Headgear light
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1. A light comprising:
- a mount assembly removably attachable to a headgear, said mount assembly including a docking base adapted to lockably engage a light body; and
a light body adapted to lockably engage said docking base, said light body including at least one light source.
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Abstract
A headgear light comprising a light body removably securable to a headgear. The preferred embodiment of the light includes a mount assembly including a docking base that is removably attachable to a side of a helmet or other headgear, and provides visible light, invisible light, and friend-or-foe light signals. The light body is compact for easy storage and handling, and can be quickly and easily installed on and removed from the headgear with one hand and without visual reference.
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47 Claims
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1. A light comprising:
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a mount assembly removably attachable to a headgear, said mount assembly including a docking base adapted to lockably engage a light body; and
a light body adapted to lockably engage said docking base, said light body including at least one light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. Light apparatus comprising:
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a mount assembly removably attachable to a headgear and including a docking base;
a light body including at least one light source;
a first attachment device carried by said docking base and a second attachment device carried by said light body, said first attachment device and said second attachment device adapted for cooperatively attaching said light body to said mount assembly when said light body is applied to said docking base and displaced in a predetermined direction with respect thereto. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. Light apparatus comprising:
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a mount assembly removably attachable to a headgear and including a docking base;
a light body including at least one light source; and
said mount assembly and said light body adapted to be automatically locked to one another when said light body is applied to said docking base and displaced in a predetermined direction along said docking base. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. Light apparatus comprising:
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a headgear;
a docking base secured to said headgear;
a light body including at least one light source; and
said docking base and said light body adapted to be automatically locked to one another when said light body is applied to said docking base and displaced in a predetermined direction along said docking base. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of attaching a light to a headgear, comprising:
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providing a headgear with a docking base;
providing a light body including at least one light source;
placing the headgear on a user'"'"'s head;
the user grasping the light body with one hand and, in a substantially continuous motion of that one hand, aligning the light body with the docking base, sliding the light body onto the docking base, and releasably locking the light body to the docking base. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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