Patent ID: 6736531
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B42D,F21S,F21V

Abstract:
An illumination device comprising the following:a lamp; a lamp cover assembly comprising a lamp cover, a socket into which said lamp is inserted, and a rotatable coupling; an arm rotatably connected to said lamp cover assembly by a first hinge located at one end of said arm; a base rotatably connected to said arm by a second hinge located at an end of said arm most remote from the end to which said first hinge is connected; a power source; electrical circuitry sufficient to send power from the power source to the lamp, such that the lamp illuminates with a predetermined intensity; a countdown timer, coupled to the electrical circuitry, that maintains the flow of power to the lamp via the electrical circuitry to permit the lamp to maintain illumination at the predetermined intensity until expiration of a user-defined time period and then automatically disconnects the flow of power to the lamp upon expiration of the user-defined time period; a control device providing a user with the capability of setting the user-defined time period; and a clip rotatably connected to said base and operable to attach the base to an object of illumination.