Patent ID: 6663417
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector with a light emitting device, comprising:a casing; an insulative housing disposed inside the casing; a pair of spaced apart slots disposed on top of the insulative housing, each of the slots comprising an opening on an end thereof; a pair of light emitting devices, each of the light emitting devices disposed in a respective one of the slots, each of the light emitting devices comprising a plurality of conducting stands extending thereof; a pair of light transmitting elements, each of the light transmitting elements disposed inside a respective one of the slots and configured for receiving light from a corresponding one of the light emitting devices; the light transmitting elements are located at a distance apart from respective ones of the light emitting devices such that a length of each of the stands of the light emitting devices is configured to extend under the insulative housing; and the casing covers and surrounds the insulative housing, the light emitting devices and the light transmitting elements with a front side of the light transmitting elements and a front side of the insulative housing being exposed so that a signal transmission status of the electrical connector can be visualized by viewing an on/off status of the light emitting devices on a frontal visible side of the electrical connector.