to a surface of the first terminal first portion, the light emitter being electrically connected to the first terminal first portion;
a connection between the light emitter and the second terminal first portion; and
wherein the first terminal second portion is connected to the first terminal first portion by at least one bend that bends away from the surface of the first terminal first portion on which the light emitter is affixed.
2. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the first terminal first portion is substantially planar.
3. The light source of claim 2 , wherein the second terminal first portion is substantially planar and wherein at least some of the second terminal first portion is located on a common plane with the first terminal first portion and wherein the common plane comprises the first plane.
4. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the first terminal first portion has a notch and wherein at least some of the second terminal first portion is receivable in the notch.
5. The light source of claim 1 and further comprising a first terminal hook connected to the first terminal second portion, the first terminal hook extending toward the first terminal first portion.
6. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the second terminal comprises a second terminal third portion connected to the second terminal second portion, and wherein the second terminal third portion extends from the second terminal second portion toward the first terminal second portion.
7. The light source of claim 6 , wherein the second terminal comprises a fourth portion connected to the third portion and a fifth portion connected to the fourth portion, wherein each of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth portions are on different planes.
8. The light source of claim 7 , wherein the fifth portion is located on the second plane within the space.
9. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the first plane intersects the second plane.
10. The light source of claim 1 and further comprising a material, the material contacting the first terminal and the second terminal, the material maintaining the first terminal in a fixed location relative to the second terminal.
11. The light source of claim 10 , wherein the material is thicker proximate the first terminal second portion than proximate the second terminal first portion.
12. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the light emitter is a light-emitting diode.
13. The light source of claim 1 and further comprising a cover located adjacent the first terminal first portion, the cover comprising a hole located proximate the light emitter wherein a light path extends from the light source through the hole.
14. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the first terminal first portion comprises at least one hole.
15. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the first plane is substantially orthogonal to the second plane.
16. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the at least one bend comprises a first bend and a second bend that are separated by the space.
17. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the space partially extends into the first terminal first portion.
18. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the first terminal comprises a flat piece of metal that is bent at the at least one bend.