Lighting accessory
OwnerRoy Thomasinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a lighting accessory which may be worn by an individual that allows the user to variably direct the light emissions along an arc of approximately 180 degrees in front of and above the user. Once the light is positioned, it can be operated hands-free. The apparatus is self-contained having a housing comprised of two members hingedly connected together. When the housing is opened by rotating one member about the common hinge axis relative to the other housing member, the internal light switch is triggered to activate the light source. The switch is operably responsive to the relative positions of the housing members, disengaging the light source from the power source when the members are closed and engaging the light source to the power source when the housing unit is open.
Claims7
A lighting accessory, which may be worn by an individual, comprising:
- a. a stationary housing member having a horizontal hinge means at one end thereof;
- b. a rotating housing member having a corresponding horizontal hinge means at one end thereof,
- said stationary housing member and said rotating housing member, forming a housing unit, being arranged and adapted to being hingedly connected together and said hinge connection having a resistance means with sufficient frictional resistance to support the weight of the rotating housing member in a plurality of rotational positions relative to the stationary housing member, the rotating housing member may be positioned in front of and in alignment with said stationary housing member to form a closed housing unit,
- said closed housing unit being suitably sized and adapted to contain an electrical circuit comprising a power source and power source retaining means, a light source and light source retaining means, and a switch means;
- c. an electrical power source operably connected to a power source retaining means;
- d. an electrically power light source and light source retaining means mounted on the rotating housing member at the end opposite its hinge means and having the light emissions of said light source directed away from and perpendicular to a horizontal hinge means axis;
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- e. a switch means to engage and disengage the light source and the power source,
- whereby, the rotating housing member may be pivotally rotated about the horizontal hinge means axis relative to said stationary housing member to variably direct the light emissions along an arc of approximately 180 degrees.
A lighting accessory, which may be worn by an individual, comprising:
- a. an integrally connected closable housing unit suitably sized and adapted to contain an electrical circuit comprising a power source and power source retaining means, a light source and light source retaining means, and a switch means, and having a stationary housing section with a horizontal living hinge means at one end thereof hingedly connected to a rotation housing section, and having a resistance means with sufficient frictional resistance to support the weight of the rotating housing section in a plurality of rotational positions relative to the stationary housing section;
- b. an electrical power source operably connected to a power source retaining means;
- c. an electrically powered light source and light source retaining means mounted on the rotating housing section at the end opposite its horizontal lining hinge means and having the light emissions of said light source directed away from and perpendicular to a horizontal hinge means axis;
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- d. a switch means to engage and disengage the light source and the power source,
- whereby, the rotating housing section may be pivotally rotated about a horizontal living hinge means axis relative to said stationary housing section to variably direct the light emissions along an arc of approximately 180 degrees, and the rotation housing section may be positioned in front of and in alignment with said stationary housing section to form a closed housing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.