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US 6,758,314 B2Granted
Portable light reel system
OwnerGeorge Woodruffinventor
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Abstract
A portable light reel system holding electro-luminescent (EL) wire and self-contained electronics, providing a stand-alone and self-contained light reel. The rotatably mounted cylindrical hub about which the EL wire is wound accommodates a battery and inverter. A waterproof switch is operative to impress a high frequency A.C. voltage upon the EL wire providing an “ON” state or a “BLINKING” state. An external power connector is provided the means for charging the batteries as well as supplying power to the inverter.
Claims17
A portable light reel system, comprising:
- a housing;
- a reel rotatably supported on said housing, the reel being hollow and defining an interior chamber;
- a roll of electro-luminescent wire wound around the reel;
- a DC to AC power inverter mounted within the interior chamber, the inverter being electrically connected to the electro-luminescent wire;
- and
- a connector means for connecting said inverter to a source of electrical power.
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A portable light reel system, comprising:
- a housing;
- a reel rotatably supported on said housing, the reel being hollow and defining an interior chamber, the reel having a pair of removable end plates disposed at opposite ends of the interior chamber, the reel having a roll of electro-luminescent wire wound therearound;
- a DC to AC power inverter mounted within the interior chamber, the inverter having a pair of input terminals and a pair of output terminals, the output terminals connected to said electro-luminescent wire;
- a battery disposed in the interior chamber and electrically connected to the input terminals of the inverter;
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- a switch disposed on one of said end plates, the switch being electrically connected between said battery and said inverter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.