Patent ID: 8201958

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a fluorescent tube having a connecting portion; a connector connected to the connecting portion of the fluorescent tube; a substrate connected to the connector; and a casing holding the connector, wherein the fluorescent tube comprises a ferrule covering one end of the fluorescent tube as a contacting portion and the connector comprises a contact and a housing holding the contact; wherein the contact comprises a holding portion held by the housing, a first connecting portion connected to the connecting portion of the fluorescent tube, and a second connecting portion connected to the substrate; wherein the first connecting portion comprises a pair of end portions to guide the ferrule, a pair of spring portions connected to the pair of end portions and a base portion to connect the pair of spring portions to each other, the pair of spring portions having an L-shape as seen from a direction to which the pair of spring portions oppose, and the pair of spring portions also having an L-shape as seen from a direction along a width of the pair of spring portions.