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Flashlight holder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-10-16
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Granted: 1992-04-07
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Expires: 2010-10-16
Abstract
Abstract Holder for flashlight having an arcuate seat joined to a clamp by a flexible metal cable.
Inventors
- 👤 William M. Drohan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:06
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/08; F21V21/0832; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/04; F16M11/041; F16M11/06; F16M11/12; F16M11/14; F16M11/20; F16M11/24; F16M11/40; F16M13/00; F16M13/02; F16M13/022; F21V21/14; F21V21/145; F21V21/32; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/02; F16M2200/021; F16M2200/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
Flashlight holder comprising: (a) a clamp for mounting, having two jaws which are hinged and resiliently biased together, (b) a seat having a concave surface to engage a portion of a flashlight and provided with a resilient pad, (c) a cable attached between the clamp and the seat, the cable being flexible but capable of retaining its shape when bent, (d) a ball and socket joint connecting the cable to the seat and provided with hand-operable means to adjust the tension, and (e) a flexible strap, fastened at one end to the seat at one side of the concave surface, wherein the other end of the strap is selectively connected to the opposite side of the seat by allowing means which allow selective tension on the strap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
Flashlight holder comprising: (a) a clamp for mounting, having two jaws which are hinged and resiliently biased together, (b) a seat having a concave surface to engage a portion of a flashlight and provided with a resilient pad, (c) a cable attached between the clamp and the seat, the cable being flexible but capable of retaining its shape when bent, (d) a ball and socket joint connecting the cable to the seat and provided with hand-operable means to adjust the tension, and (e) a flexible strap, fastened at one end to the seat at one side of the concave surface, wherein the other end of the strap is selectively connected to the opposite side of the seat by allowing means which allow selective tension on the strap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
Flashlight holder as recited in claim 1, wherein said hand-operable means to adjust the ball and socket tension comprise a threaded sleeve and thumb wings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
Flashlight holder as recited in claim 1, wherein the seat is provided with a resilient pad to protect said flashlight and increase friction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
Flashlight holder as recited in claim 1, wherein said means of selectively connecting the strap to the opposite side of the seat comprise hook and eye means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
Flashlight holder as recited in claim 1, wherein said clamp is adapted for one-handed operation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
Flashlight holder as recited in claim 1, wherein said concave surface is generally semi-cylindrical but less than a full semi-cylinder.
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