Flashlight holder glove

Abstract

A glove permits a flashlight to be removably attached so that when a flashlight is secured to the glove its direction of illumination is in alignment with the direction of fire of a handgun held in a second hand of the user steadied by the first hand.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A flashlight holder comprising a glove for removably receiving a first hand of a user, and means attached to said glove for removably securing thereto a flashlight having a direction of illumination, and whereby when a flashlight is secured to said glove its direction of illumination is in alignment with the direction of fire of a handgun held in a second hand of said user steadied by said first hand.  
     
     
         2 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 1    wherein said glove has a palm side and an opposed back and said means attached to said glove for removably securing thereto a flashlight is attached to the back of said glove.  
     
     
         3 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 2    wherein said means attached to said glove for removably securing thereto a flashlight is attached to the back of said glove thereby to align said flashlight between the straightened middle and index fingers of the hand wearing said glove.  
     
     
         4 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 1    wherein said glove has an index finger and said flashlight holder has an on/off switch adapted to be electrically connected to said flashlight mounted on the top of the index finger of said glove.  
     
     
         5 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 4    wherein said on/off switch comprises a remotely activating pressure pad.  
     
     
         6 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 5    wherein said remotely activating pressure pad is attached proximate the top of the index finger of said glove.  
     
     
         7 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 1    wherein said means for attaching a flashlight comprises a flexible sleeve.  
     
     
         8 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 1    wherein said means for attaching a flashlight comprises adjustable clamps connected by an elongated base member.  
     
     
         9 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 8    wherein said adjustable clamps are connected by an elongated base member.  
     
     
         10 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 9    wherein said elongated base member comprises an adjustable spacer.  
     
     
         11 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 1    comprising a spacer positioned between said glove and said flashlight when said flashlight is secured to said glove.  
     
     
         12 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 2    wherein said means attached to said glove for removably securing thereto a flashlight is adapted to secure said flashlight to the back of said glove at an inclination angle in the range of 5 to 45 degrees.  
     
     
         13 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 2    wherein said means attached to said glove for removably securing thereto a flashlight is adapted to secure said flashlight to the back of said glove at an inclination angle of about 15 degrees.  
     
     
         14 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 2    comprising a collar operative to slidably attach to a flashlight wherein said collar is coupled to a band-like body flexibly secured to the back of said glove.  
     
     
         15 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 14    wherein said collar extends from an outer surface of said band-like body so as to be positioned proximately against the back of the user's hand when said glove is worn by a user.  
     
     
         16 . A flashlight holder according to    claim 13    wherein said band-like body is secured to said glove by stitching and/or riveting.