Connection element for a strip-shaped linear LED lamp based on a circuit board which, on a top side, has electronic components, in particular LED light sources and, on a bottom side, is provided with contact fields which are used at least for supplying voltage to the electronic components arranged on the circuit board, - comprising a receiving element which has a contact surface for the circuit board and pressure contacts to contact the contact fields of the circuit board and connection contacts to connect connection conductors that are used to supply voltage, - comprising a cover element that holds the circuit board on the receiving element, wherein - the cover element is arranged on the receiving element, - the cover element is arranged on the receiving element so as to be movable, in particular pivotable between an open position and a closed position, - the cover element makes it possible to place the circuit board onto the contact surface of the receiving element in the open position - the cover element holds the circuit board between it and the receiving element in the closed position, and wherein - the cover element is a cover bracket with two parallel arms which support pressure springs, rise from a region of the cover element that is close to the pivot axis and are aligned orthogonal to the pivot axis S, - a geometric axis K is present which lies along the pressure peaks of the pressure contacts and which divides the receiving element into a region that is close to the pivot axis and a region that is remote from the pivot axis, and in that - a contact section of each pressure spring lies on the geometric axis K or is arranged in the region of the receiving element that is remote from the pivot axis, - the cover element supports at least one snap-in member and the receiving element has a corresponding snap-in contour, wherein snap-in member and snap-in contour cooperate in the closed position of the cover element and hold the cover element in the closed position, - the snap-in member of the cover element is a snap-in arm and the snap-in contour of the receiving element is formed by a snap-in recess or a snap-in projection. - comprising a receiving element which has a contact surface for the circuit board and pressure contacts to contact the contact fields of the circuit board and connection contacts to connect connection conductors that are used to supply voltage, - comprising a cover element that holds the circuit board on the receiving element, wherein - the cover element is arranged on the receiving element, - the cover element is arranged on the receiving element so as to be movable, in particular pivotable between an open position and a closed position, - the cover element makes it possible to place the circuit board onto the contact surface of the receiving element in the open position - the cover element holds the circuit board between it and the receiving element in the closed position, and wherein - the cover element is a cover bracket with two parallel arms which support pressure springs, rise from a region of the cover element that is close to the pivot axis and are aligned orthogonal to the pivot axis S, - a geometric axis K is present which lies along the pressure peaks of the pressure contacts and which divides the receiving element into a region that is close to the pivot axis and a region that is remote from the pivot axis, and in that - a contact section of each pressure spring lies on the geometric axis K or is arranged in the region of the receiving element that is remote from the pivot axis, - the cover element supports at least one snap-in member and the receiving element has a corresponding snap-in contour, wherein snap-in member and snap-in contour cooperate in the closed position of the cover element and hold the cover element in the closed position, - the snap-in member of the cover element is a snap-in arm and the snap-in contour of the receiving element is formed by a snap-in recess or a snap-in projection.