Patent ID: 6186383
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
A device for removably mounting a flashlight to the handlebar of a bicycle, the handlebar of the bicycle having a cylindrical cross-sectional shape in a plane transverse to its length, said device comprising:a first support mount for mounting to said handlebar, said first support mount comprising:a first portion and a second portion, said first and said second portions each having an inside surface and an outer surface, a first end wall and a second end wall, wherein each of said inner surfaces are concave, said first end of said first portion being hingedly coupled to said first end of said second portion;a first bore, said first bore being in said second end of said second portion, an inner surface of said first bore being threaded;a second bore being in said second end of said first portion of said support mount, said second bore extending from said second end of said first portion through said outer surface of said first portion;a screw for releasably coupling said first portion to said second portion;a second support mount for holding said flashlight, said second support mount being fixedly coupled to said outer surface of said first portion of said first support mount, said second support mount being substantially annular in shape; said second support mount having a gap therein.