Patent Application
20230408052
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The disclosure relates to solar powered lamp devices and more particularly pertains to a new solar powered lamp device for reducing energy consumption.
The prior art relates to solar powered lamp devices. The prior art includes a variety of solar powered lamp devices configured to provide outdoor illumination and replace electric lamps. Known prior art lacks a solar power lamp device configured for providing outdoor illumination at night by a photocell sensor and being able to receive power from a standard electric supply as well.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a base. The base has a cylindrical shape. The base has an inner wall. The inner wall has a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end of the base protrudes downward and couples to a socket. The socket is configured for engaging by threading to a porcelain lamp holder. An outer wall enwraps the top end of the inner wall of the base. The outer wall has an outer surface and a top surface. A plurality of lights is positioned on the top surface of the outer wall. A level switch is positioned on the outer surface of the outer wall of the base. The level switch further includes a low button configured for emitting a yellow color from each of the lights, a high button configured for emitting a blue color from each of the lights, and a mid button configured for emitting a white color from each of the lights. A dome is positioned on the top surface of the outer wall. A solar panel is configured for providing power to the plurality of lights. The solar panel is in electric communication to the plurality of lights by a cord. The solar panel is configured for being positioned in sunlight. An outlet is positioned on the outer wall of the base. Additionally, a main switch is positioned on the outer surface of the outer wall of the base. The main switch comprises a plurality of buttons including a night button configured for enabling a photoelectric cell, an actuator button configured for closing or opening electric power from the solar panel to the plurality of lights, and a plus button configured for enabling a plurality of extra lights.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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An outer wall 36 enwraps the top end 22 of the inner wall 16 of the base 12. The outer wall 36 is the plastic material 25 similar to the base 12. The outer wall 36 has an outer surface 38 and a top surface 40. The top surface 40 of the outer wall 36 is positioned perpendicular relative to the inner wall 16 of the base 12. Additionally, a plurality of lights 42 is positioned on the top surface 40 of the outer wall 36. Each of the lights 42 is in electric communication with the electric wire 20 of the interior 16 of the base 12. Each of the lights 42 is a light emitting diode configured for illuminating in a shaded or darkened environment. Furthermore, an outlet 62 is positioned on the outer wall 36 of the base 12. The outlet 62 is a female power plug output configured for providing electricity to a male power plug input. The outlet 62 is in electric communication with the ring 27 and the tip 30 of the socket 26.
A level switch 64 is positioned on the outer surface 38 of the outer wall 36 of the base 12. The level switch 64 is in electric communication with the plurality of lights 42. The level switch 64 is configured for altering the amount of electric power provided to each of the lights 42 wherein displaying a distinguish color. The level switch 64 further includes a low button 66. The low button 66 is configured for emitting a yellow color from each of the lights 42 such that the low button 66 reduces the amount of the electric power to each of the lights 42. A high button 68 is configured for emitting a blue color from each of the lights 42 such that the high button 68 increasing the amount of the electric power to each of the lights 42. A mid button 70 is configured for emitting a white color from each of the lights 42 such that the mid button 70 averages the amount of electric power from the low button 66 and the high button 68 to each of the lights 42.
A dome 44 is positioned on the top surface 40 of the outer wall 36. The dome 44 has a semi-sphere shape and the dome 44 is a translucent material 46. The dome 44 is configured for providing protection to the plurality of lights 42 from damage. The dome 44 is designed to resemble an already existing light bulb shape. In addition, the shape of the dome 44 expands the area of impact of the illumination of the plurality of lights 42 when each of the lights 42 receives power.
A solar panel 48 is configured for providing power to the plurality of lights 42. The solar panel 48 has a plurality of photo-voltaic cells 50 configured for absorbing sunlight to be used for electric power. The solar panel 48 is in electric communication with the plurality of lights 42 by a cord 52, wherein the solar panel 48 provides electric power to the plurality of lights 42. The cord 52 protrudes out from the outer surface 38 of the outer wall 36 of the base 12 into the solar panel 48. The solar panel 48 is configured for being positioned in sunlight, wherein the positioning of the solar panel 48 can either be distal or proximal relative to the porcelain lamp holder 34.
A main switch 54 is positioned on the outer surface 38 of the outer wall 36 of the base 12. The main switch 54 comprises a plurality of buttons. The main switch 54 further includes a night button 72 configured for enabling a photoelectric cell 56. The photoelectric cell 56 is configured for reducing or increasing electric power provided to the plurality of lights 42 from the solar panel 48. An actuator button 74 is configured for closing or opening electric power from the solar panel 48 to the plurality of lights 42. The actuator button 74 is positioned adjacent to the night button 72. A plus button 76 of the main switch 54 is configured for enabling a plurality of extra lights 78. The plurality of extra lights 78 is in electric communication with the solar panel 48. The plurality of extra lights 78 is positioned in the dome 44 and is configured for providing enhanced lighting to the plurality of lights 42.
An alternative embodiment 58 of the solar powered lamp device 10 includes the outer wall 36 of the base 12 enwrapping both the top end 22 and the bottom end 24 of the base 12. Furthermore, the socket 26 of the base 12 is replaced by a pair of contacts 60 configured for securing to an electric power supply. The alternative embodiment 58 would include the plurality of lights 42, the dome 44, the switch 54, and the solar panel 48.
In use, the socket 26 of the base 12 is engaged by threading with a porcelain lamp holder 34. The solar panel 48 is positioned in an area to receive sunlight to provide electric power to the plurality of lights 42. The plurality of lights 42 can change their color and level of power use by engaging with the level switch 64. The night button 72 of the main switch 54 can be engaged with to actuate the photoelectric cell 56 wherein enabling the plurality of lights 42 to emit light during night. Furthermore, the plurality of lights 42 can receive electric power from the porcelain lamp holder 34 if the user decides to enable electric current to the porcelain lamp holder 34. The user can engage the plurality of extra lights 78 to emit more light during times of less sunlight, such as winter time.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
