Patent ID: 8540406

Claim:
A light bar for use with a vehicle including an ignition and a charging system connected to a vehicle battery, said light bar for use with an auxiliary battery, said light bar comprising: a light source; a bus adapted to be electrically connected to the auxiliary battery for receiving electricity from the auxiliary battery and for providing electricity to the auxiliary battery; a solar panel electrically connected to the bus for generating electricity and for providing generated electricity to the bus; a battery isolator adapted to be connected between the bus and the charging system for isolating the vehicle battery from the bus, said battery isolator responsive to the ignition for selectively connecting the bus to the charging system such that the charging system when operating supplies electricity to the bus; a light source switch connected to the light source and to the bus, said light source switch responsive to an operator for selectively electrically connecting the light source to the bus; wherein when the light source switch is closed-circuited, the light source is energized by electricity from at least one of the solar panel, the charging system and the auxiliary battery; wherein when the light source switch is open, the light source is isolated from the bus; and wherein the auxiliary battery is adapted to be selectively charged by electricity from at least one of the solar panel and the charging system.