Flexible solar light lamp device

• US 8,931,914 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2013
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chung Han Kim, Kim, Ji Yong, Man Duck Kim
• Original Assignee: Chung Han Kim, Kim, Ji Yong, Man Duck Kim
• Inventors: Kim, Man Duck, Kim, Chung Han, Kim, Ji Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): WALFORD, NATALIE K
• Application Number:
  US13/854,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20140293591A1
• Time in Patent Office: 652 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 362/183
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/04 characterised by the provision of a light source housing portion adjustably fixed to the remainder of the device
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/033 the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/04 intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures F21S8/02 takes precedence; details of ceiling bases F21V21/03
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/032 the solar unit being separate from the lighting unit
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/0965 for portable lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/32 Flexible tubes

Abstract

A flexible solar light includes a lamp portion, a main body portion, and a goose neck portion. The goose neck portion connects the lamp portion and the main body portion, which is flexible and configured to be bent in a shape and maintains the bent shape. The lamp portion and the main body portion are configured to form a portable flashlight, a light stand, a wall lamp, or a ceiling lamp by engaging or separating each other.

Claims

1. A flexible solar light comprising:

a lamp portion including a lamp mount, a lamp installed at a front end of the lamp mount, and a first fastener installed at a rear end of the lamp mount;

a main body portion including a power supply, a controller, and a second fastener installed at a front end thereof, wherein the second fastener is configured to engage the first fastener detachably; and

a goose neck portion configured for connecting the lamp portion and the main body portion, wherein the goose neck portion is flexible and configured to be bent in a shape and maintains the bent shape under an external force, the magnitude of which being below a predetermined value,

wherein the lamp portion and the main body portion are configured to form a portable flashlight by engaging each other through the first and second fasteners,

wherein the lamp portion and the main body portion are configured to form a light stand by separating from each other and standing on the main body portion,

wherein the lamp portion and the main body portion are configured to form a wall lamp by separating from each other and attaching the second fastener of the main body portion to a wall,

wherein the lamp portion and the main body portion are configured to form a ceiling lamp by separating each other and attaching the second fastener of the main body portion to a ceiling, and

wherein the first fastener comprises one or more magnets, and the second fastener comprises one or more magnets.

2. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein the goose neck portion is attached to the lamp portion at a side of the lamp mount.

3. The flexible solar light of claim 2, wherein the goose neck portion is attached to the main body portion at a rear end of the main body portion.

4. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein the goose neck portion is configured to bend into a curved shape.

5. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein the goose neck portion is configured to bend into an L-shape.

6. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein the goose neck portion is configured to bend into a multiple-bent shape.

7. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein the goose neck portion is configured to bend into an S-shape.

8. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein the second fastener comprises one or more ferromagnetic metal.

9. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein the first fastener comprises one or more ferromagnetic metal.

14. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured for controlling or displaying the status of the lamp and the power supply.

15. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein the lamp comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

16. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second fasteners comprises a mechanical fastener.

17. The flexible solar light of claim 1, wherein the power supply comprises a power cord and a plug that are configured for using a wall outlet directly.

10. A flexible solar light comprising:

a lamp portion including a lamp mount, a lamp installed at a front end of the lamp mount, and a first fastener installed at a rear end of the lamp mount;

a main body portion including a power supply, a controller, and a second fastener installed at a front end thereof, wherein the second fastener is configured to engage the first fastener detachably; and

a goose neck portion configured for connecting the lamp portion and the main body portion, wherein the goose neck portion is flexible and configured to be bent in a shape and maintains the bent shape under an external force, the magnitude of which being below a predetermined value,

wherein the lamp portion and the main body portion are configured to form a portable flashlight by engaging each other through the first and second fasteners,

wherein the lamp portion and the main body portion are configured to form a light stand by separating from each other and standing on the main body portion,

wherein the lamp portion and the main body portion are configured to form a wall lamp by separating from each other and attaching the second fastener of the main body portion to a wall, and

wherein the lamp portion and the main body portion are configured to form a ceiling lamp by separating each other and attaching the second fastener of the main body portion to a ceiling,

further comprising a docking case including a third fastener on a top surface thereof configured for receiving and holding the second fastener of the main body,

wherein the third fastener comprises one or more magnets.

11. The flexible solar light of claim 10, wherein the docking case comprises a fourth fastener on a bottom surface thereof, wherein the fourth fastener is configured to attach the docking case to an external surface.

12. The flexible solar light of claim 10, wherein the docking case further comprises a charging device configured for charging the power supply in the main body portion.

13. The flexible solar light of claim 12, wherein the charging device comprises a solar panel and the power supply comprises a rechargeable battery.