Illumination – Self powered lamp – Cylindrical flashlight casing
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-16
2001-08-28
Husar, Stephen (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Self powered lamp
Cylindrical flashlight casing
C362S096000, C362S101000, C362S208000, C362S318000, C362S086000, C362S399000, C362S400000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06280051
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the field of illumination, and more particularly relates to a combined apparatus for generating a focused beam of light, i.e. flashlight, and acting as an ornamental night light.
2. Description of the Related Art
Devices for generating and directing a focused beam of light, i.e. “flashlights”, are well-known and documented. Although principally used under more serious circumstances such as search and rescue, during power outages, etc., novelty flashlights constitute a significant proportion of the overall flashlight market in this country.
Examples of previous versions of novelty flashlights are shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,105,343 to Wakimoto; U.S. Pat. No. 4,858,083 to Wakimoto; and Des 267,045 to Lieberman et al. Wakimoto '343 teaches a novelty flashlight having a transparent body and a spherically-shaped decorative portion connected to the light-emitting end thereof. Not only does the decorative portion prevent the flashlight from being stood on its end so as to act as a night light, but the body thereof is virtually completely occupied by batteries and electronic circuitry such that no decorative material can be placed within the body. Wakimoto '083 discloses a color-changeable photo-decorative pencil torch, but which does not have a transparent body. Further, this device has a liquid containing receptacle containing liquid-suspended light-scattering members extending from the illuminated end of the flashlight such that the flashlight cannot be used for the primary function of a flashlight which emits a focused beam. Lieberman et al appears to disclose a flashlight having a first end in which is housed a light source, switch, etc., and a second end which contains a liquid with bubbles therein. However, no disclosure is made therein that there is any means for illuminating the second end of the flashlight.
Therefore, there exists a need for a flashlight and night light combination in which light from the flashlight end of the device can be highly efficiently conveyed to a second, ornamental, end thereof, where the device can be either stood on its end or the illuminated end capped to cause the intensification of the illumination of the second end.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is, therefore, a principal object of this invention to provide a combination flashlight and night light utilizing a single light source.
It is also an object of this invention to provide a combination flashlight and night light in which the intensity of the night light feature is relatively strong.
It is a still further object of this invention to provide a combination flashlight and night light which employs a standard flashlight at one end and a decorative night light at the other end.
These and other objects are achieved by the provision of a novelty flashlight and night light combination which utilizes a transparent body member and unique light bulb cowl and bezel arrangement which causes light emitted by the flashlight to be both conducted through the transparent body member toward the second end thereof as well as radiated through the interior cavity of a first end of the flashlight toward a second end thereof to create an intense illumination of liquid or other matter contained in the second end of the flashlight. An opaque covering may be applied to the first end of the flashlight to reduce or eliminate light energy loss through the body at the first end of the flashlight. A bezel cover may be employed to further reduce or eliminate light loss through the first end of the flashlight.
In accordance with these and other objects which will become apparent hereinafter, the instant invention will now be described with particular reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Brinkley, McNerney, Morgan Solomon & Tatum, LLP
Husar Stephen
Ton Anabel M.
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