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A backlight assembly including a lamp having a lamp tube and first and second conductive members, a container body exposing the lamp tube while covering the first and second conductive members, a power-supplying means receiving the first and second conductive members and providing them with power, a

A backlight assembly including a lamp having a lamp tube and first and second conductive members, a container body exposing the lamp tube while covering the first and second conductive members, a power-supplying means receiving the first and second conductive members and providing them with power, and a light uniformity improving means. A liquid crystal display panel assembly is coupled to the backlight assembly so as to display a picture by controlling a transmittance of the light passing through the light uniformity improving means.

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What is claimed is: 1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a backlight assembly including: a lamp for generating a light and having a lamp tube and first and second conductive members; a container body for exposing the lamp tube of the lamp while covering the first and second conductive mem

What is claimed is: 1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a backlight assembly including: a lamp for generating a light and having a lamp tube and first and second conductive members; a container body for exposing the lamp tube of the lamp while covering the first and second conductive members; a power-supplying means for supplying a power to the first and second conductive members and fixing the first and second conductive members to the container body; and a light uniformity improving means for improving a uniformity of the light; and a liquid crystal display panel assembly coupled to the backlight assembly so as to display a picture by controlling a transmittance of the light passing through the light uniformity improving means, wherein the power-supplying means comprises a conductive base body coupled to the container body, a plurality of clip bodies protruded substantially perpendicularly from the conductive base body and a plurality of clip sections protruded from each clip body to be substantially perpendicular to both the clip bodies and the conductive base body, the clip sections being electrically connected to the conductive base body to grip one of the first and second conductive members. 2. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first conductive member comprises a first electrode including a first end disposed inside the lamp tube and a second end disposed outside the lamp tube, and a socket coupled to the second end of the first electrode, and a solder for electrically connecting the first electrode to the socket, and wherein the second conductive member includes a second electrode plated on an outer surface of the lamp tube. 3. A liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the back light assembly further comprises a first shock absorbing member disposed between the container body and the power-supplying means, a second shock absorbing member disposed on the power-supplying means, and the container body, the power-supplying means, and the first and second shock absorbing members are coupled together by a coupling means. 4. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light uniformity improving means comprises a diffusing plate, which scatters the light so as to obtain a uniform brightness distribution, and an optical sheet for correcting a direction of the light passing through the diffusing plate. 5. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductive base body and the clip bodies lie in substantially the same first plane and the clip sections lie in a plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane. 6. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second conductive members includes an external electrode partially covering an outer surface of the lamp tube. 7. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductive base body has a coupling hole, which is coupled with a coupling terminal formed at an end of a power line for supplying a driving power to the lamp. 8. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the power line is bypassed along an inner edge of the container. 9. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a backlight assembly including: a lamp generating a light and having a lamp tube and first and second conductive members attached to the lamp tube; a power-supply unit which supplies a power to the first and second conductive members and which fixes the first and second conductive members; and a container body which receives the lamp and the power supply unit; and a liquid crystal display panel assembly which displays a picture using the light from the lamp, wherein the power supply unit comprises: a conductive base body coupled to the container body; a plurality of clip body sections protruded from the conductive base body in a direction substantially parallel with a longitudinal direction of the lamp; and a plurality of clip sections protruded from an associated clip body section of the plurality of clip body sections and electrically connected to the conductive base body to grip one of the first and second conductive members. 10. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the power supply unit has a clip-shaped coupling member to fix the first and second conductive members of the lamp in a clip-coupling manner. 11. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the container body has a frame shape to cover at least a portion of the first and second conductive members of the lamp and to expose the lamp tube of the lamp. 12. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein at least one of the first and second conductive members includes an electrode socket configured to surround a portion of an outer surface of the lamp tube. 13. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a light uniformity improving member which improves uniformity of the light generated from the lamp and provides the uniformity-improved light to the liquid crystal display panel assembly. 14. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the conductive base body and the clip body sections lie in substantially the same first plane and the clip sections lie in a plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane. 15. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein at least one of the first and second conductive members includes an external electrode partially covering an outer surface of the lamp tube.