Portable Shelter with Lighting System

• US 20080072945A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RSGA, Inc.
• Original Assignee: RSGA International Incorporated
• Inventors: Riddoch, Damian, Grand Pre, David, Long, Jon
• Application Number:
  US11/849,692
• Publication Number:
  US 20080072945A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 135/91
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/06 Tents at least partially supported by vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/10 Heating, lighting or ventilating
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/006 General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A portable shelter including a shelter body and a lighting system secured to the shelter body. The lighting system includes a lighting system body, at least one light emitter carried by the lighting system body, a power source supplying power to at least one light emitter, and a control circuit controlling at least one light emitter. A remote controller is in wireless communication with the control circuit to control at least one light emitter. Another portable shelter includes a shelter body, at least one lighting cartridge having a cartridge body and at least one light emitter carried by the cartridge body, a power source supplying power to at least one light emitter, and at least one lighting base secured to the shelter body. The lighting base is configured to receive and removably secure the lighting cartridge.

Claims

1. A portable shelter comprising:

a shelter body;

at least one lighting system secured to the shelter body, the lighting system comprising;

a lighting system body;

at least one light emitter carried by the lighting system body;

a power source supplying power to at least one light emitter; and

a control circuit controlling at least one light emitter.

2. The portable shelter of claim 1, wherein the lighting system is embedded in the shelter body and configured to illuminate the interior of the shelter body.

3. The portable shelter of claim 1, wherein the lighting system is embedded in the shelter body and configured to illuminate an area exterior of the shelter body.

4. The portable shelter of claim 1, further comprising a remote controller in wireless communication with the control circuit to control at least one light emitter.

5. The portable shelter of claim 1, wherein the lighting system further comprises a reflective surface carried by the lighting system body and configured to enhance light from at least one light emitter.

6. The portable shelter of claim 1, wherein the lighting system further comprises a lens carried by the lighting system body and configured to enhance light from at least one light emitter.

7. A portable shelter comprising:

a shelter body;

at least one lighting cartridge comprising a cartridge body and at least one light emitter carried by the cartridge body;

a power source supplying power to at least one light emitter; and

at least one lighting base secured to the shelter body, the lighting base configured to receive and removably secure the lighting cartridge.

8. The portable shelter of claims 7, wherein the lighting base is configured to house the power source.

9. The portable shelter of claim 7, wherein the lighting cartridge further comprises a power connector disposed on the cartridge body and configured to mate with a corresponding lighting base power connector within a receptacle defined by the lighting base as the lighting cartridge is placed within the receptacle to establish an electric power connection to the lighting cartridge.

10. The portable shelter of claim 7, wherein the lighting cartridge further comprises a power connector disposed on the cartridge body and configured to mate with a corresponding power source power connector.

11. The portable shelter of claim 7, wherein the lighting cartridge further comprises a reflective surface carried by the cartridge body and configured to enhance light from at least one light emitter.

12. The portable shelter of claim 7, wherein the lighting cartridge further comprises a lens carried by the cartridge body and configured to enhance light from at least one light emitter.

13. The portable shelter of claim 7, further comprising a control circuit controlling at least one light emitter.

14. The portable shelter of claim 13, further comprising a remote controller in wireless communication with the control circuit to control at least one light emitter.

15. The portable shelter of claim 14, wherein the remote controller is at least partially embedded in the shelter body.

16. The portable shelter of claim 7, further comprising an audible device in communication with the control circuit.

17. The portable shelter of claim 16, wherein the audible device comprises a programmable alarm clock.

18. The portable shelter of claim 7, further comprising a switch secured to the shelter body and in communication with the lighting cartridge.

19. The portable shelter of claim 7, wherein the base comprises at least one magnet to retain the lighting cartridge, the lighting cartridge having a magnetically attractable surface configured to mate with the at least one magnet.

20. The portable shelter of claim 19, wherein at least one magnet delivers power to the lighting cartridge.

21. The portable shelter of claim 7, wherein the lighting cartridge is secured to the base by hook and loop fasteners.

22. The portable shelter of claim 21, wherein power is delivered to the lighting cartridge through the hook and loop fasteners.

23. The portable shelter of claim 7, wherein at least one light emitter is activated by moving the light cartridge relative to the lighting base.

24. The portable shelter of claim 7, wherein the cartridge body comprises:

a cartridge body base; and

a bezel housing rotatably and telescopically secured to the cartridge body base and carrying at least one light emitter.

25. The portable shelter of claim 24, wherein the bezel housing is configured as a switch to activate at least one light emitter.