Patent ID: 7036971

Claim:
A light guiding frame for a backlight module having at least one lighting member, the light guiding frame comprising: at least one forked lighting member including a containing portion receiving said at least one lighting member and a plurality of tracks extending from the containing portion; a light-guide member connected to said at least one forked lighting member, said light-guide member including a plurality of light-guide stripes arranged in a predetermined fashion each with respect to the other to define a predetermined shape of said light-guide member, each of said plurality of the light-guide stripes being coupled to a respective one of said plurality of the tracks to receive light transmitted therethrough from said at least one lighting member; and a reflection member enclosing said at least one forked lighting member and further extending to predetermined areas of said plurality of said light guide stripes of said light-guide member to define a light emitting displaying area of said light guiding frame, said light emitting displaying area extending continuously along substantially the entire length of said plurality of the light-guide stripes and contoured in correspondence to said predetermined shape of said light-guide member.