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US 10,520,183 B2Granted
Waist mounted light apparatus
AssigneeLight-Belt LLC
InventorPaul Kenji Tomita
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Abstract
A tubular belt includes an inner layer and an outer layer that are coupled together at an upper edge and a lower edge. A flat tubular storage pocket space is formed between the inner and the outer layers. The pocket can be accessed through one or more pocket openings formed in the outer layer. A light coupling can be attached to the elastic belt to securely hold a light to the elastic belt. The light coupling mechanism extends outward from a pocket of the belt and a light is attached to the light coupling mechanism.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an elastic belt having an inner layer, an outer layer, a pocket opening in the outer surface, and a pocket space between the inner layer and the outer layer, wherein the pocket opening is a linear slot in a closed position that is parallel with the upper edge and the lower edge of the elastic belt, an upper edge of the inner layer is physically coupled to an upper edge of the outer layer and a lower edge of the inner layer is physically coupled to a lower edge of the outer layer;
- a light holder having a base coupled to a first elastic clip or a first loop and a second elastic loop or a second loop,
- a light holder mount coupled to the light holder wherein the light holder mount and the base of the light holder are in the pocket space of the elastic belt and the first elastic clip or the first loop and the second elastic loop or the second loop extend through the pocket opening in the outer layer of the elastic belt;
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- a battery powered light having a housing that is held by the first elastic clip or the first loop and the second elastic clip or the second loop.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an elastic belt having an inner layer, an outer layer, a pocket opening in the outer surface, and a pocket space between the inner layer and the outer layer, wherein the pocket opening is a linear slot in a closed position that is parallel with the upper edge and the lower edge of the elastic belt, an upper edge of the inner layer is physically coupled to an upper edge of the outer layer and a lower edge of the inner layer is physically coupled to a lower edge of the outer layer;
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- an integrated structure having a light holder portion and a light holder mount portion, the light holder portion having a first inner diameter which at least partially surrounds a light housing and a second inner diameter which at least partially surrounds the light housing, wherein the light holder mount portion is in the pocket space of the elastic belt and the first inner diameter and the second inner diameter extend out of the pocket opening in the outer layer of the elastic belt.
An apparatus comprising:
- an elastic belt having an inner layer, an outer layer, a pocket opening in the outer surface, and a pocket space between the inner layer and the outer layer, wherein the pocket opening is a linear slot in a closed position that is parallel with the upper edge and the lower edge of the elastic belt, an upper edge of the inner layer is physically coupled to an upper edge of the outer layer and a lower edge of the inner layer is physically coupled to a lower edge of the outer layer;
- a light holder having a first inner diameter which at least partially surrounds a light housing and a second inner diameter which at least partially surrounds the light housing;
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- a light holder mount coupled to the light holder wherein the light holder mount is in the pocket space of the elastic belt and the first inner diameter and the second inner diameter extend out of the pocket opening in the outer layer of the elastic belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.