Lighting apparatus for a bicycle
US6286982A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21W2107/13
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lighting apparatus having a light emitting unit separable from a battery case can be used conveniently for a bicycle. The light emitting unit incorporates a light bulb capable of being lighted on with an electric current supplied from the battery case through a power supply cable. Since the light emitting unit is separated from the battery case, it can be made compact and easily mounted on the handlebar of the bicycle independent of the battery case. Consequently, the light emitting unit is not a hindrance to a bicycle rider in handling the bicycle, and it is hard to experience a shock and be damaged in riding the bicycle. By demounting the light emitting unit and battery case from the bicycle and uniting them directly to each other, the lighting apparatus can be used as a portable flashlight.
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