Patent ID: 7557536
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: B25F,F21L,F21S,F21V,H02J

Abstract:
1. A battery-powered light comprising: a body having a battery support portion and housing one or more light sources, the battery support portion operable to physically support a battery pack, the one or more light sources being electrically connectable to the battery pack and able to receive a discharge current from the battery pack, the one or more light sources operable to emit light, wherein the one or more light sources include a light bulb having a first voltage rating; and a control circuit supported by the body, the control circuit being compatible with a plurality of different types of light sources by controlling the discharge current being supplied to the one or more light sources, wherein the control circuit is operable to sense at least one of a light source condition and a battery voltage condition and to control the discharge current being supplied to the one or more light sources based on at least one of the light source condition and the battery voltage condition, the light source condition including whether the first voltage rating of the light bulb is lower than a predetermined voltage rating for the one or more light sources.