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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hans Weigert, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Mixed Bag Imports, Inc., Englewood, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362156 ; 362276 ; 150106 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus built into and for illuminating the interior of a pocketbook, includes a photodetector circuit sensitive to low levels of ambient light for turning on a switching circuit to energize a light bulb mounted within the pocketbook, and a relay mechanism responsive to closure of the pocketbook for preventing operation of the photodetector circuit for turning on the switching circuit.