Patent ID: 7234856
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: F21V,F21Y,G02B

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a first body part; a second body part configured to resiliently mate with said first body part; said first and second body parts configured to receive insulated conductors therebetween; and apertures formed in said first body part in a direction orthogonal to said insulated conductors, said apertures configured to receive contacts; said apertures staggered in a longitudinal direction relative to said insulated conductors so as to be separated by a first distance equal to a spacing between leads of a light source, where said spacing is greater than a second distance defined laterally between adjacent said insulated conductors; wherein said contacts are configured to penetrate an insulation layer of said insulated conductors when said contacts are inserted into said apertures; and wherein said contacts are at least partially hollow, each of said contacts having a central aperture therein configured to receive one of said leads of said light source within said aperture and laterally surrounded by said aperture.