Light strip and method for making a light strip

Abstract

A light strip has a flexible enclosure extruded around a pair of conductors. The enclosure contains a lighting assembly with one or more flexible substrates populated with a plurality of light circuits. The substrates are spaced from the pair of conductors. The lighting assembly has a plurality of connecting devices for electrically coupling the lighting assembly to the pair of conductors.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A light strip assembly comprising:
 a light strip comprising a pair of conductors, a flexible enclosure extruded around said pair of conductors and a lighting assembly electrically coupled to said pair of conductors; and   an end member comprising a cup-shaped shell having a wall, said cup-shaped shell being sized to fit over an end of said flexible enclosure.   
     
     
         2 . The light strip assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said flexible enclosure has a periphery with an asymmetrical cross-section and said cup-shaped shell is keyed to fit over only one end of said flexible enclosure. 
     
     
         3 . The light strip assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said end member comprises a capping device. 
     
     
         4 . The light strip assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said end member comprises a connector, said wall supports a first pair of pins projecting from a first side of said wall and said first pair of pins is adapted to be inserted into said pair of conductors. 
     
     
         5 . The light strip assembly according to  claim 4 , further comprising a second light strip comprising a second pair of conductors, a second flexible enclosure extruded around said second pair of conductors and a second lighting assembly electrically coupled to said second pair of conductors;
 wherein said connector comprises a splicing connector, and said wall supports a second pair of pins projecting from a second side of said wall opposite said first side and said second pair of pins is adapted to be inserted into said second pair of conductors.