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US 8,414,166 B1Granted
Portable headlight for watercrafts
OwnerGregory James Charlesinventor
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Abstract
A lighting system for use with a watercraft comprising a light module wherein a light bulb is mounted on the front end with an on-off switch, with a handle which pivotably attaches to the light module, further comprises a rechargeable battery which is mounted to a cut-away opening in a cowling with a U-bracket.
Claims8
A lighting system comprising:
- (a) a light module having a front end, back end, first side and second side, wherein a light bulb is mounted on the front end of the light module, a handle having a first handle end and a second handle end wherein the first handle end pivotably attaches to the first side of the light module and the second handle end attaches to the second side of the light module;
- (b) a rechargeable battery disposed within the light module;
- (c) an on-off switch disposed on the light module, the on-off switch being operably connected to the rechargeable battery and the light bulb;
- (d) a first contour member disposed on the first side, the first contour member runs from the front end toward the back end of the light module;
- a second contour member disposed on the second side, the second contour member runs from the front end toward the back end of the light module;
- (e) a first module contact strip disposed on the first side of the light module, and a second module contact strip disposed on the second side of the light module, the first module contact strip and the second module contact strip are operably connected to the rechargeable battery;
- (f) a U-bracket comprising a bracket base, a first bracket side, a second bracket side, a front bracket end and a back bracket end, wherein a first top portion of the first bracket side is bent outwardly away from the second bracket side, and a second top portion of the second bracket side is bent outwardly away from the first bracket side, one or more mounting holes are disposed on the first top portion of the first bracket side and one or more mounting holes are disposed on the second top portion of the second bracket side;
- (g) a first bracket contact strip and a second bracket strip disposed on an internal side of the U-bracket, the first bracket contact strip and the second bracket contact strip are operably connected to a water craft battery;
- (h) a first complementary contour portion disposed on the first bracket side wherein the first complementary contour portion runs from the front bracket end to the back bracket end, a second complementary contour portion disposed on the second bracket side wherein the second complementary contour portion runs from the front bracket end to the back bracket end;
- wherein the U-bracket is disposed within a cut-away opening in a cowling where the U-bracket is mounted to an underside of the cowling via the mounting holes that are disposed on the first top portion and second top portion of the bracket sides;
- wherein the light module is inserted into the U-bracket, the first and second contour member of the light module snugly slide into the first and second complementary contour portion of the bracket, respectfully, wherein light is secured within the U-bracket, wherein the first module contact strip touches the first bracket contact strip, and the second module contact strip touches the second bracket contact strip for the water craft battery to charge the light module's rechargeable battery.
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A lighting system comprising:
- (a) a cowling with a cut-away opening;
- (b) a light module having a front end, back end, first side and second side, wherein a light bulb is mounted on the front end of the light module;
- a handle having a first handle end and a second handle end wherein the first handle end pivotably attaches to the first side of the light module and the second handle end attaches to the second side of the light module;
- (c) a rechargeable battery disposed within the light module;
- (d) an on-off switch disposed on the light module, the on-off switch being operably connected to the rechargeable battery and the light bulb;
- (e) a first contour member disposed on the first side, the first contour member runs from the front end toward the back end of the light module;
- a second contour member disposed on the second side, the second contour member runs from the front end toward the back end of the light module;
- (f) a first module contact strip disposed on the first side of the light module, and a second module contact strip disposed on the second side of the light module, the first module contact strip and the second module contact strip are operably connected to the rechargeable battery;
- (g) a U-bracket comprising a bracket base, a first bracket side, a second bracket side, a front bracket end and a back bracket end, wherein a first top portion of the first bracket side is bent outwardly away from the second bracket side, and the second top portion of the second bracket side is bent outwardly away from the first bracket side, one or more mounting holes are disposed on the first top portion of the first bracket side and one or more mounting holes are disposed on the second top portion of the second bracket side;
- (h) a first bracket contact strip and a second bracket strip disposed on an internal side of the U-bracket, the first bracket contact strip and the second bracket contact strip are operably connected to a water craft battery;
- (i) a first complementary contour portion disposed on the first bracket side wherein the first complementary contour portion runs from the front bracket end to the back bracket end, a second complementary contour portion disposed on the second bracket side wherein the second complementary contour portion runs from the front bracket end to the back bracket end;
- wherein the U-bracket is disposed within the cut-away opening of the cowling where the U-bracket is mounted to an underside of the cowling via the mounting holes that are disposed on the first top portion and second top portion of the bracket sides;
- wherein the light module is inserted into the U-bracket, the first and second contour member of the light module snugly slide into the first and second complementary contour portion of the bracket, respectfully, wherein light is secured within the U-bracket, wherein the first module contact strip touches the first bracket contact strip, and the second module contact strip touches the second bracket contact strip for the water craft battery to charge the light module's rechargeable battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.