Wireless portable light source system with multiple mounting and control modes
First Claim
1. A portable light bulb system, comprising:
- a bulb including;
a plastic housing;
a light-emitting diode disposed within the bulb to provide illumination through the plastic housing;
a base having a bottom wall and a cylindrical sidewall arrangement extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the cylindrical side wall arrangement having a height and a diameter, wherein the diameter is sized to prevent the base from being inadvertently inserted into a conventional 110 volt electrical light bulb socket;
a main body coupled to the plastic housing and having an external thread that rotatably engages an internal thread of the base to releasably couple the base to the main body, the main body also having an internal battery compartment that receives at least one battery when the base is removed from the main body;
a plastic mounting bracket having a planar flange and a sidewall arrangement extending from the planar flange, wherein the sidewall arrangement defines a substantially cylindrical receiver that is configured to slidingly receive an extent of the base;
wherein said sidewall arrangement of the plastic mounting bracket lacks;
(i) an internal engaging structure, and (ii) a continuous internal thread that would allow the mounting bracket to be operably connected to a conventional 110 volt electrical light bulb; and
wherein said mounting bracket lacks components that would allow the mounting bracket to be operably connected to an AC power sourcewherein a disconnection force is applied to the bulb to remove it from the substantially cylindrical receiver, said disconnection force being applied substantially perpendicular to the planar flange and without requiring angular movement of the bulb.
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Abstract
A portable light bulb system includes a bulb that is removably coupled to a mounting bracket that is affixed to a support surface. The bulb includes an internal battery power supply and a LED light engine. The system also includes a wireless module communication device configured to wirelessly communicate with the bulb. The portable light bulb system is capable of being configured in a first use position where operation of the bulb provides illumination to a region proximate the mounting bracket affixed to the support surface. An operator can disconnect the bulb from the bracket and bring the bulb to a second use position where operation of the bulb provides illumination to the second region. The operator can then return the bulb to the bracket at the first use position, or bring the bulb to yet another location for illumination.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable light bulb system, comprising:
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a bulb including; a plastic housing; a light-emitting diode disposed within the bulb to provide illumination through the plastic housing; a base having a bottom wall and a cylindrical sidewall arrangement extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the cylindrical side wall arrangement having a height and a diameter, wherein the diameter is sized to prevent the base from being inadvertently inserted into a conventional 110 volt electrical light bulb socket; a main body coupled to the plastic housing and having an external thread that rotatably engages an internal thread of the base to releasably couple the base to the main body, the main body also having an internal battery compartment that receives at least one battery when the base is removed from the main body; a plastic mounting bracket having a planar flange and a sidewall arrangement extending from the planar flange, wherein the sidewall arrangement defines a substantially cylindrical receiver that is configured to slidingly receive an extent of the base; wherein said sidewall arrangement of the plastic mounting bracket lacks;
(i) an internal engaging structure, and (ii) a continuous internal thread that would allow the mounting bracket to be operably connected to a conventional 110 volt electrical light bulb; andwherein said mounting bracket lacks components that would allow the mounting bracket to be operably connected to an AC power source wherein a disconnection force is applied to the bulb to remove it from the substantially cylindrical receiver, said disconnection force being applied substantially perpendicular to the planar flange and without requiring angular movement of the bulb. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable light bulb system, comprising:
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a bulb including; a plastic housing; a light-emitting diode disposed within the bulb to provide illumination through the plastic housing; a base having;
(i) a magnet, (ii) a bottom wall having a lower surface, and (iii) a cylindrical sidewall arrangement extending upwardly from the bottom wall;wherein the magnet is positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the base, said magnet allows the lower surface of the bulb to be releasably attached to a magnetic surface; wherein the cylindrical side wall arrangement has a height and a diameter, wherein the diameter is sized to prevent the base from being inadvertently inserted into a conventional 110 volt electrical light bulb socket; a main body coupled to the plastic housing and having an external engaging structure that engages an internal engaging structure of the base to releasably couple the base to the main body, the main body also having an internal battery compartment that receives at least one battery when the base is removed from the main body; a plastic mounting bracket having a planar flange and a sidewall arrangement extending from the planar flange, wherein the sidewall arrangement defines a substantially cylindrical receiver that is configured to slidingly receive an extent of the base; and wherein the substantially cylindrical receiver has a connector that is positioned adjacent to a bottom of the substantially cylindrical receiver, said connector is operable with the bulb magnet to releasably couple the bulb to the mounting bracket. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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