US 11,754,233 B1
Multifunctional camping light
Christina Hwang, Rowland Heights, CA (US)
Assigned to METROMAX AMERICA CORPORATION, Rowland Heights, CA (US)
Filed by METROMAX AMERICA CORPORATION, Rowland Heights, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/80,272.
Int. Cl. F21L 4/02 (2006.01); F21L 2/00 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/06 (2006.01); F21V 21/30 (2006.01)
CPC F21L 4/022 (2013.01) [F21L 2/00 (2013.01); F21V 21/30 (2013.01); F21V 23/0414 (2013.01); F21V 23/06 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multifunctional camping light, comprising a receptacle, and at least two movable light bodies detachably installed onto the receptacle, and the receptacle and the two movable light bodies separately having an independent power supply, characterized in that:
the receptacle is substantially in a column shape, and has a top side, and at least two longitudinal grooves formed on a lateral side of the receptacle, and the top side of the receptacle comprises a control switch, and a power I/O interface provided for inputting an external power, storing the electric power, or outputting the electric power to an external electronic device as a power supply, and each longitudinal groove is provided for vertically installing a movable light body and has an inner wall, a top and a bottom, and the bottom of the longitudinal groove is provided with a first terminal module, and the top of the longitudinal groove is concavely formed with a transverse groove for horizontally installing one of the movable light bodies, and the transverse groove is provided with a second terminal module;
each movable light body is substantially in a flat shape, and comprises a first functional surface installed with a solar panel, a second functional surface configured to be opposite to the first functional surface and installed with a light-emitting light board, a first end portion installed with a projecting lamp, a second end portion installed with a third terminal module, and an operating switch;
when the movable light body is vertically assembled into one of the longitudinal grooves of the receptacle, the first functional surface abuts against an inner wall of the longitudinal groove, and the second functional surface faces outward relative to the receptacle, and the third terminal module is electrically coupled to the first terminal module of the longitudinal groove, such that the control switch of the receptacle can control the second functional surface of the movable light body to face outward and emit light, and to charge the movable light body;
when the movable light body is horizontally assembled into one of the transverse grooves of the receptacle, the first functional surface faces upward, and the second functional surface faces downward, and the second end portion is plugged and positioned in the transverse groove, such that the third terminal module is electrically coupled to the second terminal module of the transverse groove, and the control switch of the receptacle can control the second functional surface of the movable light body to emit light downward, and the solar panel facing upward can receive and convert solar radiation into electrical energy for charging the movable light body or the receptacle; and
when any movable light body is removed from the receptacle, the operating switch of the movable light body can control of the light-emitting light board on the second functional surface or a projecting lamp of the first end portion to emit light which is used as an illuminating light or a flashlight, and the solar panel can receive and convert solar radiation into electrical energy which is stored in the movable light body.