Lamp with charger

• US 10,704,772 B2
• Filed: 05/02/2019
• Issued: 07/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Glori, LLC
• Original Assignee: Glori, LLC
• Inventors: Rolf, Devon A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Santiago, Mariceli
• Application Number:
  US16/401,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20190257501A1
• Time in Patent Office: 432 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 6/002 Table lamps, e.g. for ambient lighting
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 6/005 with a lamp housing maintained at a distance from the floor or ground via a support, e.g. standing lamp for ambient lighting
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/06 Bases for movable standing lamps; Fixing standards to the bases F21V21/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/10 Pendants, arms, or standards; Fixing lighting devices to pendants, arms, or standards adjustable mounting F21V21/14; construction of posts not peculiar to use with lighting devices E04H12/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/108 Arms
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/001 the elements being electrical wires or cables
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0056 Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/006 the coupling part being secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. duplex wall receptacle
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00302 Overcharge protection
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1025 Accumulators or arrangements for charging secondary cells per se H01M10/00; charging in general H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

Abstract

A table or floor lamp has a base, for supporting an electronic device such as a wireless speaker assembly or inductive charging plate, that defines a cavity into which all or at least a substantial portion of the power chord of the electronic device is concealed. The lamp includes and power chord for plugging into a source of power and the base includes an electrical outlet for receiving a plug of a power chord of a wireless electronic device such as a speaker assembly or inductive charging pad. The base may include a pedestal on which the electronic device sits with a post beneath the pedestal around which the cord of the electronic device is wrapped and a gap between the outer periphery of the pedestal and the top of the base through which the cord is wrapped. The base may include an inductive charger for charging a mobile device.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a table-lamp or floor-lamp comprising—

a base;

a support extending upwardly from the base for supporting at least one light or lamp socket;

a cord connected to the apparatus and having a plug for plugging in to a power source; and

wherein said base of said lamp comprises a charger, wherein said base comprises a cavity accessible at an opening in an upper surface of said base, wherein said apparatus further comprises a ledge extending inwardly from a periphery of a sidewall of the opening to the cavity, wherein said charger rests on an upper surface of said ledge.

2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said charger has an upper surface that comprises a top of said base of said apparatus.

3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein said charger is removable from said apparatus.

4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said charger is removable from said apparatus.

5. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said cord is a first cord and wherein said apparatus further comprises a second cord that is electrically connectable to and unpluggable from a connection with the first cord to enable the charger to receive power and also to be unplugged and removed from said lamp.

6. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said charger is removable from said lamp and wherein said charger frictionally fits at least partially within said opening.

7. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said charger is releasably secured to said lamp with at least one fastener.

8. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said charger has an outer peripheral edge and said charger is positioned at a central area of said base and said support extends upwardly from the base from at least one location on the base that is outside the outer peripheral edge of said charger.

9. The apparatus as set forth in claim 8, wherein said support comprises a frame having first and second sides and wherein said at least one lamp or light socket is positioned at a top of said frame.

10. The apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein said at least one lamp or light socket is therefore positioned in a spacially removed manner over the top of said base.

11. The apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein said support comprises a pedestal.

12. The apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein said at least one lamp or light socket is positioned at a top of said pedestal and said pedestal is shaped so as to position said at least one lamp or light socket in a spacially removed manner over the top of said base.

13. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said charger comprises an inductive charger.

14. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said charger charges an electronic device that is placed in contact with said charger.

15. An apparatus comprising:

a table-lamp or floor-lamp comprising—

a base;

a support extending upwardly from the base for supporting at least one light or lamp socket;

a cord connected to the apparatus and having a plug for plugging into a power source, wherein said cord is a first cord and said plug is a first plug;

an electrical outlet positioned on said apparatus and connected to said first cord;

a charger that is removable from said lamp, wherein said charger has a second cord having a second plug, wherein, in use of said apparatus, said second plug of said second cord of said removable charger is plugged into said electrical outlet, thereby enabling the charger to receive power and also to be unplugged and removed from said lamp; and

wherein said base comprises a cavity accessible at an opening in an upper surface of said base, wherein said apparatus further comprises a ledge extending inwardly from a periphery of a sidewall of the opening to the cavity, wherein, when said apparatus is in use, said removable charger rests on an upper surface of said ledge.

16. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein at least a portion of said second cord of said removable charger is positioned within said cavity of said base.

17. The apparatus as set forth in claim 16, wherein said electrical outlet comprises a receptacle, for receiving said second plug, that is accessible within said cavity of said base.

18. The apparatus as set forth in claim 16, wherein said electrical outlet comprises a receptacle, for receiving said second plug, that is accessible at an exterior of said base.

19. The apparatus as set forth in claim 16, wherein a portion of said second cord within said cavity comprises a first portion of said second cord, said base further having a cutaway portion in a top surface of the base for receiving a second portion of said second cord.

20. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15 in combination with an electronic device comprising a wireless receiver and a speaker, wherein said charger charges said electronic device when said electronic device is placed on said charger.