Patent ID: 9551484
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: F21K,F21V,F21Y

Claim:
1. An electric lamp comprising: a lighting module; a pin comprising an electric contact for powering the lighting module; and an insulating sleeve surrounding the pin and movable along the pin between a covering position and an uncovering position, wherein the sleeve covers the electric contact of the pin when in the covering position, and is retractable against the action of a biasing means to the uncovering position, in which the sleeve uncovers at least a portion of said electric contact of the pin, said lamp further comprising an externally-accessible activating member coupled with at least one end of the biasing means whereby manipulation of the activating member moves the biasing means along a longitudinal axis of the electric lamp, the activating member adjustable between a transport position, in which the activating member disconnects the pin and the lighting module, and a use position, in which the activating member connects the pin and the lighting module and allows the sleeve to move between said covering position and said uncovering position subject to the action of the biasing means.