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Article: Florida Inventors Develop Small Enclosures Portable Lighting System
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 18, 2006
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- Martin R. Spahr of San Antonio, and Robert Allen Van Wyk of Cargo, Fla., have developed a portable lighting system for small enclosures.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light is removably attached to the interior of an enclosure. Activation may be automatic by cooperative interaction between the light and a magnet affixed to a movable portion of the enclosure or by a manual switch."
An abstract of the invention, released by the Patent Office, said: "The light may be detached from the interior and used as a hand-held light or attached to an article of clothing or an object. A manual switch allows the light to be deactivated when ...