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US4740872A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Illuminating apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-03-25
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Granted: 1988-04-26
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Expires: 2006-03-25
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Abstract

Abstract An illuminating apparatus comprising a lamp case, a battery socket at one side wall of the lamp case, the battery socket being provided a conducting plate at the innermost end thereof, a plug storage at the same side where the battery socket is provided, the plug storage being provided a plug socket conductively connected with the conducting plate of the battery socket, an incandescent lamp socket rigidly mounted on the bottom portion of the lamp case, a flash lamp socket rigidly mounted side by side with the incandescent lamp socket on the bottom portion of the lamp case, an incandescent lamp screwed within the incandescent lamp socket, a flash lamp screwed within the flash lamp socket, a wire collecting pulley loosely mounted on either of the incandescent lamp socket or the flash lamp socket, a wire check at the side wall of the lamp case in vicinity of the outermost end of the plug socket, a wire passage at the side wall where the wire check is provided, a multi-switch at the side wall where the wire check is provided, a battery received within the battery socket, and a conductive wire on the wire collecting pulley with one end connected to the multi-switch and the other end to a plug which is received within the plug storage.

Inventors

  • 👤 An C. Chou

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 08:11
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/08; F21V21/096; F21V21/0965; B; B60; B60Q; B60Q3/00; B60Q3/80; B60Q3/88; F21L; F21L14/00; F21L14/02; F21L14/023; F21L2/00; F21L4/00; F21L4/02; F21V27/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
An illuminating apparatus comprising a lamp case, a battery socket compartment formed within a side wall of said lamp case for receiving a battery, said battery socket compartment having an electrically conducting plate at the innermost end thereof, a plug storage compartment, said plug storage compartment having a plug socket conductively connected with said conducting plate of said battery socket, a first lamp socket rigidly mounted on a portion of said lamp case, a second lamp socket rigidly mounted in the vicinity of said first lamp socket on the bottom portion of said lamp case, a first lamp threadedly secured within said first lamp socket, a second lamp threadedly secured within said second lamp socket, an electrical lead wire collecting pulley rotatively mounted on said first lamp socket or said second lamp socket, a wire check member at one side wall of said lamp case for releasably securing electrical lead wire mounted on said wire collecting pulley, a multipole switch at the side wall of said lamp case, a power supply selecting switch on the side wall of said lamp case, said conductive electrical lead wire being rolled on said wire collecting pulley with one end connected to said multi-pole switch and the other end to a plug which is received within said plug storage compartment, said multi-pole switch being further connected to said power supply selecting switch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
An illuminating apparatus comprising a lamp case, a battery socket compartment formed within a side wall of said lamp case for receiving a battery, said battery socket compartment having an electrically conducting plate at the innermost end thereof, a plug storage compartment, said plug storage compartment having a plug socket conductively connected with said conducting plate of said battery socket, a first lamp socket rigidly mounted on a portion of said lamp case, a second lamp socket rigidly mounted in the vicinity of said first lamp socket on the bottom portion of said lamp case, a first lamp threadedly secured within said first lamp socket, a second lamp threadedly secured within said second lamp socket, an electrical lead wire collecting pulley rotatively mounted on said first lamp socket or said second lamp socket, a wire check member at one side wall of said lamp case for releasably securing electrical lead wire mounted on said wire collecting pulley, a multipole switch at the side wall of said lamp case, a power supply selecting switch on the side wall of said lamp case, said conductive electrical lead wire being rolled on said wire collecting pulley with one end connected to said multi-pole switch and the other end to a plug which is received within said plug storage compartment, said multi-pole switch being further connected to said power supply selecting switch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
An illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a permanent magnet fixed onto the bottom portion of said lamp case.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
An illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a supporting frame mounted on said lamp case by a hinge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
An illuminating apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising a magnet fixed onto the bottom portion of said supporting frame.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1991-04-26 1991-10-26 1992-04-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1995-04-26 1995-10-26 1996-04-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1999-04-26 1999-10-26 2000-04-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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