Patent ID: 6880953

Claim:
A mold frame for supporting a lamp of a direct illumination type backlight assembly, the mold frame comprising: a first sidewall having a first receiving space formed thereon to receive a first lamp socket that is coupled to a first portion of the lamp configured to supply a first electric power to the lamp, and at least one first wire received in the first receiving space and electrically connected to the first lamp socket; a second sidewall opposed to the first sidewall, the second sidewall having at least one second wire coupled to the first wire; a third sidewall having a first end portion connected to a first end portion of the first sidewall, and a second end portion connected to a first end portion of the second sidewall, wherein at least one third wire is installed on the third sidewall to connect the first wire to the second wire; and a fourth sidewall having a first end portion connected to a second end portion of the first sidewall, and a second end portion connected to a second end portion of the second sidewall.