Receptacle apparatus for light emitting diodes

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a receptacle apparatus for light emitting diodes, which can prevent external light from decreasing the illumination effect from the light emitting diodes.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a receptacle for light emitting diodes comprising a barrel-type housing defining an opening at one end and shaving a bottom at another end; a circuit board from which a plurality of light emitting diodes extend being adapted to be received in substantially a middle inner periphery of the barrel-type housing; a hole being defined in a periphery of the barrel-type housing; a ridge being longitudinally formed along an inner periphery of the barrel-type housing; a stop being formed beside the ridge substantially in a same longitudinal level with the hole; a light-resistant device including a ring frame across which a plurality of louvers are connected, a groove defined at an outer periphery of the ring frame, a snapping member being formed on the outer periphery of the ring frame diametrically opposite to the groove; whereby the light-resistant device is positioned at substantially the opening of the housing, with the groove of the light-resistant device receiving the ridge of the housing and the snapping member of the light-resistant device being retained in the hole, a portion of the outer periphery defining the groove abutting against the stop of the barrel-type housing.