Patent ID: 7553063

Claim:
A tracer lamp unit for insertion into an opening of a piece of telecommunications equipment, the tracer lamp comprising: an elongate housing having a front end positioned opposite from a rear end, the housing having a generally rounded cross-section, the front end defining a port; spring members mounted to the housing, the spring members including electrical contact portions; and a lighting arrangement mounted within the port of the housing, the lighting arrangement including a lighting element and leads, the leads contacting the electrical contact portions of the spring members when the lighting arrangement is mounted within the port, wherein the housing includes a flange at the front end including a face adapted to abut against the telecommunications equipment when inserted within the opening defined by the telecommunications equipment, the housing also including a plurality of shear ribs adjacent the flange, the plurality of ribs defining an outer dimension that increases in size in a direction extending from the rear end to the front end, the shear ribs adapted to provide the press-in fit to the opening of the telecommunications equipment.