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US4597031A
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Lighting fixture for bicycles and the like vehicles
Assignee: CatEye Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-01-22
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Granted: 1986-06-24
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Expires: 2005-01-22
Abstract
Abstract A lighting fixture including a body, an elastic member integrally attached to said body through a washer, the elastic member being engaged with a handlebar portion of, e.g. a bicycle, and a belt attached to one end of said washer. The belt is wound around the handlebar portion with the free end being fixedly inserted into a space defined at the other end of said washer, whereby the body is fixedly attached to said bicycle. The washer is detachably attached to the body by complementary engagement means provided on the bottom of said body and on the side of the washer facing the bottom so as to allow said washer to be selectively located in a plurality of directions with respect to said body. The complementary engagement means comprise projections or engagements on the body or the washer, respectively which engage within holes or recesses in the washer or the body, respectively. A guide protrusion is formed in the vicinity of the belt outlet side of said space so as to guide the free end of said belt in the extending direction, when said belt is fixedly inserted into said space.
Inventors
- 👤 Sadaharu Tsuyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:50
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/08; F21V21/088; B; B62; B62J; B62J6/00; B62J6/02; B62J6/028; B62J6/029; B62J6/03; F21V21/14; F21V21/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
A lighting fixture including a body, an elastic member integrally attached to said body through a washer, said elastic member being engaged with a tubular portion of a bicycle or like vehicle, and a belt attached to one end of said washer, which is wound around said tubular portion with the free end being fixedly inserted into a space defined at the other end of said washer, whereby said body is fixedly attached to said bicycle, wherein: said washer is detachably attached to said body, complementary engagements are respectively provided on the bottom of said body and on the side of said washer facing said bottom so as to allow said washer to be selectively located in a plurality of directions with respect to said body, so as to permit the body to be mounted in a plurality of selected orientations on said tubular portion, said complementary engagements including a plurality of projections on one of said body or washer engaging within an associated opening in the other of said washer or body, and a guide protrusion is formed in the vicinity of the belt outlet side of said space so as to guide the free end of said belt in the extending direction, when said belt is fixedly inserted into said space.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
213 words
A lighting fixture including a body, an elastic member integrally attached to said body through a washer, said elastic member being engaged with a tubular portion of a bicycle or like vehicle, and a belt attached to one end of said washer, which is wound around said tubular portion with the free end being fixedly inserted into a space defined at the other end of said washer, whereby said body is fixedly attached to said bicycle, wherein: said washer is detachably attached to said body, complementary engagements are respectively provided on the bottom of said body and on the side of said washer facing said bottom so as to allow said washer to be selectively located in a plurality of directions with respect to said body, so as to permit the body to be mounted in a plurality of selected orientations on said tubular portion, said complementary engagements including a plurality of projections on one of said body or washer engaging within an associated opening in the other of said washer or body, and a guide protrusion is formed in the vicinity of the belt outlet side of said space so as to guide the free end of said belt in the extending direction, when said belt is fixedly inserted into said space.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
155 words
A lighting fixture including a body, an elastic member integrally attached to said body through a washer, said elastic member being engaged with a tubular portion of a bicycle or like vehicle, and a belt attached to one end of said washer, which is wound around said tubular portion with the free end being fixedly inserted into a space defined at the other end of said washer, whereby said body is fixedly attached to said tubular portion, wherein: said washer is detachably attached to said body by fastening means, complementary engagement means are provided on the bottom of said body and on the side of said washer facing said bottom so as to allow said washer to be selectively located in a plurality of directions with respect to said body, said complementary engagement means comprising projections extending from one of said body or washer engaging within openings in the other of said washer or body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
155 words
A lighting fixture including a body, an elastic member integrally attached to said body through a washer, said elastic member being engaged with a tubular portion of a bicycle or like vehicle, and a belt attached to one end of said washer, which is wound around said tubular portion with the free end being fixedly inserted into a space defined at the other end of said washer, whereby said body is fixedly attached to said tubular portion, wherein: said washer is detachably attached to said body by fastening means, complementary engagement means are provided on the bottom of said body and on the side of said washer facing said bottom so as to allow said washer to be selectively located in a plurality of directions with respect to said body, said complementary engagement means comprising projections extending from one of said body or washer engaging within openings in the other of said washer or body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A lighting fixture as in claim 2 wherein said complementary engagement means comprise projections extending from said body and engaging within openings in said washer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A lighting fixture as in claim 3 wherein said complementary engagement means include a plurality of projections engaging within a like number of openings in said washer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A lighting fixture as in claim 2, wherein the washer includes an elastic body having a concave portion adapted to engage said tubular portion.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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