Lighted headwear with recessed light source and lens
AssigneeOutdoor Cap Company, Inc.
InventorsRobert E. Fitzgerald, Caitlin A. Fitzgerald
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Abstract
Lighted headwear having a brim and a light unit located within the brim. The light unit includes: a holder with a front end and a back end; at least one lens located within the holder at the front end of the holder; and at least one light source located within the holder and axially spaced from the at least one lens such that light produced by the light source projects along the holder, through the lens, and out the front end of the holder. The lighted headwear produces a narrower, longer-distance beam of light than typical lighted headwear, more akin to the light produced by a flashlight or torch, while maintaining the look of a normal hat or cap.
Claims11
Lighted headwear comprising:
- a crown and brim;
- and
- a light unit located within the brim, the light unit including;
- a holder with a first chamber having a front end, an opposed back end and an axis therebetween and a second chamber having a front end, an opposed back end and an axis therebetween;
- at least one first lens located at the front end of the first chamber of the holder and at least one second lens located at the front end of the second chamber of the holder;
- at least one first light source at the back end of the first chamber and axially spaced from the at least one first lens such that light produced by the light source projects through the first chamber along the holder, through the lens, and out the front end of the holder;
- at least one second light source at the back end of the second chamber and axially spaced from the at least one second lens such that the light source projects through the first chamber along the holder, through the lens and out the front end of the holder;
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- such that the at least one first lens and the first chamber together converge light from the at least one first light source to produce a beam of light and such that the at least one second lens and the second chamber together converge light from the at least one second light source to produce a beam of light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.