Patent ID: 7484980

Claim:
A lighting tube adapting device for mounting between a lighting tube and a socket, the lighting tube having two tube pins spaced on each end thereof, and the socket being provided with two spaced pin insertion holes; the adapting device comprising: an insulating base provided with two spaced through holes, through which the two tube pins of the lighting tube may be extended; and an adapting unit including: two adapting seats located on a rear side in the insulating base and spaced side by side, each of the adapting seats having an axially extended hollow space communicating with one of the two through holes on the insulating base; two adapting members made of an electrically conducting material and separately mounted in the hollow spaces of the two adapting seats; each of the adapting members having a first sleeve portion at an inner side relative to the insulating base and a second sleeve portion at an outer side relative to the insulating base that are arranged side by side and communicable with each other; and the first sleeve portions being located corresponding to the two through holes on the insulating base for receiving the tube pins of the lighting tube therein; and two bridge members made of an electrically conducting material, and each of the bridge members having a first adapting pin for inserting into one of the two second sleeve portions, and a second adapting pin opposite to the first adapting pin for inserting into one of the two pin insertion holes on the socket; whereby the lighting tube and the socket are electrically connected to each other via the lighting tube adapting device.