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US 10,767,852 B1Granted
Portable storage case and lighting assembly
AssigneeEDC Inc.
InventorKeith A. Ebert
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Abstract
A portable storage case may include a case body, a lid, a lighting assembly, and a nonmechanical field switch. The case body may define a storage chamber. The lid may be rotatably mounted to the case body to move between an open position and a closed position. The open position may permit access to the storage chamber. The closed position may restrict access to the storage chamber. The lighting assembly may be attached to one of the lid and the case body. The nonmechanical field switch may be in electrical communication with the lighting assembly to restrict activation of the lighting assembly in the closed position.
Claims19
A portable storage case comprising:
- a case body defining a storage chamber;
- a lid rotatably mounted to the case body to move between an open position and a closed position, the open position permitting access to the storage chamber, the closed position restricting access to the storage chamber;
- a lighting assembly attached to one of the lid and the case body, the lighting assembly comprising a light source and a support board;
- a nonmechanical field switch in electrical communication with the lighting assembly to restrict activation of the lighting assembly in the closed position;
- a control board attached to the one of the lid and the case body in electrical communication with the lighting assembly, the control board comprising a user input configured to adjust activation of the lighting assembly;
- a power source mounted to the control board to supply power thereto;
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- a passive field element attached to the other of the lid and the case body and engaged with the nonmechanical field switch in the closed position,
- wherein the control board and the power source are spaced apart from the lighting assembly along an inner surface of the one of the lid and the case body.
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A portable storage case comprising:
- a case body defining a storage chamber;
- a lid rotatably mounted to the case body to move between an open position and a closed position, the open position permitting access to the storage chamber, the closed position restricting access to the storage chamber;
- a lighting assembly attached to the lid, the lighting assembly comprising a light source and a support board;
- a nonmechanical field switch comprising a magnetic reed switch attached to the lid in electrical communication with the lighting assembly to restrict activation of the lighting assembly in the closed position;
- a control board attached to the lid in electrical communication with the lighting assembly, the control board comprising a user input configured to adjust activation of the lighting assembly;
- a power source mounted to the control board to supply power thereto;
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- a passive field element attached to the case body and engaged with the nonmechanical field switch in the closed position,
- wherein the control board and the power source are spaced apart from the lighting assembly along an inner surface of the lid,
- wherein the lid comprises a peripheral rim extending toward the case body in the closed position, and
- wherein the lighting assembly is fixedly attached to the peripheral rim.
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A portable storage case comprising:
- a case body defining a storage chamber;
- a lid rotatably mounted to the case body to move between an open position and a closed position, the open position permitting access to the storage chamber, the closed position restricting access to the storage chamber;
- a plurality of lighting assemblies attached to the lid, each lighting assembly of the plurality of lighting assemblies being spaced apart;
- a nonmechanical field switch in electrical communication with the plurality of lighting assemblies to restrict activation of the plurality of lighting assemblies in the closed position;
- a control board attached to the lid in electrical communication with the plurality of lighting assemblies, the control board comprising a user input configured to adjust activation of the plurality of lighting assemblies;
- a power source mounted to the control board to supply power thereto;
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- a passive field element attached to the case body and engaged with the nonmechanical field switch in the closed position, and
- wherein the control board and the power source are spaced apart from the plurality of lighting assemblies along an inner surface of the lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.