US 2019/0293248 A1 · SPIRAL WRAP POWER AND LIGHTING SYSTEM

Abstract

A spiral wrap power and lighting system may include spiral cut flexible tubular sleeve, a plurality of photovoltaic cells, and a series of light emitting devices. The sleeve can have structure sufficient for being adapted to and maintained in a desired shape. The sleeve is also capable of being coiled around an object. The photovoltaic cells may be in a panel configuration and can be arranged in a generally helical configuration defining at least one revolution. The photovoltaic cells may also be arranged in a V-shaped configuration. The light emitting devices can comprise a plurality of axially and spirally spaced lighting sources affixed to a flexible strip, which is in turn affixed to the sleeve. The power and lighting system can have structure sufficient for being maintained in a desired flexible tubular shape on its own accord.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A flexible photovoltaic system comprising:

a flexible tubular sleeve formed from a coiled strip of material, the sleeve having a structure sufficient for being adapted to and maintained in a desired shape;
at least one photovoltaic cell coupled to the sleeve;
and
at least one electrical conductor coupled to the at least one photovoltaic cell and being adapted for connection with at least one of an electrically conductive port, a light emitting device, an electrical storage device, an electrical control device, and an electrically powered device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/436,497Filed 10 Jun 2019

Priority

24 Sep 2014

Published

26 Sep 2019

Term ends

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Classification17 codes

F21S 9/035
Rechargeable by exposure to light: the solar unit being integrated within the support for the lighting unit, e.g. within or on a pole
H02S 30/20
Structural details of PV modules other than those related to light conversion: collapsible or foldable PV modules
F21S 4/26
Flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape: of rope form, e.g. LED lighting ropes, or of tubular form
F21V 21/32
Adjustable mountings: flexible tubes

Family

Application62/054,718Us provisional application · filed 24 Sep 2014

Application62/062,252Us provisional application · filed 10 Oct 2014

Application14/859,269Continuation in part · filed 19 Sep 2015

Application16/436,497Continuation in part

US 10,317,022 B2Related patent

US 10,711,962 B2Related patent

US 2017/0082251 A1Published application

US 2019/0293248 A1This patent

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Abstract

Claims18