Patent ID: 8523394

Claim:
An LED-based light for replacing a fluorescent bulb in a conventional fluorescent light fixture comprising: a housing having a first end opposing a second end; a circuit board disposed within the housing and extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing; at least one LED mounted to the circuit board; at least one end cap disposed on one of the first and second ends of the housing, the end cap including a switch and at least one electrically conductive pin configured for physical and electrical connection to the light fixture; and circuitry configured to provide a current path between the at least one LED and the at least one electrically conductive pin, wherein the switch is configured to selectively disconnect the current path and is selectively engageable between a first and at least a second position, the switch configured to create an open circuit condition in the current path in the first position and create a closed circuit condition in the current path in the second position; and a pin cover configured for travel between a protracted position and a retracted position, the pin cover configured to substantially enclose the electrically conductive pin in the protracted position and to expose the electrically conductive pin in the retracted position; wherein the switch is coupled to the pin cover and configured for engagement between the first and second positions in response to travel of the pin cover such that the switch is engaged in the second position when the pin cover is in the protracted position and is engaged in the first position as the pin cover travels from the protracted position to the retracted position.