Multi-function portable lighting apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9995442-B2
Application number	US-201615161276-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2016
Priority date	May 22, 2016
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

A multi-function portable lighting apparatus is provided, including a lighting device, a carrier unit and a support unit. The carrier unit has two ends, with one end disposed with lighting device and the other coupled with support unit. The support unit includes a battery set, supplying power to lighting device. The carrier unit includes a clamping assembly, and the clamping assembly has a clamping opening, with direction perpendicular to light projection axis of lighting device. The clamping assembly includes a clamping base, a clamping element and a rotation element. The rotation element matches the clamping element in a means of screw. When the rotation element rotates, the clamping element moves in clamping base linearly to open or close clamping opening. The apparatus can be used as a flashlight or clamping onto a smart phone to provide lighting when the ambient light is insufficient for photography.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-function portable lighting apparatus, comprising:
a lighting device;
a carrier unit, having two ends, with one end disposed with the lighting device, the carrier unit having a body disposed with a clamping assembly, the clamping assembly having a clamping opening whose direction perpendicular to a light projection axis of the lighting device, the clamping assembly further comprising a clamping base, a clamping element disposed at the clamping base and a rotation element, the clamping element having an arc-shape outer wall surface with screw teeth, the rotation element having a tubular shape with inner screw teeth and being engaged to the clamping element with matching screw teeth, when the rotation element rotates, the clamping element moving in the clamping base in a linear manner so as to make the clamping opening open or close; and
a support unit, coupled to the other end of the carrier unit, the support unit having a battery set providing power to the light device through an internal circuit.

2. The multi-function portable lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surface of the clamping element facing the clamping opening comprises an anti-slip pad and the corresponding surface of the clamping base is also disposed with an anti-slip pad.

3. The multi-function portable lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the carrier unit is engaged to the support unit through a coupling structure to allow angle adjustment to change the light projection direction of the lighting device.

4. The multi-function portable lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the surface of the clamping base of the carrier unit facing the support unit is disposed with at least a protruding resilient buckle element, and correspondingly the inner wall of the support unit facing the support unit is disposed with at least an engaging trench; when the carrier unit is adjusted to a same axis level with the support unit, the resilient buckle element is engaged to inside of the engaging trench to fasten temporarily the position of the resilient buckle element and the engaging trench.

5. The multi-function portable lighting apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the support unit further comprises a tripod set, disposed at the end of the support unit away from the carrier unit.

Assignees

• Fan Eagle

Inventors

• Fan Eagle

Classifications

• F21V21/145

  for portable lighting devices · CPC title

• F21V33/008

  Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes · CPC title

• G03B15/05

  Combinations of cameras with electronic flash apparatus; Electronic flash units · CPC title

• F21V21/06

  Bases for movable standing lamps; Fixing standards to the bases (F21V21/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F21S9/02

  the power supply being a battery or accumulator · CPC title