Adjustable flashlight holder
OwnerPeter G. Choppinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable flashlight holder is disclosed having a base member with a plurality of transverse spaced ridge elements or shaped depressions along its top surface and a bifurcated support hinged to one end to engage the flashlight at various angles. In one embodiment the arms of the support are biased toward each other sufficiently to engage the flashlight case diametrically and include an elastic member or spring upon which the case of the flashlight may rest at an angle. In another embodiment the hinge has one or more lock positions to hold the support at selected angles and folds down on top of or within the base member when not in use. The flashlight can be supported in a variety of convenient positions to facilitate use by a worker.
Claims12
A holder for a flashlight and the like comprising:
- a base member having a substantially flat upper surface;
- said flat surface defining at least one transversely oriented upstanding edge between the ends of said base member;
- hinge means at one end of said base member;
- a bifurcated support member having extending spaced leg members and a cross member engageable with said hinge means and adapted to be moved to a plurality of angular positions about said hinge means and upwardly from the flat surface of said base member;
- at least one elastic member suspended between the bifurcated legs of said support member whereby a flashlight may be placed with one end upon said base and engaging said upstanding edge, with the other end of the flashlight resting on said elastic member.
A holder for a flashlight and the like comprising:
- a bifurcated base member having extended spaced co-planar leg members connected at one end to a cross-member;
- a bifurcated support member having extended spaced co-planar leg members connected at one end by a cross-member;
- means rotatably connecting the other ends of the leg members of said base member to the cross-member of said support member;
- a second cross-member adjustably connecting across the span of the leg member of said base member;
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- a second cross-member adjustably connecting across the span of the leg members of said support member;
- whereby the angular placement of said support member in relation to said base member provides angularly spaced support for the end edges of said flashlight in a plurality of orientations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.