PORTABLE ATTACHABLE ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR BRUSHES

• US 20130301251A1
• Filed: 05/08/2012
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brush Lite Innovations, LLC
• Original Assignee: Brush Lite Innovations, LLC
• Inventors: Blanchette, David Raymond
• Granted Patent: US 8,926,117 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/184
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/02 characterised by the provision of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0084 Hand tools; Toolboxes

Abstract

A portable attachable illumination device configured to slidably attach to and partially encompass a brush.

Claims

1. A portable illumination apparatus comprising:

a body having a proximal end and a distal end, the body containing a channel extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the body, wherein the channel is configured to receive and slidably attach to a brush;

a plurality of luminaires positioned along the distal end of the body; and

at least one power source located within the body that is configured to power the luminaires.

2. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 1, wherein a portion of the body adjacent to the luminaires is reflective.

3. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 2, wherein the reflective portion is configured to direct light towards a bristle portion of an attached brush.

4. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 2, wherein the reflective portion is configured to direct light away from a bristle portion of an attached brush.

5. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 1, further including a cavity portion formed on the distal end of the body configured to contain the luminaires.

6. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 5, further including a window formed over the cavity.

7. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 6, wherein the window is a lens.

8. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 1, further including:

an electrically conductive tab extending into the channel; and

an electrical contact point, positioned on the inner surface of the channel, wherein the conductive tab and contact point together form an electrical switch.

9. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 8, wherein the electrical switch automatically completes a circuit when a brush is received into the channel.

10. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a power switch formed on an external surface of the body.

11. A method for illuminating an area around a brush, comprising:

slidably attaching a portable illumination apparatus over a portion of a brush, wherein the portable illumination apparatus is comprised of;

a body having a proximal end and a distal end, the body containing a channel extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the body,

a plurality of luminaires positioned along the distal end of the body,

an electrically conductive tab extending into the channel,

an electrical contact point, positioned on the inner surface of the channel, wherein the conductive tab and contact point together form an electrical switch, and

at least one power source located within the body that is configured to power the luminaires; and

actuating the conductive tab to complete an electrical circuit that transfers power from the power source into each luminaire.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein actuating the conductive tab automatically occurs when the portable illumination apparatus slides over the brush.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the luminaires illuminate a working surface area.

14. A portable illumination apparatus comprising:

a body having a proximal end and a distal end, the body containing a channel extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the body, the channel being configured to receive and attach to a brush;

a plurality of luminaires attached to the body, the luminaires being aimed to provide a cone of light directly to bristles of the brush and to at least two sides of a brush;

at least one power source located within the body; and

a conductive tab extending into the body that is configured to automatically connect to an electrical contact point contained in the channel when a brush is inserted into the channel.

15. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a reflective surface attached to an outer surface along the distal end of the apparatus between the luminaires and the body.

16. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 14, wherein the reflective surface is configured to direct light towards a bristle portion of a brush.

17. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 14, wherein the reflective surface is configured to direct light away from a bristle portion of a brush.

18. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 14, wherein the distal end of the body is configured to form a cavity large enough to house a luminaire, wherein at least a portion of the cavity is a reflective surface and directs a cone of light toward a bristle portion of a brush.

19. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a cover that forms over the cavity and is removably attached to the distal end of the body.

20. The portable illumination apparatus of claim 19, wherein the cover is a lens.