Multipurpose led flashlights and components thereof

• US 20050128740A1
• Filed: 09/03/2004
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eliot Sorella, Robert M. Currie
• Original Assignee: Eliot Sorella, Robert M. Currie
• Inventors: Sorella, Eliot, Currie, Robert M.
• Application Number:
  US10/933,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20050128740A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/200
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 2/00 Systems of electric lighting devices systems employing both electric and non-electric light sources or exchangeable light sources F21L27/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/027 the light sources being a LED
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/085 Pocket lamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 6/00 Lighting devices intended to be free-standing F21S9/00, F21S10/00, F21S13/12 take precedence lighting devices specially adapted to be transported from place to place, e.g. lighting devices carried on wheeled supports F21L; details of supports for lighting devices F21V21/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 6/002 Table lamps, e.g. for ambient lighting
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A combination lamp, flashlight and battery housing for use with LED lighting. The lamp incorporates a recharging base for use with removable flashlights. Another flashlight embodiment includes light transmissive case for producing 360° light. The battery housing includes positive and negative terminals at each end.

Claims

1. A lamp assembly, comprising;

a) a base for supporting a light fixture, said base being adapted to supply electricity to said light fixture;

b) said light fixture including a plurality of tubes extending upwardly from said base;

c) each of said tubes being having a light emitting diode incorporated therein.

2. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

a) said tubes are formed of opaque material.

3. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

a) said tubes are formed of translucent acrylic material.

4. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 3, wherein:

a) said tubes are formed of acrylic.

5. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 4, wherein:

a) said acrylic tubes are of different colors.

6. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

a) said light emitting diodes emit light of different colors.

7. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

a) said light fixture includes an incandescent light bulb operably associated with said base.

8. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 7, wherein:

a) said incandescent light bulb is operable independently of said light emitting diodes.

9. A lamp having a removable light assembly, comprising;

a) a base for supporting a light fixture and a removable light;

b) said base further including a removable light support socket;

c) said base being adapted for supplying power to said light fixture and said removable light support socket;

d) said removable light having a rechargeable battery therein and said support socket being electrically connected to said power supply and forms a charging base for recharging said rechargeable battery.

10. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 9, wherein:

a) said light fixture is adapted to support and operate an incandescent light bulb.

11. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 9, wherein:

a) said removable light having a light emitting diode therein.

12. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 9, wherein:

a) said removable light being operable as a flashlight after being removed from said base.

13. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 9, wherein:

a) said removable light being operable as a light while engaged with said base.

14. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 9, wherein:

a) said removable light includes an acrylic tube.

15. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 13, wherein:

a) said tube is formed of opaque material.

16. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 13, wherein:

a) said tube is formed of translucent acrylic material.

18. A battery pack comprising:

a) an elongated tubular housing for retaining a stacked plurality of batteries, said stacked plurality of batteries having a positive terminal at a top end and a negative terminal at a bottom end.

b) said housing having a first terminal cap adjacent the positive terminal of said stacked plurality of batteries and a second terminal cap located adjacent said bottom end;

c) each terminal cap includes a dual polarity contact surface;

d) said housing includes a negative conductor strip extending from said negative terminal and running along said stacked plurality of batteries and connects to said first terminal cap and said housing also includes a positive conductor strip extending from said positive terminal and running along said stacked plurality of batteries and connects to said second terminal cap;

e) each dual polarity contact surface includes a non-conductive divider for separating the positive polarity contact surface from the negative polarity contact surface.

17. The lamp assembly as set forth in claim 19, wherein:

a) said base includes a plurality of sockets for simultaneously charging a plurality of removable lights.

19. The battery pack as set forth in claim 18, wherein:

a) said plurality of stacked batteries includes three C cell batteries stacked end to end.

20. The battery pack as set forth in claim 19, wherein:

a) the battery cells are made of NiCd.

21. The battery pack as set forth in claim 19, wherein:

a) the battery cells are made of NiMh.

22. A flashlight comprising:

a) an elongated hollow tubular flashlight case formed of light transmissive material and sized to retain a battery therein, said case having a first access opening at a first end and a second access opening at the opposite end;

b) said case having a first end cap adjacent to said first access opening and a second end cap adjacent to said second access opening;

c) said first end cap forms a lens cap for retaining a lens and a reflector and a light emitting diode;

d) a light reflective surface is located around and inside of said lens cap and configured to reflect a portion of the light produced by said light emitting diode back into said light transmissive material to produce 360°

of light about said flashlight case.

23. A flashlight comprising:

a) an elongated hollow tubular flashlight case formed of light transmissive material and sized to retain a battery therein, said case having a first access opening at a first end and a second access opening at the opposite end;

b) said case having a first end cap adjacent to said first access opening and a second end cap adjacent to said second access opening;

c) said first end cap forms a lens cap for retaining a full reflective lens and a light emitting diode;

d) whereupon in operation all of said light produced by said light emitting diode is reflected back into said light transmissive material to produce 360°

of light about said flashlight case.

26. The flashlight as set forth in claim 23 further comprising;

a) a battery housing located within said flashlight case for housing a plurality of batteries;

b) said battery housing having first and second ends and further including a positive and a negative terminal at each of said first and second ends; and

c) a second light producing element is located in said second end cap, said second light producing element being operably connected to said positive and negative terminals at said second end to produce light.

24. A flashlight comprising:

a) an elongated hollow tubular flashlight case formed of light transmissive material and sized to retain a battery therein, said case having a first access opening at a first end and a second access opening at the opposite end;

b) said case having a first end cap adjacent to said first access opening and a second end cap adjacent to said second access opening;

c) said first end cap forms a lens cap for retaining a lens and a reflector and a light emitting diode;

d) a light reflective surface is located around and inside of said lens cap and configured to reflect a portion of the light produced by said light emitting diode back into said light transmissive material to produce 360°

of light about said flashlight case.

25. A flashlight comprising:

a) an elongated hollow tubular flashlight case formed of light transmissive material and sized to retain a battery therein, said case having a first access opening at a first end and a second access opening at the opposite end;

b) said case having a first end cap connected thereto adjacent to said first access opening and a wand formed of light transmissive material connected to said case adjacent to said second access opening;

c) said first end cap forms a lens cap for retaining a full reflective lens and a light emitting diode;

d) whereupon in operation all of said light produced by said light emitting diode is reflected back into said light transmissive material of said case and said wand to produce 360°

of light about said flashlight case and said wand.