Law officer's investigation safety mirror
OwnerGordon W. Clemmer JR.inventor
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Abstract
A mirror accessory is connectible by a police officer, e.g., to the lens end of a flashlight to enable viewing around corners, into rooms and other places without exposing the officer to hazard. The accessory includes a coupling ring engagable to the end of a flashlight and a mirror assembly connected to the ring by a hinge having plural detented stable positions. The mirror assembly also is movable about a swivel axis which is perpendicular to the hinge axis and is movable about the hinge axis. The mirror assembly has plural detented stable positions angularly about the swivel axis.
Claims20
A mirror accessory for a flashlight having a lens end, the accessory comprising:
- a mounting member sized and configured for snug removable engagement around at least a portion of the exterior circumference of the lens end of a flashlight of selected design,
- a mirror member including a mirror surface, and
- a hinge structure connected between the mounting and mirror members and defined to afford movement of the mirror member relative to the mounting member between a storage position in which the members are in overlying relation and a usage position angularly displaced from the storage relation by an angle of at least 135°.
A mirror accessory for a flashlight having a lens end, the accessory comprising:
- a mounting member sized and configured for removable stable engagement with the exterior of the lens end of a flashlight of selected design,
- a mirror member including a mirror surface, and
- a hinge structure connected between the mounting and mirror members, the hinge structure having first and second leaves connected for angular relative movement about a hinge axis, the first leaf being affixed to the mounting member, the second leaf defining a swivel axis perpendicular to the hinge axis, the mirror member being connected to the second leaf for angular movement about the swivel axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.