An LED lighting tube including a heat-dissipating tubular envelope having an LED assembly directly affixed to an inner surface of the heat-dissipating tubular envelope and a safety switch included on at least one end cap on an end of the heat-dissipating tubular envelope. A method of preventing shocks to an individual inserting or removing an LED lighting tube from an electrical socket by an individual inserting or removing the LED lighting tube including a safety switch on an end cap from an electrical socket, providing power to the LED lighting tube only when the safety switch is activated, and preventing shocks to the individual.

An LED lighting tube including a heat-dissipating tubular envelope having an LED assembly directly affixed to an inner surface of the heat-dissipating tubular envelope. A method of making an LED lighting tube by providing a heat-dissipating tubular envelope, and affixing an LED assembly directly to an inner surface of the heat-dissipating tubular envelope with an adhesive layer. A method of providing heat-dissipation without a heat sink in an LED lighting tube by providing a heat-dissipating tubular envelope, affixing an LED assembly directly to an inner surface of the heat-dissipating tubular envelope with an adhesive layer, and dissipating heat through the heat-dissipating tubular envelope.

An LED lighting tube including a heat-dissipating tubular envelope having an LED assembly directly affixed to an inner surface of the heat-dissipating tubular envelope. A method of making an LED lighting tube by providing a heat-dissipating tubular envelope, and affixing an LED assembly directly to an inner surface of the heat-dissipating tubular envelope with an adhesive layer. A method of providing heat-dissipation without a heat sink in an LED lighting tube by providing a heat-dissipating tubular envelope, affixing an LED assembly directly to an inner surface of the heat-dissipating tubular envelope with an adhesive layer, and dissipating heat through the heat-dissipating tubular envelope.

A light fixture may include a housing and a light. A socket may be provided at the light fixture, the socketing having an opening configured to receive a removable cartridge and a power connection coupled to at least one power line between a power source and the light. The power connection may be configured to couple the removable cartridge to the at least one power line between the power source and the light when a cartridge is received into the powered socket, and may be configured to form a coupling between the power source and the light when the removable cartridge is removed from the powered socket.

A connector includes a fixed contact, a movable contact that contacts with the fixed contact, a slide, a contact slide operated in association with a movement of the slide, a button that is pushed in accordance with the movement of the slide, the button including a lower portion, an upper portion, and a slant portion connecting the lower portion to an upper stage, and a card that moves the movable contact toward and away from the fixed contact in accordance with the movement of the button, wherein the contact slide contacts with the lower portion when the switch is in a turn-off state, contacts with the slant portion so as to push the button and cause the card to move the movable contact toward the fixed contact when the slide slides in one direction, and contacts with the upper portion when the switch is in a turn-on state.

An in-wall power adapter adapted to receive a voltage is described. The in-wall power adapter may comprise a first plurality of contact elements comprising a first contact element adapted to receive a line voltage and a second contact element adapted to be coupled to a load; a recess adapted to receive a control module; a second plurality of contact elements associated with the recess and comprising a third contact element coupled to the first contact element and a fourth contact element coupled to the second contact element; a switch coupled to receive the line voltage at a first terminal by way of the first contact element; and a connector coupled between a second terminal of the switch and the second contact element; wherein the connector is in a closed position when no control module is in the recess.

An in-wall power adapter adapted to receive a voltage is described. The in-wall power adapter may comprise a first plurality of contact elements comprising a first contact element adapted to receive a line voltage and a second contact element adapted to be coupled to a load; a recess adapted to receive a control module; a second plurality of contact elements associated with the recess and comprising a third contact element coupled to the first contact element and a fourth contact element coupled to the second contact element; a switch coupled to receive the line voltage at a first terminal by way of the first contact element; and a connector coupled between a second terminal of the switch and the second contact element; wherein the connector is in a closed position when no control module is in the recess.

An electrical connection assembly includes a first electrical connection module configured to be mounted on a fixed member and a second electrical connection module configured to be mounted on a moving member. The first electrical connection module has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first electrical connection module has a normally open switch. The second electrical connection module has a first contact pad and a second contact pad configured to be electrically connected with the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively. The second electrical connection module has a switch controller adapted to drive the normally open switch to a closed state when the first contact pad and the second contact pad are moved to a contact position in which the first contact pad and the second contact pad are in electrical contact with the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively.

An electrical connection assembly includes a first electrical connection module configured to be mounted on a fixed member and a second electrical connection module configured to be mounted on a moving member. The first electrical connection module has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first electrical connection module has a normally open switch. The second electrical connection module has a first contact pad and a second contact pad configured to be electrically connected with the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively. The second electrical connection module has a switch controller adapted to drive the normally open switch to a closed state when the first contact pad and the second contact pad are moved to a contact position in which the first contact pad and the second contact pad are in electrical contact with the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively.

The present invention relates to an end cap (104) for a tubular light source the tubular light source configured to be arranged in a lighting fixture comprising a socket, wherein the end cap (104) comprises a housing portion having a connection end, two connector pins (116) at least partly arranged on an outside of the housing portion at the connection end, wherein the connector pins (116) are configured to fit in the sockets of the lighting fixture, a first spring loaded switching element (110) configured to be alternately positioned in an actuated state and a non-actuated state, wherein the first spring loaded switching element (110) protrudes at the connection end of the housing portion in the vicinity of the connector pins (116) when positioned in its non-actuated state, and a second spring loaded switching element (112) configured to be positioned in an actuated state and a non-actuated state, wherein the switching elements (110, 112) are configured to be individually positioned in their respective actuated states to form an electrical connection between the socket and the tubular light source when the end cap (104) is mounted into the socket of the fixture.