Secure holder for Hyper Tough 350 Lumen Brightness LED Emergency Automotive Light
I bought a Hyper Tough car safety tool at Walmart for $15. It includes a 350 lumen light with flasher and a window breaker and seat belt cutter. I understand that it needs to be easily accessible by the driver in an emergency. Any place I could think of, such as a glove box, could not guarantee that it would still be there in a violent accident. So I designed this holder to 1) stay securely in place, and 2) be easy to remove when needed. I believe I succeeded in both requirements, but you will have to be the final judge.
I printed mine on my Bambu Lab P1S with PLA filament, using a 0.4mm nozzle and 0.2mm layer height. The main body should have normal infill to keep the correct tension. But I made the base a separate body so that you can make it 100% solid (no sparse infill). This will allow attachment holes to be counter-sunk without concern for sparse infill crumbling as you tighten the fastener down. The base thickness is 6mm to allow for counter-sinking. I did not include mounting holes because their placement will depend on each vehicle's needs and your choice of fasters. It should be easy to drill holes and counter-sink the heads so they don't interfere with the tool. I plan to attach mine to my driver's door pocket or somewhere under the dash (where I can access the nuts and lock washers from behind).
The vertical wall on the end of the holder is not needed for support, but serves as a guide for placement of the safety tool. To insert the tool, place the side of the tool with the light and "Hyper Tough" label facing the base of the holder and the tool's flat end aligned with the inside of the holder's end wall. As you insert the tool, you will meet increased resistance, which is normal. The sides of the holder will spread slightly. Then the tool will snap into place when fully inserted. If you insert the tool with the holder not yet attached to any surface, you may have difficulty removing it -- especially for the first few times. This, too, is normal. The holder is designed to keep a firm grip on the tool. But with the holder attached to a firm surface, it should not be as difficult to remove.