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US 5,477,427 AGranted
Reflector light with electric lamp for bicycles
OwnerEdward P. Formaninventor
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Abstract
A self-contained illuminated reflector device for mounting to the spoke of a wheel includes a housing having a spoke receiving slot for mounting the reflector to the spoke, and a cavity included in the housing; mounted within the cavity are a fiber-optic light bulb and a battery holder which is electrically connected to the light bulb, and is adapted to receive a battery for selectively providing current to the light bulb.
Claims8
An illuminated reflector device for mounting to a spoke of a wheel, comprising in combination:
- a main housing including a centrally disposed cavity;
- an insert member attached to said main housing over the centrally disposed cavity,
- a light bulb mounted to the insert member;
- a battery holder formed in the insert member, the battery holder being electrically connected to the light bulb, and being adapted to receive a battery for providing current to the light bulb;
- a sealed switch mounted to the insert member, and connected between the battery and the light bulb to provide selective illumination of the light bulb;
- the insert member being adapted to receive the light bulb, the battery holder and the sealed switch;
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- an upper housing removably secured to the main housing and attached insert member, the upper housing including a spoke-receiving groove and a screw receivable in a threaded hole for independently securing the upper housing to the spoke of a wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.