Patent ID: 8579478

Claim:
An illumination system for attachment to thin plate-like structure comprising: a light source constructed and arranged to selectively generate a beam of light; a multi-axis pivot assembly constructed and arranged to selectively retain said light source and to permit directional adjustment of said beam of light, said multi-axis pivot assembly including an open clip member, said open clip member including U-shaped body having a pair of side portions and a connecting portion, said pair of side portions constructed and arranged to spring away from each other upon insertion of said plate-like structure to engage a surface of said plate-like structure to maintain positioning of said illumination system along said plate-like structure, said multi-axis pivot assembly further includes an offset arm and a friction tube, said open clip member including a first portion of a first rotation assembly, said offset arm generally having an L-shape and includes a second portion of a first rotation assembly positioned on a first leg of said offset arm and a first portion of a second rotation assembly on a second leg thereof, said friction tube having a second portion of said second rotation assembly, said friction tube having an internal surface sized and shaped to frictionally engage said light source for selective retention thereof, said first and second portions of said first and said second rotation assemblies constructed and arranged to snap together said first and said second rotation assemblies are constructed and arranged to provide three hundred and sixty degrees of rotational freedom.