Multipurpose light with mirror
US4091443A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 1976 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C15/06
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A multipurpose light with mirror for use with a lady's handbag, or use with articles of wearing apparel to assist the wearer in performing operations at night which without sufficient light would be unsafe or difficult to perform. The basic structure is a container made of light diffusing and transmitting material having energy cells or batteries contained therein together with two light emitting devices, all connected with appropriate wiring and a three-way switch. The switch permits one of the light devices to provide light for illumination of the light diffusing and transmitting border of the container, while another position of the switch turns off this light and turns on the other illuminating device for projecting a beam of light away from the container. Fastening means are provided along one surface of the container for attachment of the overall device to the interior of a lady's handbag, or to the back of a wearer's jacket, the back of a user's glove, the front of a wearer's cap, the interior of an attache case, and the like. Another surface of the container is provided with a mirror which is so mounted that the soft diffused light of the light transmitting and diffusing bo…
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