Patent ID: 9651228
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B43K,F21V,F21W

Claim:
1. A lighting device for a hand tool comprising: a base, an illumination unit, and a clamping mechanism, wherein: the illumination unit is disposed in the base, and the base includes a lighting orifice defined on a front end thereof to illuminate light from the illumination unit, the base also including four projections, each two of which are arranged on each of two sides of a bottom end of the base, and between each two projections is defined a V-shaped groove; the clamping mechanism includes a retainer, a connection shaft, and a resilient element, wherein the connection shaft is inserted through two opposite projections on the two sides of the bottom end of the base, the retainer has a fitting portion rotatably connected with the connection shaft, a positioning section formed on a first end thereof away from the fitting portion, and a controlling section is arranged on a second end thereof adjacent to the fitting portion, wherein the positioning section is placed on the bottom end of the base and is defined among the four projections, the controlling section extending out of one side of the base, and the resilient element is fitted on the connection shaft and has a first end abutting against the base and a second end contacting with the controlling section; and the base further includes a first magnetic element disposed on the bottom end thereof, and the retainer has a slot defined on the positioning section to fix a second magnetic element.