Patent ID: 7568812
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: F21L

Abstract:
1. A personal headlamp comprising: a mounting bracket having a back part connectable to a headstrap, a front face, and a collar connected to the front face and extending perpendicularly forward from the front face of the back part of the bracket, the collar having a substantially circular opening centered on an axis substantially parallel to the front face of the bracket; a headlamp unit comprising a housing having first and second ends, a compartment for receiving an electric power source, a ring-shaped protrusion at said first end of the housing, the ring-shaped protrusion fitting rotatably in said circular opening of the collar and the headlamp unit being rotatable about said axis through a range of rotation, and at least one light-emitting element positioned between said first and second ends of the housing and arranged to project a beam of light in a direction perpendicular to said axis; a set of circumferentially spaced notches formed on the ring-shaped protrusion adjacent the first end of the housing; and a resilient pawl fixed to the back part of the mounting bracket and engageable with said notches, and being in engagement with one of said notches for maintaining the headlamp unit in a fixed position within its range of rotation.