# US 11,112,076 B2 · Shed light > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,112,076 B2 - Document ID: US11112076B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/854,208 - Filed: 2020-04-21 - Published: 2020-10-29 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-29 - Assignees: Black & Decker Inc. - Applicants: Black & Decker Inc. - Inventors: Daniel Puzio; Daniel L. Schwarz; Ethan L. Helmer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11112076B2 ## CPC - F21S 9/02: the power supply being a battery or accumulator - F21S 8/033: {the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade} - F21V 5/04: of lens shape - F21V 15/01: Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts (F21V15/02 takes precedence {housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04}) - F21V 23/023: {Power supplies in a casing (F21V23/003 takes precedence)} - F21V 23/0442: {activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors} - F21V 23/06: the elements being coupling devices {, e.g. connectors} - F21V 29/75: with fins or blades having different shapes, thicknesses or spacing - F21V 29/83: the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes - F21V 21/30: Pivoted housings or frames - F21V 23/0464: {the sensor sensing the level of ambient illumination, e.g. dawn or dusk sensors} - F21V 23/0471: {the sensor detecting the proximity, the presence or the movement of an object or a person} - F21V 29/74: with fins or blades - F21W 2131/1005: {of working places, building sites or the like} - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract A lighting apparatus is provided with a housing that includes a rear mounting platform and a partitioning wall extending from the rear mounting platform to form a first cavity and a second cavity within the housing. The lighting apparatus includes a light module mounted on the housing to seal the first cavity, where the light module includes a heat sink located at least partially within the first cavity and at least one LED supported by the heat sink. A battery receptacle is formed within the second cavity, where the battery receptacle is arranged to receive a removable battery pack through a lower open end of the second cavity in a direction parallel to a plane of the rear mounting platform. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lighting apparatus comprising: a housing including a rear mounting platform along a mounting plane, and a partitioning wall extending from the rear mounting platform to form a first cavity and a second cavity within the housing, wherein a plane of the partitioning wall intersects the mounting plane of the rear mounting platform; a light module mounted on the housing to seal the first cavity, the light module comprising a heat sink located at least partially within the first cavity, and at least one LED supported by the heat sink; and a battery receptacle formed within the second cavity, the battery receptacle being arranged to receive a removable battery pack through a lower open end of the second cavity along a receiving axis parallel to the mounting plane of the rear mounting platform, wherein the receiving axis intersects the partitioning wall and the first cavity. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the battery receptacle comprises a terminal block arranged to make electrical contact with terminals of the removeable battery pack, the terminal block being supported by a support wall extending perpendicularly from the partitioning wall along the second cavity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a control board supported adjacent the battery receptacle configured to control supply of electric power from the removable battery pack to the at least one LED. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a sensor mounted on a front face of the housing forward of the battery receptacle, the sensor being at least one of a motion sensor or a darkness sensor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The lighting apparatus of claim 4, wherein the light module further comprises a lens covering the at least one LED, the lens being located forward of a plane of the front face of the housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light module is oriented at an angle of 30 to 60 degrees with respect to the rear mounting platform. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The lighting apparatus of claim 6, wherein the heat sink is located at least partially forward of the partitioning wall and intersecting a plane of the partitioning wall. ### Claim 8 The lighting apparatus of 1, wherein the removeable battery pack is a 20V max power tool battery pack and the at least one LED provides a total light output of approximately 1200 to 2000 lumens. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light module comprises a top light cover and a bottom light cover supporting the heat sink, the bottom light cover being coupled to a front face of the housing, the top light cover being mounted on two side walls of the housing and extending proximate an upper portion of the rear mounting platform. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The lighting apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a ridge vent formed between a rear edge of the top light cover and the rear mounting platform, the ridge vent allowing flow of air out of the first cavity. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The lighting apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a ridge portion extending from the rear mounting platform over the ridge vent substantially parallel to the top light cover. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The lighting apparatus of claim 10, further comprising an opening provided between the first cavity and second cavity to allow airflow from the battery receptacle to the first cavity by natural convection. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The lighting apparatus of claim 10, further comprising an opening provided proximate the bottom light cover to allow airflow from outside the bottom light cover into the first cavity in thermal contact with the heat sink. ### Claim 14 A lighting apparatus comprising: a housing including a rear mounting platform along a mounting plane, the rear mounting platform having one or more mounting holes formed through the mounting plane for mounting the rear mounting platform on a vertical wall; a light module mounted on the housing, the light module comprising a heat sink located at least partially within a cavity of the housing, at least one LED supported by the heat sink, and a lens covering the at least one LED, wherein the at least one LED is oriented along an illumination axis arranged at an angle of 30 to 60 degrees with respect to the mounting plane of the rear mounting platform; a battery receptacle formed below the cavity of the housing, the battery receptacle being arranged to receive a removable battery pack through a lower open end thereof along a receiving axis parallel to the mounting plane of the rear mounting platform; and a sensor mounted on a front face of the housing forward of the battery receptacle, the sensor being at least one of a motion sensor or a darkness sensor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The light apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a partitioning wall extending perpendicularly from the rear mounting wall to substantially separate the cavity of the housing from the battery receptacle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The light apparatus of claim 14, wherein the battery receptacle comprises a terminal block arranged to make electrical contact with terminals of the removeable battery pack, the terminal block being supported by a support wall of the housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The light apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a control board supported adjacent the battery receptacle configured to control supply of electric power from the removable battery pack to the at least one LED. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The lighting apparatus of claim 14, wherein the light module comprises a top light cover and a bottom light cover supporting the heat sink, the bottom light cover being coupled to a front face of the housing, the top light cover being mounted on two side walls of the housing and extending proximate an upper portion of the rear mounting platform. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The lighting apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a ridge vent formed between a rear edge of the top light cover and the rear mounting platform, the ridge vent allowing flow of air out of the cavity. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The lighting apparatus of claim 19, further comprising an opening provided between the cavity and batter receptacle to allow airflow from the battery receptacle to the cavity by natural convection.