Headgear light
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1. Light apparatus comprising:
- a helmet;
a docking base attached to said helmet;
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.
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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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43 Claims
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1. Light apparatus comprising:
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a helmet; a docking base attached to said helmet; 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of attaching a light apparatus, comprising:
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providing a headgear including a docking base secured thereto; 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; placing said headgear on a user'"'"'s head; 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 (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. Light apparatus comprising:
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a docking base; a light body including at least one light source; an attachment channel on one of said docking base and said light body, said attachment channel comprising two spaced-apart parallel channels and a U-shaped channel joining said parallel channels at an end thereof; an attachment rail on the other one of said docking base and said light body, said attachment rail complementary to said attachment channel and comprising two spaced-apart parallel rails and a U-shaped rail joining said parallel rails at an end thereof; 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 said U-shaped rail is engaged with said U-shaped channel; 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 (31, 32, 33)
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34. Light apparatus comprising:
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a headgear; a mount assembly attached to said headgear and including 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 generally rearward first direction along said parallel rails engaged with said parallel channels when said headgear with said mount assembly attached thereto is worn by a user; 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 generally opposite said first direction.
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35. Light apparatus comprising:
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a headgear; a docking base attached to said headgear; 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 U-shaped channel on said one of said docking base and said light body, said U-shaped channel joining said two parallel channels at an end thereof; and a U-shaped rail on said other one of said docking base and said light body, said U-shaped rail joining said two parallel rails at an end thereof; 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 (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. Light apparatus comprising:
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a headgear; a mount assembly including a docking base, a bracket secured to said docking base and removably attached to said headgear, and a resilient pad secured to said docking base and engaging said headgear when said bracket is attached to said headgear; 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. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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