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Shatterproof, Silicone LED Light Bulbs
Many years ago (about 8), I worked with a customer on solving a similar problem. His product were silicon covers for regular incandescent and fluorescent bulbs. The form factor was almost identical to this, except it was like a fitted jacket over the bulb. The idea was that if the bulb shattered nothing escaped...glass, vapors, etc. I am not sure what became of that product, but this seems like a potential step up. Interesting concept.
Is there a reason it's mimicking the form factor of a standard incandescent bulb? With an LED light source, wouldn't it work just fine without a shroud of any kind?
There may be situations where the 'Incredibulb' would be appropriate, but this seems more like marketing than design. LED bulbs with hard plastic diffusers are common and very inexpensive. Even if a hard plastic bulb is subjected to an impact sufficient to break the diffuser, the resulting plastic pieces aren't the hazard that broken glass is. And just because the bulb can take the impact, that doesn't mean the light fixture can.