Solar powered lighting system

• US 20070002561A1
• Filed: 07/01/2005
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arthur Heppner, Luis Allende, Mark Tesmer
• Original Assignee: Arthur Heppner, Luis Allende, Mark Tesmer
• Inventors: Tesmer, Mark, Allende, Luis, Heppner, Arthur
• Application Number:
  US11/171,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20070002561A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/183
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/035 the solar unit being integrated within the support for the lighting unit, e.g. within or on a pole
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/02 with provision for adjustment F21V17/04 - F21V17/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/0824 Ground spikes
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/10 Outdoor lighting
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 30/48 with three or more rotation axes or with multiple degrees of freedom
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/72 in street lighting
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/47 Mountings or tracking

Abstract

An outdoor battery operated lighting system includes a solar panel for recharging a battery contained in a junction box. The junction box has a depending rod thereon for being rammed into the ground to obtain a self-standing lighting system. The junction box also two lateral flexible arms attached thereto for movably adjusting the light beams of lamp heads attached at the ends of each of the arms. The junction box also has an upstanding tube thereon which has a sola panel attached at its top. The upstanding tube contains a ball joint therein so that the solar panel can be directed into different directions to best utilize the sun'"'"'s rays. A timing circuit is included in the junction box which turns off the lighting circuit in inclement weather to conserve the energy level of the battery.

Claims

1. A solar powered lighting system including a junction box, said junction box has a depending rod thereon adapted to be rammed in the ground, The junction box further has an upstanding tube, said tube movably supporting a solar panel thereon, said junction box further supporting at least two flexible arms thereon, said at least two arms having each a projection light attached thereto at each end of said two arms.

2. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein said tube movably supporting said solar panel includes a ball joint connection.

3. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein said depending rod is removably attached to said junction box.

4. The lighting system of claim 1 including a bracket assembly on one side of said junction box for attaching said junction box to a sign.

5. The lighting system of claim 1 including a timer contained within said junction box.

6. The lighting system of claim 5 including a standard transistor switch which is turned on when a light level falls below a predetermined threshold to thereby trigger a positive DC output pulse, the length of said output pulse is determined by a carbon film resistor and a first polarized electrolytic capacitor, said output pulse turns on a second polarized electrolytic capacitor which completes a circuit for the light array.

7. A timing circuit for activating or deactivating a battery operated lighting circuit, said circuit includes a standard transistor switch which is turned on when a light level falls below a predetermined threshold to thereby trigger a positive DC output pulse, the length of said output pulse is determined by a carbon film resistor and a first polarized electrolytic capacitor, said output pulse turns on a second polarized electrolytic capacitor which completes a circuit for the light array.

8. The timing circuit of claim 7, including when said circuit for said light array is completed, the lighting array is deactivated, after daylight is reestablished, the transistor switch is shut off to thereby reset said circuit of said lighting circuit.