Headgear light
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1. Light apparatus comprising:
- a docking base;
a light body including at least one light source;
two spaced-apart parallel attachment channels on one of said docking base and said light body;
two spaced-apart parallel attachment rails on the other one of said docking base and said light body;
said parallel rails and said parallel channels slideably engageable for attaching said light body to said docking base;
a locking device automatically locking said light body to said docking base when said light body is displaced with respect to said docking base in a first direction along said parallel rails engaged with said parallel channels; and
an actuator for releasing said light body from said docking base when actuated and said light body is displaced with respect to said docking base in a second direction opposite said first direction.
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Abstract
Light apparatus particularly 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 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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1. Light apparatus comprising:
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a docking base; a light body including at least one light source; two spaced-apart parallel attachment channels on one of said docking base and said light body; two spaced-apart parallel attachment rails on the other one of said docking base and said light body; said parallel rails and said parallel channels slideably engageable for attaching said light body to said docking base; a locking device automatically locking said light body to said docking base when said light body is displaced with respect to said docking base in a first direction along said parallel rails engaged with said parallel channels; and an actuator for releasing said light body from said docking base when actuated and said light body is displaced with respect to said docking base in a second direction opposite said first direction. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. The light apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:
said actuator comprises a lever.
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15. A method of attaching a light apparatus, comprising:
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providing a docking base; providing a light body; one of said docking base and said light body including two spaced-apart parallel attachment channels, and the other of said docking base and said light body including two spaced-apart parallel attachment rails; sliding said light body in a first direction onto said docking base with said parallel rails engaging said parallel channels; and locking said light body to said docking base with said parallel rails engaging said parallel channels. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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