Micro light beacon

• US 6,533,435 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2001
• Issued: 03/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tracy Blair Brown
• Original Assignee: Tracy Blair Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Tracy Blair
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Shea, Sandra
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAYNE, SHARON E
• Application Number:
  US09/924,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20020021567A1
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 362/191, 362/145, 362/189, 362/195, 362/226, 362/581, 362/800, 362/153, 362/153.1, 362/394, 362/395, 200/310, 200/311, 200/313
• US Class Current: 362/191
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/00 Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/08 Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A a portable light which has an enclosure, a battery, a light emitting diode and a mounting for the light. The light can be mounted in a variety of locations and the diode can be easily turned on and off.

Claims

1. A portable light comprising:

a light source,

means connected to said light source for providing electricity to said light source,

said means for providing electricity to said light source having a positive terminal and a negative terminal,

means connected to said light source and to one of said positive and negative terminals for electrically connecting said light source to one of said positive and negative terminals,

said portable light having a mounting means for mounting said portable light to a surface,

said mounting means being electrically connected to another of said positive and negative terminals,

flexible means connected at one end to said light source, and

said flexible means being electrically and mechanically directly connected at another end to said mounting means when it is desired to turn on said portable light.

2. The portable light as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connection between said flexible means and said mounting means is a detachable connection.

3. The portable light as claimed in claim 1, wherein said portable light includes a housing,

said light source protrudes from a side of said housing, and

said mounting means and said flexible means protrude from another side of said housing.

4. The portable light as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mounting means has a pointed end.

5. A portable light comprising:

a light source,

means connected to said light source for providing electricity to said light source,

said means for providing electricity to said light source having a positive terminal and a negative terminal,

means connected to said light source and to one of said positive and negative terminals for electrically connecting said light source to one of said positive and negative terminals,

said portable light having a mounting means for mounting said portable light to a surface,

said mounting means being electrically connected to another of said positive and negative terminals,

flexible means connected at one end to said light source, and

wherein said flexible means is wrapped around said mounting means in order to turn said light source on.

6. A portable light comprising:

a light source,

means connected to said light source for providing electricity to said light source,

said means for providing electricity to said light source having a positive terminal and a negative terminal,

means connected to said light source and to one of said positive and negative terminals for electrically connecting said light source to one of said positive and negative terminals,

said portable light having a mounting means for mounting said portable light to a surface,

said mounting means being electrically connected to another of said positive and negative terminals,

means for turning said light source on and off, and

wherein said means for turning said light source on and off comprises;

flexible means connected at one end to said light source, and

said flexible means electrically connected at another end to said mounting means, and

said light source is turned on when said flexible means is wrapped around said mounting means.

7. The portable light as claimed in claim 6, wherein said connection between said flexible means and said mounting means is a detachable connection.

8. The portable light as claimed in claim 6, wherein said portable light includes a housing,

said light source protrudes from a side of said housing, and

said mounting means and said flexible means protrude from another side of said housing.

9. The portable light as claimed in claim 6, wherein said mounting means has a pointed end.