Flashlight holder for fishing net

DETAILED DESCRIPTION An object of the present invention is to provide an improved system for fishing at night that solves the problems in the prior art described above.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a system for fishing at night that can be used with existing fishing nets when fishing at night.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a flashlight that snaps onto the handle of an existing fishing net to facilitate landing fish in low light conditions.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a fishing net having a flashlight attached to the handle of the net to illuminate the ring of the net and the surface of the water when landing a fish at night.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a system for attaching a tubular flashlight to the tubular handle of a fishing net that is economical to manufacture, simple to install and use, capable of a long operating life, and particularly well suited for positioning a flashlight to allow use of the fishing net at night.
In order to accomplish these and other objects of the invention, a flashlight holder is provided for removably attaching a flashlight to a tubular handle of a handheld fishing net.
The flashlight holder has a first resilient clamp assembly that clamps over the tubular handle of the fishing net.
The first resilient clamp assembly includes a generally tubular sleeve having an opening along one side that allows the tubular structure to expand and snap over the outer surface of the tubular handle of the fishing net.
In one embodiment, the flashlight holder is attached to the flashlight by a second resilient clamp assembly that snaps over the tubular housing of the flashlight.
In another embodiment, the flashlight holder is attached to the flashlight by an adhesive or by making the flashlight holder integral with the housing of the flashlight.
A safety strap is provided to ensure the flashlight holder does not become detached inadvertently from the handle of the fishing net