US 7,321,173 B2 | ||
Wind powered streetlight | ||
Harjit Mann, 27 Wadhurst Road, Edgbaston Birmingham W. Midlands B17 8JF (United Kingdom) | ||
Filed on Feb. 06, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/347,927. | ||
Prior Publication US 2007/0182161 A1, Aug. 09, 2007 | ||
Int. Cl. F03D 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 290—55 [290/44] | 6 Claims |
1. A light fixture for illuminating a portion of an adjacent roadway comprising:
at least three vertical support members, said vertical support members configured in a tripod pattern, said vertical support
members having a first end and a second end, said first end of said vertical support members superposed on mounting bases,
said mounting bases configured to provide horizontal structural support;
an axle, said axle being intermediate said vertical support members, said axle having a first end and a second end, said axle
being rotatable;
a light assembly, said light assembly for illuminating a portion of said roadway, said light assembly superposed on said second
end of said vertical support members, said light assembly having two portions, said portions being perpendicular to said vertical
support members, said portions oppositely extending outward from said vertical support members;
a primary wind receptacle, said primary wind receptacle operatively connected to said second end of said axle, said primary
wind receptacle for harnessing air currents, said primary wind receptacle being configured to rotate said axle, said primary
wind receptacle further including a hub, said hub surroundably mounted to said second end of said axle, four arms, said arms
contiguous with said hub, said arms being perpendicular to said hub, four wind capturing devices, said wind capturing devices
mounted to said arms distal to said hub, said wind capturing devices being configured to be cup-shaped, said wind capturing
devices having a convex shaped bottom;
a plurality of secondary wind receptacles, said secondary wind receptacles being operatively connected to said axle, said
secondary wind receptacles intermediate said light assembly and said mounting bases, said secondary wind receptacles for harnessing
air currents;
a power supply, said power supply operatively connected to said first end of said axle, said power supply being configured
to generate electrical current.
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