Portable light source
AssigneeRTU Ventures, LLC
InventorRobert Timothy Uzar
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Abstract
A portable light source for connection to a hardhat. The portable light source has a battery housing with an LED light mounted in a lamp holder that is connected either directly to or via a boom or wires to the battery housing. The housing or the lamp holder also has a mounting post that engages an aperture on the side of the hardhat for holding the portable light source in place. The lamp housing may be rotatably connected to the battery housing.
Claims23
A portable light source for mounting on a hardhat having a side aperture, the portable light source comprising:
- a) a housing holding a battery;
- b) a lamp holder, for supporting a lamp, mounted to the housing;
- c) an opening between the housing and the lamp holder;
- and
- d) a mounting post fixed to the housing and having a resilient clip fastener,
- wherein wires between the battery and the lamp pass through the opening between the housing and the lamp holder, and
- wherein the mounting post is configured and dimensioned to fit into the side aperture of the hardhat, and the clip fastener engages the side aperture to secure the portable light source to the hardhat.
A portable light source for mounting on a hardhat having a side aperture, the portable light source comprising:
- a) a lamp holder, for supporting a lamp and housing a battery;
- and
- b) a mounting post fixed to the lamp holder and having a resilient clip fastener,
- wherein the mounting post is configured and dimensioned to fit into the side aperture of the hardhat, and the clip fastener engages the side aperture to secure the portable light source to the hardhat.
A portable light source for mounting on a hardhat having a side aperture, the portable light source comprising:
- a) a housing holding a battery;
- b) a lamp holder, for supporting a lamp;
- c) a connecting member connecting the lamp holder to the housing;
- d) electrical wires for connecting the battery to the lamp;
- and
- e) a mounting post fixed to the lamp holder and having a resilient clip fastener,
- wherein the mounting post is configured and dimensioned to fit into the side aperture of the hardhat, and the clip fastener engages the side aperture to secure the portable light source to the hardhat, and
- wherein the housing is separately supported by the connecting member.
A combination hardhat and light source, comprising:
- a) a hardhat having a side aperture;
- and
- b) a portable light source for mounting on the hardhat, the portable light source comprising:
- i) a housing;
- ii) a lamp holder, for supporting a lamp, mounted to the housing;
- iii) an opening between the housing and the lamp holder;
- and
- iv) a mounting post fixed to the housing and having a resilient clip fastener,
- wherein the mounting post is configured and dimensioned to fit into the side aperture of the hardhat, and the clip fastener engages the side aperture to secure the portable light source to the hardhat, and
- wherein the housing holds a battery, and wires between the battery and the lamp pass through the opening between the housing and the lamp holder.
A combination hardhat and light source comprising:
- a) a hardhat comprising a side aperture;
- and
- b) a portable light source for mounting on the hardhat, the portable light source comprising:
- i) a lamp holder, for supporting a lamp and housing a battery;
- and
- ii) a mounting post fixed to the lamp holder and having a resilient clip fastener,
- wherein the mounting post is configured and dimensioned to fit into the side aperture of the hardhat, and the clip fastener engages the side aperture to secure the portable light source to the hardhat.
A combination hardhat and light source comprising:
- a) a hardhat comprising a side aperture;
- and
- b) a portable light source for mounting on the hardhat, the portable light source comprising:
- i) a housing holding a battery;
- ii) a lamp holder, for supporting a lamp;
- iii) a connecting member connecting the lamp holder to the housing;
- iv) electrical wires for connecting the battery to the lamp;
- and
- v) a mounting post fixed to the lamp holder and having a resilient clip fastener,
- wherein the mounting post is configured and dimensioned to fit into the side aperture of the hardhat, and the clip fastener engages the side aperture to secure the portable light source to the hardhat, and
- wherein the housing is separately supported by the connecting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.