Candle simulating light bulb cover

An electric lamp arrangement for simulating a burning candle flame, comprising:

• an electric light bulb (15) having a generally cylindrical portion, an elongated lamp casing (1) surrounding the bulb, having a shape which corresponds substantially to the outer shape of a candle flame, and made of a light-permeable and light-scattering material, an elongate cavity (19) extending axially through the casing and defining an open lower end (16) for introducing the light bulb into the cavity, a plurality of circumferentially distributed spacing elements (6-13;
• 23,24) projecting radially inwardly from an inner wall (5) of the casing and abutting an outer surface (14) of the cylindrical portion of the bulb, and an upwardly directed aperture (18) in an upper end (17) of the casing remote from the bulb, said aperture having a diameter less than that of the bulb and substantially less than the open lower end, said spacing elements defining vertical passages for continuous convection air flow upwardly between the bulb and the casing from the open lower end of the cavity to and out through the aperture to dissipate heat generated by the bulb and to thereby cool both the bulb and the casing.