Autoilluminating lamp system
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1. An autoilluminating rechargeable lamp system, comprising:
- a wall mountable recharging base adapted to removably support a set of luminaries including a first circuit coupled to each luminary of said set of luminaries supported thereby operative in response to supplied AC power to provide a charge signal to each luminary of said set of luminaries; and
a set of luminaries each having a light emitting element connected to a rechargeable battery pack via a second circuit operative in one mode to charge said rechargeable battery pack in response to said charge signal when each said luminary of said set of luminaries is supported by said wall mountable recharging base and operative in another mode to activate said light emitting element in response to the absence of said charge signal, whereby, each said luminary of said set of luminaries lights if removed from said wall mountable recharging base and is turned “
off”
if received on said wall mountable recharging base.
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Abstract
An autoilluminating rechargeable lamp system includes a set of one or more self-standing rechargeable lighting fixtures (luminaries) removably supported on a recharging and support member. The luminaries each include a light diffusor that may resemble a candle that turn on when removed from the recharging and support member. The luminaries may also turn on when power to the recharging and support member is turned off, turning the luminaries on automatically as during a power failure. The luminaries may each be inductively coupled to the recharging and support member, which enables to provide an aesthetically pleasing interface free of electrical contacts.
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1. An autoilluminating rechargeable lamp system, comprising:
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a wall mountable recharging base adapted to removably support a set of luminaries including a first circuit coupled to each luminary of said set of luminaries supported thereby operative in response to supplied AC power to provide a charge signal to each luminary of said set of luminaries; and
a set of luminaries each having a light emitting element connected to a rechargeable battery pack via a second circuit operative in one mode to charge said rechargeable battery pack in response to said charge signal when each said luminary of said set of luminaries is supported by said wall mountable recharging base and operative in another mode to activate said light emitting element in response to the absence of said charge signal, whereby, each said luminary of said set of luminaries lights if removed from said wall mountable recharging base and is turned “
off”
if received on said wall mountable recharging base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An autoilluminating rechargeable lamp system, comprising:
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a charging base removably supporting a set of luminaries including a charge circuit providing a charge signal to each luminary of said set of luminaries supported by said base;
a set of luminaries each including a lamp and a rechargeable battery pack connected to said lamp; and
autoilluminating means coupled to each luminary of said set of luminaries and responsive to said charge signal for lighting said lamp of each luminary in response to non-detection of said charge signal, and for turning said lamp of each luminary “
off”
in response to detection of said charge signal, whereby, each said luminary of said set of luminaries lights if removed from said base and is turned “
off”
if supported thereby. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An autoilluminating rechargeable lamp system, comprising:
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a charging subassembly adapted to removably support a set of luminaries including a first circuit coupled to each luminary of said set of luminaries when supported thereon operative in response to supplied AC power to provide a charge signal to each luminary of said set of luminaries when supported thereon;
a sensor to provide a seat signal representative that each luminary of said set of luminaries is supported on said charging base subassembly; and
a set of luminaries including one or more luminaries, each luminary having a light emitting element connected to a rechargeable battery pack via a second circuit operative in one mode to charge said rechargeable battery pack in response to said charge signal when each luminary of said set of luminaries is supported thereon and operative in another mode to activate said light emitting element in response to the absence of said seat signal, whereby, each said luminary lights if removed from said charging subassembly, does not light if no AC power is supplied to said charging subassembly when supported thereon, and does not light if there is no charge signal when supported thereon. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An autoilluminating lamp system, comprising:
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a base member adapted to removably support at least one rechargeable lamp member receivable on and removable from said base member;
at least one lamp member each including a light having an “
on” and
an “
off”
state powered by a power source, each said at least one lamp member is adapted to be received on and removed from said base member; and
an autoilluminating circuit coupled to each said at least one lamp member operative in one mode in response to receipt of each said at least one lamp member on said base member adapted to removably support at least one lamp member each adapted to be received on and removed from said base member to place said light of each said at least one lamp member received on said base member in its “
off”
state, and operative in another mode in response to removal of each said at least one lamp member from said base member adapted to removably support at least one lamp member each adapted to be received on and removed from said base member to place said light of each said at least one lamp member removed from said base member in its “
on”
state;
whereby, each said at least one lamp member lights if removed from said base member and de-lights if received on said base member. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. An autoilluminating rechargeable lamp system comprising:
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a set of luminaries each having a light emitting element connected to a rechargeable battery pack, the set of luminaries including one or more luminaries;
a recharging support, each of the set of luminaries being engagable with and supportable by the recharging support, the recharging support providing a charge to each of the set of luminaries engaged therewith in response to power supplied to the recharging support;
each of the set of luminaries including an auto-illuminating circuit electrically responsive to the charge of the recharging support for turning the luminary on or off. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A lamp system comprising:
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a set of luminaries each having a light emitting element and a battery pack connected thereto, the set of luminaries including one or more luminaries;
a support for engaging and supporting the luminaries and providing an electrical signal to each of the luminaries engaged therewith, wherein the luminaries are electrically responsive to said electric signal to determine an “
on”
or “
off”
state for the light emitting element.
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27. The lamp system of 26 wherein the support is wall mountable.
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28. The lamp system of 26 wherein the support and each of the luminaries include respective electric contacts engagable when the luminary is engaged with the support, the support providing the electrical signal to each of said luminaries via the electric contacts.
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29. The lamp system of 26 wherein the support provides the electrical signal to each of the luminaries via one or more induction circuits, the signal being provided when the luminary is engaged with the support.
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30. The lamp system of 26 wherein the battery pack is rechargeable, and the support provides power to the battery pack when the luminary is engaged with the support.
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31. A lamp system comprising:
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a set of luminaries including one or more luminaries, each luminary having a light emitting element connected to a rechargeable battery pack;
a wall-mountable recharging support having a first portion positionable proximate to a wall and a second portion extending at least partially laterally to the first portion for supporting each of the luminaries, each of the set of luminaries being engagable with the recharging support to receive power from the recharging support for charging the battery pack thereof, the recharging support providing a charge to each of the set of luminaries engaged therewith in response to power supplied to the recharging support;
each of the set of luminaries including an auto-illuminating circuit responsive to the power from the recharging support for turning the luminary on or off. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An autoilluminating lamp system comprising:
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a set of luminaries including one or more luminaries, each luminary having a first circuit, a light emitting element, a rechargeable battery pack connected to the light emitting element via the first circuit, and a second circuit for receiving electrical power for charging the battery pack;
a recharging support providing electrical power to the second circuit, wherein the recharging support is adapted to be mounted on a wall for receiving electrical current, the recharging support adapted to support each of the luminaries thereon, and the luminaries being responsive to the received power from the recharging support to open or close the first circuit to turn the luminary off or on, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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