US 12,213,545 B2
Flashlight assembly having a proximal phalanges portion, metacarpals portion and carpals portion
Phillip Knox, Stone Mountain, GA (US)
Filed by Phillip Knox, Stone Mountain, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/599,194.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/450,448, filed on Mar. 7, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0341380 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. A41D 19/00 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21Y 113/20 (2016.01)
CPC A41D 19/0037 (2013.01) [A41D 19/0013 (2013.01); F21V 23/0414 (2013.01); F21V 33/0008 (2013.01); F21Y 2113/20 (2016.08)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flashlight assembly comprising:
an article of manufacture comprising:
a proximal phalanges portion having an outer side and an inner side opposite the outer side wherein:
the proximal phalanges portion is sized to extend widthwise across the four proximal phalanges of a wearer's fingers and thumb;
the inner side of the proximal phalanges portion comprises five elongated proximal phalange pockets placed across the width of the proximal phalanges portion wherein each of the elongated proximal phalange pockets have an opening extending therethrough such that a wearer can place the wearer's four fingers and thumbs through respective elongated proximal phalange pockets; and
the proximal phalanges portion is sized such that at least the distal ends of the distal phalanges of a wearer's fingers and thumb are not covered by the article of manufacture when the wearer places the wearer's four fingers and thumbs through respective elongated proximal phalange pockets,
a metacarpals portion having an outer side and an inner side opposite the outer side wherein the metacarpals portion extends from the proximal phalanges portion and is sized and configured to cover the dorsal side of the hand corresponding to the location of the metacarpals in the wearer's hand and wherein the metacarpals portion comprises a group of openings extending from the outer side to the inner side of the metacarpals portion; and
a carpals portion extending from the metacarpals portion and comprising an elongated piece of material configured to wrap around the wrist of the wearer;
an outer mounting bracket positioned on top of the group of openings on the outer side of the metacarpals portion of the article of manufacture wherein the outer mounting bracket is configured to attach to a lighting assembly and configured to change positions thereby changing positions of a lighting assembly attached to the outer mounting bracket; and
an inner mounting bracket positioned on the inner side of the metacarpals portion of the article of manufacture wherein the inner mounting bracket comprises a group of openings extending through the inner mounting bracket wherein the group of openings of the inner mounting bracket are in the same configuration as the group of openings of the metacarpals portion of the article of manufacture such that when the inner mounting bracket is positioned on the inner side of the metacarpals portion of the article of manufacture, the group of openings of the inner mounting bracket align with the group of openings of the metacarpals portion of the article of manufacture,
wherein the article of manufacturer is configured to expose the palm of the wearer's hand when the article of manufacturer is worn.