US1717386A - Flash-light holder - Google Patents

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June 18, 1929. s, KAPLAN 1,717.386

FLASH LIGHT HOLDER Filed Nov. 21, 1927 Patented June 18, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL KAPLAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T HARRY BRENNER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FLASH-LIGHT HOLDER.

Application filed November 21, 1927. Serial No. 234,638.

This invention relates to article holders and has particular reference to a device for sup porting a flash light or its equivalent in a position convenient and suitable for directing the light in the most favorable direction in connection with a mechanic or artisan, thereby leaving his arms and hands freefor the performance of his mechanical work such as in the handling of the tools or the like.

More definitely stated, among the objects of the invention is to provide a device for the holding reliably of a flash light upon or above ones shoulder and in such position that the lamp may be directed at any desired angle and be out ofthe way of the operators hands and arms and yet to hold the lamp reliably'in the most favorable position not only because the lamp is out of the way, but because the rays or beam of light therefrom will be directed most favorably with respect to the operators eyes.

A further object of the invention is to improve the supporting means for the lamp and also to improve the means for attaching the lamp to the person in such a manner that it will be held most reliably from falling, slipping, or becoming misplaced, irrespective of the operator.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention" consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the inven-v tion is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein,

still for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a diagram showing the relation of the lamp and supporting means to the operator or person.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the lamp and immediate shoulder piece as viewed toward the left in Fig. 1, the lamp holding bracket being deflected at a different angle.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, showing particularly the manner of construction of the base or shoulder piece.

Fig. 4 is a vertical detail view of the arm pit yoke.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. (Sis a detail View an the line ee of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a detail of a modification of fastening means.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings I show'my improved flash light holder as comprising a shoulder piece having a pad 10 of approximately rectangular form and composed of a sheet or sheets of pliable material such as rubber, leather, or any composition of similar pliable material and adapted to rest upon the operators shoulder. Attached to this pad is a base of solid or rigid material such as a block of wood 11 preferably covered with a sheath 12 of metal or its equivalent for strength and durability and to provide a neat and reliable finish. The block 11 in cross section is indicated as of four sides and substantially in the form of trapezium, having an outer longer side, a shorter inner side, and a horizontal top side or surface. The bottom of the block has direct attachment to the pad 10 as by means of tacks, nails, or screws 13, and'likewise the sheath 12 is secured permanently to the block 11. The block is recessed at 14 from the top and at 15 from the bottom, the two recesses being in alignment with each other and connected bya bore 16;

Attached permanently and rigidly to the top of the block is a pedestal or coupling member 17 having a head 18 fitted in the recess 14 and a marginal flange 19 resting upon the top of the block. 20 indicates'a coupling member having a head seated in the recess 15 against a bearing washer 21 and having its shank screw threaded into the head 18. When these parts are screwed tightly together the coupling 17 is locked firmly in the position indicated. The coupling member 20 may be rotated by means of a wrench or other tool operated through or into the recess 15. The head of the coupling member is provided with a threaded socket 22 for the attachment of the light holder to any mechanical support such as a photographers tripod or the like, the screw of which, not shown, is adapted to pass through the recess 15 and into the head of the member 20.

The flash light L of any suitable construction is adapted to be inserted and held in a 24 extending through a U-shaped bracket 25 I which in turn is fixed upon a head 26 rotatable around a vertical pivot 27 extending downward through or into the coupling 17. These several relatively movable parts are suitably connected by friction so that they will stand and hold in any position in which the lamp may be adjusted. That is to say, by grasping the lamp in the operators hand he may swing it up or down around the axis of the bolt 24: or laterally to any extent around the vertical axis of the pivot 27 and the lamp when so held will not be obstructed by the operators face or head and will be high enough upon his shoulder to insure a complete universal movement in any direction and to any desired extent. Moreover, if so held the light from the lamp will. be in a position to be most favorable for best results and Without causing any glare or other objectionable condition with respect to the operators eyes.

The means for supporting the shoulder piece in the position indicated includes a pair of straps 28 shown as connected as by hollow rivets 29 to the pad 10 and preferably at "the upper or inner corners thereof.

The strap 30 extends transversely beneath the operators opposite arm and is connected at 31 as by rivets or the like to the lower end of a yoke 32 having a shank 33 and an arm pad 84. The pad 34 is suitably shaped to fit into the operators armpit and the shank 33 extends downward several inches therefrom so as to bring the strap 30 at a convenient 0sition beneath the arm pit. The ends of the strap 30 may be connected by any suitable means including adjustment buckles and contractile coil springs 85 to the ends of the straps 28 remote from the shoulder pad 10. By virtue of the yoke 32 the attachment means for the shoulder piece are brought down into the most favorable positionand the lamp base and pedestal features are held reliably in the desired position on the operators shoulder irrespective of his activities in the use of his arms and hands in the handling of his tools. The device may be applied to the person by slipping it over his head after passing first over the arm remote from the supporting shoulder or the fastening connections between the straps may be parted at any desired'point so as to enable the device to be passed around his person. To this end in Fig. 7 I show the use of a hook and link 36 to take the place of one of the rivets 29 for attachment of one of the straps to the shoulder pad 10. The spr'ings35 enable the device to be fitted to persons of different sizes or to the same person diifc rently dressed according to the weather without discomfort or inconvenience and, moreover, the springs always hold the lamp with a certain firmness or degree of tension that is most agreeable for the purpose in view. I claim: 1. In a flash light holder, a shoulder piece comprising a pad of flexible material, a base block of solid material lixed to the pad supported thereby, said base block having a sheath of stronger material secured thereto as a covering, the block being recessed, a clamp for holding the lamp, universal joint connections for the clamp, and a coupling between said universal connections and the block comprising a hub projecting into the block and having a flange fitted against the top of the block, and strap means extending from the shoulder pad, substantially as set forth.

2. In a flash light holder, a clamp for a lamp, a pedestal adapted to seat on a shoulder of the user of the lamp, said pedestal serving to support said clamp, flexible means extending from the pedestal downward and toward the opposite side of the users body, and a member to engage the lowermost portion of said means and .the armpit of the user to space the same below the armpit, and retain the said means extending downward at an angle to hold the pedestal reliably on the shoulder.

3. Ina flash light holder, a clamp for alamp, a base adapted to seat on ausers shoulder, a holding means to position said clamp on said base, and tension means tohold the base on the shoulder, said base having an internally threaded portion in the bottom thereof having engagement with the holding means to secure the latter on the base, said portion opening downward to receive an upward extending clamping screw of a support.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

SAMUEL KAPLAN.

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