Patent ID: 8920002
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A wire-clasping lead frame for a light-emitting diode (LED), comprising: a first lead including a top portion and a wire-clasping portion, the top portion having an anode portion and an extension, the wire-clasping portion affixed to the extension of the top portion and having a plurality of tabs for clasping a first wire having an insulator and a conductor; and a second lead including a top portion and a wire-clasping portion, the top portion having a cathode portion and an extension, the wire-clasping portion affixed to the extension of the top portion, the wire-clasping portion having a plurality of tabs for clasping a second wire having an insulator and a conductor; wherein the first lead is adjacent the second lead such that a first gap is formed between the anode portion and the cathode portion, and a second gap is formed between the extension of the top portion of the first lead and the extension of the top portion of the second lead; wherein the wire-clasping portion of the first lead includes a middle portion, and the plurality of tabs of the wire-clasping portion of the first lead includes a bottom pair of tabs extending orthogonally from the middle portion and for clasping the insulation of the first wire, and includes a middle pair of tabs extending orthogonally from the middle portion and for clasping the insulation and the conductor of the first wire.