Patent ID: 7435143

Claim:
A device for holding and for establishing electrical connection with an optoelectronic component, including PLCC2-type and PLCC4-type light-emitting diodes, wherein the device comprises a body and a metal cluster, wherein the body is made of plastic and has a region for receiving the optoelectronic component, and wherein electrodes associated with the optoelectronic component are placed in electrical contact with the metal cluster to form an electrical circuit with the optoelectronic component, wherein the metal cluster includes a contact element made of an elastic material and establishing the electrical contact between the optoelectronic component and the metal cluster, and an arm holding and positioning the optoelectronic component within the body and the metal cluster, and wherein the contact element is in contact with portions of the electrodes situated underneath the optoelectronic component, wherein the arm includes a spigot on an upper part of the arm which pushes against upper portions of the electrodes, and wherein the arm is in contact with side portions of the electrodes.