Clip type light emitter

• US 7,163,309 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2006
• Issued: 01/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dae Up Sohn
• Original Assignee: Dae Up Sohn
• Inventors: Sohn, Dae Up
• Primary Examiner(s): Ward; John Anthony
• Application Number:
  US11/426,022
• Publication Number:
  US 20060227540A1
• Time in Patent Office: 207 Days
• Field of Search: 362/103, 362/105, 362/109, 362/190, 362/191, 362/230, 362/396, 362/290, 217/51, 2 2/0, 290/6
• US Class Current: 362/106
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/244 Means for mounting lamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/0885 for portable lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 2/906 Head covering or protector

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clip type light emitter, and in particular to a clip type light emitter capable of enhancing a visual field at night by detachably engaging a clip type light emitter to a leisure cap (including hat) generally used for a mountain climbing or fishing or travel or various sports. The clip type light emitter comprises a casing forming a body; a plurality of lamps provided at a front side of the casing at regular intervals; a switch part provided in one side of the casing; a battery provided in the interior of the casing; and a clip provided in an upper side of the casing and having one side end integrally engaged with the casing and having a certain elastic force, wherein the clip type light emitter is detachably engaged to a leisure cap (including hat) used for a mounting climbing, a fishing or various outdoor leisure and sports.

Claims

1. A clip-on light comprising:

a. a casing having;

(1) a front casing side and an opposing rear casing side, with the casing having a casing depth defined between the opposing front and rear casing sides,

(2) opposing top and bottom casing sides extending between the front and rear casing sides, with the casing having a casing thickness defined between the opposing top and bottom casing sides,

(3) opposing left and right casing sides extending between the front and rear casing sides and also between the top and bottom casing sides, with the casing having a casing width defined between the opposing left and right casing sides,

wherein the casing is substantially flat, with a casing thickness substantially smaller than the casing width and casing depth;

b. lamps located about the front casing side;

c. a switch situated on the casing,

d. one or more batteries within the casing; and

e. a clip provided on die casing, the clip extending from the casing and terminating in a length extending parallel to the casing, whereby an object may be situated between the clip and the casing to engage the casing to the object.

2. The clip-on light of claim 1 wherein the top casing side is gently arcuately curved to define a convex surface across the casing width, whereby the top casing side may at least substantially complementarily rest against a concave hat brim.

3. The clip-on light of claim 2 wherein the top casing side has at least four times the area of any one of the front casing side, rear casing side, left casing side, and right casing side.

4. The clip-on light of claim 3 wherein:

a. the casing depth is less than or equal to approximately 75% of the casing width; and

b. the casing thickness is less than or equal to approximately 33% of the casing width.

5. The clip-on light of claim 3 wherein:

a. the casing depth is less than or equal to approximately 66% of the casing width; and

b. the casing thickness is less than or equal to approximately 25% of the casing width.

6. The clip-on light of claim 1 wherein the casing thickness is less than or equal to approximately 33% of the lesser of the casing width and casing depth.

7. The clip-on light of claim 6 wherein the casing depth is less than or equal to approximately 66% of the casing width.

8. The clip-on light of claim 6 wherein the casing depth is less than or equal to approximately 75% of the casing width.

9. The clip-on light of claim 6 wherein the top casing side is gently arcuately curved to define a convex surface across the casing width.

10. The clip-on light of claim 1 wherein the casing thickness is less than or equal to approximately 20% of the lesser of the casing width and casing dept.

11. The clip-on light of claim 10 wherein the casing depth is less than or equal to approximately 66% of the easing width.

12. The clip-on light of claim 10 wherein the casing depth is less than or equal to approximately 75% of the casing width.

13. The clip-on light of claim 10 wherein the top casing side is gently arcuately curved to define a convex surface across the casing width.

14. The clip-on light of claim 1 wherein:

a. the casing depth is less than or equal to approximately 75% of the casing width; and

b. the casing thickness is less than or equal to approximately 33% of the casing width.

15. The clip-on light of claim 14 wherein the top casing side is gently arcuately curved to define a convex surface across the casing width.

16. The clip-on light of claim 1 wherein:

a. the casing depth is less than or equal to approximately 66% of the casing width; and

b. the casing thickness is less than or equal to approximately 25% of the casing width.

17. The clip-on light of claim 16 wherein the top casing side is gently arcuately curved to define a convex surface across the casing width.

18. The clip-on light of claim 1 wherein:

a. the clip extends from the top casing side, and

b. the switch is situated on the casing off of the top casing side.

19. The clip-on light of claim 1 wherein the clip is integrally molded with the housing, and wherein the terminal length of the clip is resilently flexible whereby it may flex from its original orientation subject to elastic biasing back toward its original orientation.

20. The clip-on light of claim 1 in combination with a hat having a brim extending therefrom, wherein:

a. the hat brim is situated between the clip and the casing, and

b. the casing is contoured to complementarily fit upon the brim.

29. The clip-on light of claim 1 wherein the clip extends from the casing toward the rear casing side.

30. The clip-on light of claim 1 wherein:

a. the casing width is greater than the casing depth and casing thickness; and

b. the lamps are spaced across the casing width on the front casing side.

31. The clip-on light of claim 1 wherein:

a. the casing thickness varies along the casing width at the casing front side, whereby bulges are defined in die casing thickness along the casing front side; and

b. the lamps are situated within the bulges.

21. A clip-on light comprising:

a. a casing having;

(1) a front casing side and an opposing rear casing side, with the casing having a casing depth defined between the opposing front and rear casing sides,

(2) opposing top and bottom casing sides extending between the front and rear easing sides, with the easing having a casing thickness defined between the opposing top and bottom casing sides,

(3) opposing left and right casing sides extending between the front and rear casing sides and also between the top and bottom casing sides, with the casing having a casing width defined between the opposing left and right casing sides,

wherein the easing is both;

i. gently arcuately curved across the casing width, and

ii. substantially thin, with;

A. a casing thickness substantially smaller than the casing width and casing depth, and

B. top and bottom casing sides substantially larger than the front and rear casing sides and the top and bottom casing sides,

whereby the casing may rest at least substantially complementarily and unobtrusively against a curved hat brim;

b. lamps located about the front casing side;

c. a switch situated on the casing;

d. one or more batteries within the casing; and

e. a clip provided on the casing, the clip extending from the casing and terminating in a length extending parallel to the casing, whereby an object may be situated between the clip and the casing to engage the casing to the object.

32. The clip-on light of claim 21 wherein the clip extends from the casing toward the rear casing side.

33. The clip-on light of claim 32 wherein:

a. the casing width is greater than the casing depth and casing thickness; and

b. the lamps are spaced across the casing width on the front casing side.

34. The clip-on light of claim 33 wherein:

a. the casing thickness varies along the casing width at the casing front side, whereby bulges are defined in the casing thickness along the casing front side; and

b. the lamps art situated within the bulges.

35. The clip-on light of claim 34 wherein the casing thickness is less than or equal to approximately 33% of the lesser of the casing width and casing depth.

36. The clip-on light of claim 21 wherein the clip is integrally molded with the housing, and wherein the terminal length of the clip is resiliently flexible whereby it may flex from its original orientation subject to elastic biasing back toward its original orientation.

22. A clip-on light comprising:

a. a casing having;

(1) a front casing side and an opposing rear casing side, with the casing having a casing depth defined between the opposing front and rear casing sides,

(2) opposing top and bottom casing sides extending between the front and rear casing sides, with the casing having a casing thickness defined between the opposing top and bottom casing sides,

(3) opposing left and right casing sides extending between the front and rear casing sides and also between the top and bottom casing sides, with the casing having a casing width defined between the opposing left and right casing sides,

wherein the casing is substantially thin and flat, with;

i. the casing depth being less than or equal to approximately 75% of the casing width,

ii. the casing thickness being less than or equal to approximately 33% of the casing width, and

iii. the top and bottom casing sides each having at least four times the area of any one of the front casing side, rear casing side, left casing side, and right casing side; and

iv. the casing width being greater than the casing depth;

b. lamps located about the front casing side;

c. a switch situated on the casing;

d. one or more batteries within the casing; and

e. a clip provided on the casing, the clip extending from the casing toward the rear casing side and terminating in a length extending parallel to the casing, whereby an object may be situated between the clip and the casing to engage the casing to the object.

23. The clip-on light of claim 22 wherein:

a. the casing thickness varies along the casing width at the casing front side, whereby bulges are defined in the casing thickness along the casing front side;

b. the lamps are situated within the bulges.

24. The clip-on light of claim 22 wherein the top casing side has at least four times the area of any one of the front casing side, rear casing side, left casing side, and right casing side.

25. The clip-on light of claim 22 wherein the casing thickness is less than or equal to approximately 33% of the lesser of the casing width and casing depth.

26. The clip-on light of claim 22 wherein the casing thickness is less than or equal to approximately 20% of the lesser of the casing width and casing depth.

27. The clip-on light of claim 26 wherein the casing depth is less than or equal to approximately 66% of the casing width.

28. The clip-on light of claim 22 wherein the clip is integrally molded with the housing, and wherein the terminal length of the clip is resilently flexible whereby it may flex from its original orientation subject to elastic biasing back toward its original orientation.