Hard hat mounted flashlight holder
OwnerDavid Vincent Henryinventor
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Abstract
A flashlight holder for use with a conventional hart hat to releasably receive a flashlight of the type defining a faceted barrel and a head which is rotatable relative to the barrel for operation of the flashlight. The flashlight holder is designed such that a flashlight is operable with one hand when retained in the flashlight holder. The flashlight holder defines a barrel support secured to a base. The barrel support defines an interior surface and a slot configured to cooperate to closely receive and retain the flashlight barrel in a non-rotatable manner. The base of the flashlight holder defines a tab configured to be releasably engaged within a slotted receptacle defined by the hard hat. A locking projection extends from the tab for engaging a lower edge of the hard hat.
Claims17
A flashlight holder for releasably receiving a flashlight and for being releasably mounted on a conventional hard hat defining a slotted receptacle on at least one side thereof, the flashlight including a faceted barrel and a head, the head being rotatable with respect to the barrel for operation of the flashlight, said flashlight holder assembly comprising:
- a barrel support defining a faceted internal surface adapted to closely receive the faceted flashlight barrel, said barrel support preventing rotation of the flashlight barrel such that operation of the flashlight by rotation of the flashlight head does not impart rotation of the flashlight barrel, said barrel support further defining a slot along a length thereof to assist in opening said barrel support for receipt of the flashlight barrel;
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- a base defining a base plate, said barrel support being secured to an upper surface of said base plate, said base further defining a tab adapted to be releasably engaged within the slotted receptacle defined by the hard hat whereby the flashlight is directed in front of the wearer of the hard hat.
A flashlight holder for releasably receiving a flashlight and for being releasably mounted on a conventional hard hat defining a slotted receptacle on at least one side thereof, the flashlight including a faceted barrel and a head, the head being rotatable with respect to the barrel for operation of the flashlight, said flashlight holder assembly comprising:
- a barrel support defining a faceted internal surface adapted to closely receive the faceted flashlight barrel, said barrel support preventing rotation of the flashlight barrel such that operation of the flashlight by rotation of the flashlight head does not impart rotation of the flashlight barrel, said barrel support further defining a slot along a length thereof to assist in opening said barrel support for receipt of the flashlight barrel;
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- a base defining a base plate, said barrel support being secured to an upper surface of said base plate, said base further defining a tab adapted to be releasably engaged within the slotted receptacle defined by the hard hat whereby the flashlight is directed in front of the wearer of the hard hat, said tab defining a locking projection extending from a distal end of said tab away from said barrel support, said locking projection being provided for engaging a lower edge of the hard hat, thereby preventing unselected removal of said flashlight holder from the hard hat slotted receptacle, said tab being fabricated from a resilient material such that as said tab is inserted into the slotted receptacle of the hard hat, said tab is flexed to accommodate passage of said locking projection, said tab being at least partially relaxed upon passage of said locking projection through said slotted receptacle and engaging the lower edge of the hard hat, said base plate further defining a lower surface adapted to substantially conform to a portion of the conventional hard hat, whereby when said flashlight holder is mounted on the conventional hard hat, said flashlight holder is closely held to the surface of the conventional hard hat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.