Patent ID: 7331687

Claim:
A fluorescent lamp comprising: a body ( 110 ) having fixtures ( 120 and 120 a ) mounted at both end portions thereof so as to detachably mount a fluorescent light bulb ( 105 ) thereon; and a connecting means ( 130 ) mounted at both end portions of the body ( 110 ) so as to continuously interconnect a plurality of bodies to one another, thereby electrically connecting the bodies ( 110 ) to one another, wherein the connecting means ( 130 ) has a sliding terminal part ( 131 ) slidably coupled to the fixture ( 120 ) mounted at one side of the body ( 110 ) in such a manner as to be selectively protruded by a given length outwardly from the fixture ( 120 ) at the end portion thereof during forward and backward movements thereof, and a fixed terminal part ( 135 ) formed at the fixture ( 120 a ) mounted at the other side of the body ( 110 ) in such a manner as to be connected to the sliding terminal part ( 131 ) by inserting the sliding terminal part ( 131 ) thereto.