Portable cordless multipurpose lighting system

摘要

Systems and methods for lighting body panels of automobiles to facilitate repair of the body panels, where one embodiment is a portable lighting apparatus that includes a light board, a base and an extension member that connects the light board to the base. The light board is supported by the extension member, which is supported by the base. A battery in the base provides power through conductors in the extension member to light sources in the light board. A slip ring in the extension member couples the conductors together so that they can rotate, thereby allowing the light board to rotate with respect to the base, without twisting the conductors. A suction cup mount on the base enables the base to be secured to an automobile body panel, and the extension member allows the light board to be positioned as desired.

主权项

1. A portable lighting apparatus for illuminating a body panel of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a light board that illuminates the vehicle body panel, wherein the light board has one or more selectable light sources positioned therein that provide a plurality of different types of illumination on the body panel, wherein each of the plurality of types of illumination has a unique set of lighting characteristics; a base that includes a battery which is coupled to the light sources and provides power for the light sources, wherein the base further includes a mount that is attachable to the vehicle body panel and thereby secures the base to the vehicle body panel; and a flexible extension member coupled between the light board and the base, wherein the extension member is movable with respect to at least one of the light board and the base, wherein the flexible extension member holds the light board in a position that is adjustable laterally and vertically with respect to the base; wherein the flexible extension member includes a slip ring which couples a first plurality of electrical conductors that are connected to the battery to a second plurality of electrical conductors that are connected to the light sources, thereby enabling the first plurality of electrical conductors to rotate freely with respect to the second plurality of electrical conductors, wherein the flexible extension member forms a conduit and wherein the slip ring and the first and second pluralities of electrical conductors are positioned within the conduit.