Patent Publication Number: US-2003227773-A1

Title: Light device for attaching onto various objects

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001] 1. Field of the Invention  
       [0002] The present invention relates to a light device, and more particularly to a light device for attaching onto various kinds of objects.  
       [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art  
       [0004] Various kinds of typical flashlights or light devices have been developed for lighting or illuminating purposes. However, the flashlights or the light devices may not be easily attached onto various kinds of objects. For example, the flashlights may not be easily attached onto the clothes or the hats of the users, and/or may not be solidly attached onto the cycles.  
       [0005] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional light devices.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a light device provided for attaching onto various kinds of objects.  
       [0007] The other objective of the present invention is to provide a light device provided for attaching onto the tubular members of the cycles, for allowing the cycle riders to easily and comfortably ride the cycles without holding the light device with their hands.  
       [0008] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a light device comprising a housing including a base having at least one chamber formed therein, and having a front portion, and having a rear portion, the rear portion of the base including a barrel extended therefrom and having a bore formed therein, a circuit board received in the chamber of the base, a light member coupled to the circuit board and received in the front portion of the base, means for energizing the light member, means for controlling the light member, and a clasp device including a ball attached thereto and rotatably received in the bore of the barrel of the housing, for rotatably attaching the housing to the clasp device, the clasp device being provided for attaching the housing to various objects.  
       [0009] The clasp device includes a neck extended therefrom and having the ball provided on the neck, the barrel includes a side portion having a passage formed therein and communicating with the bore thereof for receiving the neck.  
       [0010] A coupler is further provided for attaching onto tubular members and includes a bracket provided thereon, and a clip member attached onto the housing and engageable onto the coupler, for attaching the housing to the coupler, and for attaching the housing to the tubular members.  
       [0011] The coupler includes a loop for receiving the tubular member, and a pair of ears, and means for securing the ears together.  
       [0012] The energizing means includes at least one battery received in the chamber of the base, the housing includes a cover attached onto the base and having an opening formed therein and aligned with the battery, and a lid attached onto the cover for blocking the opening of the cover.  
       [0013] Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a careful reading of a detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate-reference to accompanying drawings. 
     
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
     [0014]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a light device in accordance with the present invention;  
     [0015]FIG. 2 is a partial exploded view of the light device;  
     [0016]FIGS. 3, 4 are perspective views illustrating the operation of the light device;  
     [0017]FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the operation or the attachment of the light device onto the user;  
     [0018]FIG. 6 is a plane schematic view illustrating the operation or the attachment of the light device onto the cycles; and  
     [0019]FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial plane schematic view illustrating the attachment of the light device onto the cycles. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
     [0020] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1 and 2, a light device in accordance with the present invention is generally indicated with a reference numeral and comprises a housing  10  including a base  11  having one or more partitions  12 ,  13  extended or disposed or provided therein for forming one or more chambers  14 ,  15 ,  16  in the base  11 . For example, the base  11  includes three chambers  14 ,  15 ,  16  formed in the rear and the middle and the front portions thereof respectively; and includes one or more studs  17  extended therein, and includes a notch  18  formed in the front portion thereof.  
     [0021] One or more batteries  19  are received in either of the chambers  14 - 16  of the base  11 , such as received in the middle chamber  15  of the base  11 , and preferably engaged or retained between the partitions  12 ,  13 . The base  11  includes a barrel  20  extended outward or downward from the rear portion thereof, and having a bore  21  formed therein, and having a channel or a passage  22  formed in the side portion thereof and communicating with the bore  21  thereof.  
     [0022] A circuit board  30  is received in the base  11 , such as received in the front chamber  16  of the base  11 , and preferably engaged with the partition  13  so as to be stably retained in the front chamber  16  of the base  11 . A light member  31 , such as a light bulb, a light emitting diode, or the like, is attached to the circuit board  30 , and received in the notch  18  of the base  11 . A pair of conductors, such as a coil spring  32  and a conductor blade  33  are attached onto the partitions  12 ,  13  of the base  11 , and engaged with the center and the case electrodes of the batteries  19  respectively, and coupled to the light member  31 , for allowing the batteries  19  to form an energizing device or means to energize the light member  31 .  
     [0023] A switch  34  may be attached to the circuit board  30 , and coupled between the conductors  32 ,  33  or between the conductor  32  and the light member  31 , for controlling the on and off of the light member  31 . A button  35  may further be provided and engaged onto the switch  34  for allowing the users to comfortably depress or actuate the switch  34 . The switch  34  and the button  35  may thus form a device or a means for controlling the light member  31 . A cover  40  is engaged onto the base  11  with one or more fasteners  41  which may be engaged through the cover  40  and secured to the studs  17  of the base  11 . The cover  40  includes a notch  42  and an orifice  43  formed in the front and the middle portions thereof for receiving the light member  31  and the button  35  respectively.  
     [0024] The cover  40  includes an opening  44  formed in the middle portion thereof, and aligned with the middle chamber  15  of the base  11 , for allowing the batteries  19  to be engaged into or disengaged from the base  11 , without disengaging the cover  40  from the base  11 . A lid  46  is detachably secured onto the cover  40  with fasteners (not shown), or one or more latches  47 , for enclosing the opening  44  of the cover  40 , and for stably retaining the batteries  19  within the middle chamber  15  of the base  11 .  
     [0025] A clamp or a clasp device  70  may further be provided and may be attached onto the hat  77  or the clothes  78  of the users (FIG. 5), and includes a neck  71  and a ball  72  extended therefrom or attached thereto. The ball  72  may be rotatably received in the bore  21  of the barrel  20 , for forming a universal joint, and for rotatably securing the housing  10  to the clasp device  70 , and for allowing the housing  10  to be rotated relative to the clasp device  70  to any suitable angular positions, best shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the neck  71  of the clasp device  70  may be received in the passage  22  of the barrel  20  (FIG. 2), for allowing the housing  10  to be rotated to a position substantially perpendicular to the clasp device  70 .  
     [0026] The neck  71  of the clasp device  70  includes a diameter smaller than that of the ball  72 . The passage  22  of the barrel  20  also includes an inner diameter or a width smaller than that of the bore  21  of the barrel  20 . The bore  21  and the passage  22  of the barrel  20  include an inner diameter or a width equals to or slightly less than that of the ball  72  and the neck  71  of the clasp device  70 , for allowing the ball  72  and the neck  71  of the clasp device  70  to be snugly engaged in the bore  21  and the passage  22  of the barrel  20 , and for allowing the housing  10  to be rotated and retained to any suitable angular position relative to the clasp device  70 .  
     [0027] A clip member  60  includes an extension  61  having a ring  62  attached or provided thereon for securing to the housing  10  of the light device with one or more fasteners  63  or the like. The clip member  60  may be used for attaching the light device to the bag of the users or the like.  
     [0028] As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a coupler  80  may further be provided and includes a loop  81  for engaging onto a tubular member  91  of cycles  90 , such as the handlebar  91  of the cycles  90 , and includes two ears  82 , and one or more fasteners  83  engaged through the ears  82  for solidly securing the coupler  80  onto the tubular member  91  of the cycles  90 . The coupler  80  includes a bracket  84  extended or provided thereon. The clip member  60  may be engaged with the bracket  84  for attaching the housing  10  to the coupler  80 , and thus for attaching the light device onto the cycles  90 .  
     [0029] The cycle riders, particularly the children may thus more safely ride the cycles  90  during the night or in the dark environment. Particularly, the cycle riders are not required to hold the light device with their hands, such that the riders may easily or comfortably ride the cycles  90 .  
     [0030] Accordingly, the light device in accordance with the present invention may be provided for attaching onto various kinds of objects, such as for attaching onto the tubular members of the cycles, for allowing the cycle riders to easily and comfortably ride the cycles without holding the light device with their hands.  
     [0031] Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.