US3286126A
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Portable remote control light
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-02-23
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Granted: 1966-11-15
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Expires: 1982-02-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur R Crawford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 12:51
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B41/00; H05B41/14; H05B41/26; H05B41/28; H05B41/282; H01; H01R; H01R33/00; H01R33/94
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A LIGHT COMPRISING A HOUSING SMALL ENOUGH TO BE PORTABLE, A LAMP RECEPTACLE ON THE HOUSING FOR RECEIVING A LAMP, CONNECTOR MEANS CARRIED BY THE HOUSING FOR ESTABLISHING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL SOURCE OF POWER, DETECTOR MEANS IN THE HOUSING FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO THE IMPINGEMENT THEREON OF RADIANT ENERGY, MULTIVIBRATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO THE DETECTOR MEANS, AND ADAPTED TO BE SET IN A FIRST STATE IN RESPONSE TO THE ELECTRICAL SIGNAL FROM THE DETECTOR AND INCLUDING A CHARGING CIRCUIT CONNECTED BETWEEN THE MULTIVIBRATOR OUTPUT AND INPUT AND RESPONSIVE TO THE FIRST MULTIVIBRATOR STATE TO TRANSFER THE MULTIVIBRATOR TO A SECOND STATE AFTER A PREDETERMINED TIME PERIOD, AND SWITCHING MEANS TO COUPLE THE CONNECTOR MEANS TO THE RECEPTACLE FOR ENERGIZING THE LAMP THEREINN WHILE THE MULTIVIBRATOR MEANS IS IN THE FIRST STATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A LIGHT COMPRISING A HOUSING SMALL ENOUGH TO BE PORTABLE, A LAMP RECEPTACLE ON THE HOUSING FOR RECEIVING A LAMP, CONNECTOR MEANS CARRIED BY THE HOUSING FOR ESTABLISHING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL SOURCE OF POWER, DETECTOR MEANS IN THE HOUSING FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO THE IMPINGEMENT THEREON OF RADIANT ENERGY, MULTIVIBRATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO THE DETECTOR MEANS, AND ADAPTED TO BE SET IN A FIRST STATE IN RESPONSE TO THE ELECTRICAL SIGNAL FROM THE DETECTOR AND INCLUDING A CHARGING CIRCUIT CONNECTED BETWEEN THE MULTIVIBRATOR OUTPUT AND INPUT AND RESPONSIVE TO THE FIRST MULTIVIBRATOR STATE TO TRANSFER THE MULTIVIBRATOR TO A SECOND STATE AFTER A PREDETERMINED TIME PERIOD, AND SWITCHING MEANS TO COUPLE THE CONNECTOR MEANS TO THE RECEPTACLE FOR ENERGIZING THE LAMP THEREINN WHILE THE MULTIVIBRATOR MEANS IS IN THE FIRST STATE.
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