Patent ID: 8772816

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a body having a length in a first direction and a width in a second direction; a first electrode in the body and a second electrode separated from the first electrode; a light emitting chip coupled to at least one of the first or second electrode and electrically connected to the first and second electrodes; and a protector that extends in the first direction between the first and second electrodes, wherein a top surface of the protector is higher than respective top surfaces of the first and second electrodes in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, wherein a width of a bottom portion of the protector is greater than a width of the top surface of the protector, wherein the protector comprises a region, wherein a width of the region gradually increases, wherein a width of a middle portion of the protector is less than both the width of the top surface of the protector and the width of the bottom portion of the protector, wherein the protector comprises at least two edge portions contacting the body, and a center portion disposed between the at least two edge portions in the first direction, and wherein a width of the at least two edge portions in the second direction is larger than a width of the center portion in the second direction.