Abstract:
A lighting device for electronic equipment is provided. The electronic device has an outer casing. The lighting device comprises a light mounted to the casing of the electronic equipment wherein the light provides a directed illumination source. The light is recharged when the hand held electronic equipment device is being recharged at the same time using the same recharger.

Description:
The present application claims the benefit of priority of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/518,299, filed on May 3, 2011, entitled “Lighting device”. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     This invention relates generally to a lighting device and, more particularly, the invention relates to a lighting device providing a light for hand held electronic equipment that is rechargeable when all the handheld electronic equipment is recharged at the same time with the same recharger. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     The ordinary cellphones, laptops, and hand held electronic devices plus all the functions and applications available for “smartphones” like the iPhone or Blackberry, from checking the weather report to GPS, to Internet browsing, e-mail, driving directions, and restaurant reviews, the smartphone and all the other electronic devices will not help you find your keys in your purse when it&#39;s dark, nor will your iPod help you by lighting your way. And, in addition while the laptop computer is nothing short of incredible, the use of this wonder in dim lighting still requires an electric lamp so that you can see the keyboard. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present invention is a lighting device for electronic equipment. The electronic device has an outer casing. The lighting device comprises a light mounted to the casing of the electronic equipment wherein the light provides a directed illumination source. 
     In addition, the present invention includes a lighting device for electronic equipment. The electronic device has an outer casing. The lighting device comprises an LED light mounted to the casing of the electronic equipment wherein the light provides a directed illumination source causing no glare on any display screen mounted on the electronic device. The LED light is recharged at the same time, using the same recharger that recharges all the hand held electronic equipment. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  are perspective views illustrating a lighting device, constructed in accordance with the present invention, with the lighting device mounted on various electronic equipment; 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view illustrating the lighting device, constructed in accordance with the present invention, with the lighting device mounted on a laptop computer near the spine; 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view illustrating the lighting device, constructed in accordance with the present invention, with the lighting device mounted on a cellular telephone; and 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of the lighting device, constructed in accordance with the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 1-3 , the present invention is a lighting device, indicated generally at  10 , for providing a light for electronic equipment  12 . The lighting device  10  of the present invention is an LED (light-emitting diode) lighting device  10  to be produced in two versions. 1) For cellphones  14 , from basic models to full featured smartphones, and all other hand held electronic devices, the lighting device  10  provides a built in flashlight  18 . 2) For laptops  16 , the lighting device  10  provides a built in two-way double sided LED light  18  preferably positioned on both the exterior side of the laptop cover  17  near the spine  19  providing an LED flashlight  18  and the interior side of the laptop cover  17  below the display screen  21  near the spine  19  opposite the other light  18  for illuminating the keyboard  23  only and avoiding extra glare on the display screen  23  in low light situations. 
     The lighting device  10  of the present invention is a new feature incorporated into the design and production of cellphones  14 , laptop computers  16 , and other hand held electronic devices such as MP3 players and the iPod. The positioning of the lighting device  10  provides a flashlight  18  on the exterior side of the cellphone  14  and hand held electronic device  12  that will be helpful in an emergency situation making it easier to communicate information while shining the lighting device  10  on the problem, depending on the existing design and outlay of the specific cellphone  14 . This is also true for laptops  16  and hand held electronic devices. For cellphones  14 , laptops  16 , and hand held electronic devices, the lighting device  10 , a small yet bright, easily operated LED light  18  can be positioned so that the light is directed by simple, natural movements of the hand. Plus on the laptop  16  on the interior side of the two-way double sided LED light  18  is a sufficiently bright light to illuminate the keyboard  23  only and not interfere with the user&#39;s view of the display screen  21 . 
     The benefits and advantages of the lighting device  10  of the present invention consist of greater user convenience and versatility. Most people spend much time with cellphones  14  and hand held electronic devices in their hands and much of the time at the keyboards of laptops  16 . Since cellphones  14 , laptops  16 , and hand held electronic devices are almost always close at hand, people have no trouble turning to them not only when one wishes to make or answer a call, check e-mail, browse the Internet, or listen to music but also when one needs a pocket flashlight and since there is a flashlight  18  on the cellphone  14 , laptop  16 , and hand held electronic device there is no need to carry a separate penlight in our purse, briefcase, pocket, or glove-box. With the lighting device  10 , people have the convenience and safety of an immediately accessible flashlight and the versatility of a cellphone  14 , laptop  16 , and hand held flashlight that can help in an emergency situation and even provide more possibilities. Plus, in addition to the convenience of a flashlight  18  on the laptop cover, the two-way double sided LED lighting device  10  on the interior side of the cover below the screen to illuminate the keyboard, there will be no necessity of ambient light, usually in the form of a desk or floor lamp, in order to see the keyboard and wake another person sleeping next to them when traveling or at home. Laptops  16  can be used most anywhere in all lighting situations and the versatility of the two-way double sided lighting device  10  creates an even more efficient self-contained system. The power of the electronic equipment powers the lighting device  10  and is rechargeable at the same time when the electronic equipment is recharged. 
     The foregoing exemplary descriptions and the illustrative preferred embodiments of the present invention have been explained in the drawings and described in detail, with varying modifications and alternative embodiments being taught. While the invention has been so shown, described and illustrated, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that equivalent changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention, and that the scope of the present invention is to be limited only to the claims except as precluded by the prior art. Moreover, the invention as disclosed herein may be suitably practiced in the absence of the specific elements which are disclosed herein.