| US 7,513,657 B2 | ||
| Illumination device, housing and manufacturing method of such a housing | ||
| Anne Huig Den Boer, Streefkerk (Netherlands) | ||
| Assigned to In-Lite Design B.V., Nieuw-Lekkerland (Netherlands) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 11, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/483,739. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0013326 A1, Jan. 17, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. F21V 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 362—364 [362/365; 362/368; 248/181.1] | 14 Claims |
| 1. Illumination device comprising:
a housing arranged to accommodate at least one Light Emitting Diode (LED), a portion of said housing having a ball-shaped
outer surface, the material of said housing, including at least part of said ball-shaped outer surface being at least partially
transparent to wavelengths the at least one LED is arranged to emit;
a positioning base comprising a front side provided with an opening, said positioning base being arranged to rotatably support
the ball-shaped outer surface portion of said housing; and
an annular ring;
wherein said front side is an emitting side and has a front surface comprising a recess arranged to accommodate said annular
ring, said annular being tightened against said ball-shaped outer surface of said housing such that an orientation of the
housing is maintained, and
wherein said housing is supported inside of the positioning base below the recess.
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