Modular lamp

摘要

A modular solar lamp is provided. The lamp has three detachable modules: a solar panel module, a battery/light module, and a diffuser module. The battery/light module has a battery connected to a light. Electrical connectors are located on a surface of the body and are electrically connected with the battery. The solar module has a solar panel exposed on its top surface for converting solar energy into electrical energy. Electrical connectors are located on a surface of the module and are electrically connected to the solar panel. The electrical connection is established between the solar panel and the battery module when the two modules are fully secured to each other thus establishing an electrical connection between the solar panel and the battery through the connectors. Once the battery is charged, the solar panel module may be detached and used to charge the battery of another lamp.

主权项

1. A modular lamp comprising:
a first module comprising a thread formation, a light source for emitting light, a rechargeable power source for storing electrical power, the rechargeable power source being in electrical communication with the light source for transmitting electrical power from the rechargeable power source to the light source, and a first electrical connecting means located on the thread module of the first formation and in electrical communication with the rechargeable power source; a second module comprising a thread formation configured for mating with the thread formation of the first module, the second module comprising a solar panel assembly for converting solar power into electrical power and a second electrical connecting means located on the thread formation of the second module and being in electrical communication with the solar panel assembly, whereby when the first module is fully and releasably secured to the second module by rotatably engaging the thread formation of the first module with the thread formation of the second module, the first electrical connecting means is engaged with the second electrical connecting means thereby allowing electrical communication between the solar panel assembly and the rechargeable power source; wherein the first electrical connecting means is a pair of conductive connectors in a substantially circumferentially spaced arrangement located near an inner end of the thread formation of the first module and the second electrical means is a pair of conductive connectors in a substantially circumferentially spaced arrangement complementary to the spaced arrangement of the pair of conductive connectors of the first electrical connecting means and located near an outer end of the thread formation of the second module.