US4825345A
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Portable automobile light
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-12-21
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Granted: 1989-04-25
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Expires: 2007-12-21
Abstract
Abstract This invention encompasses simplified equipment to provide a fully charged direct current portable light that may be readily mounted in the passenger compartment of a car.
Inventors
- 👤 William M. Stevens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:55
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21L; F21L4/00; F21L4/08; F21L4/085; B; B60; B60Q; B60Q3/00; B60Q3/30; B60Q3/80; B60Q3/88; B60Q7/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
An always charged portable automobile light comprising: (a) a housing to removably hold a battery operated light and a charging means, (b) a battery means in said battery operated light replaceable electrically connected to said charging means, (c) a fused means to connect said charging means into an automobile fuse box in a position where one fuse has been removed and said one fuse is electrically connected back into said position, (d) a means to removably anchor said housing means in an automobile.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
An always charged portable automobile light comprising: (a) a housing to removably hold a battery operated light and a charging means, (b) a battery means in said battery operated light replaceable electrically connected to said charging means, (c) a fused means to connect said charging means into an automobile fuse box in a position where one fuse has been removed and said one fuse is electrically connected back into said position, (d) a means to removably anchor said housing means in an automobile.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
112 words
An always charged portable automobile light as in claim 1, where said fused means to connect said charging means to said automobile fuse box comprises: (a) a fuse holder to removably receive said one fuse removed from said automobile fuse box, (b) lead wires connecting said fuse holder to a spade type fuse connector, (c) a first electrically conductive wire connected to one side of said spade type fuse connectors and leading to said charging means, (d) an in-line fuse in said first electrically conductive wire, (e) a second electrically conductive wire leading from said charging means and equipped with a connector to connect to a grounding point near said charging means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
An always charged portable automobile light as in claim 1, where said means to removably anchor said housing means snaps into said housing and has sharpened points that may be used to anchor said housing to a carpet in said automobile.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
An always charged portable automobile light as in claim 1, where said means to removably anchor said housing means is a spring clip on said housing that may be used to clip said housing under a dashboard of said automobile.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An always charged portable automobile light as in claim 1, where said means to removably anchor said housing means is a clamp suitable for clamping said housing to said automobile steering post.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
An always charged portable automobile light as in claim 1, where said battery operated light is a flashlight that has been modified to have two male outlet plugs to plug into said charging unit and then so electrically connected internally as to allow charging said battery means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
An always charged portable automobile light as in claim 1, where said charging means is equipped with an externally visible light emitting diode that indicates when said charging means is activated.
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