Patent ID: 7488089

Claim:
An optical package usable in a backlight assembly of a liquid crystal display, the optical package comprising: a plurality of light emitting parts; and a lens plate defining a plurality of lens parts corresponding to each respective light emitting part of the plurality of light emitting parts, the lens plate having a plurality of light guiding portions extended from the lens parts in a lateral direction of the optical package, wherein: each of the lens parts comprises a central portion having a convex shape and a peripheral portion, wherein the peripheral portion is concave to refract light emitted from a light emitting part toward a side of the lens part away from the central portion, the peripheral portions extend from and surround the central portions, and the light guiding portions extend from and surround the peripheral portions, wherein the light guiding portions guide light from the peripheral portions toward the side of the lens plate or the front surface of the lens plate.