Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Automobile
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-05
2006-09-05
Sember, Thomas M. (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Automobile
C362S464000, C362S183000, C362S192000, C362S545000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07101066
ABSTRACT:
A new wheel lighting device which operates in either an “ON” mode or a “RECHARGE” mode. In the “ON” mode rechargeable batteries mounted on a vehicles wheel supply power to LED's which illuminate a vehicles wheel, and the device is independent of the vehicles electrical system. In the “RECHARGE” mode the device is electrically connected, by means of a retractable connector and insulated conductive ring, to the vehicles fully charged battery, (when the vehicle engine is no longer in motion), and uses that battery to recharge the rechargeable batteries on the wheel. While this is happening the LED's are reverse biased to the current and are off, and a now forward biased diode allows the recharging. A voltage regulator is used to convert the voltage of the vehicles battery to a suitable voltage of the rechargeable batteries. Once the rechargeable batteries are disconnected from the vehicles electrical system, as when the vehicle is started, the device returns to the “ON” mode.
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Bond Michael N.
Sember Thomas M.
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