Patent ID: 7736033
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: F21S,F21V,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A lamp base system for operating and recharging a portable electronic device comprising: a lamp base: a power source connected to the lamp base, wherein a standard household electrical current at standard household voltage is received into the lamp base; a light fixture attachment on the lamp base, wherein an illumination element holding device is attached to the base to form the lamp; a direct circuit for connecting the standard household electrical current and voltage to the light fixture; an automotive cigarette lighter receptacle held in the lamp base for connection to an operating and recharging unit for a portable electronic device; a conversion circuit connected between the power source and the automotive cigarette lighter receptacle, wherein the standard household electrical current and voltage from the power source is converted to a standard automotive voltage and current, wherein an operating and recharging unit that requires standard automobile electrical voltage and current may be plugged into the automotive cigarette lighter held in the lamp base for operating and recharging the portable electronic device; an adapter receptacle, wherein the conversion circuit provides a voltage and current to the adapter receptacle; a threaded USB adapter comprising a conversion circuit for converting the voltage and current provided to the adapter receptacle into a standard USB voltage and current and so that the threaded USB adapter may be unthreaded and replaced with an upgraded USB adapter having a different conversion circuit to convert the voltage and current provided to a different USB voltage and current.