The objective is to do a solo paddle, unsupported, from the Pacific Ocean (Beaufort Sea) to the Atlantic Ocean (Hudson Bay), of the so-called Northwest Passage.
The full distance of the route is just over 4,000 nautical miles. In case Herman runs out of time during the season, he is potentially able to take two shortcuts overland, one at Taloyaok and the other one at Repulse Bay; this would reduce the total distance by approximately 800 nautical miles. Herman is still researching to verify the feasibility of the overland portions.
Herman will have to paddle at least during two seasons. The journey will be during two warm seasons from June to August of 2014 and again in 2015. Average paddling season above the Arctic Circle is approximately two to three months maximum, depending on how long the ice cover lasts. Even if there is little ice, paddling later than August is generally not possible because of low temperatures and autumn storms. There is no viable way to complete the paddle in one season. After completion of the first section, Herman intends to store his kayak locally until the start of the new season.
Herman plans to be totally self-sufficient. He can carry four weeks of food and fuel in his kayak and will send food boxes in advance to specific locations along the route for replenishments. He will leave a float-plan with all Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) stations along the route and will check in, in person, at every station. The RCMP keeps logs of all travelers along that coastline and checks on progress to ensure everybody's safety.
The paddle will start in Inuvik, in the Mackenzie Delta. Thus, the paddling direction will be from west to east to take advantage of the prevailing currents.
The target departure date from home is June 10, 2014 with a targeted arrival date in the Arctic of June 25.
The route will be from Rosarito to San Diego and then straight up to Capitola, California, to see his son Martijn. From there Herman will head north to Canada to stay for a day or two with his brother in Vancouver. In Vancouver he will take care of the arrangements with regard to shipping food boxes and, if necessary, get the final bits and pieces of equipment that he may have forgotten in the rush of things.
From Vancouver is the long road to Inuvik. Herman is currently contemplating a stop in Hay River, at the bottom of the Great Slave Lake and just east of the beginning of the Mackenzie River.
At this point Herman will decide on the final stretch to Inuvik. Much will depend on the ice situation, both on the Mackenzie River and in the Mackenzie Estuary. It is likely that Herman's wife, Marijke, will leave at this point to fly to Europe to spend the summer with their relatives.
Herman will only be able to make the final decisions while on the way north.
Hay River known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport between them. The town is in the South Slave Region, and along with Fort Smith is one of the two regional centres.
Fort Providence, located on the Mackenzie River, is the starting point of the paddle. Fort Providence (Slavey language: Zhahti Koe "mission house") is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located west of Great Slave Lake, it has all-weather road connections by way of the Yellowknife Highway (Great Slave Highway) branch off the Mackenzie Highway, and the Deh Cho Bridge opened November 30, 2012 near Fort Providence over the Mackenzie. The bridge replaces the ice bridge and ferry, enabling year-round crossing of the river.
Wrigley (South Slavey language: Pehdzeh Ki "clay place") is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on the east bank of the Mackenzie River, just below its confluence with the Wrigley River and about 466 mi (750 km) northwest of Yellowknife. The population continues to maintain a traditional lifestyle, trapping, hunting, and fishing.
Tulita, which in Dene language means "where the rivers or waters meet," is a hamlet in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was formerly known as Fort Norman, until 1 January 1996. It is located at the junction of the Great Bear River and the Mackenzie River; the Bear originates at Great Bear Lake adjacent to Deline. Tulita is in an area that is forested and well south of the tree line. Permafrost underlays the area, more or less continuous in distribution. Tulita is surrounded by mountains, the latter renowned for Dall's sheep, and faces the Mackenzie Mountains to the west, which has Mountain Goat.
Norman Wells (Slavey language: Tłegǫ́hłı̨ "where there is oil") is the regional centre for the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The town is situated on the north side of the Mackenzie River and provides a view down the valley of the Franklin and Richardson Mountains.
Fort Good Hope (or the Charter Community of K'asho Got'ine) is a charter community in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on a peninsula between Jackfish Creek and the east bank of the Mackenzie River, about 145 km (90 mi) northwest of Norman Wells. The two principal languages are North Slavey and English. Hunting and trapping are two major sources of income.
Tsiigehtchic (tsee-get-chick) ("mouth of the iron river") is a Gwich'in community located at the confluence of the Mackenzie and the Arctic Red River, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community was formerly known as Arctic Red River, until 1 April 1994.
Inuvik, the most northerly town on the Mackenzie River, was the original planned starting point of the paddle before the route was increased by 1000 miles on the Mackenzie River. It boasts a total of roughly 3,500 inhabitants. In January, the city has zero hours of daylight; in June and July it has 24 hours of daylight. The town is located about two degrees north of the Polar Circle, right on the arctic tree line.
This is the place where people go to dip their toes in the Arctic Ocean. In summer, this hamlet of roughly 900 people can only be reached by air or boat. In winter, an "ice highway" is built between it and Inuvik which traverses the frozen rivers and lakes between the two towns. Tuk, as it is commonly known, boasts the largest number of pingos; conical hills which have been pushed up by the frozen ice underneath. Pingos are considered by some to be one of the seven wonders of Canada.
Paulatuk is a community of about 300 people on the Darnley Bay in the Amundsen Gulf of the Arctic Ocean. The name "Paulatuk" means "place of coal", after the commodity which was mined there originally. Hunting, fishing and trapping are the main economic activities.
Coppermine, now called Kugluktuk, is located at the end of the Coppermine River, so-called after the mineral that was found there in the 18th century. The Coppermine River flows generally north from near the Great Slave Lake and flows into Coronation Gulf, an arm of the Arctic Ocean.
Cambridge Bay is designated as the future site of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station. The town has a population of roughly 1,500 inhabitants. Because of its location, it is the largest stop for passenger and research vessels sailing through the Arctic Ocean's Northwest Passages.
Gjoa Haven is the place where Amundsen overwintered in 1903 during his quest to discover the Northwest Passage. He named the place after his ship, the "Gjoa". The town has about 1,500 inhabitants and has seen a steady influx of the local Inuit people who come to take advantage of the healthcare and educational facilities.
WHY paddle the shores of the Arctic Ocean?
The coast of the Northern Territories and Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, is not beautiful in the conventional sense of the word. It is a wild and harsh beauty, cold and windswept with no areas of natural protection like forests because it is north of the tree line. At most one will find every now and then some stunted growths, which elsewhere would be trees, that have mistakenly taken root and are still holding on in survival mode.
Although a lot of the permafrost has already disappeared from the upper layers of the soil, the land is not usable for agriculture, and, anyway, the growing season would be impossibly short.
Most of the land is low, sandy or rocky and tundra where there is vegetation. It is mostly muddy during the brief summer, and frozen solid the remainder of the year. The few hills or low mountains are not spectacular and apart from being useful as landmarks, generally do not merit a second glance.
The animals, at least the big ones, grizzlies, polar bears, wolves, caribou and musk oxen are somewhere between not very friendly to downright life-threatening.
So, what makes it so compelling to paddle those shores?
For one, at least for me, the most compelling reason is that I think that paddling those shores for a few summers is an experience unlike any other that I have had. It is a land with a lot of elbow room; open spaces for many miles around which requires focus, skill and perseverance to pass through, as well as a little luck.
I believe myself capable to withstand the bad weather and hardships, deal with being alone for a few months and actually enjoy the physical and mental challenge.
I am looking forward to encounter, from a safe distance, the "unfriendly" wildlife and to see the arctic foxes, the thousands upon thousands of birds, the whales, seals and walruses and sleep in a little tent on the barren grounds along this incredible coastline.
Also, the land is not completely empty of people. Every few hundred miles are small villages. The local Inuit can be found in tiny temporary settlements and fish camps along the shores of the Arctic Ocean, and meeting and interacting with them is a major draw for the few non-natives who travel those shores in the summer, judging by their own reports.
I may be able to cope with and, I am sure, many other reasons for not taking on this challenge could be listed. However, I have some experience in expedition paddling. In 2010, I paddled together with one of my sons for 70+ days in the Sea of Cortez; in 2012, I completed a 1.700 miles, 105 days solo paddle from Seattle, WA, to Glacier Bay, AK through the Inside Passage.
Especially the Inside Passage paddle gave me ample insights into my capability of dealing with physical and mental hardships during a long expedition with conditions sometimes approaching what I expect to encounter on a regular basis above the Arctic Circle, e.g cold, strong winds, heavy seas and plenty of rain.
I am convinced that with the right preparation, the right equipment and the right motivation, I will be able to achieve my goal of safely paddling, and possibly hiking part of the way, from Inuvik in the Northern Territories to Churchill in Nunavut in two short summer seasons.
I also believe myself to have enough common sense to know, if and when necessary, to call it a day and return home before the intended goal has been reached, if the risks to myself or others would be too much to be acceptable.
Finally, I do not want to grow old and regret that I never attempted to paddle far up north while I was still relatively young, fit and healthy.
that you did not do than by the ones that you did. So throw off the bowlines.


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Former Latin Node Execs Charged
By Richard L. Cassin | Monday, December 20, 2010 at 6:28PM
The DOJ announced the arrest today of two former executives of Miami-based telecommunications company Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode). They're charged with paying more than $500,000 in bribes to government officials in Honduras.
Jorge Granados, 54, the company's former CEO, and Manuel Caceres, 64, a former vice president, were indicted on December 14 by a federal grand jury. They made their court appearance today. They're each charged with with one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA, 12 counts of violating the FCPA, five counts of money laundering, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment also asks for criminal forfeiture.
The DOJ alleged the defendants and others at LatiNode agreed to bribe a manager of the state-owned telecommunications company Empresa Hondureña de Telecomunicaciones, known as Hondutel, and a senior attorney for Hondutel who acted as the manager's "straw man," and a minister of the Honduran government who became a representative on the Hondutel board of directors.
In 2006 and 2007, the defendants allegedly paid more than $500,000 in bribes, concealing some of the payments by laundering the money through LatiNode subsidiaries in Guatemala and accounts in Honduras controlled by the Hondutel officials.
In early 2007, eLandia International Inc. announced an agreement to acquire LatiNode. The indictment alleges that during the due diligence for the acquisition, the defendants hid the bribery by creating phony consulting contracts.
After it acquired LatiNode and discovered the bribes, eLandia self disclosed potential FCPA violations to the DOJ and fired some senior executives.
In April 2009, LatiNode pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging the company with a criminal violation of the FCPA. It paid a $2 million fine. A copy of the plea agreement is here.
Before most of its business was discontinued by eLandia, LatiNode provided wholesale telecommunications services to a number of developing countries by leasing lines from local phone companies.
Granados and Caceres face up to five years in prison on the conspiracy and FCPA counts, and up to 20 years on the money-laundering charges.
View the DOJ's December 20, 2010 release here.
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Plus 3 Great New Bands!
After recently attending a bunch of concerts, I have discovered the following secret in life: Never miss the opening act. For one thing, it's a great way to discover awesome new bands that have the stamp of approval from bands you already love. Plus, it's one of those times when the audience really matters, and it just feels good to support people living the dream, or trying to.
Before I was a novelist, I had grand plans to be a rock star. From that experience, I can tell you that warm bodies in the audience count more than anything, and there is nothing worse than playing to a sparsely populated room. Look, you just have to stand there. You can talk to your friend. Bop your head! Sorry, but Kenny Chesney is not going to miss you out of the other 50,000 people there, but your presence will be felt and appreciated by an opening act at any size venue.
Before the adorable and melodic Rhett Miller, we heard The Spring Standards. They are just so cool. The lead singer is a girl—my fave!—with a waterfall of blonde hair and a beautiful voice. Their songs are pretty and catchy, especially "Watch the Moon Disappear" and "Goodnight Midnight." I am obsessed.
Maya Rodale is the author of multiple historical romance novels, as well as the nonfiction book Dangerous Books for Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels, Explained. She has a Master's degree from New York University and lives in Manhattan with her darling dog and a rogue of her own.Her latest book is The Tattooed Duke. Learn more at mayarodale.com.
Justin Bieber opened the Taylor Swift concert I went to. This has earned me the scorn of my nephews and nieces and the envy of their kids!
I went directly to read your 3 bands cuz I just knew Grace Potter and the Nocturnals would be on it. Isn't she sumpin'? Nice back-up too. She's a born Vermonter, St. Lawrence University grad. Been working hard for this recognition.


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Police 'spied on' La Presse journalist's phone for months
Morgan Lowrie • THE CANADIAN PRESS
Oct 31, 2016 • October 31, 2016 • 3 minute read
MONTREAL — A Montreal journalist whose iPhone was monitored by police for months says he was outraged to discover he'd been "spied on" as part of what he calls an effort to identify his sources.
"I was living in the fiction that police officers wouldn't dare do that, and in the fiction that judges were protecting journalists — and hence the public — against this type of police intrusion," La Presse columnist Patrick Lagace said in an interview Monday.
"Clearly, I was naive."
The French-language newspaper said it learned at least 24 surveillance warrants were issued for Lagace's phone this year at the request of the police's special investigations unit. That section is responsible for looking into crime within the police force.
Three of those warrants reportedly authorized police to get the phone numbers for all Lagace's incoming and outgoing texts and calls, while another allowed them to track the phone's location via its GPS chip.
The surveillance was ordered as part of an internal probe into allegations police anti-gang investigators fabricated evidence.
Five police officers were arrested this summer and two were charged as a result.
Lagace said police told him they obtained the court-authorized warrants because they believed the target of one of their investigations was feeding him information.
But he said the story in question was actually first reported on by a competitor, leading him to believe the investigation was actually a thinly veiled attempt to learn the identity of his sources within the police department.
"To me, this was a great pretext to try to investigate a reporter who has done numerous stories in the past that have embarrassed the service," he said.
"This is a big thing in a country like Canada. Police were permitted to spy on a journalist under very, very thin motives on a secondary part of a criminal investigation."
Montreal police Chief Philippe Pichet said the surveillance was in response to an "exceptional situation" and he pointed out the operation targeted the force's own officers and not Lagace.
"We are very aware of the importance of freedom of the press," he told a news conference. "On the other hand, the (Montreal police) also has the responsibility to investigate all types of crimes involving police officers."
He said to his knowledge no other journalists had been placed under surveillance recently, but added he could not guarantee it.
Reaction to La Presse's story was swift, with many unions and media organizations denouncing the police operation, and some opposition city councillors calling for Pichet to step aside while the matter is investigated.
La Presse's vice-president of information, Eric Trottier, called the surveillance "an unequivocal attack on the institution that is La Presse and against the entire journalistic profession."
Mayor Denis Coderre said he was concerned by the report but that it isn't his role to intefere with the work of the courts or the police.
"We have to be concerned and we can't take it lightly," he told a news conference in Montreal, adding he had discussed the matter with Pichet and Quebec Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux.
Coiteux later said his department was conducting "verifications" but he would not elaborate on what that entailed.
He described the reports as "troubling" but, like Coderre, stressed the importance of keeping politics out of the police and court systems.
"We as a government won't involve ourselves in judicial decisions, we won't involve ourselves in police investigations, but we will ask questions," Coiteux told reporters in Quebec City.
The case also attracted the attention of renowned whistleblower Edward Snowden, who tweeted about it. "Are you a journalist? The police spying on you specifically to ID your sources is not hypothetical. This is today," he said, with a link to a Montreal Gazette story about the matter.
The outgoing head of internal affairs for the Montreal police confirmed to La Presse he authorized the surveillance.
Costa Labos told the newspaper he didn't believe any other journalists had been the object of surveillance in recent years but he couldn't guarantee it.
Lagace said the newspaper is contesting the legality of the warrants and will try to retrieve the information collected by police.
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There are two basic styles of weeding tool – short-handled and long-handled. Short-handled tools are best for working on your knees in tight, closely planted areas – but they can be hard on your back. Long-handled tools allow you to stand while weeding and allow you to cover a larger area – they are also much more forgiving on your back.
The Fiskars Light weed puller is a lightweight tool ( only 900 grams ) composed of aluminium and designed to pull weeds from soft or normal soil conditions. It is operated in an upright position so that back and muscle strain is reduced to a minimum. Fiskars has worked hard to produce an ergonomic design and this model is even more friendly than the last.
This weed puller is recommended to be used to remove dandelions, thistles and other weeds without needing to kneel or bend. You simply push the four hardened steel claws through the weed by using its lightweight pedal. The weed is then pulled out by using the foot pedal as leverage. The release handle is slid down to release the weed. This is a strong and robust weed puller and is a great tool if you suffer from back or knee problems.
This weed puller was invented by a man with a bad back way back in 1913 in Seattle. Its simple design allows you to pull weeds and their roots out without any onerous bending, kneeling, or even pulling. Made of ash wood with rustproof steel prongs, it is a wonderfully robust utensil.
This tools operation is so simplistic; it is centred over a weed pressed into the ground and then leant over – bingo, the weed is gone. Many users agree that this tool is a godsend for people with dodgy knees or bad backs. It is also mentioned by quite a few people how robust a design it is when compared to the more technologically complex Fiskars weed puller. Grampa certainly knew what he was doing when he invented this contraption!
can be used with many Wolf-Garten tool heads – which can be swapped at the push of a button. This Wolf-Garten Dutch Hoe is made from the best quality steel, coated with anti-rust chrome.
Dutch Hoes are also known as push-pull weeders and are great for weeding between plants and vegetables. This tool has a wavy edged blade which cuts through weeds on the push and pull stroke. This product is rated very highly by many purchasers with few exceptions.
The Hozelock Wonderweeder is advertised as Simply Fill and spray. This product is perfect for spot weeding and has some advantages over a traditional sprayer as it is lightweight, so there is no need to bend down, and you do not have to carry a hefty tub of weed killer around with you as you simply fill the 300ml capacity plastic tube with the herbicide of your choice. The tube is graduated for easy measurement and the weed killer is dispensed by pushing down the handle.
A negative of this weeder is that it only works on hard surfaces as the herbicide is dispensed by force applied to the nozzle. It affords accurate spraying via the nozzle located within the protective cone. Accidental spraying of surrounding plants is thus avoided, a common problem with traditional sprayers. The 1-metre length enables the treatment of weeds in hard to reach areas and an easy-to-twist safety lock mechanism offers peace of mind. This is a cheap product, but many buyers comment that it is hard to kill really large weeds with this device.
The Hozelock Green Thermal Weeder makes it possible to do the weeding in an upright position and in a very green way as this product uses no herbicide chemicals. It is electrically powered, coming with a 3-metre cable, and destroys weeds with a 600-degree thermal shock. As no chemicals are involved, there is no need to keep pets and children away following treatment.
Its protective cone facilitates laser-targeted accuracy so that the weed can be killed and nothing else. The mechanism heats up quickly and cools down quickly ensuring that it is safe and economical to use. This item generally gets good reviews, but some purchasers have noted that it is only effective on small weeds and that the cable is a tad on the short side.
The DeWit corkscrew weeder works by using a push and twist technique. You simply hold the handle over the weed and push, making sure that the screw does not bend, screw into the soil and then extract the divot containing the weed. This action should ensure that the whole root of the weed is eradicated.
This tool is strong and lightweight and is of great Dutch quality. Like all DeWit products, it has a lifetime guarantee. Customers generally give this tool the thumbs-up, especially those with back problems.
The Spear & Jackson long-handled weeding fork is simply a long-handled version of a short fork. While saving your back from aches and strains it is ideal for removing weeds and turning over the soil in very confined spaces.
It has a hammer finished epoxy coated head which improves its resistance to rust, scratches, humidity and soil alkalines.
Its shaft is made of weatherproofed Ash wood (lacquered) for greater durability and has a soft feel grip for better comfort.
This weed brush tool is great for using on patio areas and other brick areas where weeds can grow between the cracks. It can also remove moss and other debris with a scrubbing motion.
This functional tool is comprised of a hardwood head with a triple row of converging tough wire brushes which gives it effective cleaning power.
The handle is 1.2m long and when the wire brush becomes worn down and distorted the brush head can be replaced with easy removal and refixing.
The Kingfisher pro gold cultivator is a tool that can be used for a diverse range of tasks. As well as loosening the soil, it can be used to remove weeds. You simply push in and twist in or around the weed. This loosens the roots of the weed and allows you to easily remove it.
It is made with sturdy steel construction and features four sharp claws that make for easy weeding. The handles are made of cushion grip soft rubber material, so will not strain your hands and is very comfortable to use.
This tool might look familiar to you. It is a bog-standard stainless steel trowel with an extra long handle – 40 inches to be exact. It was developed in conjunction with Kew garden's horticultural team and is an officially licensed tool used and recommended by them.
The tool end is made of mirror polished stainless steel which slides effortlessly through the soil. Its mirror finish makes it resistant to rust, reduces soil adhesion and makes it easier to clean. The long handle is made of weatherproofed hardwood.
The telescopic patio knife is another tool in the Kew gardens collection by Spear & Jackson. This tool has an extendable handle which is able to slice through the roots of weeds easily. It is especially good at reaching the weeds that grow in between the slabs of your patio.
It is made of rust-resistant stainless steel, is extendable up to a length of 60 inches and has a non-slip grip for easier use. The blade has been double riveted for extra strength. This is a great tool to have as part of your collection.
We have reviewed ten weeding tools on this page, so you should be able to find yourself the best combination of tools that suits your garden and perhaps your bank balance. There are new-fangled contraptions being developed all the time to ease your weeding woes, but for the most part the tools on this page cover nearly all the possible methods there are to extract that troublesome weed.
If you have a patio area with slabs, weeds can be extremely annoying and difficult to extract when they grow between them. Using a thermal weeder or a chemical weeder may be good ways to eradicate these devilish growths. If the patio slabs have large gaps between them, then you may find a patio knife to be a good tool.
I think that a weed brush is an indispensable tool as it is great for brushing away those burgeoning areas of moss that seem to crop up out of the blue.
What other weeding tools you wish to have residing in your garden shed ready for action is very much dependent on what sort of weed problem you find yourself up against. It is also dependent upon what type of tool you would find easiest to use. Just imagine using each one – now think how often you would use it. Is it really worth the outlay for the use you would get? I hope the information on this page has been helpful.


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The Debate a Day Later
Posted on August 8, 2015 by Big Red Car
Big Red Car here. Perfect, hot, summer Texas day, y'all!
So, the debates? The Big Red Car likes to let them marinate for a day to be able to gauge the post-debate spin. The debate!
Here it goes, y'all.
For whatever reason, Fox News decided to play Pin the Tail on The Donald. Did it work?
Who did well?
At the kiddie table debate, Carly Fiorina was the class act and should have gotten moved to the varsity immediately. She was also the prettiest and best dressed in the entire show, indicating that she knows exactly how to work those womanly wiles.
They should have thrown her a uniform and said, "Carly, suit up with the big boys. You've earned it."
The rest of the kiddie table participants? Have a great summer, y'all, position is filled. Thank you.
John Kasich — a very impressive guy — moved his candidacy forward with a solid performance which leveraged his years of Congressional experience, ten years in the private sector, and his sterling performance as Governor of Ohio. He has a brain. He has a heart. He has a chance.
Jeb Bush, the establishment candidate, looked and performed like . . . . . Jeb Bush, the establishment candidate. He was tall, newly lean, wonkish, bespectacled, and uninspiring. While he has supposedly had a charisma transplant, he may want to up the dose. He looked like an Episcopal minister getting ready to lord over a funeral for some rich benefactors. Unimpressive but did well enough not to be sent home without dinner.
The Donald was his usual churlish self. John Kasich got it right. The Donald is tapping into the "pissed off at everything" nerve in the country.
Fox News seemed to have sharpened their dagger for The Donald. The first question about whether anyone on the stage would fail to support the Republican party nominee or run an independent campaign was a "Donald" question.
The question about his utterances about women was a little too pointed and was unique in that others did not receive similar questions.
The question about his business company bankruptcies was a little too complicated for Chris Wallace to air out. The Donald — in all his hundreds of business enterprises — has had four deals go sour. He used the bankruptcy laws, as is legal, to save them. He has never had a PERSONAL bankruptcy. Chris Wallace didn't seem to understand this.
Let me be clear: I like seeing The Donald squirm and have to explain his actions. That's the Nascar element of the debate that brings folk in. The impending train wreck. He is more than equal to the task.
But, that night, I wanted to hear about Presidential aspirations, plans for governing the country, economic policies, and foreign policy. I did not want to hear about The Donald's comb over, wives, bankruptcies of companies he owned, and other "gotcha" nonsense.
Scorecard, Big Red Car?
The Donald won the spin contest after the debate big time and the straw polls were a big win for The Donald. This shows some surprisingly deep organization and has caught the chattering class off guard. The Donald is dominating the air waves and irritating the old, white, rich, country club Republican establishment.
[Pro observation: The Donald owns a lot of country clubs. He has donated to a lot of politicians. His explanation of how he donates and gets something in return — every time — is part of that pissed off nerve we were talking about. The system IS rigged. He should know, he is one of the all time great riggers.]
Big winners, Big Red Car? Carly, Kasich, The Donald
Tie goes to the runner? Jeb Bush
Biggest disappointment, no Traction Jackson? Scott Walker — why? Don't get this one but Mr. Normal is suffering the same charisma deficit as Jeb Bush. He is a great Governor and would be a fabulous President even if he is a cheesehead. Hey, the Big Red Car loves cheese.
Miss Congeniality? Doctor Ben Carson — America's new doctor. We love this guy but he's not going to be able to separate America from their votes. He is a brain surgeon but this is not brain surgery!
Vice Presidential timber? Rubio, Kasich, Carly
Spend the rest of the summer at the beach? Christie, Rand, Pataki (3-term NY Governor, should be more attractive but is not), Cruz (most organized but not going to happen), Gilmore, Huckabee (go back to preaching, you're good at it), Jindal, Santorum, Perry, Graham.
Sunscreen, y'all. Sunscreen! Have a great summer. [Chris, keep on that diet and stay away from the Jersey Shore saltwater taffy, dogs, and pizza. You're down to blimp size now. Kinda mean, Big Red Car. You're usually not that mean. Bullshit! I'm as mean as any other muscle car.]
Fox News spent a lot of time patting themselves on the back. It is hard not to like Megyn Kelly (the new face — and legs — of the Fox Femme Fatale News) and Brett Baier. Not so much with Chris Wallace.
Their questions were not fair, on topic, or evenly distributed. Some of them were CNN or MSNBC or Al Sharpton quality pointed, personal attacks.
It was a presidential debate, not an investigative report. They were all gunning for The Donald — which just builds his meme of how unfair the media is to him — and it was painfully obvious. America loves the unfairly targeted underdog. You are feeding the fire.
The Donald was given the bully pulpit — he had more time than any other candidate, twice as much as some — and he used it. Fox News gave the mic to The Donald and he kept it.
Fox News lost my respect by their performance on a professional level. Shame on you, Megyn. OK, you're cute as a button, I forgive you.
The viewership
This may be the most illuminating fact of the entire debate. America was watching and engaged.
The GOP Debate was the most viewed cable television show EVER (excepting only eight college football bowl games).
It was the most viewed political show EVER.
It had way more people than those who tune in for Monday Night Football.
In the 17-54 demographic, it crushed it.
WTF does this mean, Big Red Car?
The significance of this is debatable (haha, funny, Big Red Car, debatable?) but there is a credible notion that this is an indication of how irritated the American electorate is.
Note also this was a REPUBLICAN debate. This is an audience that is arguably interested in Republican politics.
I am sure the President and Hillary were watching but still this is an indication of the Republican base's focus and they are engaged and interested more than a year before they normally would be. This was a Republican pep rally and bonfire.
Why, Big Red Car, why? THE DONALD. The freakin' comb over, three wived, churlish, rude, leaning forward in his saddle, money making, self-aggrandizing, no shit taking, bitch smacking, flip flopping DONALD.
Why else, Big Red Car, why? The Make America Great Again meme, perhaps. America is tired of hearing we aren't exceptional. We aren't good. We are the problem. Christianity is as big a problem as beheading, crucifying, live burying, raping, murdering, immolating, drowning Muslims. We have no strategy to deal with ISIS but we're going on vacation to Martha's Vineyard for the sixth time.
America wants to be great again.
Electoral College calculus
Winning the White House requires good candidates (the last two Republican candidates, arguably, did not cross this hurdle), good messaging, good campaigning, a great GOTV (get out the vote) campaign, lots of money, and some luck. Oh, yeah, a bit of Electoral College calculus.
Two key states are Ohio and Florida. You win these states and you have one foot on the steps of the White House.
A Bush-Kasich or a Kasich-Rubio ticket kisses the ring of the Electoral College with Florida and Ohio in the win column before the first vote is stolen by a dead voter.
You inject a Spanish speaking candidate or a Cuban candidate and you blunt the edge of the Hispanic vote and might win one or two more states. You might even make the Democrats have to fight for California, draining their coffers substantially. Who knows?
The Republicans, who can always be counted on to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, have a very nice matrix of candidates from which to pick.
So, what's the bottom line, Big Red Car?
The first debate is like the Speedo part of the Mr. Wichita Falls beauty contest.
It is not that important in the greater scheme of things but it is already possible to thin the herd and now the real work begins — who gets the votes from the culls?
But, hey, what the Hell do I really know anyway? I'm just a Big Red Car. Be kind to yourself. Pay attention. The Donald? The freakin' Donald? Haha, maybe.
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15 thoughts on "The Debate a Day Later"
pointsnfigures says:
If you take general theory, Rubio or Kasich must be on the ticket. No one wins without Ohio or Florida. Walker is like the startup CEO that didn't present well. Not a great pitch; not a bad pitch, but man can he execute. Only person on the stage that has actually executed in an adverse environment.
JLM says:
Agreeing more with you than you do with yourself.
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ErikSchwartz says:
I'd wager the audience was interested in seeing what the reality TV star would do, not GOP politics.
He did not disappoint. He's not going to be the nominee but the RNC/Fox news needs to not be seen as chasing him out or he could do the GOP major damage.
Whoever is on the top of the ticket as the nominee the GOP are utter fools if Carly Fiorina is not on the ticket somewhere (despite the fact that she nearly destroyed HP in her one CEO gig). It disarms Clinton's "make history" meme.
I agree more with you than you do with yourself.
Politics is becoming reality TV and reality TV is becoming politics. There may be a distinction but, maybe, not that big a difference. The media makes news of the President's golf and vacations. No jab there, just saying.
I am very high on Carly Fiorina. I'd love to see her be President. The sheer force of her personality is what the US needs — leaning forward in the saddle.
She reminds me of an American Baroness Thatcher but Baroness Thatcher was born to politics. She paid her dues for a long, long time.
Carly is bright and "one of us" (ie same schools, background), but she Peter Principled out from a leadership standpoint as CEO of HP.
Fair play but she made it there and lasted 6 years. Her answer on that question is just fine and not 1% of the US understands what it takes to be CEO of HP.
William Mougayar says:
Well said. You should go on Fox as a commentator 😉
This rang true especially :
It was a presidential debate, not an investigative report.
What is amazing is that they gave Trump the mic and he dominated the number of minutes among all of the candidates. They played into his hand.
Stay well.
Everything he says is a sound bite and it gets repeated & propagates. He's a pro at that.
The press feeds him what they think are hard shots and he cracks them out of the park every time.
Do not underestimate the savvy of The Donald.
While he is churlish, the country is in the same mood.
The game is rigged and he is a skillful rigger and admits it.
No money man can influence him. Perhaps the most independent voice in politics in the US today?
This is going to be fun. Nascar kind of fun.
I'll admit I'm starting to like him & he's the only one who has a chance to beat Hillary.
But can he do that with weak support among Black & Hispanic votes? Or there is enough time for him to redeem himself and gain more support there?
The Hispanic vote has to be pandered to by the VP choice (Rubio?).
The black vote is completely up for grabs as Pres Obama has been the worst President for black people — EVER!
It is not that Trump would have to have a native appeal; he just has to have some program. Any program. Any real program.
Do you remember Pres Obama's "Your Brother's Keeper" program?
Neither does anyone else because he never did anything about it.
I don't think that Trump gets the nomination but I am less sure of that fact today than I was a couple of days ago. He weathered the storm with no obvious damage.
The size of the audience — drawn by Trump, I think — is an indication of a lot of early, early, early interest. That has to help Trump cause they weren't there see Jeb.
Kasich is looking very attractive to me.
sigmaalgebra says:
Thanks, Doc.
The debate a day later. What does it mean?
Here's the scoop, y'all.
http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-debate-a-day-later/


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Justia Patents Circuit BoardUS Patent for LED socket and replaceable LED assemblies Patent (Patent # 7,549,786)
LED socket and replaceable LED assemblies
Dec 21, 2006 - Cree, Inc.
Socket arrangements for releasably mounting LEDs and light fixtures or assemblies employing such sockets are described. The socket arrangements facilitate the replacement of LEDs to replace an original LED with a brighter replacement, to change the color of the LED, to replace a single LED with a multiple chip LED, to replace a damaged or burned out LED with a new one, or the like. In further assemblies with plural LEDs, the use of ready release sockets facilitates selective replacement of an LED or LEDs and greatly enhances the flexibility of such units.
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The present invention relates generally to improved methods and apparatus for mounting LEDs, and more particularly to improved LED sockets allowing LEDs to be releasably mounted and readily replaced, and LED assemblies utilizing said sockets.
In many typical mounting arrangements, LEDs are mounted in a mounting assembly or mount which is then soldered to a printed circuit board using reflow surface mount techniques. In such arrangements, to remove and replace a defective or burned out LED, or to change out one LED for another, it is necessary to heat the solder holding the original LED mount in place to its melting point and then to remove the original LED mount, clean the board, and then to resolder a replacement LED mount in its place. Alternatively, a whole new replacement board may be utilized to avoid the step of replacing the LED completely. Both of these approaches have their drawbacks with respect to ease of replacement, cost or the like,
In an alternative approach, an LED has been mounted in a threaded sleeve which fits in a standard incandescent light bulb socket. While such an arrangement has the benefit of being easy to replace in a manner intuitively obvious to the average consumer, it suffers from having a relatively bulky form factor that may prevent optimal design of a lighting fixture to take advantage of the small size of the LED light source. It also has a relatively high cost.
Additionally, LED-based fixtures with multiple LEDs are being developed and are becoming more prevalent. These fixtures do not typically have a sufficiently easy and cost effective mechanism for replacing individual LEDs.
In such applications, as well as others, the present inventors have recognized that it would be highly desirable to provide an improved mounting arrangement to allow individual LEDs to be easily replaced within a fixture. For example, it may be desirable to replace LEDs due to failure or the desire to change the brightness, the color, or the like of the fixture.
As addressed in greater detail below, the present inventors have also recognized that in a wide variety of applications and contexts, an improved mounting arrangement which allows the ready replacement of LEDs without the use of heat and solder, or an artificial retrofit packaging arrangement such as a modified incandescent bulb threaded connector would be highly desirable.
According to one aspect, the present invention addresses a socket for releasably mounting an LED lamp comprising an LED chip in a package, the socket comprising socket power contacts for contacting lamp power contacts on the LED lamp and supplying power to the LED chip; and a mechanism for maintaining said socket power contacts in electrical contact with said lamp power contacts during operation and for allowing the LED lamp to be readily removed and replaced when it is desired to replace the LED lamp.
According to another aspect, the present invention addresses an LED lighting module comprising a printed circuit board; and a plurality of LED lamp sockets physically mounted and electrically connected on the printed circuit board, wherein the LED lamp sockets provide a releasable mechanism for the ready insertion and removal of LED lamps in the LED lamp sockets without the use of heat, solder or physical force beyond normal hand pressure.
According to another aspect, the present invention addresses a portable personal LED light with a replaceable LED lamp comprising: a power switch for turning power on and off, a readily releasable LED lamp socket; an LED lamp; and a housing.
A more complete understanding of the present invention, as well as further features and advantages, will be apparent from the following Detailed Description and the accompanying drawings.
FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C show a top perspective, a top, and a bottom view, respectively, of a typical prior art LED lamp suitable for mounting on a printed circuit board;
FIG. 2A shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of a socket for easily inserting and removing an LED lamp such as the one illustrated in FIGS. 1A-1C, FIG. 2B shows a top view without an LED in place in the socket, FIG. 2C shows a side view of that socket with an LED, such as the one shown in FIGS. 1A-1C, in place, and FIG. 2D shows a view of the bottom mounting surface of the socket;
FIG. 3 shows a portable battery operated light or flashlight employing a socket in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 4A shows a side view of a second embodiment of a socket employing an alternative spring arrangement, and FIG. 4B shows further details of the alternative spring;
FIG. 5A shows a side view of a third embodiment of a socket employing a bottom contacting arrangement, and FIG. 5B shows further details of a spring with contacts for use therein;
FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C show front and side views of a fourth embodiment of a socket;
FIGS. 7A and 7B show front and side views of a fifth embodiment of a socket employing a clamp and lock arrangement;
FIGS. 8A and 8B show top and side views of a sixth embodiment of a socket for a multiple chip LED;
FIGS. 9A and 9B show top and side views of a seventh embodiment of a socket for a multiple chip LED;
FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C show front, top and side views of an eighth embodiment of a socket for a multiple chip LED;
FIG. 11 shows a first exemplary LED-based lighting fixture with multiple LEDs and a plurality of sockets in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 12 shows a second exemplary LED-based lighting fixture with multiple LEDs and a plurality of sockets in accordance with the present invention;
FIGS. 13A, 13B, 14A and 14B show further illustrative alternative embodiments;
FIGS. 14A and 14B show side and top views, respectively, of a second typical prior art LED lamp suitable for mounting on a printed circuit board;
FIG. 15A shows a top view of a socket for easily inserting and removing an LED lamp such as the one illustrated in FIGS. 14A and 14B without the LED lamp in place, and FIG. 15B shows a side view of that socket with the LED lamp in place;
FIGS. 16A and 16B show front and side views of a further embodiment of a socket employing a clamp and lock arrangement for use with an LED lamp like that of FIGS. 14A and 14B; and
FIGS. 17A and 17B show front and side views of a clamp socket in accordance with a further embodiment of the invention.
LEDs may be employed in a wide variety of lighting applications in which it is desirable to replace one LED with another. By way of example, in personal and portable lights which are battery-operated, such as an LED flashlight, for example, it may be desirable to replace an original LED with a brighter replacement LED, an LED having a different color, or if the original LED has become damaged or burned out with a new one. Similarly, in headlamps used by miners, dentists, Jewelers, surgeons or the like, it may be desirable to make similar changes. Further, in LED-based lighting fixtures or assemblies with multiple LEDs, LED sockets in accordance with the invention may be advantageously employed to allow individual LEDs or multiple chip LEDs to be easily replaced due to failure, the desire to change the brightness or color of the fixture, or the like. These examples are illustrative only, and it will be recognized that the teachings of the present invention may be employed in a wide variety of applications and contexts in which it is desired to easily remove one LED or a multiple chip LED and replace it with another.
FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C illustrate a standard LED packaging arrangement, such as that employed by the XLamp® 7090 XR-E series of LED products manufactured by Cree, Incorporated. As seen in FIG. 1A, a packaged LED lamp 100 comprises a lens 102, a reflector 104 and a mounting substrate 106. The arrangement 100 may also be referred to as an LED, LED lamp or a lamp. As seen in FIG. 1B, an LED chip 108 is electrically connected by bond wires 110 and 112 to electrical contact strips 114 and 116, respectively, on the substrate 106 which may suitably be a printed circuit board, such as a flame resistant 4 (FR4) board. When power is applied through the contacts 114 and 116, chip 108 emits light. The chip 108 is shown as having two top contacts for a chip having a horizontal arrangement. However, alternative LED chips and chip mounting arrangements are possible where the LED has a horizontal or vertical orientation or is flip chip mounted, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, and sockets in accordance with the invention may be adapted accordingly. Reflector 104 helps direct that emitted light upwards and the lens 102 focuses the emitted light. The chip 108 is thermally mounted on top surface 118 of substrate 106 with a thermal bonding paste. FIG. 1C shows a bottom surface 120 of the substrate 106 and electrical contacts 114 and 116 along with representative dimensions for the XLamp® 7090 XR-E series of LED products. It will be recognized that 9.0 mm is slightly smaller than 1 cm and is about ⅓ of an inch. As a result, it can be seen that the XLamp® LED products and other similar products have a small form factor compared to typical incandescent bulbs.
FIGS. 2A-2D illustrate one embodiment of a socket 200 in accordance with the present invention. In socket 200, tray 202 is supported by a spring 204 beneath four point contacts 206. When an LED lamp, such as lamp 100, is inserted into the top of tray 202, spring 204 biases the lamp contacts 108 and 110 against the socket point contacts 206. Socket 200 is designed for use in conjunction with an LED mounting arrangement, mount, or LED lamp, such as the lamp 100 of FIGS. 1A-1C. By way of example, if the substrate 106 has the outer dimensions of 9 mm×7 mm as shown in FIG. 1C, then tray 202 can have inner dimensions of slightly larger then 9 mm×7 mm where it is desired to hold the lamp 100 in place. However, tray or support 202 can have dimensions smaller than the LED lamp 100 depending on the embodiment. For example, a flat pusher plate smaller than the LED lamp bottom surface may be suitably employed. It will be recognized that smaller or larger trays can readily be designed for differently dimensioned LED lamps. Additionally, a tray insert can be employed to receive smaller LED lamps so that such lamps can be readily employed with the socket 200. A thermal paste may be employed to insure good thermal contact between a bottom surface, such as bottom surface 120, of a lamp, such as the lamp 100 and the top surface of the tray 202. As seen in the top view of socket 200 of FIG. 2B, the top surface of tray 202 may suitably be copper on an FR4 board to provide thermal dissipation of heat generated by lamp 100. Alternatively, aluminum or some other heat dissipating material may be employed, or some other material may be employed having heat dissipating elements, such as paths or vias through and/or on the tray 200.
FIG. 2C shows socket 200 with lamp 100 in place, and FIG. 2D shows details of bottom surface 215 of the socket 200. As seen in FIG. 2D, the bottom surface 220 may preferably be identical to the bottom surface of LED lamp 100 with corresponding contact strips 214 and 216 so that the socket 200 with the lamp 100 may be a direct manufacturing replacement for a standalone lamp 100 in applications where it is desired to be able to readily replace the lamp 100 by hand without the use of tools, the application of heat or the like. In such an embodiment, the socket 200 with lamp 100 in place can be supplied in bulk in a paper tape reel. While socket 200 is shown in FIG. 2D as having a bottom surface 220 identical to bottom surface 120 of LED lamp 100, it will be recognized that other bottom mounting surfaces may be suitably employed for other applications and contexts as desired.
As further seen in FIG. 2C, socket 200 may further include an optional non-conductive coating 222 on the outer surfaces of point contacts 206. Such a coating may be desirable where a collar 104 is a conductive material such as aluminums or the exterior of socket 200 is in close proximity to other components or any item which could short the contacts. Also, support or tray 202 can optionally include profusions and/or recesses, such as protrusion 224a or recess 224b, which help align or hold the lamp 100 in place by mating with corresponding recesses and/or protrusions on the lamp 100. Protrusion(s) and/or recess(es) can be integrated with or part of the contact structure on the lamp 100 and the socket 200 to help align and maintain electrical contact for powering the lamp 100.
As an example of how a first LED lamp, such as lamp 100, can be readily replaced with a second of similar dimension, a user can depress tray 202 with his or her finger, remove the first LED lamp by sliding it out, and slide the second lamp into place. After removing his or her finger, the spring 204 acts to bias the contacts of the second lamp up into good electrical contact with the point contacts 206. While tray 202 of socket 200 is shown with an open front face to ease the sliding in and out of LED lamps, it will be recognized that a front face can be added in applications where it is desired to make sure the LED mount cannot slide forward when in use.
FIG. 3 shows a cutaway view of a battery powered portable personal light or flashlight 300 employing a socket such as the socket 200 of FIG. 2 or any one of the sockets 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, or 1000 of FIGS. 4-10, respectively. Flashlight 300 comprises an on off switch 302, a spring 304, batteries 306, a driver 308, a socket 310, LED lamp 312 and a secondary optic element 314. A threaded collar 316 can be removed by rotation and then replaced by counter rotation onto threads 318 on a sleeve of body 320 of the flashlight 300 in a known fashion to provide access to the LED lamp 312 and the socket 310 so that the LED 312 may be readily replaced.
FIGS. 4A and 4B show details of a socket 400 in accordance with the present invention. As seen in the side view of FIG. 4A, an LED lamp, such as the lamp 100 of FIG. 1 is inserted in the socket 400. Point contacts 406 contact the contacts 114 and 116 (not shown in FIG. 4) of lamp 100. The embodiment of FIG. 4A is similar to that shown in FIGS. 2A-2D except an alternative spring clip 404 replaces the spring 204 of FIGS. 2A-2D as the mechanism to bias the contacts 406 against the contacts 114 and 116. In socket 400, the spring clip 404 has portions arranged on opposite sides of the socket 400. The spring clip 404 biases contacts 406 of socket 400 to make good electrical contact with contacts 114 and 116 of LED 100.
FIGS. 5A and 5B show details of a socket 500 in accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention. As seen in the side view of FIG. 5A, a bottom contact arrangement is employed to make contact with contacts, such as the contacts 114 and 116 on the bottom surface 120 of the LED 100 which is shown in place in socket tray 502 of the socket 500. As seen in FIGS. 5A and 5B, a clip spring 504 has point contacts 506 on its top surface 508 as seen in FIG. 5B. Spring 504 biases top surface of LED lamp 100 against the undersides of ribs 510 of socket 500 and its contacts 506 make electrical contact with bottom contacts 114 and 116 of lamp 100. Spring 504 has two sides 504a and 504b which are electrically isolated from one another and which make electrical contact through contacts 512a and 512b in bottom 520 of the socket 500. Contacts 512a and 512b are electrically isolated from one another and from a conductive pad 516 by insulator strips 514a and 514b.
FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C illustrate aspects of a socket 600 in accordance with a further aspect of the invention. FIG. 6A shows a front view of the socket 600 with an LED, such LED 100 of FIG. 1 mounted in place. FIG. 6B shows a side view of the socket 600 with no LED and FIG. 6C shows a side view with LED 100 in place. Like FIGS. 5A and 5B, FIGS. 6A-6C show a bottom contact arrangement. However, as seen in FIG. 6A, two spring clips 604a and 604b (collectively 604) bias the LED lamp 100 downwards so that lamp bottom contacts 114 and 116 are biased against socket contacts 606. Raised sides 608 seen in FIG. 6A and back stop surface 610 seen in FIG. 6B define a tray holding LED lamp 100 in place. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the retaining mechanism, such as clips 604 can act as the socket contacts that contact for that lamp. For example, this embodiment could readily be modified so that clips 604 contact the top contacts of lamp 100 and serve the dual role of providing electrical contact.
FIGS. 7A and 7B show details of a clamp socket 700 in accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7A shows a front view and FIG. 7B shows a top view of socket 700. As in FIGS. 6A-6C, a bottom contact arrangement is shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B in which bottom LED contacts 114 and 116 are biased against socket contacts 706. In FIGS. 7A and 7B, hinged arms 712a and 712b (collectively 712) rotate about hinges 714 and lock arms 716 hold the arms in place so they serve to clamp LED lamp 100 against the socket contacts 706. Using a finger, a user can easily unsnap the lock mechanism and open the arms to replace the lamp 100 as desired.
FIGS. 8A and 8B show details of a socket 800 which is an adaptation of the socket 200 of FIG. 2 for use with an LED lamp having multiple LED chips, such as lamp 150 which has four white chips or a red, green, blue and a white chip. While a four chip embodiment is illustrated as exemplary, it will be recognized that the invention can be adapted to any variation of a single or multiple chip LED lamp as desired.
FIG. 8A shows a top view of the socket 800 in which top surface of tray 802 may suitably be copper on an FR4 board to provide thermal dissipation of heat generated by the multiple chips of lamp 150. As seen in FIG. 8A, because of the multiple chips of LED lamp 150, that lamp has four sets of electrically isolated contacts 1141-4, and 1161-4, respectively, with one set for each chip. As a result, socket 800 has four electrically isolated sets of contacts 8061, 8062, 8063, and 8064, (collectively 806) spaced to correspond with and make contact with the corresponding sets of contacts of LED lamp 150. As such, the different LED chips of the multiple LED lamp 150 can be individually or selectively activated or addressable.
In socket 800, tray 802 is supported by a spring 804. As seen in FIG. 8B, when an LED, such as LED lamp 150 is inserted in tray 802, its contacts 1141-4 and 1161-4 are biased against the corresponding electrical contacts 806 of socket 800.
FIGS. 9A and 9B show details of a socket 900 which is an adaptation of the socket 400 of FIG. 4 for use with a multiple chip LED lamp, such as lamp 150. FIG. 9A shows a top view of the socket 900 in which top surface of a lamp supporting tray 902 may suitably be copper on an FR4 board. Again, because of the multiple chips of LED lamp 150, there are four sets of electrical contacts 1141-4 and 1161-4, respectively with one set for each chip. Socket 900 has four electrically isolated sets of contacts 9061, 9062, 9063, and 9064 (906 collectively) spaced to correspond with and make contact with the corresponding sets of contacts of the LED lamp 150. In the socket 900, tray 902 is supported by a clip spring 904. As seen in FIG. 9B, when an LED, such as LED lamp 150, is inserted in tray 902, its contacts 1141-4 and 1161-4 are biased against the corresponding electrical contacts 906.
FIGS. 10A-10C show details of a socket 1000 which is an adaptation of the socket 600 of FIGS. 6A-6C. FIG. 10A shows a front view of the socket 1000 with LED lamp 150 clipped in place by clip springs 1004a and 1004b (collectively 10004). FIG. 10B shows a top view of socket 1000 without LED 150 in place in which four sets of electrical point contacts 10061-4 (collectively 1006), respectively, of lamp 150 are seen. FIG. 10C shows a side view of socket 1000. When LED lamp 150 is in place, the side clip springs 1004 bias its bottom contacts against the point contacts 1006 as seen in FIG. 10A.
FIG. 11 shows a first LED-based lighting fixture or assembly 1150 with multiple LED lamps 1001, 1002 and 1003 (collectively 100) in multiple sockets 11001, 11002 and 11003 (collectively 1100). The multiple sockets are physically mounted and electrically connected on a circuit board 1152, such as a flame resistant 4 (FR4) board with thermal vias of resin epoxy reinforced with woven fiberglass or a metal core printed circuit board (MCPCB). Suitable MCPCBs may be made out of aluminum, copper or any other good thermal conductor with aluminum presently being the most common. Electrical power is supplied to the sockets 11001, 11002 and 11003 in a known manner, and the combination of the printed circuit board, sockets and LEDs forms an LED lighting module. In such modules, the ability to releasably mount LEDs as taught herein provides an improved ability to cost effectively replace and change LEDs which is expected to be beneficial in a host of applications as LEDs replace other light sources. While the sockets 1100 shown are similar to the type illustrated in detail in FIGS. 6A-6C, it will be recognized that sockets similar to the sockets 200, 400, 500 or 700 of FIGS. 2A-2D, 4A and 4B, 5A and 5B or 7A and 7B could also be suitably employed with LED lamps 100, and that sockets, such as sockets 800, 900 or 1000 could be suitable employed with multichip LED lamps, such as the lamp 150. Further variations could readily be developed based upon the teachings herein to provide LED-based lighting fixtures with the flexibility of easily swapping or replacing LED lamps.
FIG. 12 shows a second LED-based light fixture or assembly 1250 for multiple LED lamps. A single LED lamp 100 is shown to illustrate how LED lamps could be readily slid into place or removed from the plurality of sockets 12001, 12002, 12003 on board 1252.
FIG. 13A shows a further socket 1300 in which end portions of substrate 172 of modified LED lamp 170 slide into recesses 1312 and 1314 of the socket 1300. Alternatively, tongues in the sidewalls of socket 1300 and/or substrate 172 may slide into mating grooves in the ends of the substrate 172 and/or socket 1300 with substrate 172 and/or substrate 172 being modified to include such grooves. As further seen in FIG. 13A, bottom 172 of substrate 172 has grooves which slide onto contacts 1306 of socket 1300.
FIG. 13B shows a further socket 1350 in which contacts 1356 are formed as an integral part of recesses or grooves 1362 and 1364 which receive end portions of a substrate of an LED lamp (not shown).
FIGS. 14A and 14B show a socket 1400 which is an adaptation of the socket 700 of FIGS. 7A and 7B in which rather than employing two arms 712a and 712b, a hinged window frame member 1412 rotates around a hinge 1404 and releasably locks with a releasable locking mechanism 716.
FIGS. 15A and 15B illustrate a second standard LED packaging arrangement which is referred to as a lead frame LED lamp. As seen in FIGS. 15A and 15B, a packaged LED lamp 1500 comprises a lens 1510, a reflector package 1514, and a photonic chip 1518 connected (connection not shown) to electrical leads 1519 and 1520. As seen in FIG. 15B, the electrical leads 1519 and 1520 are offset with respect to one another.
FIGS. 16A and 16B illustrate a socket 1600 in accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention. Socket 1600 is suitable for use in conjunction with lamp 1500. In socket 1600, tray 1602 is supported by a spring 1604 beneath two contacts 1606 arranged to correspond with leads 1519 and 1520, respectively. When an LED lamp, such as lamp 1500, is inserted into the top of tray 1602, spring 1604 biases the lamp leads 1519 and 1520 against the socket contacts 1606. The contacts on the socket 1600 can be in positions corresponding to the positions of the leads on the lamp 1500 or can be designed to accommodate multiple lead frame configurations.
FIGS. 17A and 17B show details of a clamp socket 1700 in accordance with a further embodiment of the invention. FIG. 17A shows a front view and FIG. 17B shows a side view of socket 1700. A bottom contact arrangement is shown in which socket contacts 1706 make contact with the bottoms of leads 1519 and 1520 of lamp 1500. In FIGS. 17A and 17B, hinged arms 1712a and 1712b (collectively 1712) rotate about hinges 1714 and lock arms 1716 hold the arms in place so as to clamp leads 1519 and 1520 against the socket contacts 1706. Using a finger, a user can easily unsnap the lock mechanism and open the arms to replace the lamp 1500 as desired.
While the present invention has been discussed above in the context of several illustrative embodiments, it will be recognized that a wide variety of LED sockets may be designed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention above and the claims which follow below. For example, utilizing such teachings, various further socket arrangements for releasably making and maintaining electrical contact with an LED lamp may employ a wide variety of retaining, aligning, electrical contact and/or guiding structures to enable the LED socket and LED lamp to engage or disengage their contacts. While exemplary approaches have been shown, other guides, channels, lips, ridges, bumps, recesses and/or protrusions on the lamp, the socket or both may be readily designed that make use of various individual aspects of the described embodiments to suit a particular design application or context. Additionally, the LED sockets can be designed to accommodate various LED lamp and/or contact configurations. Similarly, while illustrative backing mechanisms are shown and described herein, it will be appreciated that snaps, latches, compression fits, screws or holes that go through the retaining mechanism and the lamp to hold the lamp in place may be suitably employed. Further, it will be recognized that other suitable arrangements may be readily developed and may be necessary if LED contacts different from those illustrated are employed. While various springs, clamps, locking mechanisms and the like are illustrated, it will be recognized that other mechanical equivalents can be employed to the end of maintaining good contact while allowing ready release.
1. A socket for releasably mounting an LED lamp comprising an LED chin mounted on a mounting substrate having electrical contacts. the socket comprising:
socket power contacts for contacting the electrical contacts on the mounting substrate of the LED lamp and supplying power to the LED chip; and
a mechanism for maintaining said socket power contacts in electrical contact with said electrical contacts during operation and for allowing the LED lamp to be readily removed and replaced by hand when it is desired to replace the LED lamp, wherein said socket power contacts are point contacts.
2. A socket for releasably mounting an LED lamp comprising an LED chip mounted on a mounting substrate having electrical contacts. the socket comprising:
a mechanism for maintaining said socket power contacts in electrical contact with said electrical contacts during operation and for allowing the LED lamp to be readily removed and replaced by hand when it is desired to replace the LED lamp, wherein said mechanism for maintaining said socket power contacts in electrical contact with said lamp power contacts comprises a spring biased tray which can be depressed with finger pressure to replace the LED lamp, and which when not depressed provides a spring force to bias said socket power contacts against the lamp power contacts of an LED lamp in said tray.
3. The socket of claim 1 wherein the spring biased tray has an inner dimension slightly greater than an outer dimension of a base of the LED lamp.
4. The socket of claim 1 wherein said socket has abase having substantially the same dimensions as a bottom surface of the LED lamp.
a mechanism for maintaining said socket power contacts in electrical contact with said electrical contacts during operation and for allowing the LED lamp to be readily removed and replaced by hand when it is desired to replace the LED lamp, wherein the socket power contacts and the mechanism for maintaining are combined in an integrated contact and bias mechanism.
6. The socket of claim 1 further comprising a releasable locking mechanism.
7. A socket for releasably mounting an LED lamp comprising an LED chip mounted on a mounting substrate having electrical contacts, the socket comprising:
a mechanism for maintaining said socket power contacts in electrical contact with said electrical contacts during operation and for allowing the LED lamp to be readily removed and replaced by hand when it is desired to replace the LED lamp, wherein the LED chip is mounted on a mounting substrate and said socket power contacts are arranged to make electrical contact with lamp power contacts on a top surface of the mounting substrate.
8. The socket of claim 1 wherein the LED chip is mounted on a mounting substrate and said socket power contacts are arranged to make electrical contact with lamp power contacts on a bottom surface of the mounting substrate.
9. The socket of claim 1 wherein the LED lamp includes multiple LED chips and said socket has socket power contacts corresponding to electrical contacts of said multiple LED chips.
10. An LED lighting module comprising:
a printed circuit board; and
a plurality of LED lamp sockets physically mounted and electrically connected on the printed circuit board, wherein the LED lamp sockets provide a releasable mechanism for the ready insertion and removal of LED lamps comprising LED chips mounted on mounting substrates in the LED lamp sockets without the use of heat, solder, or physical force beyond normal hand pressure, wherein each LED lamp socket has electrical contacts for making electrical contact with electrical contacts of an LED lamp inserted therein and a spring bias mechanism for biasing LED lamp contacts against the LED lamp socket electrical contacts when the LED lamp is inserted therein.
a plurality of LED lamp sockets physically mounted and electrically connected on the printed circuit board, wherein the LED lamp sockets provide a releasable mechanism for the ready insertion and removal of LED lamps comprising LED chins mounted on mounting substrates in the LED lamp sockets without the use of heat, solder, or physical force beyond normal hand pressure, wherein each LED lamp has a bottom footprint and each LED lamp socket has a bottom footprint substantially the same as the LED lamp.
12. The LED lighting module of claim 11 further comprising an LED lamp inserted in each LED lamp socket.
13. The LED lighting module of 11 wherein each LED lamp socket includes a tray to receive an LED lamp.
14. A portable personal LED light with a replaceable LED lamp comprising:
a power switch for turning power on and off;
a readily releasable LED lamp socket;
an LED lamp comprising an LED chin mounted on a mounting substrate; and
a housing wherein the LED lamp may be readily removed and replaced by hand, wherein the readily releasable LED lamp socket comprises;
socket power contacts for contacting lamp power contacts on the LED lamp and supplying power to the LED chip; and
a mechanism for maintaining said socket power contacts in electrical contact with said lamp power contacts during operation and for allowing the LED lamp to be readily removed and replaced when it is desired to replace the LED lamp, and wherein said socket power contacts are point contacts.
a power switch for turning rower on and off;
an LED lamp comprising an LED chip mounted on a mounting substrate; and
a housing wherein the LED lamp may be readily removed and replaced by hand, wherein the readily releasable LED lamp socket comprises; socket power contacts for contacting lamp power contacts on the LED lamp and supplying power to the LED chip; and a mechanism for maintaining said socket power contacts in electrical contact with said lamp power contacts during operation and for allowing the LED lamp to be readily removed and replaced when it is desired to replace the LED lamp, and wherein said mechanism for maintaining said socket power contacts in electrical contact with said lamp power contacts comprises a spring biased tray which can be depressed with finger pressure to replace the LED lamp, and which when not depressed provides a spring force to bias said socket power contacts against the lamp power contacts of an LED lamp in said tray.
16. The battery powered portable light of claim 15 wherein the spring biased tray has an inner dimension slightly greater than an outer dimension of a base of the LED lamp.
17. The socket of claim 5 further comprising a releasable locking mechanism.
18. The socket of claim 5 wherein the LED chip is mounted on a mounting substrate and said socket power contacts are arranged to make electrical contact with lamp power contacts on a bottom surface of the mounting substrate.
19. The socket of claim 5 wherein the LED lamp includes multiple LED chips and said socket has socket power contacts corresponding to electrical contacts of said multiple LED chips.
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Filed: Dec 21, 2006
Date of Patent: Jun 23, 2009
Assignee: Cree, Inc. (Durham, NC)
Inventors: Robert Edward Higley (Durham, NC), Faramarz Hafezi (Wake Forest, NC)
Primary Examiner: Anabel M Ton
Attorney: Priest & Goldstein, PLLC
Current U.S. Class: Circuit Board (362/646); Light Emitting Diode (362/800); Push To Engage (362/652); Quick Disconnect-type Light Unit (362/640)
International Classification: F21V 23/04 (20060101);


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