Patent ID: 8657461
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A solar-powered collapsible lighting apparatus comprising: a lighting element assembly that comprises a lighting element; a solar cell; a battery unit electrically coupled to the solar cell and to the lighting element assembly; a collapsible shade that comprises an opening located at the top of the collapsible shade and an opening located at the bottom of the collapsible shade; and a support unit that comprises a top portion that houses the solar cell and the battery unit, a bottom portion positioned within or proximate to the opening located at the bottom of the collapsible shade and a connecting device that connects the top portion of the support unit and the bottom portion of the support unit, wherein the top portion of the support unit is secured to the opening located at the top of the collapsible shade when the collapsible shade is in both its collapsed state and its deployed state and at least a portion of the lighting element assembly is positioned below the opening at the top of the collapsible shade when the collapsible shade is in both its collapsed state and its deployed state.