Patent ID: 8113674
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A45F,F21L,F21S,F21V,H05B

Abstract:
1. A storm light, comprising: a housing having a front wall, a rear wall, opposed side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, that together define an interior space; a light positioned within said interior space for transmitting light emissions when energized; wherein: a battery positioned in said interior space and electrically connected to said light; a control unit situated in said interior space and electrically connected to said light and said battery, said control unit having programming corresponding to ON, OFF, and AUTOMATIC modes of operation; a mode selection switch on said housing and electrically connected to said control unit, said mode selection switch being movable between positions corresponding to respective modes; an electrical plug mounted to said housing that is electrically connected to said control unit and configured to be removably connected to an electrical receptacle and convey AC power therefrom; programming in said control unit initiated when said mode selection switch is at said ON position that when executed energizes said light by AC power if said electrical plug is connected to said AC power and said AC power is available and that energizes said light by said battery if said AC power is unavailable a timer positioned in said interior space of said housing and electrically connected to said control unit and said light; a timer selection switch positioned on an outer wall of said housing and electrically connected to said control unit by which a selected amount of time is input by a user; programming in said control unit that when executed by said control unit determines if said mode selection switch is at said ON position and, if so, causes said light to be de-energized after said selected amount of time has expired; programming in said control unit that when executed by said control unit that automatically causes said light to be energized by said battery if said mode selection switch is at said AUTO position and if said plug is connected to said AC power but said AC power is unavailable; and programming in said control unit that when executed causes said light to be de-energized when said mode selection switch is at said OFF position.