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US 8,172,427 · App. 12/625,556 · Granted May 8, 2012

LED decorative lamp

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Patent No.
US 8,172,427
App. No.
12/625,556
Granted
May 8, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The LED decorative lamp contains a three-terminal LED device, a flexible core for the plugging of the three-terminal LED device, and a seat for the configuration of the flexible core. The seat contains three terminal plates for the electrical contact with the three terminals of the LED device. A lamp string formed by connecting multiple such LED decorative lamps enjoys accurate flash timing, thereby achieving appealing lighting effect.

Claims (8)

1. An LED decorative lamp comprising:

a flexible core;

an LED device plugging into said flexible core and having three terminals; and

a seat having three terminal plates configured at the ends of two power wires and a signal wire, respectively;

wherein said flexible core contains a hollow socket member for receiving said LED device and a support member beneath said socket member; said socket member has three openings along a bottom side thereof; said support member has three grooves to receive said terminals of said LED device after said terminals are threaded through said openings, respectively;

when said flexible core along with said LED device plugged in is positioned in said seat, a first one and a second one of said terminals are attached to a first one and a second one of said terminal plates of said power wires, and a third one of said terminals in a middle is attached to a third one of said terminal plates of said signal wire.

2. The LED decorative lamp according to claim 1 , wherein said seat has a tubular shape; an accommodation chamber is provided in an upper section for receiving said flexible core; and three slots are provided in a lower section for positioning said terminal plates.

3. The LED decorative lamp according to claim 1 , wherein multiple said LED decorative lamp are connected into a lamp string; said lamp string further contains a controller; each LED device of said LED decorative lamps contains three dies emitting different colors, and a passive IC connecting said dies; and said controller is connected to each of said passive ICs via positive and negative power wires and a signal wire.

Continuity (1)
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