Wireless quick release lighting system with supports, mounting brackets, lights, and accessories

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to emergency and rescue lighting systems and more particularly to wireless lighting system supports, quick release mounting brackets with lights connectable thereto and various accessories including quick release spotlights, flashing spotlights, emergency lights, text and warning light, flash lights, utility lights, quick release combinations of gun rest and spotlight, quick release combinations of gun rest and binoculars, quick release combinations of spotlight and video camera system. The quick release system allows any combination of accessories used for law enforcement, industry, commercial, consumer, emergency medical personnel, fire and rescue, hunting and fishing, marine and military. All accessories are also mountable to a quick release window system, a quick release magnetic system, a quick release tripod system.

BACKGROUND ART

Although portable lighting systems have existed for some time prior to the present invention there has not been a portable wireless lighting system which includes a quick release connection mounting system for mounting lights in combination with a selection of accessories upon various supports such as a tripod, window mounting system, magnetic mounting system, or clamp support and mounting brackets which allows to user to quickly and easily change the accessories and or light(s) attached to the tripod, window mounting system, magnetic mounting system, or clamp support, so that the lighting system and accessories may be easily adapted for any particular situation. The light designs include emergency flashers, blinkers, flashing spotlights, text and warning lights, flash lights, mini lights, strobes, flood lights, spotlights, area lights, and directional lights all of which can be provided in various colors. The attachable accessories include; quick release gun barrel support, quick release gun stock clamp, quick release spotlight, video or still camera combination, quick release gun rest and spotlight combination, quick release gun rest and binocular combination, quick release spotlight and emergency light combination, quick release gun rest and night vision scope combination, quick release gun rest and spotting scope mount. Accordingly, the lighting system and accompanying accessories are useful in emergency vehicular traffic situations such as a vehicle accident sight investigation, fire and rescue, emergency medical personnel, law enforcement, industrial, commercial, consumer, hunting and fishing, marine, military, target practice, temporary lighting needs, and during any time when an accurate wireless light support is needed.

GENERAL SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF INVENTION

It is thus an object of the invention to provide a quick release wireless lighting system which utilizes a number of light designs alone or in combination with each other and or in combination with accessory mounting and or support means wherein the light designs may include emergency flashing lights, strobe lights, blinking lights, flood lights, spotlights, directional lights, flashing spotlights, text and warning lights, flash lights, utility lights and the accessory mounts and or supports may include a gun barrel support, a gun stock mount, window mount, a magnetic mount, and light support mount.

It is intended that a an object of the quick release wireless lighting system with support, mounting brackets, light, and accessories includes a tripod support which will collapse and reduce in size for easy storage and which includes legs with reflective elements attached thereto providing a means for easily spotting the tripod legs during the night and further providing additional visibility of the tripod at night during use. The reflective material is particularly useful on the tripod when in use during emergency situations such as redirecting vehicular traffic at night.

It is intended that a an object of the quick release wireless lighting system with support, mounting brackets, light, and accessories includes a clamping support which will quickly clamp on a stationary article which may have any orientation including vertical or horizontal and wherein the clamp support includes a pivoting mount arm to which a mounting bracket is releaseably attached, and further wherein the pivoting mount arm is biased to retain a desired position. The mounting bracket, to which the light(s) and or accessories are attached, is attachable to either the tripod support, quick release window mount, quick release magnetic mount, or the clamp support. The clamp support is particularly useful for clamping to vehicle windows, fender wells, bumpers, truck tailgates, roof, or to a opened hood of an incapacitated vehicle, or any stable article which will support the light(s) and or accessories. The quick release magnetic mount is particularly useful for attaching the lighting and mounting system to metal surfaces in any orientation.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a quick release wireless lighting system with support, mounting brackets, lights, and accessories which includes mounting brackets or a mounting bracket that is easily and quickly removed and attached to the top of the tripod and wherein the mounting bracket includes a plurality of quick release mounting locations for attaching one or a plurality of lights or accessories either alone or in any number of combinations.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a quick release wireless lighting system with support, mounting brackets, lights, and accessories wherein the lights are powered by either disposable or rechargeable batteries, and wherein a remote rechargeable battery with power cable attachable cable may be provided to supply extended power to the light(s) when needed for use of the light(s) during extended operation.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

For a further understanding of the nature and objects of the present invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like elements are given the same or analogous reference numbers and wherein:

FIG. 1

is a front view of the quick release wireless lighting and warning system with tripod support, single light mounting bracket, spotlight, with warning light attached to the tripod.

FIG. 2

is a front view of quick release double flasher fire, rescue, law enforcement, industrial, commercial, marine, military, hunting and fishing and consumer lights attachable to either the tripod, window mount, magnetic mount or clamping mounts.

FIG. 3

is a front view of quick release separated double flasher fire, rescue, law enforcement, commercial, industrial, marine, hunting and fishing, and consumer lights attachable to either the tripod, window mount, magnetic mount or clamping mounts.

FIG. 4

is a front view of a quick release wireless spotlight and warning system with attached video camera.

FIG. 5

is a front view of a quick release wireless spotlight and warning system with attached binoculars.

FIG. 6

is a front view of a quick release wireless spotlight, warning light, and gun rest system with a front perspective view of a gun barrel support, a front perspective view of a gun stock support.

FIG. 7

is a side view of a detachable clamp with gun barrel support attached thereto.

FIG. 8

is a side perspective view of a quick release gun stock and gun barrel support for attachment to the mounting bracket.

FIG. 9

is a perspective view of a quick release window clamp mount with an attached gun barrel support.

FIG. 10

is a side perspective view of a quick release window clamp mount attachable to clamp with added support.

FIG. 11

is a perspective view of a quick release magnetic mount with attached red warning flasher magnetically attached in a vertical orientation to a side fender of a vehicle.

FIG. 12

is a perspective view of a quick release magnetic mount with attached quick release double flasher magnetically attached in a horizontal orientation to a roof top of a vehicle.

FIG. 13

is a front view of the quick release wireless lighting and warning system with tripod support, light mounting bracket, warning light with text message, with single warning light attached to the tripod.

FIG. 14

is a front view of the quick release wireless lighting and warning system with tripod support, light mounting bracket, double warning light, with single warning light attached to the tripod.

EXEMPLARY MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The quick release wireless lighting warning system with supports, mounting brackets, lights and accessories includes numerous arrangements for supporting and directing light sources such as spotlights, flood lights, emergency police lights, strobe light, flasher lights, flashing spotlights, text and warning lights, flashlights, mini lights, utility lights and warning lights. The lights may be mounted singularly or in combination with other lights and or accessories. The light system are particularly suitable for holding light sources for illumination of specific items without the need for a person to provide assistance and warning lights for traffic alert or control.

FIG. 1

illustrates a basic setup of the lighting system utilizing a tripod support

10

, which is collapsible for easy storage and transport. The tripod includes a upper end

12

which may be raised and lowered from a central tripod frame

11

, while a top end

13

of the upper end

12

of the tripod includes wedge receiver

22

and a pivotal mount

14

to which a mounting bracket

20

is attached. The mounting bracket

20

is easily and quickly removed or attached to the tripod. The mounting bracket

20

is further illustrated in

FIGS. 2

,

3

,

4

,

5

,

6

,

8

and

9

and is generally an elongated rectangular member with a wedge coupler

21

that mates with the wedge receiver

22

on the top end

13

of the upper end

13

of the tripod. The mounting bracket may be about two to about twelve inches long so that a number of lights or accessories may be attached thereto. The lights and or accessories are releaseably attachable to the mounting bracket so that they are easily and quickly disconnected for the mounting bracket and replaced or removed if desired.

FIG. 1

further illustrates a light

30

which may be either a spot, flood, flasher, strobe, text message (as illustrated in

FIG. 13

) or emergency lights as desired and any number of which (as illustrated in FIG.

14

). The light

30

is attached at the end of the handle

31

and is easily directed and aimed at a desired location and locked in place for complete hands free operation and illumination of an area. The lights, including light

30

in FIG.

1

and the other lights illustrated in the figures and preferable battery operated so that the lighting system is wireless. The batteries may either be disposable or rechargeable.

FIG. 1

also illustrates a mounted warning light

40

below the upper end of the tripod and may be a flashing light, strobe, or blinking light and serves as warning light which may be independently activated from light

30

.

All lighting elements and accessories elements, such as gun stock and barrel mount, video and camera mounts, can be attached to supports other than a tripod

10

and may include a window clamp support

80

and a magnetic support

95

as illustrated in

FIGS. 9

,

10

,

11

and

12

.

FIG. 2

illustrates a set of emergency warning lights

50

which can be easily placed on the tripod

10

(or other support, either magnetic or window clamp) in place of or in addition to light

30

. The warning lights

50

includes two light of the same or different lense color and each alternately flashes or blinks to provide maximum warning at emergency scenes when needed.

FIG. 3

illustrates a set of warning lights

55

which may be independently rotated in the direction of arrows

52

to provide visibility in wider angles. The lights are preferable LED type lights to conserve electrical power and provide maximum illumination.

FIG. 4

illustrates a combination of a spot or flood light

30

with a video camera

60

mounted to the mounting bracket

20

while

FIG. 5

illustrates another combination which includes a pair of binoculars

61

mounted in combination with a spot or flood light

30

. The binoculars

61

includes a binocular bracket

62

which extends from the mounting bracket

20

.

FIG. 6

illustrates the quick release lighting system with a wireless light pivotally mounted with additional pivot mount

25

and gun mounting system in place. The gun mount and or support includes a gun barrel mount

70

and a gun stock support

75

. The gun mounting system may utilize either the gun barrel mount

70

or the gun stock support

75

independently in use, as illustrated in

FIGS. 6

,

7

, and

9

or in combination as illustrated in FIG.

8

. The gun barrel mount

70

includes a slotted opening

71

while the material which comprises the gun barrel mount is dense rubber which is deformed when pushing a gun barrel into the opening and biased to return to original size to assist with retaining the gun barrel within the opening. The gun stock support

75

is also preferably constructed of rubber to prevent scratching of the gun stock and has a trough

76

which resembles a “V” in which the gun stock lays thereby providing support.

FIG. 8

illustrates both the gun barrel mount

70

and the gun stock support

75

mounted on mounting bracket

20

.

An alternative to the tripod support is illustrated in

FIG. 9

which is a window clamp support

80

which includes a trough

81

for receiving a stable support surface and clamping screw

82

for tightening the clamp on the stable support surface, a pivoting support surface

83

extending from the clamp support with a mounting surface

84

for attaching gun barrel mount

70

or any other mounting brackets such as mounting bracket

20

. Still another alternative to the tripod is illustrated in

FIG. 7

which illustrates a C-clamp

90

with a flattened surface

91

for mounting bracket

20

or individual lights or accessories, such as a gun barrel mount

70

.

C-clamp

90

is also adaptable to provide a mounting location for window clamp

80

with the addition of angle bracket

93

mounted to the flattened surface

91

on the C-clamp

90

the window clamp

80

is easily attachable larger dimensioned items which may have prevented the mounting of the window clamp.

Magnetic clamp

95

is illustrated in

FIGS. 11 and 12

wherein it is magnetically attached to metal surfaces on a vehicle in both a vertical and horizontal orientation. The magnetic mount

95

provides a mounting surface for attaching the lights and accessories described herein.

It is noted that the embodiment of the quick release wireless lighting system with support, mounting brackets, lights and accessories described herein in detail for exemplary purposes is of course subject to many different variations in structure, design, applications, and methodology. Because many varying and different embodiments may be made within the scope of the inventive concept(s) herein taught, and because many modifications may be made in the embodiment herein detailed in accordance with the descriptive requirements of the law, it is to be understood that the details herein are to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.