Flashlight holder
US4907769A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M13/022
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flashlight holder includes a C-shaped clamp that holds a flashlight by friction. The clamp is attached by an angled arm to a tripod that supports the arm in a fixed position of choice. Magnet assemblies in the legs of the tripod are mounted so as to swivel, allowing the flashlight holder to be secured by magnetic force to a ferromagnetic surface. The flashlight holder is preferably made of low-density polypropylene, which is both inexpensive to buy and easy to mold in molds that require little or no relief. The angled arm makes it easy to set a flashlight at any orientation with respect to an iron or steel surface to provide light to work on car and truck engines and the like.
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