The present invention relates to a lighting device, and more particularly, to a lighting device that is removably attached to underside of a hat visor.
A hat includes a visor and a crown, and the visor extends from the front end of the crown so as to be located above the user's eyes to at least block light from directly shining into the user's eyes. Some users wear baseball caps to jog in the night, in order to illuminate the roads, a lighting device is developed to be attached to the hat visor. However, most of the lighting devices require a revised visor which affects the appearance of the hat. Furthermore, some lighting devices are too heavy and not suitable to be attached to the visors.
The present invention is intended to provide a lighting device that is easily attached to the underside of a hat visor and eliminates the drawbacks mentioned above.
The present invention relates to a lighting device and comprises a lighting unit having a snapping member formed on each of two ends thereof. A lighting portion is formed to the front side of the lighting unit and located between the two snapping members. A room is defined in the lighting unit, and a light emitting unit is located in the room and includes a light emitting member which is located corresponding to the lighting portion. The light emitting member emits a light beam which passes through the lighting portion. A charging port is formed to the top of the lighting unit and electrically connected to the light emitting unit. A switch is connected to the underside of the lighting unit and electrically connected to the light emitting unit so as to control the operation of the light emitting member. Two clip members are respectively connected to the two snapping members on two ends of the lighting unit. Each clip member is connected to the snapping member from one of two ends thereof. Each clip member includes a groove defined through the two ends thereof. Each clip member clamps the peripheral edge of the visor by the groove. The lighting unit is located to the underside of the visor, and the lighting portion faces forward of a user who wears the hat.
Alternatively, the present invention relates to a lighting device and comprises a lighting unit which has two connection portions respectively formed on the top of two ends of the lighting unit. The two connection portions are to be attached to the underside of a visor. A lighting portion is formed to the front side of the lighting unit and located between the two connection portions. A room is defined in the lighting unit. A light emitting unit is located in the room and includes a light emitting member which is located corresponding to the lighting portion. The light emitting member emits a light beam which passes through the lighting portion. A charging port is formed to the top of the lighting unit and electrically connected to the light emitting unit. A switch is connected to the underside of the lighting unit and electrically connected to the light emitting unit so as to control the operation of the light emitting member. The lighting portion faces forward of a user who wears the hat.
The lighting device is completely attached to the underside of the visor so that the hat and the visor are maintained the same.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
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When attaching the lighting unit 1 to a visor 20, the user clamps the clip members 6 that are connected to the lighting unit 1 to two lateral positions of the visor 20 and insert the visor 20 into the grooves 61 of the clip members 6. The lighting unit 1 is located to the underside of the visor 20 and the lighting portion 11 faces forward. By pressing the switch 5 to activate the lighting member 31, and the lighting member 31 emits a light beam to illuminate the front area of the user. By pressing the switch 5 again, the lighting member 31 is shut off.
When the lighting unit 1 needs to be charged, the lighting unit 1 can be separated from the two clip member 6 or the lighting unit 1 is still connected with the clip members 6, and the lighting unit 1 can be connected to the receptacle on a wall or a mobile charger by the charging port 4 as shown in
In order to ensure that the clip member 6 to securely clamp the visor 20, at least one tooth 62 protrudes from the inside of the groove 61 of each clip member 6. The at least one tooth 62 extends between the two ends of each clip member 6 so that the at least one tooth 62 contacts the visor 20 and provides friction with the visor 20 to prevent the visor 20 from separating from the clip member 6 as shown in
In order to ensure that the light beam from the lighting member 31 is not blocked or covered, the lighting portion 11 includes a bore 111 which communicates with the room 12. The light emitting member 31 of the light emitting unit 3 partially protrudes through the bore 111. A case 7 is mounted to the lighting portion 11 and covers up the bore 111 and the light emitting member 31 of the light emitting unit 3 that partially protrudes through the bore 111. The case 7 is made of plastic or glass which can be translucent or transparent. The light emitting unit 3 further includes a circuit board 32 and a button 33. The button 33, the light emitting member 31 and the charging port 4 are electrically connected to the circuit board 32. The switch 5 includes a recess 51 and the button 33 is partially inserted into the recess 51, so that when the switch 5 is pressed, the button 33 is pushed as shown in
As shown in
The present invention is easily installed to the visor 20 and because the lighting unit 1 is located close to the rear portion of the visor 20, so that the visor 20 does not bent or deformed by the weight of the lighting unit 1. The lighting unit 1 of the present invention is made to be matched 10 with the curvature of the underside of the visor 20.
While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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