Portable lamp
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1. A portable lamp, comprising:
- a lamp enclosure;
a base for supporting said lamp enclosure, said base including a plug connectable to a power source;
a lamp and one or more batteries connected thereto within said lamp enclosure;
means for recharging said batteries when said lamp enclosure is mounted on said base at an angular orientation about an axis transverse to said base; and
means for automatically energizing said lamp when said lamp enclosure is removed from said base independently of the connection of a power source to said plug.
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Abstract
A portable lamp comprises a lamp enclosure and a base. A lamp and one or more batteries are located within the lamp enclosure. When the lamp enclosure is removed from the base, the lamp is energized. When the lamp enclosure is mounted on the base, the lamp is de-energized and the batteries are recharged. The lamp enclosure can be mounted on the base without any interlocking mechanical connections and at any angular orientation about an axis transverse to the base.
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1. A portable lamp, comprising:
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a lamp enclosure; a base for supporting said lamp enclosure, said base including a plug connectable to a power source; a lamp and one or more batteries connected thereto within said lamp enclosure; means for recharging said batteries when said lamp enclosure is mounted on said base at an angular orientation about an axis transverse to said base; and means for automatically energizing said lamp when said lamp enclosure is removed from said base independently of the connection of a power source to said plug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable lamp, comprising:
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a lamp enclosure; a base for supporting said lamp enclosure; a lamp located within said lamp enclosure; means for energizing said lamp when said lamp enclosure is removed from said base; and means for de-energizing said lamp and for reenergizing said energizing means when said lamp enclosure is mounted on said base regardless of the angular orientation of said lamp enclosure about an axis transverse to said base. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable lamp, comprising:
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a lamp enclosure; a base for supporting said lamp enclosure without mechanically interlocking said lamp enclosure and base; means for energizing said lamp when said lamp enclosure is removed from said base; and means for de-energizing said lamp and for reenergizing said energizing means when said lamp enclosure is supported by said base regardless of the angular orientation of said lamp enclosure about an axis transverse to said base. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A portable lamp, comprising:
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a lamp enclosure; a lamp and one or more batteries connected thereto within said lamp enclosure; a base for supporting said lamp enclosure; one or more lamp enclosure contacts mounted symmetrically on said lamp enclosure; one or more base contacts mounted symmetrically on said base for making electrical connection with said lamp enclosure contacts when said lamp enclosure is mounted on said base at any angular orientation about an axis transverse to said base; an externally actuated switch mounted in said lamp enclosure for selectively connecting said batteries to said lamp; means mounted in said base for causing said switch to connect said batteries to said lamp when said lamp enclosure is removed from said base; and means connected to said base contacts for recharging said batteries when said lamp enclosure is mounted on said base.
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