Patent ID: 7604370

Claim:
A lighting device in combination with a battery-charging apparatus for providing one of decorative illumination, or illumination of a particular subject with aesthetically pleasing light, the combination comprising: a housing supporting at least one light emitting diode light source and a lens that focuses light emitted by the light source; a support coupled to the housing that adjusts the direction of a light beam emitted by the light source; and a base which supports the housing, a control circuit, and a power source, wherein: the control circuit controls at least one of the intensity of light emitted by the light source or the direction of the light beam generated by the light source; and the power source is electrically connected to the control circuit, and provides power controlling at least one of energization of the light source or direction of the light beam emitted by the light source, and comprises a chargeable battery unit, wherein, the battery unit comprises connection apparatus connecting the battery unit to a charging apparatus when the battery unit is located beyond the grasp of a user and when charging the battery unit, wherein the charging apparatus comprises a head member selectively engaged with the battery unit electrically connecting the battery unit to the battery charging apparatus during charging of the battery unit and disconnecting the battery unit from the battery charging apparatus when not charging the battery unit, and wherein the battery unit comprises a unit housing, which comprises spaced apart curved fingers which selectively receive the head member of the charging apparatus and bias electrical contacts of the head member of the charging apparatus into engagement with electrical contacts on the battery unit electrically connecting the battery unit to the battery charging apparatus during charging of the battery unit and wherein: the charging apparatus comprises a telescopic or folding elongated pole or rod coupled to the head member of the charging apparatus.