Third hand for a flashlight
OwnerLarry Birdwellinventor
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Abstract
A third hand for a flashlight. A flashlight holder adapted for receiving the flashlight that includes provision for stabilizing the flashlight loosely on a support surface or temporarily and releasably attaching the flashlight to a support surface or object. The flashlight holder is pivotally connected through a first swivel joint to an elongate joint arm at one end thereof, and a mounting mechanism is pivotally connected through a second swivel joint to the joint arm at the other end thereof. Preferably, the joint arm includes two arm portions coupled together by a third swivel joint. The mounting mechanism includes a variety of attachment devices.
Claims22
A third hand for a flashlight, comprising:
- a holder adapted for holding the flashlight;
- a mounting mechanism including a plurality of attachment devices adapted for removably attaching the mounting mechanism to a support;
- a first arm portion connected to said flashlight holder with a first swivel joint at a first end of said first arm portion to permit relative rotation of said first arm portion and said holder about a first axis;
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- a second arm portion connected to said mounting mechanism with a second swivel joint at a first end of said second arm portion to permit relative rotation of said second arm portion and said mounting mechanism about a second axis and by said rotation to orient a selected one of said attachment devices in a selected direction, wherein said first and second arm portions are connected to each other with a third swivel joint to permit relative rotation thereof about a third axis.
A third hand for a flashlight, comprising:
- a holder adapted for holding the flashlight;
- a mounting mechanism adapted for removable attachment to a support;
- a first arm portion connected to said flashlight holder with a first swivel joint at a first end of said first arm portion to permit relative rotation of said first arm portion and said holder about a first axis;
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- a second arm portion connected to said mounting mechanism with a second swivel joint at a first end of said second arm portion to permit relative rotation of said second arm portion and said mounting mechanism about a second axis and by said rotation to orient a selected one of said attachment devices in a selected direction, wherein said first and second arm portions are connected to each other with a third swivel joint to permit relative rotation thereof about a third axis, wherein, regardless of the amount of said rotation about said first axis, said third axis is substantially perpendicular to said first axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.