Patent ID: 6127797
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: H01M,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
A light-operated telephone with a solar array battery subsidizer or charger and a primary solar rechargeable battery subsidized or charged by the solar array battery subsidizer or charger, with the solar array battery subsidizer or charger, and a secondary rechargeable battery power source recharged by a non-solar battery charger, comprising:(a) a solar array;(b) power regulators connected to the solar array;(c) negative and positive battery charging contacts connected to the power regulators and connected to the solar rechargeable battery;(d) a housing in which the negative and positive battery charging contacts are positioned;(e) means for transmitting electrical signals/power connecting the solar array to the power regulators and means for transmitting electrical signals/power connecting the power regulators to the negative and positive battery charging contacts; and(f) a secondary rechargeable battery power source which provides power to the telephone if power from the primary solar battery fails and which is recharged by a non-solar battery charger.