Patent attributes
The invention provides a manually-powered electrical assembly. In one aspect, the manually-powered electrical assembly can be a light assembly that comprises a light source, an electrical generator, and a manual actuator assembly. The electrical generator is electrically connected to the light source and is operable to provide an electric current to the light source to operate the light source for providing light. The manual actuator assembly is arranged with the electrical generator for selectively manually operating the electrical generator. The manual actuator assembly includes an operator handle movable over a range of travel between a normal position and an operated position, a biasing mechanism for biasing the operator handle to the normal position, and a drive train connected to the operator handle and the electrical generator for rotating the rotor of the electrical generator. The invention is operable to power other electrical devices such as a mobile phone or a fan.