Patent ID: 7101066
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. An automatic on, off, and recharging vehicle wheel illumination device comprising: a wheel; a stationary vehicle battery; a protective transparent cover having means for affixing said protective transparent cover to said wheel; a rechargeable battery pack with a negative terminal electrically connected to said wheel and having means for affixing said rechargeable battery pack to said protective transparent cover; a diode with a cathode lead electrically connected to a positive terminal of said rechargeable battery pack; a resistor electrically connected between the negative terminal of said battery pack and the anode lead of said diode; a light emitting diode with a anode lead electrically connected with the cathode lead of said diode and a cathode lead electrically connected to the anode lead of said diode; a positive voltage regulator with a regulated positive current lead electrically connected to the anode lead of said diode and a ground lead electrically connected to said wheel; an electrical insulating material with means for affixing said electrical insulating material to said wheel; a conductive ring electrically connected with means for affixing said conductive ring to said positive voltage regulator at a lead and having means for affixing said electrical insulating material such that it is electrically insulated from said wheel; a retractable connector with means for affixing said retractable connector to a non-rotational platform of a vehicle and having a means for retracting; an electrical connector affixed to said retractable connector and electrically connected to a positive terminal of said stationary vehicle battery.