Patent ID: 7682054

Claim:
An illuminating apparatus comprising: a lamp cover having a first end and an opposite second end, the lamp cover tapering from the first end to the second end, the lamp cover defining at least one air channel therein, the at least one air channel running from the first end to the second end of the lamp cover; at least one solid-state light emitting component disposed in the lamp cover at the second end thereof; and an air tank having a chamber therein, the air tank in thermal contact with the at least one solid-state light emitting component, the air tank having at least one first air vent and at least one second air vent, the chamber in communication with the at least one air channel via the at least one first air vent, the chamber in communication with an ambient environment via the at least one second air vent, the at least one first air vent and the at least one second air vent configured for being disposed at different altitudes, wherein the lamp cover includes an interior shell, an exterior shell surrounding the interior shell, and at least one hollow pipe disposed between the exterior shell and the interior shell for severing as the at least one air channel.