Patent ID: 8215791

Claim:
An illuminating headlamp, comprising: a housing with an open first end and an open second end; a mounting device coupled to said open second end of said housing, said mounting device comprising: a substantially cylindrical body with an open end and a closed end; one or more bores disposed along a central axis of said substantially cylindrical body, and a plurality of raised portions for receiving one or more light emitting devices; one or more optically transparent lenses disposed at said open first end of said housing, each of said lenses having a focal point; and one or more light emitting devices disposed in said mounting device, said light emitting devices positioned for transmitting light through said one or more optically transparent lenses, wherein said one or more optically transparent lenses are positioned to permit one or more focal points of said one or more optically transparent lenses to focus at a point located behind said one or more light emitting devices, wherein the light projected from said housing is defocused to provide a zone of substantially uniform illumination at a selected distance from said one or more light emitting devices.