Patent ID: 8622593

Claim:
An illumination system securable to a hard hat comprising: an adapter bracket constructed and arranged for attachment to a hard hat, said adapter bracket being substantially L-shaped having a first leg sized to fit into a slot integrally formed into the side of a hard hat and a second leg including at least one first portion of a bearing member for releasable rotational cooperation with an offset arm, said first portion of said bearing member being positioned on an outside surface of said second leg; an offset arm being substantially L-shaped when viewed from an end, said offset arm having a second portion of a bearing member positioned on an outside surface of a first leg for snap together cooperation with said first portion of said bearing member on said adapter bracket, said bearing members providing rotation of said offset arm with respect to said adapter bracket while securing said offset arm to said adapter bracket, a second leg of said offset arm including a first portion of a bearing member on an inner surface thereof for snap together cooperation with a light source holder; a light source holder being generally C-shaped when viewed from an end, said light source holder having an inner bore sized to frictionally cooperate with a self-contained light source, an outer surface of said light source holder including a second portion of a bearing member for snap together cooperation with said first portion of a bearing member on said second leg of said offset arm, whereby said light source holder is free to rotate about said bearing members and said light source holder is secured to said offset arm.