Headlamp for personal watercraft

Abstract

A novel headlamp for installation onto a personal watercraft, such as a jet-ski, is disclosed and includes a housing, a lamp, and a wiring harness, for substantially watertight installation onto a cowling of a personal watercraft. The housing further includes a contoured base for fitting the housing onto the cowling, and a gasket for installation in between the housing and the cowling. The wiring harness is connected to the power supply of the personal watercraft and a backup battery may be included within the housing to allow the headlamp to be powered at times when the personal watercraft is not running.

1 . A headlamp for installation onto a personal watercraft, the headlamp being mounted onto the cowling of the personal watercraft, the headlamp comprising: 
 A lamp;    A wiring harness; and,    A housing with a lamp lens, where the housing is affixable onto the cowling of the personal watercraft and where the wiring harness is connectable to the power supply of the personal watercraft and allows for energizing the lamp at least during the operation of the personal watercraft, where said housing includes a contoured base for compatible mounting onto the cowling, where the housing provides for the watertight retention of the lamp and the wiring harness therein.    
   
   
       2 . The headlamp of claim Number  1 , where the headlamp assembly further includes a backup battery for powering the lamp when the personal watercraft is not running.  
   
   
       3 . The headlamp of claim Number  1 , where headlamp further includes a gasket for installation in between the housing and the cowling.  
   
   
       4 . The headlamp of claim Number  1 , where the housing further includes mounting flanges with mounting holes that correspond to mounting holes in the cowling, and which receive mounting bolts for affixing the headlamp to the cowling.  
   
   
       5 . The headlamp of claim Number  1 , where the cowling is further supplied with a conduit hole for communication of the wiring harness with the power supply from the personal watercraft.  
   
   
       6 . A headlamp for installation onto a personal watercraft, the headlamp being mounted onto the cowling of the personal watercraft, the headlamp comprising: 
 A lamp;    A wiring harness; and,    A housing with a lamp lens, where the housing includes mounting flanges with mounting holes that correspond to mounting holes in the cowling, and which receive mounting bolts for affixing the headlamp to the cowling of the personal watercraft and where the wiring harness is connectable to the power supply of the personal watercraft and allows for energizing the lamp at least during the operation of the personal watercraft, where said housing includes a contoured base for compatible mounting onto the cowling, and a gasket for compatible insertion in between the housing and the cowling providing for the watertight retention of the lamp and the wiring harness therein.    
   
   
       7 . The headlamp of claim Number  6 , where the cowling is further supplied with a conduit hole for communication of the wiring harness with the power supply from the personal watercraft.  
   
   
       8 . The headlamp of claim Number  6 , where the headlamp assembly further includes a backup battery for powering the lamp when the personal watercraft is not running.  
   
   
       9 . A method for installing a headlamp onto the cowling of a personal watercraft, the steps comprising: 
 Selecting a headlamp kit for installation on a personal watercraft;    Locating the headlamp on the cowling by gauging the fit between the housing of the headlamp and the cowling;    Locating the cowling mounting holes to be drilled into the cowling;    Drilling the cowling mounting holes;    Placing the gasket in location for mounting on the cowling;    Placing the housing in location for mounting on the cowling, where the housing includes mounting flanges with mounting holes thereon, by aligning the flange mounting holes with the cowling mounting holes;    Fixing the housing to the cowling by insertion of mounting bolts into the flange mounting holes and the cowling mounting holes and securing them with nuts;    Locating a conduit hole in the cowling for the communication of the wiring harness with the run for the power supply of the personal watercraft;    Drilling the conduit hole for the wiring harness; and,    Connecting the wiring harness of the headlamp kit to the power supply of the personal watercraft and installing an on/off switch for access by a user.    
   
   
       10 . A method for installing a headlamp onto the cowling of a personal watercraft as in claim Number  9 , where the gasket includes holes corresponding to the flange and cowling mounting holes.  
   
   
       11 . A method for installing a headlamp onto the cowling of a personal watercraft as in claim Number  9 , where the headlamp kit includes a backup battery for powering the headlamp when the personal watercraft is not running.