What is claimed is:
1. A system for delivering a defibrillation pulse to a patient, comprising:
a defibrillator that is configured to deliver the defibrillation pulse to the patient; and
a cell that is configured to convert light into electrical power for the defibrillator.
2. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, wherein said cell is a photovoltaic cell.
3. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of cells forming a module with said cell, said plurality of cells configured to convert said light into electrical power for the defibrillator.
4. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, further comprising a battery coupled to said cell, wherein said cell is configured to convert said light into electrical power for replenishing an electrical charge of said battery.
5. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, further comprising:
a battery charger coupled to said cell, wherein said cell is configured to convert said light into electrical power for electrically powering said battery charger; and
a battery coupled to said battery charger, said battery charger configured to replenish an electrical charge of said battery.
6. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, further comprising a display coupled to said cell, wherein said cell is configured to convert said light into electrical power for driving said display.
7. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, wherein said cell is integrated onto a housing of said defibrillator.
8. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, wherein said cell is at least partially integrated into a housing of said defibrillator.
9. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 7, wherein said housing has a cover and said cell is integrated onto said cover.
10. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 8, wherein said housing has a cover and said cell is at least partially integrated into said cover.
11. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, wherein said cell is integrated onto a storage case that is configured to store said defibrillator.
12. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, wherein said cell is integrated at least partially into a storage case that is configured to store said defibrillator.
13. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, further comprising a storage case that is configured to store said defibrillator, said storage case configured to permit light to impinge on said cell when said defibrillator is stored in said storage case.
14. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 1, wherein said light has a wavelength greater than approximately four hundred nanometers (400 nm) and less than approximately seven hundred nanometers (700 nm).
15. A method for storing a system for delivering a defibrillation pulse to a patient, comprising the steps of:
storing a defibrillator of the system for future use; and
arranging a light receiving system to receive light such that the light receiving system converts light into electrical power for the defibrillator.
16. The method for storing the system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 15, further comprising the step of verifying that a sufficient amount of light is being received by the light receiving system to produce the electrical power for the defibrillator.
17. The method for storing the system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 15, wherein said light receiving system comprises a cell and said method further comprises the step of positioning the cell to receive light for converting the light into electrical power for the defibrillator.
18. The method for storing the system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 17, wherein said light receiving system further comprises a mechanism to direct the light to the cell.
19. The method for storing the system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 16, wherein verifying that said sufficient amount of light is being received by the light receiving system to produce the electrical power for the defibrillator comprises the step of checking a charging indicator.
20. The method for storing the system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 19, wherein said charging indicator is a visual indicator.
21. A system for delivering a defibrillation pulse to a patient, comprising:
means for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient; and
means for converting light into electrical power for said means for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient.
22. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 21, further comprising means for storing and furnishing an electrical charge that is coupled to said means for converting light into electrical power, wherein said means for converting light into electrical power is configured to convert said light into electrical power for replenishing said electrical charge of said means for storing and furnishing.
23. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 21, further comprising:
means for charging a battery coupled to said means for converting light into electrical power, wherein said means for converting light into electrical power is configured to convert said light into electrical power for electrically powering said means for charging said battery; and
means for storing and furnishing an electrical charge coupled to said means for charging said battery, said means for charging said battery configured to replenish said electrical charge of said means for storing and furnishing.
24. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 21, further comprising means for displaying a visual image coupled to said means for converting light into electrical power, wherein said means for converting light into electrical power is configured to convert said light into electrical power for driving said means for displaying said visual image.
25. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 21, further comprising a means for housing said means for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient, wherein said means for converting light into electrical power is integrated onto a means for housing.
26. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 21, wherein said means for converting light into electrical power is at least partially integrated into a means for housing said means for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient.
27. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 26, further comprising a means for covering said means for housing, wherein said means for converting light into electrical power is integrated onto said means for covering.
28. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 26, further comprising a means for covering said means for housing, wherein said means for converting light into electrical power is at least partially integrated into said means for covering.
29. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 21, further comprising a means for storing said means for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient, wherein said means for converting light into electrical power is integrated onto said means for storing.
30. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 21, further comprising a means for storing said means for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient, wherein said means for converting light into electrical power is integrated at least partially into said means for storing.
31. The system for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient of claim 21, further comprising means for storing said means for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient, said means for storing configured to permit light to impinge on said means for converting light into electrical power when said means for delivering the defibrillation pulse to the patient is stored in said means for storing.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A lint roller holder assembly comprising:
a lint roller support having an outer cylindrical outer surface,
an elongated handle,
said handle being axially slidably mounted to said lint roller support between a first position in which said handle extends axially outwardly from one end of said lint roller support, and a second position in which said handle is at least partially contained within an interior of said lint roller support.
2. The invention as defined in claim 1 and comprising means for locking said handle in said first position.
3. The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein said locking means comprises a flexible tab on said handle, said tab engaging a recess on said roller support when said handle is in said first position.
4. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said lint roller support includes a pair of diametrically opposed longitudinally extending slots, said handle comprising a pair of spaced outwardly extending guides, each guide being slidably mounted in one of said slots.
5. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said lint roller support comprises a pair of semicircular sections, said sections being attached together.
6. The invention as defined in claim 5 wherein each lint roller section is substantially identical to the other lint roller section.
7. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said handle comprises a pair of sections, said sections being secured together.
8. The invention as defined in claim 7 wherein each handle section is substantially identical to the other handle section.
9. The invention as defined in claim 5 wherein said lint roller support sections are constructed of a plastic material.
10. The invention as defined in claim 7 wherein said handle sections are constructed of a plastic material.
11. The invention as defined in claim 5 wherein each lint roller support section comprises a pair of spaced apart and parallel sides, each lint roller support section having at least one pin adjacent one side and at least one socket adjacent the other side, said pin(s) engaging said socket(s) when said lint roller support sections are secured together.
12. The invention as defined in claim 7 wherein each handle section comprises a pair of spaced apart and parallel sides, each handle section having at least one pin adjacent one side and at least one socket adjacent the other side, said pin(s) engaging said socket(s) when said handle sections are secured together.
13. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said lint roller support includes a plurality of flexible fingers dimensioned to entrap a tubular and cylindrical lint roller on said lint roller support, said lint roller support rotatably supporting said lint roller.