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US 2013/0258686 A1Published application
Collar mount and light
AssigneeThe Flewelling Ford Family Trust
InventorTIMOTHY D.F. FORD
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Abstract
A light and associated mounting body is disclosed which is suitable for mounting on straps of different widths. In a particular embodiment the body can be mounted to the strap, for example a collar or the like, without removing the collar from the object it is attached to.
Claims10
A light for mounting along a length of a strap, comprising:
- a generally rectangular body;
- a light source mounted to said body on a first surface;
- first and second pairs of strap retaining members, each of said members comprising a foot portion and a flexible elongate portion;
- wherein said foot portion of each of said first pair of members is attached to a second surface of said body at a respective one of a first pair of opposite corners, said first pair of flexible elongate portions substantially opposed and each defining a respective one of a first pair of strap receiving slots between said body and said flexible elongate portion;
- wherein said foot portion of each of said second pair of members is attached to a second surface of said body at a respective one of a second pair of opposite corners, said second pair of flexible elongate portions substantially opposed and each defining a respective one of a second pair of strap receiving slots between said body and said flexible elongate portion;
- wherein said first pair of strap receiving slots are wider than said second pair of strap receiving slots, thereby allowing said first pair of slots to receive a wider strap than said second pair of slots;
- wherein a free end of each of said flexible elongate portions of said first pair of members defines a gap with a respective one of said foot portions of said second pair of strap retaining members and a free end of each of said flexible elongate portions of said second pair of members defines a gap with a respective one of said foot portions of said first pair of strap retaining members, said gaps allowing a strap to be inserted into a respective one of said slots along a length of said strap.
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