Decorative lighting strings and bulbs with light-emitting diodes
A water-resistant, push-in type decorative-lighting assembly, including: a reflector defining a reflector cavity; an LED assembly including a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs); a pair of conductive connectors electrically connected to the LED assembly, including a first conductive connector electrically connected to a first end of the LED assembly and a second conductive connector electrically connected to a second end of the LED assembly; a base portion including a body portion, a projection portion projecting from a bottom end of the body portion, and an LED support portion; and a lamp socket defining an upper cavity receiving the body portion of the base portion and a lower cavity receiving the projection portion of the base portion and ends of the first and second conductive connectors.
1. A water-resistant, push-in type decorative-lighting assembly, comprising:
a reflector defining a reflector cavity;
an LED assembly including a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs);
a pair of conductive connectors electrically connected to the LED assembly, including a first conductive connector electrically connected to a first end of the LED assembly and a second conductive connector electrically connected to a second end of the LED assembly;
a base portion including a body portion, a projection portion projecting from a bottom end of the body portion, and an LED support portion, the body portion defining a cavity receiving a lower portion of the reflector, and the body portion defining a first channel and a second channel, the first channel receiving a portion of the first conductive connector and the second channel receiving a portion of the second conductive connector, an end of the first conductive connector extending out of the first channel and an end of the second conductive connector extending out of the second channel;
a lamp socket defining an upper cavity receiving the body portion of the base portion and a lower cavity receiving the projection portion of the base portion and the ends of the first and second conductive connectors; and
a sealing portion attached to the lower portion of the reflector, the sealing portion including an annular ring connected to a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion extending into the reflector cavity while the annular ring remains outside of the reflector cavity and abuts one or more interior surfaces of the body portion of the base portion.
2. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive connector forms a first conductive support post extending outwardly from the base portion and into the reflector cavity, and the second conductive connector forms a second conductive support post extending outwardly from the base portion and into the reflector cavity, the first conductive support post having a length that is longer than a length of the second conductive support post.
3. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 2 , further comprising a first resistor, wherein the first conductive support post comprises a first connecting lead of the first resistor, and the end of the first conductive connector extending out of the first channel comprises a second connecting lead of the first resistor.
4. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 2 , wherein first conductive support post includes an end portion extending transversely from a main portion of the first conductive support post, the LED assembly connected to the end portion and extending downwardly toward an end of the second conductive support post.
5. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LEDs of the LED assembly are electrically connected to one another in series.
6. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LEDs of the LED assembly are electrically connected to one another in parallel.
7. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 6 , wherein the LED assembly further comprises a diode bridge.
8. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 7 , wherein two or more of the LEDs of the plurality of LEDs of the LED assembly form the diode bridge.
9. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a sealing material filling a portion of the first channel and the second channel.
10. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a first wire with a first electrical terminal and a second wire with a second electrical terminal, the first and second electrical terminals received into the lower cavity of the lamp socket.
11. A decorative-lighting string comprising a plurality of the decorative-lighting assemblies of claim 1 , a set of wires, and a power plug.
12. A decorative-lighting string, comprising:
a power plug configured to electrically connect to a power source;
a plurality of decorative-lighting assemblies, each decorative-lighting assembly of the plurality of decorative-lighting assemblies including:
a reflector defining a reflector cavity;
an LED assembly including a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs);
a pair of conductive connectors electrically connected to the LED assembly, including a first conductive connector electrically connected to a first end of the LED assembly and a second conductive connector electrically connected to a second end of the LED assembly;
a base portion including a body portion, a projection portion projecting from a bottom end of the body portion, and an LED support portion, the body portion receiving a lower portion of the reflector, a portion of the first conductive connector and a portion of the second conductive connector, an end of the first conductive connector extending out of base portion and an end of the second conductive connector extending out of the base portion;
a sealing portion attached to the lower portion of the reflector, the sealing portion including an annular ring connected to a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion extending into the reflector cavity while the annular ring remains outside of the reflector cavity and abuts one or more interior surfaces of the body portion of the base portion; and
a lamp socket receiving the body portion of the base portion and the ends of the first and second conductive connectors; and
a plurality of wires in electrical connection with the plurality of decorative-lighting assemblies.
13. The decorative-lighting string of claim 12 , wherein each lamp assembly of the plurality of lamp assemblies defines an upper cavity receiving the body portion of the base portion and a lower cavity receiving the projection portion of the base portion and the ends of the first and second conductive connectors.
14. The decorative-lighting string of claim 12 , wherein each lamp assembly of the plurality of lamp assemblies includes a first wire-piercing terminal electrically connected to a wire of the plurality of wires and a second wire-piercing terminal electrically connected to another of the plurality of wires.
15. The decorative-lighting string of claim 12 , wherein each lamp assembly of the plurality of lamp assemblies includes a socket portion defining an upper opening and a lower opening, and a cap portion covering the lower opening.
16. The decorative-lighting string of claim 12 , wherein for each lamp assembly of the plurality of lamp assemblies, the first conductive connector forms a first conductive support post extending outwardly from the base portion and into the reflector cavity, and the second conductive connector forms a second conductive support post extending outwardly from the base portion and into the reflector cavity, the first conductive support post having a length that is longer than a length of the second conductive support post.
17. The decorative-lighting string of claim 12 , wherein each lamp assembly of the plurality of lamp assemblies includes a socket portion defining an upper opening and a lower opening, and a cap portion covering the lower opening.
18. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of LEDs of each LED assembly are electrically connected to one another in series.
19. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of LEDs of each LED assembly are electrically connected to one another in parallel.
20. The decorative-lighting assembly of claim 19 , wherein each LED assembly further comprises a diode bridge.