Battery Powered Lighting Appliance
First Claim
1. A lighting appliance, comprising:
- a first electrical contact that receives external power;
a first electrical socket that provides access to the received external power;
an electrical contact support component for configuring the orientation of the first electrical contact with respect to the first electrical socket and connecting the first electrical contact and the first electrical socket;
a portable lighting appliance receiving region for receiving and providing power to a received portable lighting appliance; and
an interface that receives an input indicative of a first operation of the received portable lighting device when the power is available and a second operation of a received portable lighting device when the power is unavailable.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus includes a first electrical contact (5212) that receives power and a second electrical contact (5304) that provides access to the received external power. An electrical contact support component (5210) is used to configure the orientation of the first electrical contact (5212) with respect to the second electrical contact (5304) and connect the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact. A portable lighting appliance receiving region (5310) receives and provides power to a received portable lighting appliance (5206). An interface (5226) receives an input indicative of a first operation of the received portable lighting device (5206) when the power is available and a second operation of a received portable lighting device (5206) when the power is unavailable.
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20 Claims
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1. A lighting appliance, comprising:
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a first electrical contact that receives external power; a first electrical socket that provides access to the received external power; an electrical contact support component for configuring the orientation of the first electrical contact with respect to the first electrical socket and connecting the first electrical contact and the first electrical socket; a portable lighting appliance receiving region for receiving and providing power to a received portable lighting appliance; and an interface that receives an input indicative of a first operation of the received portable lighting device when the power is available and a second operation of a received portable lighting device when the power is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving power from an external power source; providing access to the received external power to an external device, wherein the orientation of a first contact used to receive the external power is configurable with respect to the external power source; using the received power to charge and power a portable lighting appliance; operating a light source of the portable lighting apparatus using the external power; and using internal power local to the portable lighting apparatus to operate the light source when the external power becomes unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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