Patent Publication Number: US-9845946-B2

Title: Waterproof lighting assembly

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to lighting devices and more particularly pertains to a new lighting device for providing a waterproof source of light. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing that has a top portion that is hingedly coupled to a bottom portion. The top portion is positionable at a selected angle with respect to the bottom portion. A first cap is removably coupled to the bottom portion. A second cap is removably coupled to the first cap. A retainer is removably coupled to the top portion. A plurality of gaskets is provided. Selected ones of the gaskets are positionable between the first cap and the bottom portion, the first cap and the second cap, and the retainer and the top portion. The gaskets form a fluid impermeable seal. A lighting circuit is positioned within the housing such that the lighting circuit may emit light outwardly from the housing. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top perspective view of a waterproof lighting assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is an exploded back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new lighting device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the waterproof lighting assembly  10  generally comprises a housing  12  that has a top portion  14  that is hingedly coupled to a bottom portion  16 . The top portion  14  is positionable at a selected angle with respect to the bottom portion  16 . The bottom portion  16  has a bottom end  18 , a top end  20  and an outer wall  22  extending between the bottom end  18  and the top end  20 . The bottom end  18  is open and the bottom portion  16  is substantially hollow. The outer wall  22  is curved such that the bottom portion  16  has a cylindrical shape. The top end  20  has a pair of first lobes  24  extending away from the top end  20 . The first lobes  24  are spaced apart from each other and the outer wall  22  is threaded adjacent to the bottom end  18 . 
     The top portion  14  has a first end  26 , a second end  28  and an exterior wall  30  extending between the first end  26  and the second end  28 . The first end  26  is open and the top portion  14  is substantially hollow. The exterior wall  30  is curved such that the top portion  14  has a cylindrical shape. The exterior wall  30  is threaded adjacent to the first end  26  and the second end  28  has a second lobe  32  extending away from the second end  28 . The second lobe  32  is positioned between the pair of first lobes  24  such that the top portion  14  is rotatable about an axis extending through the pair of first lobes  24 . 
     A pin  34  is provided and the pin  34  extends through the pair of first lobes  24  and the second lobe  32 . Thus, the top portion  14  is rotatably coupled to the bottom portion  16 . Each of the first lobes  24  is rotatably coupled to the top end  20  of the bottom portion  16 . Each of the first lobes  24  may be rotated about an axis extending through the top end  20  and the bottom end  18 . Thus, the top portion  14  may be rotated about the axis extending through the top end  20  and the bottom end  18 . 
     A first cap  36  is removably coupled to the bottom portion  16 . The first cap  36  threadably engages the outer wall  22  such that the first cap  36  covers the bottom end  18 . A second cap  38  is removably coupled to the first cap  36 . The second cap  38  is spaced from the bottom end  18  when the second cap  38  is removably coupled to the first cap  36 . The second cap  38  has a basal wall  40 . A first ring  42  is coupled to the second cap  38  and the first ring  42  is positioned on the basal wall  40 . The first ring  42  may be coupled to a support  44  thereby facilitating the housing  12  to be suspended from the support  44 . The support  44  may be an article of clothing or the like. 
     A second ring  46  is coupled to the bottom portion  16  and the second ring  46  is positioned on the outer wall  22 . Thus, the second ring  46  may be coupled to the support  44  thereby facilitating the housing  12  to be suspended from the support  44 . The second ring  46  is positioned adjacent to the top end  20 . A clip  48  is coupled to the bottom portion  16  and the clip  48  is positioned on the outer wall  22 . The clip  48  may engage the support  44  thereby facilitating the housing  12  to be suspended from the support  44 . 
     A retainer  50  is removably coupled to the top portion  14 . The retainer  50  has a front wall  52  and a peripheral wall  54  extending away from the front wall  52 . The peripheral wall  54  is curved such that the retainer  50  has a cylindrical shape. The front wall  52  has an opening  56  extending therethrough. The peripheral wall  54  threadably engages the exterior wall  30  of the top portion  14  such that the opening  56  is aligned with the first end  26  of the top portion  14 . 
     A plurality of gaskets  58  is provided and each of the gaskets  58  is continuous such that each of the gaskets  58  forms a closed loop. Each of the gaskets  58  is comprised of a resiliently compressible material such as rubber or the like. Selected ones of the gaskets  58  are positionable between the first cap  36  and the bottom portion  16 . Thus, the gaskets  58  form a fluid impermeable seal between the first cap  36  and the bottom portion  16 . 
     Selected ones of the gaskets  58  are positionable between the first cap  36  and the second cap  38 . Thus, the gaskets  58  form a fluid impermeable seal between the first cap  36  and the second cap  38 . Selected ones of the gaskets  58  are positionable between the retainer  50  and the top portion  14 . Thus, the gaskets  58  form a fluid impermeable seal between the retainer  50  and the top portion  14 . 
     A lighting circuit  60  is positioned within the housing  12  such that the lighting circuit  60  may emit light outwardly from the housing  12 . The lighting circuit  60  comprises a light emitter  62  that is positioned within the top portion  14 . The light emitter  62  is positioned proximate the first end  26  such that the light emitter  62  may emit light outwardly from the first end  26 . The light emitter  62  may comprise an LED or the like. 
     A button  64  is coupled to the bottom portion  16 . The button  64  is positioned on the outer wall  22  such that the button  64  may be manipulated. The button  64  is electrically coupled to the light emitter  62  such that the button  64  turns the light emitter  62  on and off. The button  64  is hermetically sealed with respect to the outer wall  22 . 
     A power supply  66  is positioned within the bottom portion  16 . The power supply  66  is electrically coupled to the button  64  when the power supply  66  is positioned within the bottom portion  16 . The power supply  66  comprises at least one battery  68 . A plurality of lenses  70  is provided and each of the lenses  70  is stored within the second cap  38 . A selected one of the lenses  70  is positioned within the retainer  50  such that the selected lens  70  covers the opening  56  in the retainer  50 . The selected lens  70  is positioned between the opening  56  and the light emitter  62 . 
     Each of the lenses  70  is comprised of an translucent material. Thus, each of the lenses  70  allows light from the light emitter  62  to pass through the lenses  70 . Each of the lenses  70  has a distinct color with respect to each other. Thus, each of the lenses  70  may impart a selected color to the light emitted from the light emitter  62 . The lenses  70  may have a blue color, a yellow color and a red color. 
     In use, the top portion  14  is manipulated such that the top portion  14  is positioned at the selected angle with respect to the bottom portion  16 . Additionally, the top portion  14  may be rotated about the axis extending through the top end  20  and the bottom end  18 . Thus, the light emitter  62  emits light at a variety of angles with respect to the bottom portion  16 . A selected one of the lenses  70  is positioned within the retainer  50  to impart the selected color to the light emitted by the light emitter  62 . The button  64  is manipulated to turn the light emitter  62  on and off thereby facilitating the light emitter  62  to illuminate a desired area. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.