Solar-powered collapsible lantern
US10161582B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B10/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solar-powered, collapsible lantern that employs a frame assembly of an umbrella and which is movable between a collapsed, storage position and an expanded, deployed position. The solar-powered lantern includes a plurality of light sources supported by the frame assembly for illumination of the lantern and the surrounding environment when the lantern is manipulated from a collapsed, storage position to an expanded, deployed position. The solar-powered lantern may include a removable hook to suspend the lantern from a suspension point. The hook may be interchanged with a removable stake that is insertable into a support surface, to support or otherwise anchor the lantern on the support surface. The power source may include at least one solar panel configured for selective movement to permit adjustable orientation of the at least one solar panel relative to the sun.
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