US 9,851,080 B2Granted

User-wearable illumination assembly

AssigneeKerr Corporation

InventorsBrian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel

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Abstract

In one aspect, a user-wearable illumination assembly includes eyeglass frames and a headlamp removably coupled to the eyeglass frames. Electrical circuitry may be integrated with the eyeglass frames. The headlamp and the eyeglass frames have mounting structure that cooperate to removably support the headlamp thereon. A light source is disposed within the headlamp and electrical communication between the light source and the electrical circuitry of the eyeglass frames is provided by electrical contacts associated with the mounting structures of the headlamp and eyeglass frames. In another aspect, a user-wearable illumination assembly for use with eyeglass frames includes a clip assembly that is selectively removably couplable to a bridge portion of the eyeglass frames, and a headlamp coupled to the clip assembly. The illumination assembly further includes a battery that is selectively removably couplable to the eyeglass frames and at least one electrical conductor coupling the battery to the headlamp.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A user-wearable illumination assembly, comprising:

eyeglass frames comprising first and second temple arms, each of the first and second temple arms having a terminal end opposite a front portion of the eyeglass frames;
a first mounting structure on a bridge of said eyeglass frames;
a first electrical contact associated with said first mounting structure;
a headlamp comprising:
a housing,
a light source supported within said housing,
a second mounting structure on said housing cooperating with said first mounting structure on the bridge of said eyeglass frames to removably support said headlamp on said eyeglass frames, and
a second electrical contact associated with said second mounting structure;
a first battery housing coupled to the terminal end of the first temple arm for removably receiving a first battery;
a second battery housing coupled to the terminal end of the second temple arm for removably receiving a second battery;
and
electrical circuitry integrated with said eyeglass frames and configured to provide electrical communication with said headlamp via said first and second electrical contacts when said second mounting structure is coupled to said first mounting structure to support said headlamp on said eyeglass frames;
wherein each of the first and second battery housings is positionably adjustable relative to its respective temple arm.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/847,737Filed 8 Sep 2015 · division
Priority: 9 Jun 2009
Published: US 2015/0377462 A131 Dec 2015
Granted: 26 Dec 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification32 codes

F21V 21/084
Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet: head fittings
A61B 90/11
For stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis: with guides for needles or instruments, e.g. arcuate slides or ball joints
F21L 4/02
Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells: characterised by the provision of two or more light sources
F21V 21/002
Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices ; Hand grips: making direct electrical contact, e.g. by piercing

Family

Application61/185,454Us provisional application · filed 9 Jun 2009
Application61/298,346Us provisional application · filed 8 Feb 2010
PCT/US2010/037743Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 8 Jun 2010
Application13/314,329Parent of this division · filed 8 Dec 2011
US 2015/0377462 A1Pre-grant publication · published 31 Dec 2015
Application13/314,329Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2012/0120636 A1Published application
US 9,851,080 B2This patent

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