Patent ID: 8459828

Claim:
A lamp supporting member for supporting a lamp having a curved portion disposed at a first side thereof and at least two electrodes disposed at a second side thereof disposed substantially opposite to the first side, the lamp supporting member comprising: an elastic supporting body comprising a flexible insulative material, the elastic supporting body having an aperture and a channel from an upper outside of the supporting body to the aperture, the aperture having a first diameter and passing through the elastic supporting body in a horizontal direction to support the curved portion of the lamp, the channel extending in a vertical direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontal direction and elastically opening an upper side of the elastic supporting body to insert the curved portion of the lamp into the aperture therethrough; a first fixing unit extending from the elastic supporting body and supporting the elastic supporting body; and a second fixing unit protruding from a bottom surface of the first fixing unit, wherein the bottom surface of the first fixing unit extends substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction; wherein the elastic supporting body provides support to the curved portion of the lamp, and wherein a width of the channel is smaller than a length from an upper outside of the elastic supporting body to the aperture.