Patent ID: 7611376

Claim:
A light emitting diode (LED) electrical connector comprising: a housing portion having a base portion and a backplate portion, and a contact arrangement, the base portion and backplate portion detachably coupled to form a hollow interior for housing the contact arrangement and a channel for receiving an electrical cable; the base portion having a collar portion disposed on a first surface for receiving an LED, a pair of apertures for receiving a pair of contact legs of the LED, and at least one latching arm for coupling to the backplate portion; the contact arrangement comprising: a first contact portion having one or more points formed thereon, and a first mating terminal electrical common with the one or more points, the first mating terminal frictionally engaging one of an anode and a cathode of the LED; and a second contact portion having one or more points formed thereon and a second mating terminal interconnected to the one or more points by a resistor, the second mating terminal configured to frictionally engage one of an anode and a cathode of the LED; wherein the first contact portion points and the second contact portion points penetrate an insulating jacket of the electrical cable to electrically engage a first conductor and second conductor of the cable, to energize the LED; and wherein the second contact portion further includes a first contact segment and a second contact segment, the first contact segment and the second contact segment being connected in series through the resistor.