Patent ID: 8690375
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: E21F,F21L

Abstract:
1. A cap lamp system for a mining helmet comprising: a) a battery pack including a battery pack housing; b) a cap lamp housing containing a cap lamp bulb; c) a power cord having a first segment connected to the battery pack housing and a second segment connected to the cap lamp housing, said first and second power cord segments providing power to the cap lamp bulb from the battery pack; d) an electronic module including an electronic module housing defining a chamber and electronic circuitry positioned within the chamber of the electronic module housing; and e) said first and second power cord segments connected to the electronic module, with at least one of said first power cord segment or said second power cord segment being removably connected to said electronic module so that the electronic module housing is removably positioned in circuit with the first and second segments of the power cord with the electronic module housing spaced from and positioned between the battery pack housing and the cap lamp housing.