US 7,553,063 B2
Press-in place LED for a digital switching cross-connect module
Cyle D. Petersen, Belle Plaine, Minn. (US)
Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US)
Filed on Feb. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/703,051.
Application 11/703051 is a continuation of application No. 10/879893, filed on Jun. 21, 2004, granted, now 7,182,502.
Prior Publication US 2007/0223254 A1, Sep. 27, 2007
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 33/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 362—652  [362/659] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tracer lamp unit for insertion into an opening of a piece of telecommunications equipment, the tracer lamp comprising:
an elongate housing having a front end positioned opposite from a rear end, the housing having a generally rounded cross-section, the front end defining a port;
spring members mounted to the housing, the spring members including electrical contact portions; and
a lighting arrangement mounted within the port of the housing, the lighting arrangement including a lighting element and leads, the leads contacting the electrical contact portions of the spring members when the lighting arrangement is mounted within the port, wherein the housing includes a flange at the front end including a face adapted to abut against the telecommunications equipment when inserted within the opening defined by the telecommunications equipment, the housing also including a plurality of shear ribs adjacent the flange, the plurality of ribs defining an outer dimension that increases in size in a direction extending from the rear end to the front end, the shear ribs adapted to provide the press-in fit to the opening of the telecommunications equipment.