# US 11,441,771 B1 · Handheld implement with light > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,441,771 B1 - Document ID: US11441771B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/426,693 - Filed: 2019-05-30 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-05-30 - Applicants: Owen Cindric; Brett White - Inventors: Owen Cindric; Brett White - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11441771B1 ## CPC - F21L 4/00: Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells - F21V 33/008: {Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes} - A47L 13/20: Mops - B25G 1/00: Handle constructions - F21V 21/088: Clips; Clamps - F21V 21/0885: {for portable lighting devices} - F21V 23/0414: {specially adapted to be used with portable lighting devices} - F21V 33/0004: {Personal or domestic articles} - F21V 33/0084: {Hand tools; Toolboxes} - A01B 1/02: Spades; Shovels - A01B 1/06: Hoes; Hand cultivators - A01D 7/00: Rakes (mowers convertible to rakes or capable of raking A01D42/02; mowers combined with rakes A01D43/02) - A46B 15/0036: {with a lighting means, e.g. laser, bulb (A46B15/0034 takes precedence)} - A46B 15/0055: {Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors} - A46B 17/08: Other accessories, e.g. scrapers, rubber buffers for preventing damage to furniture - A46B 2200/302: Broom - A47L 13/50: Auxiliary implements (cleaning devices for brushes or the like A46B17/06) - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21L: LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) - B25G: HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS (attaching the blades or the like to handles of hand tools for soil working A01B1/22; handles of hand implements for harvesting A01D1/14; handles integral with brushware A46B) - A01B: SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL (making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring A01C5/00; mowers convertible to soil working apparatus or capable of soil working A01D42/04; mowers combined with soil working implements A01D43/12; soil working for engineering purposes E01, E02, E21) - A01D: HARVESTING; MOWING - A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G) - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract An embodiment provides a handheld implement, including: an elongated handle comprising a first end and a second end substantially opposite the first end; an implement head located at and mechanically attached to one of: the first end and the second end; and a light source mechanically coupled to and along a longitudinal axis of the elongated handle, wherein the light source is positioned at a location on the elongated handle such that a least a portion of light that emits from the light source illuminates an area proximate to the implement head. Other aspects are claimed and described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A handheld implement, comprising: an elongated handle comprising a first end and a second end substantially opposite the first end; an implement head located at and mechanically attached to one of: the first end and the second end; and a light source mechanically coupled to, via an attachment mechanism, an external portion of and along a longitudinal axis of the elongated handle, wherein the light source is removable from the attachment mechanism, wherein the light source is positioned at a location on the elongated handle such that a least a portion of light that emits from the light source illuminates an area proximate to the implement head, wherein the attachment mechanism is removable from the elongated handle and positionable at a plurality of locations along the longitudinal axis of the elongated handle, and wherein the attachment mechanism receives and holds the light source utilizing contoured arms, wherein a first of the contoured arms is positioned on one side of the light source when the light source is located within the attachment mechanism and wherein a second of the contoured arms is positioned on another side of the light source substantially opposite the first contoured arm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The handheld implement of claim 1, wherein attachment mechanism comprises a clip selected from the group consisting of: a spring clip and a tension clip. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The handheld implement of claim 1, further comprising a power source powering the light source. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The handheld implement of claim 3, wherein the power source is selected from the group consisting of a solar cell and a battery. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The handheld implement of claim 1, further comprising a power cable electrically coupled to the light source and having a plug terminating proximate to the end substantially opposite the implement head. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The handheld implement of claim 5, wherein the power cable, when attached to a power source, provides power to at least one of: the light source and a rechargeable power source of the light source. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The handheld implement of claim 1, wherein a characteristic of the light source is user-modifiable, wherein the characteristic is selected from the group consisting of: a beam-size of the light source and a position of the light source on the elongated handle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The handheld implement of claim 1, further comprising a button that controls an operation of the light source. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The handheld implement of claim 8, wherein the button is positioned on at least one of: the light source and the elongated handle proximate to the end substantially opposite the implement head. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The handheld implement of claim 1, further comprising at least one segment of a reflective material coupled to the elongated handle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The handheld implement of claim 1, wherein the implement head is selected from the group consisting of: a shovel head, a rake head, a hoe head, a mop head, and a broom head. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The handheld implement of claim 1, wherein the contoured arms partially surround the light source when the light source is located within the attachment mechanism. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The handheld implement of claim 1, wherein the attachment mechanism comprises a middle portion connected to the contoured arms and contoured legs and located between the elongated handle and light source when the light source is located within the attachment mechanism attached to the elongated handle. ### Claim 14 A handheld implement, comprising: an elongated handle comprising a first end and a second end substantially opposite the first end; an implement head located at and mechanically attached to one of: the first end and the second end; a light source mechanically coupled to an external portion of and along a longitudinal axis of the elongated handle wherein the light source is positioned at a location on the elongated handle such that a least a portion of light that emits from the light source illuminates an area proximate to the implement head, wherein the light source is mechanically coupled to the elongated handle via a clip removable from the elongated handle and positionable at a plurality of locations along the longitudinal axis of the elongated handle and wherein a portion of the clip squeezes the elongated handle, wherein the light source is removable from the clip, wherein the clip receives and holds the light source utilizing contoured arms, wherein a first of the contoured arms is positioned on one side of the light source when the light source is located within the attachment mechanism and wherein a second of the contoured arms is positioned on another side of the light source substantially opposite the first contoured arm; a beam-size of the light source of the light source being user-modifiable; and a power source powering the light source, wherein the power source is selected from the group consisting of a solar cell and a battery. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The handheld implement of claim 14, wherein the clip is a clip selected from the group consisting of: a spring clip and a tension clip. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The handheld implement of claim 14, further comprising a power cable electrically coupled to the light source and having a plug terminating proximate to the end substantially opposite the implement head, wherein the power cable, when attached to a power source, provides power to at least one of: the light source and the power source. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The handheld implement of claim 14, wherein a portion of the attachment mechanism, when coupled to the elongated handle, squeezes the elongated handle.