Patent ID: 6946789

Claim:
An EL sheet comprising: an EL element having a transparent electrode layer, a back electrode layer, a first lead electrode running from the transparent electrode layer, and a second lead electrode running from the back electrode layer; a first connector having a body portion parallel to a plane of said EL element and first legs extending from sides of the body portion at a right angle and through the first electrode of the EL element from a first side to a second side of the EL element, and ends of the first legs bent over and caulked onto the second side of the EL element to connect the first connector to the first electrode and mechanically fix the first connector to the EL element such that the first electrode is between the body portion and the bent ends; and a second connector having a body portion parallel to a plane of said EL element and second legs extending from sides of the body portion at a right angle and through the EL element from a first side to a second side of the EL element, and ends of the second legs being bent over onto the second side of the EL element to connect the second connector to the second electrode and mechanically fix the second connector to the EL element such that the second electrode is between the body portion and the bent ends.