Clamping flashlight
AssigneeStanley Black & Decker, Inc.
InventorsThomas Pelletier, Karl Vanderbeek, Brian McNeill
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Abstract
A flashlight includes a lamp head configured to emit light; a lamp head holder including a lower base, an upper base and a first pivot mount supported by the upper base, the upper base being rotatably connected to the lower base such that the upper base and the lower base are rotatable relative to each other about a first axis of rotation, and the lamp head being rotatably connected to the pivot mount such that the lamp head is rotatable relative to the upper base about a second axis of rotation defined by the pivot mount; and a clamp pivotably connected to the lower base of the lamp head holder.
Claims29
A flashlight comprising:
- a lamp head configured to emit light;
- a lamp head holder including a lower base, an upper base and a first pivot mount supported by the upper base, the upper base being rotatably connected to the lower base such that the upper base and the lower base are rotatable relative to each other about a first axis of rotation, and the lamp head being rotatably connected to the first pivot mount such that the lamp head is rotatable relative to the upper base about a second axis of rotation defined by the first pivot mount;
- and
- a clamp pivotably connected to the lower base of the lamp head holder,
- wherein the clamp includes a first arm and a second arm and a clamp mechanism, the clamp mechanism configured to bias at least one of the first and the second arms toward the other and wherein each of the first and second arms includes a grip portion.
A flashlight comprising:
- a lamp head configured to emit light;
- a lamp head holder including a lower base, an upper base and a first pivot mount supported by the upper base, the upper base being rotatably connected to the lower base such that the upper base and the lower base are rotatable relative to each other about a first axis of rotation, and the lamp head being rotatably connected to the first pivot mount such that the lamp head is rotatable relative to the upper base about a second axis of rotation defined by the first pivot mount;
- and
- a clamp pivotably connected to the lower base of the lamp head holder,
- wherein the lamp head holder includes a second pivot mount supported by the lower base, and
- wherein the clamp includes a first arm and a second arm and a clamp mechanism, the clamp mechanism configured to bias the first and the second arms toward each other, at least one of the first and the second arm of the clamp being rotatable about a third axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis of rotation, the second pivot mount configured to hold the at least one of the first and the second arm to allow the at least one of the first and the second arm to rotate about the third axis of rotation.
A flashlight comprising:
- a lamp head configured to emit light;
- a clamp to enable the flashlight to be clamped to a structure;
- and
- a lamp head holder operatively disposed between the lamp head and the clamp, the lamp head holder enabling pivotal movement of the lamp head relative to the clamp about two different perpendicular axes,
- wherein the clamp includes a first arm and a second arm that are joined together at a first end of each of the first and the second arm, the first and second arms being movable relative to each other, and wherein the clamp is configured to bias at least one of the first and second arms toward the other one of the first and second arms, and
- wherein the clamp includes a casing configured to house a battery assembly to power the flashlight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.