CA2588301A1 - Hands-free clip-on light with rotating head - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention is a portable light that will clip onto most items up to millimeters thick allowing hands-free use. It is constructed of a lightweight, durable, non-porous, solid material with a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a left side and a right side. The body of the light includes a ball and socket style rotating head, much like an eye, containing a countersunk light source. The rotating head will pivot 140 degrees in any direction enabling the user to direct the light accordingly and having been substantially encased within the body, only a small portion of said rotating head protrudes from the front surface. The body also includes a clip member, removably mounted, to the back of the light and an on/off power switch on the front. The light is a portable and hands-free LED lamp that produces a significant amount of non-invasive light with a multitude of applications including but not limited to: checking on babies and young children at night, examining patients or administering medicine reading a book, lighting the inside of a carry bag, various sporting applications, illuminating a map in a vehicle, performing various home or automobile repairs and/or for use as a personal safety night light. The use of the present invention is not restricted to the above examples, but rather is very useful in any situation where a portable clip-on light is required for hands-free illumination.
Description
Description TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to the field of lights, and more specifically to a multi-purpose portable and hands-free clip-on light.
BACKGROUND
Flashlights are the most common hand-held portable light but due to their design, it is difficult to position the light precisely where it is needed without continually holding and manipulating the light. This becomes an obstacle when the user requires both hands to perform another function, while still needing illumination.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a portable hands-free light that permits 140-degree rotational direction of the light beam by the user through the manipulation of a ball and socket style rotating head much like an 'eye', which has been substantially encased within the body of said light. On the back of the light, there is a removable clip for the attachment of said light onto a variety of surfaces up to 25 millimeters thick allowing hands-free use. The entire body of the light is contoured for ergonomics and safety of hand operation. The esthetic design of said light is also such as to produce an ergonomic curvilinear shape with no sharp protrusions or edges allowing a wide variety of users and age groups.
An example of a primary use for this portable light is in childcare at night.
When babies and young children need tending to in the middle of the night, turning on a house light is very disruptive and will often make it difficult for both parent and child to return to sleep. With use of the present invention, a parent or caregiver could clip said portable light onto an item up to 25 millimeters thick such as their nightclothes, a chair, the crib railing, bassinette, etc allowing them to have both hands free to attend to the infants needs and also to see clearly.
Another example of a primary use for the current invention is in the care of hospital patients at night. Nurses and doctors would use the portable light to check on patients or review medical charts without having to turn on hospital room lights that could wake patients needing their rest.
The use of this portable light design is not restricted to the above two examples, but rather is very useful in any situation where a portable clip-on light is required for hands-free illumination.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the light showing the front and right side on an angle.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the light from the front.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the light from the back.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the light showing the left side and back on an angle.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the light from the right side.
FIG. 6 is a technical elevational drawing of the light from the left side.
FIG. 7 - A is a technical horizontal sectional drawing of the light through the ball &
socket style rotating head.
FIG. 7 - B is a technical horizontal sectional drawing of the light through the ball &
socket style rotating head indicating the rotational capacity.
FIG. 8 is a technical elevational drawing of the inside of the front panel of the light.
FIG. 9 is a technical elevational drawing of the inside of the back panel of the light.
FIG. 10 is a technical elevational drawing of the back face of the clip member.
FIG. 11 is a technical elevational drawing of the left side of the clip member.
FIG. 12 is a technical elevational drawing of the left side of the light showing the clip mounts.
FIG. 13 is a technical elevational drawing of the back face of the light showing the clip mounts.
FIG. 14 is a technical elevational drawing of the front side of the clip member.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
FIGURE 1 shows a perspective view of the preferred embodiment from the front and right side on an angle. The body (10) is made of a lightweight, durable, non-porous and solid material. The body (10) is also preferably impact resistant. The front face (100) of the body contains a ball and socket style rotating head (101) that is supported and held in place by a raised collar (102) and is textured on its front face to create a thumb/finger grip (103), which assists in manipulating and directing the light beam in a specific direction. An LED lamp (104) has been countersunk into the center of the ball portion of the ball and socket type rotating head to prevent damage or breakage to said lamp.
The power switch (105) for turning the light source on and off is also located on the front (100) of the body. Depressing the on/off switch button (105) once activates the LED lamp device and depressing a second time, deactivates said LED lamp device.
FIGURE 2 shows a perspective view of the front face (100) of the body. The ball and socket styled rotating head (101) is concentrically located (A) at the top of the unit. The on/off switch button (105) for turning the unit on and off is also located on the front of the body (100) and concentrically located (B) at the opposite end from the rotating head. In the preferred embodiment, distance (C) is equal to 38 millimeters and distance (D) is equal to 76 millimeters.
FIGURE 3 shows a perspective view of the back face (200) of the body wherein the body includes a removably mounted clip member (201) for hands-free use and an access panel (202) to the power source. This access panel is secured in place by a screw (203). The front (100) of the body and the back (200) of the body are fitted together and secured in place by two screws (204, 205) which are located on the back (200) of the body. The clip member (201) has a textured thumb grip (210) and a hole (211) for use with a neck strap, wrist strap or wall hook.
FIGURE 4 shows a perspective view of the light showing the left side (300) of the body and the back face (200) of the body on an angle. A clip member (201) is mounted via mounting brackets (206,207) located on both the clip and the back (200) of the body. A
threaded bolt (208-not shown) and nut (209) are used to secure the clip member to the back face (200) of the body also allowing it to be removed if need be.
FIGURE 5 shows a perspective view from the right side (400) of the body. A
clip member (201) is mounted via mounting brackets (206,207) using a threaded bolt (208), a spring member (215 - not shown) and nut (209 - not shown), and set at angle (E), so that it can be clamped onto a variety of surfaces up to 25 millimeters thick using thumb pressure on the provided thumb grip (210) to pivot said clip member at the bolt location (208). The clip member is textured (212) at its end to provide grip once fastened onto a surface.
FIGURE 6 shows a technical elevational drawing from the left side (300) of the body.
Distance (G) represents the overall thickness of the left side (300) of the body. A ball and socket style rotating head (101) is held in place on the front face (100) of the body by a raised collar (102). Distance (H) is the diameter of the raised collar (102), distance (I) is the dimension the rotating head protrudes from the front face (100) of the body. In the preferred embodiment, distance (G) is 12.7 millimeters, distance (H) is 28.6 millimeters and distance (I) is 6.4 millimeters.
The ball and socket style rotating head (101) can move inside the socket in the same fashion as an eyeball, with the total radial rotation represented by angle (F). In the preferred embodiment distance (F) is equal to an angle of 140 degrees when the rotating head (101) is fully pivoted from one side of the raised collar (102) to the opposite side of said raised collar in a straight line.
A clip member (201) is removably mounted via mounting brackets (206,207) using a threaded bolt (208 - not shown), a spring member (215 - not shown) and nut (209) and set at angle (E), so that it can be clamped onto a variety of surfaces up to millimeters thick. In the preferred embodiment, angle (E) is 7 degrees.
FIGURE 7-A shows a technical horizontal sectional drawing of the light through the ball and socket style rotating head. The entire body (10) of the light is constructed of a lightweight, durable, non-porous and solid material and is contoured where each side meets at radius (K) for ergonomics and safety of hand operation. The front half (20) and back half (30) of the body are joined together at point (N), which occurs on the centerline of the perimeter of the body (10) on both halves. The ball portion (101) of the rotating head, being a separate molded part that is free to move within the socket (503), is contoured to radius (M) and rotates inside the socket (503) which shares the same radius (M), in the same fashion as an eyeball moving in its socket, with the total radial rotation represented by (F). Countersunk within said rotating head (101) is an LED
lamp (104) that is connected to a power source via conduit (501) and to the on/off switch via conduit (503). The back half (20) of the body includes the rounded socket (503) defined by radius (M), which holds and supports the rotating head (101) in place.
This allows the rotating head (101) and receiving socket (503) to be substantially encased inside the body of the light with the raised collar (102) located on the front face of the body (100) to hold and retain said rotating head in place.
Distance (L) represents the material thickness of the case of the body (10), rotating head (101), raised collar (102) and socket (503).
In the preferred embodiment, distance (C) is equal to 38 millimeters, angle (F) is equal to 220 degrees, distance (J) is equal to 22 millimeters, radius (K) is equal to 4 millimeters, thickness (L) is equal to 1.6 millimeters and radius (M) is equal to 2.7 millimeters.
FIGURE 7-B shows a technical horizontal sectional drawing of the light through the ball and socket style rotating head indicating the rotational capacity. The outline of the ball and socket style rotating head (101) is shown in dashed lines to illustrate how said rotating head can be pivoted from one side of the raised collar (102) to the opposite side of said raised collar in a straight line. Angle (F) represents the maximum distance the ball and socket style rotating head (101) can travel when fully rotated and in any given direction. In the preferred embodiment angle (F) is equal to 140 degrees.
FIGURE 8 shows a technical elevational drawing of the inside of the front panel of the present invention (600). The ball portion (101) of the rotating head, being a separate molded part which is free to move within the socket (503-not shown) contains an LED
lamp (104) that is connected to a power source, in this case three AG-13 button cell batteries (508) via conduit (501), to the on/off switch via conduit (503) and from the on/off switch back to said LED lamp via conduit (502) to complete the electrical circuit.
Pressing the on/off push button (105-not shown) once on the front of the body (100-not shown) activates the internal switching device (509) to turn the LED lamp on.
Pressing a second time de-activates said light. The switching device (509) is located within a mounting bracket (510) that is situated directly over the on/off push button switch sleeve (511) for said on/off push button (105-not shown) located on the front face (100) of the body. The three AG-13 button cell batteries (508) are housed in a separately molded battery case (512) where conduit (501) connects the LED lamp (104) to said batteries at the negative charge plate and conduit (504) from the on/off switching device (509) to the positive charge plate. The back half (30-not shown) of the body is attached to the front half (20) of the body at the perimeter (N) using two screws (204, 205 - not shown) into two mounting posts (505) and (507). A third screw mounting post (506) is used to hold the battery cover (202) firmly in place.
FIGURE 9 shows a technical elevational drawing of the inside of the back panel of the light. The raised and rounded socket portion (503) of the rotating head is located on the inside of the back half (700) of the present invention. The socket (503) is molded to radius (M) to accommodate the round ball portion (101-not shown). Two slots (514) and (515) are provided in the socket (503) to allow conduit to pass freely from the rotating head (101-not shown) to the batteries (508-not shown) and to the switch (509-not shown). Two further slots (516, 517) are provided to reduce friction of the round ball portion (101-not shown) within said socket (503) allowing it to rotate freely and smoothly. A molded switch mount (513) holds the internal switching device (509-not shown) in place when the on/off switch button (105-not shown) is depressed.
The back half (30) of the body is attached to the front half (20-not shown) of the body at the perimeter (N) using two screws (204, 205 - not shown) into two mounting posts (505) and (507). A third screw mounting post (506) is provided to hold the battery cover (202) firmly in place. In the preferred embodiment, radius (M) is equal to 12.7 millimeters.
FIGURE 10 shows a technical elevational drawing of the back face of the clip member.
Two clip mounts (207) on the left and (208) on the right are used to attach said clip member (201) to the co-operative clip mounts (213) and (214 - not shown).
Refer also to Fig. 13 for said clip mount locations. On the base of the clip member (201) a series of textured strips (212) are added to provide grip when clipping the present invention onto a variety of surfaces up to 25 millimeters thick. A hole (211) through the clip member (201) allows the user to hang the present invention on a wall hook, or for use with a neck or wrist strap. In the preferred embodiment, the clip is defined by length P
and width Q whereby P is 75 millimeters and Q is 19 millimeters.
FIGURE 11 shows a technical elevational drawing of the left side of the clip member.
Located at the bottom of the clip member (201) are textured strips (212) used to provide grip when clipping the present invention onto surfaces up to 25 millimeters in thickness.
The clip member (201) is attached to the back face (200) of the body via clip mounts (207) and (208-not shown) using a threaded bolt (208 - not shown), a spring member (215-not shown) and nut (209-not shown), so that it can be clamped onto various surfaces as previously noted. The clip mount is defined by length P and thickness R, whereby P is 75 millimeters and R is 19 millimeters. Further, the clip mounts (207, 208) are located distance S from the top of said clip mount and defined by width U
and height T. In the preferred embodiment, S is 20 millimeters, T is 7.5 millimeters and U is 7 millimeters.
FIGURE 12 shows a technical elevational drawing of the left side of the light showing the clip mounts. Clip mounts (213) and (214-not shown) are defined by width U
and height T. They are located distance V from the top of the body (10). In the preferred embodiment, T is 7.5 millimeters, U is 7 millimeters and V is 17 millimeters.
FIGURE 13 shows a technical elevational drawing of the back face of the present invention showing the clip mounts. Clip member (201) drawn in dashed lines is attached via clip mounts (206, 207) to the back face (200) of the body to co-operative clip mounts (213, 214) using a threaded bolt (208), a spring member (215) and nut (209) so that it can be clamped onto a variety of surfaces up to 25 millimeters thick using thumb pressure on the textured thumb grip (210 - refer to figure 14) to pivot said clip member at the bolt location (208). In the preferred embodiment, clip mounts (213, 214) are defined by distance Y and located by distance X, V and W, whereby Y
is 9.7 millimeters, X is 13.5 millimeters, V is 17.2 millimeters and W is 5 millimeters.
FIGURE 14 shows a technical elevational drawing of the front side of the clip member.
Clip member (201), which is defined by height P and width Q, has a textured thumb grip (210) to prevent fingers from slipping during clip operation and a hole located at the top of said clip member (211) allowing the user to hang the present invention using a wall hook, lanyard or wrist strap. In the preferred embodiment, height P is 75 millimeters and width Q is 19 millimeters.
This invention relates to the field of lights, and more specifically to a multi-purpose portable and hands-free clip-on light.
BACKGROUND
Flashlights are the most common hand-held portable light but due to their design, it is difficult to position the light precisely where it is needed without continually holding and manipulating the light. This becomes an obstacle when the user requires both hands to perform another function, while still needing illumination.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a portable hands-free light that permits 140-degree rotational direction of the light beam by the user through the manipulation of a ball and socket style rotating head much like an 'eye', which has been substantially encased within the body of said light. On the back of the light, there is a removable clip for the attachment of said light onto a variety of surfaces up to 25 millimeters thick allowing hands-free use. The entire body of the light is contoured for ergonomics and safety of hand operation. The esthetic design of said light is also such as to produce an ergonomic curvilinear shape with no sharp protrusions or edges allowing a wide variety of users and age groups.
An example of a primary use for this portable light is in childcare at night.
When babies and young children need tending to in the middle of the night, turning on a house light is very disruptive and will often make it difficult for both parent and child to return to sleep. With use of the present invention, a parent or caregiver could clip said portable light onto an item up to 25 millimeters thick such as their nightclothes, a chair, the crib railing, bassinette, etc allowing them to have both hands free to attend to the infants needs and also to see clearly.
Another example of a primary use for the current invention is in the care of hospital patients at night. Nurses and doctors would use the portable light to check on patients or review medical charts without having to turn on hospital room lights that could wake patients needing their rest.
The use of this portable light design is not restricted to the above two examples, but rather is very useful in any situation where a portable clip-on light is required for hands-free illumination.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the light showing the front and right side on an angle.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the light from the front.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the light from the back.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the light showing the left side and back on an angle.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the light from the right side.
FIG. 6 is a technical elevational drawing of the light from the left side.
FIG. 7 - A is a technical horizontal sectional drawing of the light through the ball &
socket style rotating head.
FIG. 7 - B is a technical horizontal sectional drawing of the light through the ball &
socket style rotating head indicating the rotational capacity.
FIG. 8 is a technical elevational drawing of the inside of the front panel of the light.
FIG. 9 is a technical elevational drawing of the inside of the back panel of the light.
FIG. 10 is a technical elevational drawing of the back face of the clip member.
FIG. 11 is a technical elevational drawing of the left side of the clip member.
FIG. 12 is a technical elevational drawing of the left side of the light showing the clip mounts.
FIG. 13 is a technical elevational drawing of the back face of the light showing the clip mounts.
FIG. 14 is a technical elevational drawing of the front side of the clip member.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
FIGURE 1 shows a perspective view of the preferred embodiment from the front and right side on an angle. The body (10) is made of a lightweight, durable, non-porous and solid material. The body (10) is also preferably impact resistant. The front face (100) of the body contains a ball and socket style rotating head (101) that is supported and held in place by a raised collar (102) and is textured on its front face to create a thumb/finger grip (103), which assists in manipulating and directing the light beam in a specific direction. An LED lamp (104) has been countersunk into the center of the ball portion of the ball and socket type rotating head to prevent damage or breakage to said lamp.
The power switch (105) for turning the light source on and off is also located on the front (100) of the body. Depressing the on/off switch button (105) once activates the LED lamp device and depressing a second time, deactivates said LED lamp device.
FIGURE 2 shows a perspective view of the front face (100) of the body. The ball and socket styled rotating head (101) is concentrically located (A) at the top of the unit. The on/off switch button (105) for turning the unit on and off is also located on the front of the body (100) and concentrically located (B) at the opposite end from the rotating head. In the preferred embodiment, distance (C) is equal to 38 millimeters and distance (D) is equal to 76 millimeters.
FIGURE 3 shows a perspective view of the back face (200) of the body wherein the body includes a removably mounted clip member (201) for hands-free use and an access panel (202) to the power source. This access panel is secured in place by a screw (203). The front (100) of the body and the back (200) of the body are fitted together and secured in place by two screws (204, 205) which are located on the back (200) of the body. The clip member (201) has a textured thumb grip (210) and a hole (211) for use with a neck strap, wrist strap or wall hook.
FIGURE 4 shows a perspective view of the light showing the left side (300) of the body and the back face (200) of the body on an angle. A clip member (201) is mounted via mounting brackets (206,207) located on both the clip and the back (200) of the body. A
threaded bolt (208-not shown) and nut (209) are used to secure the clip member to the back face (200) of the body also allowing it to be removed if need be.
FIGURE 5 shows a perspective view from the right side (400) of the body. A
clip member (201) is mounted via mounting brackets (206,207) using a threaded bolt (208), a spring member (215 - not shown) and nut (209 - not shown), and set at angle (E), so that it can be clamped onto a variety of surfaces up to 25 millimeters thick using thumb pressure on the provided thumb grip (210) to pivot said clip member at the bolt location (208). The clip member is textured (212) at its end to provide grip once fastened onto a surface.
FIGURE 6 shows a technical elevational drawing from the left side (300) of the body.
Distance (G) represents the overall thickness of the left side (300) of the body. A ball and socket style rotating head (101) is held in place on the front face (100) of the body by a raised collar (102). Distance (H) is the diameter of the raised collar (102), distance (I) is the dimension the rotating head protrudes from the front face (100) of the body. In the preferred embodiment, distance (G) is 12.7 millimeters, distance (H) is 28.6 millimeters and distance (I) is 6.4 millimeters.
The ball and socket style rotating head (101) can move inside the socket in the same fashion as an eyeball, with the total radial rotation represented by angle (F). In the preferred embodiment distance (F) is equal to an angle of 140 degrees when the rotating head (101) is fully pivoted from one side of the raised collar (102) to the opposite side of said raised collar in a straight line.
A clip member (201) is removably mounted via mounting brackets (206,207) using a threaded bolt (208 - not shown), a spring member (215 - not shown) and nut (209) and set at angle (E), so that it can be clamped onto a variety of surfaces up to millimeters thick. In the preferred embodiment, angle (E) is 7 degrees.
FIGURE 7-A shows a technical horizontal sectional drawing of the light through the ball and socket style rotating head. The entire body (10) of the light is constructed of a lightweight, durable, non-porous and solid material and is contoured where each side meets at radius (K) for ergonomics and safety of hand operation. The front half (20) and back half (30) of the body are joined together at point (N), which occurs on the centerline of the perimeter of the body (10) on both halves. The ball portion (101) of the rotating head, being a separate molded part that is free to move within the socket (503), is contoured to radius (M) and rotates inside the socket (503) which shares the same radius (M), in the same fashion as an eyeball moving in its socket, with the total radial rotation represented by (F). Countersunk within said rotating head (101) is an LED
lamp (104) that is connected to a power source via conduit (501) and to the on/off switch via conduit (503). The back half (20) of the body includes the rounded socket (503) defined by radius (M), which holds and supports the rotating head (101) in place.
This allows the rotating head (101) and receiving socket (503) to be substantially encased inside the body of the light with the raised collar (102) located on the front face of the body (100) to hold and retain said rotating head in place.
Distance (L) represents the material thickness of the case of the body (10), rotating head (101), raised collar (102) and socket (503).
In the preferred embodiment, distance (C) is equal to 38 millimeters, angle (F) is equal to 220 degrees, distance (J) is equal to 22 millimeters, radius (K) is equal to 4 millimeters, thickness (L) is equal to 1.6 millimeters and radius (M) is equal to 2.7 millimeters.
FIGURE 7-B shows a technical horizontal sectional drawing of the light through the ball and socket style rotating head indicating the rotational capacity. The outline of the ball and socket style rotating head (101) is shown in dashed lines to illustrate how said rotating head can be pivoted from one side of the raised collar (102) to the opposite side of said raised collar in a straight line. Angle (F) represents the maximum distance the ball and socket style rotating head (101) can travel when fully rotated and in any given direction. In the preferred embodiment angle (F) is equal to 140 degrees.
FIGURE 8 shows a technical elevational drawing of the inside of the front panel of the present invention (600). The ball portion (101) of the rotating head, being a separate molded part which is free to move within the socket (503-not shown) contains an LED
lamp (104) that is connected to a power source, in this case three AG-13 button cell batteries (508) via conduit (501), to the on/off switch via conduit (503) and from the on/off switch back to said LED lamp via conduit (502) to complete the electrical circuit.
Pressing the on/off push button (105-not shown) once on the front of the body (100-not shown) activates the internal switching device (509) to turn the LED lamp on.
Pressing a second time de-activates said light. The switching device (509) is located within a mounting bracket (510) that is situated directly over the on/off push button switch sleeve (511) for said on/off push button (105-not shown) located on the front face (100) of the body. The three AG-13 button cell batteries (508) are housed in a separately molded battery case (512) where conduit (501) connects the LED lamp (104) to said batteries at the negative charge plate and conduit (504) from the on/off switching device (509) to the positive charge plate. The back half (30-not shown) of the body is attached to the front half (20) of the body at the perimeter (N) using two screws (204, 205 - not shown) into two mounting posts (505) and (507). A third screw mounting post (506) is used to hold the battery cover (202) firmly in place.
FIGURE 9 shows a technical elevational drawing of the inside of the back panel of the light. The raised and rounded socket portion (503) of the rotating head is located on the inside of the back half (700) of the present invention. The socket (503) is molded to radius (M) to accommodate the round ball portion (101-not shown). Two slots (514) and (515) are provided in the socket (503) to allow conduit to pass freely from the rotating head (101-not shown) to the batteries (508-not shown) and to the switch (509-not shown). Two further slots (516, 517) are provided to reduce friction of the round ball portion (101-not shown) within said socket (503) allowing it to rotate freely and smoothly. A molded switch mount (513) holds the internal switching device (509-not shown) in place when the on/off switch button (105-not shown) is depressed.
The back half (30) of the body is attached to the front half (20-not shown) of the body at the perimeter (N) using two screws (204, 205 - not shown) into two mounting posts (505) and (507). A third screw mounting post (506) is provided to hold the battery cover (202) firmly in place. In the preferred embodiment, radius (M) is equal to 12.7 millimeters.
FIGURE 10 shows a technical elevational drawing of the back face of the clip member.
Two clip mounts (207) on the left and (208) on the right are used to attach said clip member (201) to the co-operative clip mounts (213) and (214 - not shown).
Refer also to Fig. 13 for said clip mount locations. On the base of the clip member (201) a series of textured strips (212) are added to provide grip when clipping the present invention onto a variety of surfaces up to 25 millimeters thick. A hole (211) through the clip member (201) allows the user to hang the present invention on a wall hook, or for use with a neck or wrist strap. In the preferred embodiment, the clip is defined by length P
and width Q whereby P is 75 millimeters and Q is 19 millimeters.
FIGURE 11 shows a technical elevational drawing of the left side of the clip member.
Located at the bottom of the clip member (201) are textured strips (212) used to provide grip when clipping the present invention onto surfaces up to 25 millimeters in thickness.
The clip member (201) is attached to the back face (200) of the body via clip mounts (207) and (208-not shown) using a threaded bolt (208 - not shown), a spring member (215-not shown) and nut (209-not shown), so that it can be clamped onto various surfaces as previously noted. The clip mount is defined by length P and thickness R, whereby P is 75 millimeters and R is 19 millimeters. Further, the clip mounts (207, 208) are located distance S from the top of said clip mount and defined by width U
and height T. In the preferred embodiment, S is 20 millimeters, T is 7.5 millimeters and U is 7 millimeters.
FIGURE 12 shows a technical elevational drawing of the left side of the light showing the clip mounts. Clip mounts (213) and (214-not shown) are defined by width U
and height T. They are located distance V from the top of the body (10). In the preferred embodiment, T is 7.5 millimeters, U is 7 millimeters and V is 17 millimeters.
FIGURE 13 shows a technical elevational drawing of the back face of the present invention showing the clip mounts. Clip member (201) drawn in dashed lines is attached via clip mounts (206, 207) to the back face (200) of the body to co-operative clip mounts (213, 214) using a threaded bolt (208), a spring member (215) and nut (209) so that it can be clamped onto a variety of surfaces up to 25 millimeters thick using thumb pressure on the textured thumb grip (210 - refer to figure 14) to pivot said clip member at the bolt location (208). In the preferred embodiment, clip mounts (213, 214) are defined by distance Y and located by distance X, V and W, whereby Y
is 9.7 millimeters, X is 13.5 millimeters, V is 17.2 millimeters and W is 5 millimeters.
FIGURE 14 shows a technical elevational drawing of the front side of the clip member.
Clip member (201), which is defined by height P and width Q, has a textured thumb grip (210) to prevent fingers from slipping during clip operation and a hole located at the top of said clip member (211) allowing the user to hang the present invention using a wall hook, lanyard or wrist strap. In the preferred embodiment, height P is 75 millimeters and width Q is 19 millimeters.
Claims (20)
1. A portable hands-free light comprising a body having a power source mounted therein, the body having a top, a bottom, a pair of opposing sides, a front;
wherein a ball and socket style rotating head has been substantially encased within the body so that only a small portion of said rotating head protrudes beyond the front surface, wherein a further countersunk light source which is located within the rotating head and connectable to the power source by a switch mounted to the front of the body, the switch for controlling an electrical connection between the light source and the power source; and a back wherein the body includes a removably mounted clip member for hands-free use and an access panel to the power source.
wherein a ball and socket style rotating head has been substantially encased within the body so that only a small portion of said rotating head protrudes beyond the front surface, wherein a further countersunk light source which is located within the rotating head and connectable to the power source by a switch mounted to the front of the body, the switch for controlling an electrical connection between the light source and the power source; and a back wherein the body includes a removably mounted clip member for hands-free use and an access panel to the power source.
2. A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the construction is of a lightweight, durable, non-porous and solid material.
3. A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the ball and socket style rotating head will pivot 140 degrees from one side of the raised collar to the opposite side of said raised collar measured in a straight line.
4. A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the ball and socket style rotating head has been countersunk into the body so only a small portion of the rotating head protrudes from the front surface for the purpose of balance and unification.
5. A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the ball and socket style rotating head is textured on its front face for thumb and finger grip to assist in directing the light.
6. A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the light bulb is an LED
lamp.
lamp.
7. A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the LED lamp has been countersunk into the ball portion of the ball and socket style rotating head to protect said lamp from breakage.
8. A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the LED lamp has been countersunk into the ball portion of the ball and socket style rotating to allow illumination of the entire head from within.
9. A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the LED lamp will not affect night vision nor create night blindness.
10.A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the LED lamp is significant enough to perform a multitude of tasks in a dark setting.
11.A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the user may use said light for performing a variety of tasks while having both hands free.
12. A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the power source is low voltage.
13. A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the power source consists of three AG-13 batteries.
14.A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the clip member may be clipped onto most items up to 25 millimeters thick for hands-free use.
15.A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the clip member may be removed for easier access to the power source.
16.A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the clip member may be removed for ease of replacement in the event of damage.
17.A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the clip member has a circular opening for hanging on a wall hook or for connection to a neck or wrist strap.
18.A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the body material and construction is light weight allowing it to be used for a variety of applications.
19.A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the body is small in design allowing it to be used for a variety of applications.
20.A portable hands-free light as in claim 1, wherein the light produced is significant enough to be used in a multitude of applications including but not limited to:
checking on babies and young children at night, examining patients or administering medicine when dark, reading a book, performing home repairs, various sporting applications, illuminating inside of a carry bag, illuminating a map in a vehicle or for use as a personal safety night light.
checking on babies and young children at night, examining patients or administering medicine when dark, reading a book, performing home repairs, various sporting applications, illuminating inside of a carry bag, illuminating a map in a vehicle or for use as a personal safety night light.
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