EP 2387691 A4 20151125 - PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES

Title (en)

PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES

Title (de)

TRAGBARE BELEUCHTUNGSVORRICHTUNGEN

Title (fr)

APPAREILS D'ÉCLAIRAGE PORTATIFS

Publication

EP 2387691 A4 20151125 (EN)

Application

EP 10731939 A 20100115

Priority

US 2010000103 W 20100115
US 14512009 P 20090116
US 50223709 A 20090714
US 50555509 A 20090720

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010083047A1] A portable lighting device having a plurality of modes of operation and method of operating the portable lighting device are disclosed. One method of operating the portable lighting device is by rotating the portable lighting device along a principal axis of projection of the light source to enter into a new mode of operation. Normal, dim, motion sensitive, variable brightness, blink, right and left hand, lock out, SOS, night light, strobe, compass and signal modes are disclosed, and the modes may be adjusted. A rechargeable battery pack is disclosed that includes a housing, a rechargeable battery, and an accelerometer. A battery cassette is disclosed that provides a negative electrode at each end of the battery cassette, and a central connector that provides a positive electrode at both ends of the battery cassette.

IPC 8 full level

F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21L 4/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F21L 4/027 (2013.01 - EP US); F21V 23/0407 (2013.01 - EP); F21V 23/0421 (2013.01 - EP); F21V 23/0492 (2013.01 - EP); H05B 45/375 (2020.01 - EP US); H05B 45/395 (2020.01 - EP US); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.07 - EP US); H05B 45/38 (2020.01 - EP US); Y02B 20/30 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

[XI] EP 0546844 A2 19930616 - AVIX INC [JP]
[XY] US 2008272928 A1 20081106 - SHUSTER GARY S [US]
[XY] EP 1130570 A2 20010905 - YAMAHA CORP [JP]
[XY] US 2002058459 A1 20020516 - HOLT KENNETH COOPER [US]
[X] JP 2001325801 A 20011122 - JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRON
See references of WO 2010083047A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010083047 A1 20100722; AR 075142 A1 20110309; AU 2010204998 A1 20110804; CN 102369392 A 20120307; EP 2387691 A1 20111123; EP 2387691 A4 20151125; JP 2012515424 A 20120705; JP 5647150 B2 20141224; MX 2011007625 A 20110808; TW 201038127 A 20101016

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2010000103 W 20100115; AR P100100105 A 20100118; AU 2010204998 A 20100115; CN 201080009545 A 20100115; EP 10731939 A 20100115; JP 2011546265 A 20100115; MX 2011007625 A 20100115; TW 99101153 A 20100115