Patent ID: 6505951
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: F21S,F21V

Abstract:
A wall mountable, battery-operated light-emitting apparatus comprising:a housing having at least one battery-receiving port formed therein, said at least one battery-receiving port extending in said housing, wherein said at least one battery-receiving port is located on an upper wall of said housing for permitting battery removal and replacement in an upward direction from said housing; a light-transmitting lens removably mounted on said housing; a light mounted on said housing in a location between said housing and said light transmitting lens for emitting light through said light-transmitting lens; a power source connected to said light, said power source including at least one battery removably received in said at least one battery-receiving port and at least one set of battery connectors being disposed inside said at least one battery-receiving port of said housing, said at least one battery being rechargeable; a battery charging device for charging said at least one battery, said battery charging device having at least one battery port for removably receiving said at least one battery when said at least one battery is not received in said at least one battery portion of said housing; and an interchangeable cover for removably mounting on said housing when said housing is in a mounted condition on a wall, said interchangeable cover having a closed bottom for covering said housing from view, said interchangeable cover having an open top for permitting access to the battery-receiving port in the upper wall of said housing, said interchangeable cover having a front wall and a rear wall, said rear wall of said interchangeable cover having an opening formed therein for removably receiving a portion of said housing therein such that said housing supports said interchangeable cover when the portion of said housing is inserted into said opening.