Portable light having a clip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016018090-A1
Application number	US-201414448483-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 31, 2014
Priority date	Jul 18, 2014
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A portable light may comprise: a light housing extending from a light head and defining an envelope line extending along a side thereof, the light housing having a recess in the side thereof inward of the envelope line; a light source supported by the light head and energizable to produce light; a switch for selectively energizing the light source; and a clip disposed in the recess of the light housing and configured so that the clip is substantially in the recess and substantially within the envelope line of the light housing.

First claim

1 . A portable light comprising:
a light body including a light head and a light housing extending from said light head, said light housing defining an envelope line extending along a side thereof away from said light head along a side of said light housing, said light housing having a recess in the side thereof inward of the envelope line; a light source supported by said light head and energizable to produce light; a switch for selectively energizing said light source to produce light; and a clip disposed in the recess of said light housing, wherein the shape and size of the recess and the shape and size of said clip are configured so that said clip is substantially in the recess and substantially within the envelope line of said light housing, whereby said clip does not extend substantially beyond the envelope of said portable light where it could catch on or snag an external object.

2 . The portable light of claim 1 wherein:
said light housing has an internal cavity for receiving plural sources of electrical power, wherein the cavity is configured to receive fewer of the plural sources of electrical power in side by side arrangement in a location adjacent to the recess than at another location in the cavity.

3 . The portable light of claim 1 wherein:
said clip is pivotable relative to said light housing; or
said clip is biased to pivot towards said light housing; or
said clip is proximate an end of said light housing distal said light head; or
said clip is pivotable relative to said light housing and is biased to pivot towards said light housing; or
said clip is proximate an end of said light housing distal said light head, is pivotable relative to said light housing and is biased to pivot towards said light housing.

4 . The portable light of claim 1 wherein: said light housing includes a pivot base extending from the recess thereof, said pivot base supporting a pivot pin on which said clip pivots.

5 . The portable light of claim 4 further including a biasing member biasing said clip to pivot on said pivot pin towards said light housing.

6 . The portable light of claim 1 further comprising:
an internal assembly including a battery holder extending into the cavity of said light housing for supporting a plurality of sources of electrical power, wherein said battery holder supports fewer of the plural sources of electrical power in side by side arrangement in a location adjacent to the recess than at another location in the cavity.

7 . The portable light of claim 1 wherein said light housing includes one or more switch actuators, said portable light further comprising an internal assembly including a switch module interior said light housing, said switch module including one or more electrical switches positioned adjacent the one or more switch actuators for being actuated thereby.

8 . The portable light of claim 1 wherein said light source includes a first light source supported in said light head, said first light source including a reflector for directing light produced by said first light source outwardly substantially along a central longitudinal axis of said light body.

9 . The portable light of claim 8 further comprising a switch actuator on said light body between the light head thereof and said clip, wherein said switch actuator actuates an electrical switch for selectively energizing said first light source.

10 . The portable light of claim 8 wherein said light source includes a second light source supported in said light head, said second light source directing light outwardly substantially transversely to the central longitudinal axis of said light body.

11 . The portable light of claim 10 further comprising a switch actuator adjacent a lens on a side of said light body through which light from said second light source is directed, wherein said switch actuator actuates an electrical switch for selectively energizing said second light source.

12 . The portable light of claim 10 wherein said first light source produces a spot beam and said second light source produces a flood beam.

13 . A portable light comprising:
a light body including a light head and a light housing extending from said light head, said light housing defining an envelope line extending along a side thereof away from said light head along a side of said light housing, said light housing having a recess in the side proximate an end thereof distal said light head and inward of the envelope line; a light source supported by said light head and energizable to produce light; a switch for selectively energizing said light source to produce light; and a clip disposed in the recess of said light housing, wherein the shape and size of the recess and the shape and size of said clip are configured so that said clip is substantially in the recess and substantially within the envelope line of said light housing, whereby said clip does not extend substantially beyond the envelope of said portable light where it could catch on or snag an external object.

14 . The portable light of claim 13 wherein:
said light housing has an internal cavity for receiving plural sources of electrical power, wherein the cavity is configured to receive fewer of the plural sources of electrical power in side by side arrangement in a location adjacent to the recess than at another location in the cavity.

15 . The portable light of claim 13 wherein:
said clip is pivotable relative to said light housing; or
said clip is biased to pivot towards said light housing; or
said clip is pivotable relative to said light housing and is biased to pivot towards said light housing.

16 . The portable light of claim 13 wherein: said light housing includes a pivot base extending from the recess thereof, said pivot base supporting a pivot pin on which said clip pivots.

17 . The portable light of claim 16 further including a biasing member biasing said clip to pivot on said pivot pin towards said light housing.

18 . The portable light of claim 13 further comprising:
an internal assembly including a battery holder extending into the cavity of said light housing for supporting a plurality of sources of electrical power, wherein said battery holder supports fewer of the plural sources of electrical power in side by side arrangement in a location adjacent to the recess than at another location in the cavity.

19 . The portable light of claim 13 wherein said light housing includes one or more switch actuators, said portable light further comprising an internal assembly including a switch module interior said light housing, said switch module including one or more electrical switches positioned adjacent the one or more switch actuators for being actuated thereby.

20 . The portable light of claim 13 wherein said light source includes a first light source supported in said light head, said first light source including a reflector for directing light produced by said first light source outwardly substantially along a central longitudinal axis of said light body.

21 . The portable light of claim 20 further comprising a switch actuator on said light body between the light head thereof and said clip, wherein said switch actuator actuates an electrical switch for selectively energizing said first light source.

22 . The portable light of claim 20 wherein said light source includes a second light source supported in said light head, said second light source directing light outwardly substantial

Assignees

• Streamlight Inc

Inventors

• Sharrah Raymond L
• Mclennan W Ross

Classifications

• F21L4/027

  the light sources being a LED · CPC title

• F21V21/0885 Primary

  for portable lighting devices · CPC title

• F21V23/0428

  the switch being part of, or disposed on the lamp head portion thereof · CPC title

• F21L4/022

  Pocket lamps · CPC title