Patent ID: 8487323

Claim:
An LED housing having a housing cavity, a carrier element, at least one LED chip, at least one retaining element and at least one housing terminal element, wherein: the carrier element and the at least one LED chip are arranged inside the housing cavity in the LED housing, the LED chip is arranged on a first upper side of the carrier element and the LED housing is shaped in such a way that: the at least one housing terminal element is arranged on an outer side of the LED housing and comprises an electrical connection to the at least one LED chip for operating this LED chip, and the LED housing is adapted to be mechanically and detachably connected to a second LED housing of identical construction, wherein the LED housing is adapted to be mechanically and detachably connected with a carrier by the at least one retaining element, wherein said retaining element is a hole in the LED housing through which a mechanical connecting element is guidable, wherein the mechanical connecting element is free of electrical current for driving the at least one LED chip during operation of the at least one LED chip.