Patent ID: 7341359

Claim:
A lighting device using a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL), comprising: a casing open on a surface thereof, thus having an open part, with an ON/OFF switch button which protrudes through a sidewall of the casing and is used to turn on or off the lighting device; a reflective plate inserted into the casing through the open part of the casing, with a circuit board provided on a predetermined position of the reflective plate; a CCFL inserted into the reflective plate and electrically connected to the circuit board; a cover assembled with the casing and receiving the CCFL between the casing and the cover; a socket which is assembled with each end of the casing, supports both the CCFL and the cover, and is electrically connected to the circuit board; a plurality of skirts protruding from opposite edges of a lower surface of the reflective plate while being inclined at an angle from 90 degrees to 180 degrees, with the CCFL installed in a space between the skirts, so that the skirts concentrate light from the CCFL; locking rails formed along opposite edges of an upper surface of the reflective plate, with locking blades formed along ends of the locking rails; and locking steps formed on an inner surface of the casing and engaging with the locking blades of the locking rails.