Dual-purpose glovebox light assembly and cradle therefor
First Claim
1. A cradle for holding a flashlight in a glovebox of an automobile and for facilitating the use of the flashlight as a light for the glovebox, the cradle comprising:
- a plurality of connecting sides defining a cavity therebetween for holding the flashlight, one of the sides having an insertion opening to allow the flashlight to slide in and out of the cavity and a light opening to allow light from the flashlight to shine through the cradle; and
a reflector attached to the cradle near the light opening to cause light from the flashlight to be reflected in a direction different from the direction the light is coming from the flashlight.
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Abstract
A cradle for holding a flashlight in a glovebox of an automobile and for facilitating the use of the flashlight as a light for the glovebox. The cradle has an opening to allow the flashlight to slide in and out of the cradle and a light opening to allow light from the flashlight to shine through the cradle. The cradle includes a reflector to cause light from the flashlight to be reflected in a different direction. The cradle can have a tapered inner surface on a side adjacent the insertion opening. The tapered inner surface is to increase the snugness of the fit of the flashlight and, when the flashlight has a push button switch, the tapered inner surface can serve to deactivate the flashlight when the flashlight is inserted into the cradle. A light assembly includes a flashlight and a cradle for holding the flashlight and for mounting the light assembly in a glovebox of an automobile.
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20 Claims
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1. A cradle for holding a flashlight in a glovebox of an automobile and for facilitating the use of the flashlight as a light for the glovebox, the cradle comprising:
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a plurality of connecting sides defining a cavity therebetween for holding the flashlight, one of the sides having an insertion opening to allow the flashlight to slide in and out of the cavity and a light opening to allow light from the flashlight to shine through the cradle; and
a reflector attached to the cradle near the light opening to cause light from the flashlight to be reflected in a direction different from the direction the light is coming from the flashlight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A cradle for holding a flashlight in a glovebox of an automobile and for facilitating the use of the flashlight as a light for the glovebox, the cradle comprising:
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a plurality of connecting sides defining a cavity therebetween for holding the flashlight, one of the sides having an insertion opening to allow the flashlight to slide in and out of the cavity and a light opening to allow light from the flashlight to shine through the cradle; and
a side adjacent the side with the insertion opening having an inner surface which is tapered to gradually project more inward in the direction from the insertion opening toward the side opposite the insertion opening, the tapered inner surface present to gradually increase the snugness of the fit of the flashlight as it is being inserted into the cradle. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A dual-purpose light assembly for a glovebox of an automobile, comprising:
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a flashlight including a housing, a power supply inside the housing, a switch mounted on the housing, and a light source in the housing, the light source being controllable by the switch;
a cradle for holding the flashlight, the cradle having a plurality of connecting sides defining a cavity therebetween for holding the flashlight, one of the sides having an insertion opening to allow the flashlight to slide in and out of the cavity and a light opening to allow light from the flashlight to shine through the cradle; and
a reflector attached to the cradle near the light opening to cause light from the flashlight to be reflected in a direction different from the direction the light is coming from the flashlight. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A dual-purpose light assembly for a glovebox of an automobile, comprising:
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a flashlight including a housing, a power supply inside the housing, a switch mounted on the housing, and a light source in the housing, the light source being controllable by the switch; and
a cradle for holding the flashlight, the cradle having a plurality of connecting sides defining a cavity therebetween for holding the flashlight, one of the sides having an insertion opening to allow the flashlight to slide in and out of the cavity and a light opening to allow light from the flashlight to shine through the cradle; and
a side adjacent the side with the insertion opening having an inner surface which is tapered to gradually project more inward in the direction from the insertion opening toward the side opposite the insertion opening and the switch on the flashlight being a push button switch which, when depressed turns off the flashlight, the tapered inner surface present to gradually increase the snugness of the fit of the flashlight as it is being inserted into the cradle and to cause the switch to be depressed, thus turning off the flashlight. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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