Patent ID: 8653702
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: A61B,A61C,F21V,H01H,H05B

Abstract:
1. A control device for controlling the supply of power from a remote power source to a headgear mounted illumination device, comprising: a housing having a first major surface; a switch secured within the housing, the switch having at least a first contact, a second contact and a switch element; a switch contact surface arranged with respect to the first major surface of the housing such that suitable tactile contact with the switch contact surface causes corresponding operation of the switch element; a first electrical interconnect electrically connected to the first contact of the switch, the first electrical interconnect having a terminal end having a coupler that electrically couples the first contact of the switch to a corresponding power input of the headgear mounted illumination device; a second electrical interconnect electrically connected to the second contact of the switch, the second electrical interconnect having a terminal end having a coupler that electrically couples the second contact of the switch to the remote power source; and an attachment feature that facilitates donning the control device on the body of a user so as to position the control device for operation of the switch by the user wherein the user operates the switch by causing hands-free, tactile contact with the switch contact surface to selectively make and break electrical continuity between the first electrical interconnect and the second electrical interconnect, thus turning the illumination source on the headgear mounted illumination device on and off at the discretion of the user in a hands-free manner.