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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Ledvance Llc, Wilmington, MA (US);
Golshan Coleiny, Boston, MA (US);
Shiyong Zhang, Boxborough, MA (US);
LEDVANCE LLC, Wilmington, unknown;
Abstract
A safety switch for a lighting device is disclosed. The lighting device includes a plurality of solid state light sources and a housing encompassing these. The housing has a first end with a first end cap and an opening therein. A first set of pins extend from the first end cap, and are coupled to a first set of pin connectors. A movable actuator has a pair of electrical connectors that correspond to the first set of pin connectors and are coupled to the solid state light sources. A bridge that holds the pair of electrical connectors, and a holder extends from the bridge through the opening in the first end cap. The movable actuator is capable of movement between a closed position, which creates an electrical connection between the electrical connectors and the pin connectors, and an open position, wherein creates no such electrical connection.