Back to results
US 10,760,746 B2Granted
Solar lamp with radial elements and electronics assembly contained in a watertight enclosure
AssigneeLuminAID LAB, LLC
InventorsAndrea M. Sreshta, Anna Ruth Stork
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A solar-powered lamp is disclosed. The lamp includes a plurality of radiating extensions, each being formed from a plurality of flat panels that can fold relative to each other along lines between respective ones of the plurality of flat panels; and an electronics assembly, wherein the lamp is collapsible, and the flat panels for each of the radiating extensions fold relative to each other as the lamp is collapsed.
Claims22
A solar-powered lamp, comprising:
- a plurality of radiating extensions each radiating out from a central axis of the lamp when the lamp is in an expanded state, each extension being formed from a plurality of flat panels that are capable of folding relative to each other along lines between respective ones of the plurality of flat panels;
- a flat bottom panel and a flat top panel, wherein the flat bottom panel and the flat top panel are positioned parallel to one another along an axis and are differently sized relative to one another;
- and
- an electronics assembly contained in a watertight enclosure on the flat top panel and having, electrically interconnected, a solar panel, a rechargeable battery, a printed circuit board, and one or more LEDs arranged to direct light from inside the lamp and out through the flat panels of the plurality of radiating extensions,
- wherein the lamp is collapsible along the axis, and the flat panels for each of the radiating elements fold relative to each other as the lamp is collapsed.
2 more elements
A solar-powered lamp for generating and providing electricity, comprising:
- one or more solar panels;
- one or more batteries arranged to be charged with electric power from the one or more solar panels;
- one or more light emitting devices (LEDs) arranged to be powered from the one or more batteries;
- one or more electric connectors arranged to receive electric power from the one or more batteries and to connect to combined power/data connections on portable electronic devices that are separate from the lamp;
- and
- an expandable and collapsible housing comprised of a flat bottom panel, a flat top panel, and a plurality of tapered elements that:
- each radiate outward from a centerline of the device,
- each have a plurality of flat walls,
- are collapsible by folding the plurality of flat walls relative to each other along times between respective ones of the plurality of flat walls, and
- are positioned to receive light from the one or more LEDs and pass the received light through the plurality of flat walls,
- wherein the flat bottom panel and the flat top panel are positioned parallel to one another and are differently sized relative to one another.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.