Illumination – Revolving
Patent
1978-06-19
1980-03-25
Nelson, Peter A.
Illumination
Revolving
362106, 362226, F21V 3300
Patent
active
041953282
ABSTRACT:
A lighting system for an open vehicle such as a motorcycle or snowmobile incorporating the main headlight which is rigidly secured to the vehicle, and an auxiliary headlight detachably mounted on the safety helmet worn by the vehicle operator and detachably connected, by electrical circuit connecting means to a mutual power source carried on the vehicle and simultaneously operable by the main lighting switch located on the vehicle for easy access by the vehicle operator, to project an auxiliary beam of light in conjunction with the beam of light projected by the main headlight. The auxiliary headlight is capable of projecting the auxiliary beam of light in a plurality of directions independent of the direction of the beam of light of the main headlight. The main headlight and the auxiliary headlight are spaced apart so as to project two distinct separate sources of light when viewed from a remote location. The auxiliary headlight is detachably mounted by means of snap fasteners or by means of other detachable fastening means so as to be readily freed, under the force of impact, from the helmet.
The auxiliary headlight is adjustable with respect to the helmet to compensate for slight variations from driver to driver in achieving a comfortable fitting of the helmet with proper beam alignment to the line of slight. In one embodiment of mounting, the auxiliary headlight is adjustable about a line along the periphery of the helmet to provide adjustability of the beam of light. The auxiliary headlight may contain a headlight as well as a parking light and the two may be connected in an electrical circuit with the conventional lighting system of the vehicle so that the auxiliary headlight is on when the high beam of the vehicle main headlight is on and the amber parking light is on when the low beam of the vehicle main headlight is on.
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