Rotatable Flashlight Mount with Hinged Clamp
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional flashlight mounts for equipment like helmets and tools are not easily adjustable or movable, limiting their usability in tasks that require flexible lighting, especially in dark or smoky environments where visibility is crucial for firefighters and other workers.
Innovation Solution
A flashlight mount comprising a rotatable light holder and a hinged clamp with a quick-release mechanism, allowing for easy attachment and adjustment of the flashlight to various locations on equipment, enabling secure and flexible positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional light mounts are used to secure flashlights on equipment, then the flashlight is firmly fixed, but the mount is not readily adjustable or movable to various locations
Solution Approach 1:
The light holder is rotatably coupled to the clamp, allowing the flashlight to be dynamically repositioned to various angles and locations while remaining securely attached. This rotational capability provides adjustability without compromising the secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount is divided into separate functional components: a clamp for attachment to equipment, a light holder for securing the flashlight, and a rotational coupling mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally while working together to provide both security and adjustability.
2Ease of operation
If conventional light mounts are used, then the flashlight is secured to equipment, but the mount is not readily attachable or removable
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp incorporates a movable jaw that can be quickly opened and closed to attach or remove the mount from equipment. This dynamic clamping mechanism enables rapid attachment and removal while maintaining a secure, reliable connection during use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the flashlight position is fixed, then the attachment is simple, but the flashlight cannot be positioned at user-selected orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The rotational coupling between the clamp and light holder provides positioning flexibility without significant structural complexity. The simple rotational joint allows the flashlight to be oriented in multiple directions while maintaining a relatively straightforward overall design.
Data Source
AI summary
A flashlight mount for use on helmets and on equipment is provided. The mount includes a light holder, a clamp and fastening device. The light holder is rotatably coupled to the clamp, wherein the clamp operates to retain the light holder in a user selected orientation, thereby preventing rotation of the light holder. The clamp further includes a top clamp portion and bottom clamp portion, wherein in some embodiments, they are hingedly coupled together on a first end and the securing device repeatably and releasably clamping the top and bottom clamp portions together on second ends of the clamp portions by use of a securing device, or the clamp portion are fixed for receiving a protrusion from equipment or a helmet with a securing device for securing the clamp to the protrusion or helmet.