Flashlight served as warning light of bicycle

Abstract:

A warning light of bicycle comprises a flashlight comprising a battery compartment including spaced, arcuate projections around a forward extension, a rear holed tab for connection to a lanyard, and a bottom slot; a cylindrical LED carrier assembly including rear contacts electrically interconnecting cells and LEDs; and a cylindrical head assembly including inner recesses engaged with $ projections by turning the head assembly a small angle about the battery compartment; and a clip assembly releasably secured around a tube component of the bicycle, an upper seat having two arcuate wings for clamping the battery compartment, a latch member inserted into the slot for fastening the flashlight, and a flexible tab adapted to press down to clear the latch member from the slot for disengaging the flashlight from the clip assembly.

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Claims:

What is claimed is:

1. A warning light of a bicycle, comprising: a flashlight comprising: a battery compartment including a forward cylindrical shoulder extension, a plurality of projectionsequally spaced apart around the shoulder extension, each projection having two arcuate side slopes, an O-ring behind the projections, a waterproof button on an outer surface, a rear holed tab for connection to a lanyard, and a bottom slot; a batteryassembly including a plurality of cells; a cylindrical LED carrier assembly anchored in a forward portion of the battery compartment, the LED carrier assembly including a plurality of internal LEDs, a plurality of rear contacts electricallyinterconnecting the cells and the LEDs, and a top switch engaged with the button so that a pressing of the button causes the switch to either turn on the LEDs for blinking or turn off the LEDs; and a cylindrical head assembly including a front lens forprojecting light and a plurality of inner recesses each having an arcuate section for facilitating the projection to engage with the recess by passing the arcuate side slope through the arcuate section when turning the head assembly an angle relative tothe battery compartment after engaging; and a clip assembly comprising a ring sleeved around a tube component of the bicycle, a latch fastener for fastening the ring on the tube component, an upper seat having two pairs of arcuate wings for clamping thebattery compartment, a resilient piece on a forward side of the seat, a latch member on the resilient piece, the latch member being adapted to insert into the slot for fastening the flashlight, and a flexible tab extended forwardly from the seat, the tabbeing adapted to press down to clear the latch member from the slot for disengaging the flashlight from the dip assembly.

2. The warning light of claim 1, wherein each of the recesses is shaped as an L.

3. A warning light of a bicycle, comprising: a flashlight comprising: a battery compartment including a forward cylindrical shoulder extension, a plurality of projections equally spaced apart around the shoulder extension, each projection havingtwo arcuate side slopes, an O-ring behind the projections, a waterproof button on an outer surface, a rear holed tab for connection to a lanyard, a bottom slot, and a lengthwise groove at either side thereof; a battery assembly including a plurality ofcells; a cylindrical LED carrier assembly anchored in a forward portion of the battery compartment, the LED carrier assembly including a plurality of internal LEDs, a plurality of rear contacts electrically interconnecting the cells and the LEDs, and atop switch engaged with the button so that a pressing of the button causes the switch to either turn on the LEDs for blinking or turn off the LEDs; and a cylindrical head assembly including a front lens for projecting light and a plurality of innerrecesses each having an arcuate section for facilitating the projection to engage with the recess by passing the arcuate side slope through the arcuate section when turning the head assembly an angle relative to the battery compartment after engaging; and a dip assembly comprising a ring sleeved around a tube component of the bicycle, a latch fastener for fastening the ring on the tube component, an upper seat having an arcuate wing at either side, each wing having a lengthwise top claw engaged withthe lengthwise groove for clamping the battery compartment, a resilient piece on a forward side of the seat, a latch member on the resilient piece, the latch member being adapted to insert into the slot for fastening the flashlight, and a flexible tabextended forwardly from the seat, the tab being adapted to press down to clear the latch member from the slot for disengaging the flashlight from the clip assembly.

4. The warning light of claim 3, wherein each of the recesses is shaped as an L.

Patent number:
    6837599
View patent at USPTO

Filing date:
    June 5, 2003

Issue date:
    January 4, 2005

Inventors:
Dih Shuen Liaw (Taichung, TW)
Suh Jang Liaw (Taichung, TW)

Assignee:
Shih Sanyo Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Tiachung, TW)

Primary Examiner:
Alan Cariaso

Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Pro-Techtor International Services

Current U.S. Classification: 362/184 362/191 362/205 362/396 362/473 362/545

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