Aiming post light
OwnerRobert C. H. Schmidtinventor
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Abstract
An aiming post light for artillery and mortar operations at night wherein an ordinary GI flashlight may be used, without modification, as a post light when mounted on a support and wherein its original ordinary lightbulb is replaced with a novel bulb of same base outer configuration in which the bulb has encapsulated solid state circuitry to provide a blinking and/or steady light emitting diode (LED) as the light source. Depending upon the particular LED and circuitry selected, the light may be continuous or intermittent and may be a selected color. In one embodiment several options are available when using a single bulb.
Claims5
An aiming post light comprising a post, a flashlight having a bulb and batteries therein, and a bracket,
- said flashlight having a belt clip thereon,
- said flashlight projecting a beam of light at an angle of 90.degree. to the axis of said batteries therein,
- said bracket removeably connecting said flashlight belt clip with said post and positioning said flashlight thereon for emission of light in a substantially horizontal beam therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.