Illumination – Self powered lamp – Flashlight elements
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-21
2001-08-14
Husar, Stephen (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Self powered lamp
Flashlight elements
C362S204000, C429S129000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06273586
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a battery sleeve for flashlights and more particularly pertains to preventing batteries positioned within a flashlight from rattling.
The use of flashlight operating devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, flashlight operating devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of precluding malfunction are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,135,230 to Armbruster discloses a flashlight comprised of a resilient thick-walled sleeve for holding the batteries, as part of a waterproof construction to prevent corrosion. U.S. Pat. No. 5,070,438 to Marshall and U.S. Pat. No. 5,317,490 to Miller each disclose additional flashlight constructions with tubular battery housings.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a battery sleeve for flashlights for preventing batteries positioned within a flashlight from rattling.
In this respect, the battery sleeve for flashlights according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of preventing batteries positioned within a flashlight from rattling.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved battery sleeve for flashlights which can be used for preventing batteries positioned within a flashlight from rattling. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of flashlight operating devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved battery sleeve for flashlights. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved battery sleeve for flashlights which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a flashlight having a light portion and a battery housing. The battery housing is dimensioned for receiving a pair of batteries therein. The battery housing has an open lower end with a spring cap removably coupled thereto. A cylindrical sleeve is provided having an open first end and an open second end. The cylindrical sleeve has an elongated slot extending between the open first end and the open second end. The elongated slot allows for expansion of the cylindrical sleeve. The cylindrical sleeve is dimensioned for receiving a pair of batteries therein. The cylindrical sleeve is dimensioned for being received within the battery housing of the flashlight. The cylindrical sleeve has a small aperture therethrough inwardly of the open first end.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved battery sleeve for flashlights which has all the advantages of the prior art flashlight operating devices and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved battery sleeve for flashlights which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved battery sleeve for flashlights which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved battery sleeve for flashlights which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a battery sleeve for flashlights economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved battery sleeve for flashlights for preventing batteries positioned within a flashlight from rattling.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved battery sleeve for flashlights including a cylindrical sleeve having an open first end and an open second end. The cylindrical sleeve has an elongated slot extending between the open first end and the open second end. The elongated slot allows for expansion of the cylindrical sleeve. The cylindrical sleeve is dimensioned for receiving a pair of batteries therein. The cylindrical sleeve is dimensioned for being received within a flashlight.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1364393 (1921-01-01), Madigan
patent: 4135230 (1979-01-01), Armbruster
patent: 5016148 (1991-05-01), Kohm
patent: 5070438 (1991-12-01), Marshall
patent: 5167447 (1992-12-01), Gonzales
patent: 5317490 (1994-05-01), Miller
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