Emergency light system

• US 5,831,413 A
• Filed: 08/15/1997
• Issued: 11/03/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Russell H. Gould
• Original Assignee: Russell H. Gould
• Inventors: Gould, Russell H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Peter S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shin, K.
• Application Number:
  US08/911,930
• Time in Patent Office: 445 Days
• Field of Search: 320/110, 320/107, 362/194, 362/183
• US Class Current: 320/110
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/022 Emergency lighting devices

Abstract

An emergency light system adapted to be powered by a vehicle wet cell battery that includes a rectangular shaped snap on system housing member that has a battery top receiving compartment formed therein, first and second terminal receiving members extending into the battery top receiving compartment and two snap connectors for snap connecting the system housing member to a vehicle wet cell battery, the first and second terminal receiving members each having a cylindrical shaped terminal receiving cavity formed therein sized to receive a battery terminal of a vehicle wet cell battery and having a spring biased electrical contact positioned therein, each spring biased electrical contact including an electrically conducting biasing spring and a contact member attached to a moveable end of the biasing spring; a rectangular shaped bulb housing positioned on top of the system housing member and defining a lamp compartment in connection with a rectangular diffuser lens opening, the rectangular shaped bulb housing including air vent openings formed through a sidewall thereof and into airflow connection with the lamp compartment; a lamp diffuser lens covering the rectangular diffuser lens opening of the bulb housing member; an on/off switch; and a lamp socket mounted within the rectangular lamp compartment; the lamp socket being wired in series with the on/off switch and between the contact members of the spring biased electrical contacts positioned within the cylindrical shaped terminal receiving cavities of the first and second terminal receiving members.

Claims

1. An emergency light system comprising:

a rectangular shaped snap on system housing member that has a battery top receiving compartment formed therein, first and second terminal receiving members extending into said battery top receiving compartment and two snap connectors for snap connecting said system housing member to a vehicle wet cell battery, said first and second terminal receiving members each having a terminal receiving cavity formed therein sized to receive a battery terminal of a vehicle wet cell battery and further having a spring biased electrical contact positioned within each said terminal receiving cavity, each spring biased electrical contact including an electrically conducting biasing spring and a contact member attached to a moveable end of said biasing spring;

a bulb housing positioned on top of said system housing member and defining a lamp compartment in connection with a diffuser lens opening;

a lamp diffuser lens covering said diffuser lens opening of said bulb housing member;

an on/off switch; and

a lamp socket mounted within said lamp compartment;

said lamp socket being wired in series with said on/off switch and between said contact members of said spring biased electrical contacts positioned within said cylindrical shaped terminal receiving cavities of said first and second terminal receiving members.

2. The emergency light system of claim 1, wherein:

said terminal receiving cavity of said first terminal receiving member is cylindrical shaped; and

said terminal receiving cavity of said second terminal receiving member is cylindrical shaped.

3. The emergency light system of claim 1, wherein:

said diffuser lens opening is rectangular shaped; and

said lamp diffuser lens is rectangular in shape.

4. The emergency light system of claim 1 wherein:

said bulb housing includes air vent openings formed through a sidewall thereof and into airflow connection with said lamp compartment.

5. The emergency light system of claim 1 further including:

first and second adapter cable assemblies, each said first and second adapter cable assembly including a length of insulated conducting cable connected between a connecting plug and a connecting mechanism for connectable to a side mounted terminal of an automobile battery, and wherein;

said system housing member further includes first and second adapter cable jacks,

one said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack,

another said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack;

said first cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly;

said second cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly.

6. The emergency light system of claim 2, wherein:

said diffuser lens opening is rectangular shaped; and

said lamp diffuser lens is rectangular in shape.

7. The emergency light system of claim 2 wherein:

said bulb housing includes air vent openings formed through a sidewall thereof and into airflow connection with said lamp compartment.

8. The emergency light system of claim 2 further including:

first and second adapter cable assemblies, each said first and second adapter cable assembly including a length of insulated conducting cable connected between a connecting plug and a connecting mechanism for connectable to a side mounted terminal of an automobile battery, and wherein;

said system housing member further includes first and second adapter cable jacks,

one said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack,

another said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack;

said first cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly;

said second cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly.

9. The emergency light system of claim 6 wherein:

said bulb housing includes air vent openings formed through a sidewall thereof and into airflow connection with said lamp compartment.

10. The emergency light system of claim 6 further including:

first and second adapter cable assemblies, each said first and second adapter cable assembly including a length of insulated conducting cable connected between a connecting plug and a connecting mechanism for connectable to a side mounted terminal of an automobile battery, and wherein;

said system housing member further includes first and second adapter cable jacks,

one said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack,

another said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack;

said first cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly;

said second cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly.

11. The emergency light system of claim 9 further including:

first and second adapter cable assemblies, each said first and second adapter cable assembly including a length of insulated conducting cable connected between a connecting plug and a connecting mechanism for connectable to a side mounted terminal of an automobile battery, and wherein;

said system housing member further includes first and second adapter cable jacks,

one said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack,

another said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack;

said first cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly;

said second cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly.

12. The emergency light system of claim 7 further including:

first and second adapter cable assemblies, each said first and second adapter cable assembly including a length of insulated conducting cable connected between a connecting plug and a connecting mechanism for connectable to a side mounted terminal of an automobile battery, and wherein;

said system housing member further includes first and second adapter cable jacks,

one said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack,

another said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack;

said first cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly;

said second cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly.

13. The emergency light system of claim 3 wherein:

said bulb housing includes air vent openings formed through a sidewall thereof and into airflow connection with said lamp compartment.

14. The emergency light system of claim 3 further including:

first and second adapter cable assemblies, each said first and second adapter cable assembly including a length of insulated conducting cable connected between a connecting plug and a connecting mechanism for connectable to a side mounted terminal of an automobile battery, and wherein;

said system housing member further includes first and second adapter cable jacks,

one said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack,

another said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack;

said first cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly;

said second cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly.

15. The emergency light system of claim 13 further including:

first and second adapter cable assemblies, each said first and second adapter cable assembly including a length of insulated conducting cable connected between a connecting plug and a connecting mechanism for connectable to a side mounted terminal of an automobile battery, and wherein;

said system housing member further includes first and second adapter cable jacks,

one said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack,

another said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack;

said first cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly;

said second cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly.

16. The emergency light system of claim 4 further including:

first and second adapter cable assemblies, each said first and second adapter cable assembly including a length of insulated conducting cable connected between a connecting plug and a connecting mechanism for connectable to a side mounted terminal of an automobile battery, and wherein;

said system housing member further includes first and second adapter cable jacks,

one said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack,

another said spring biased electrical contact being in electrical connection with said first adapter cable jack;

said first cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly;

said second cable adapter jack being sized to receive said connecting plug of said first adapter cable assembly.