Patent ID: 7403097

Claim:
A repeater, comprising: a transceiver unit; a rechargeable power supply electrically provided to said transceiver unit; a housing unit for housing said transceiver and said rechargeable power supply, said housing including a lamp base, wherein an electrical connection is provided from said lamp base to a light socket such that said light socket receives electrical power from said lamp base, said light socket disposed at a base of a cavity in said housing, said cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a light bulb, said housing unit configured to reduce a distance between said lamp base and said light socket by disposing at least a portion of said rechargeable power supply beside said cavity so that the at least portion of the light bulb when received extends into the housing beyond the at least portion of the rechargeable power supply; and a heat shield disposed in the cavity and configured so as to protect the rechargeable power supply.