Flashlight

Details Flashlight Flashlight

2005-06-14

2005-06-14

Husar, Stephen (Department: 2875)

Illumination

Self powered lamp

Lamp bulb or lamp support axis adjustable or angularly fixed...

C362S188000, C362S187000, C362S203000, C362S395000, C362S190000, C362S191000, C362S199000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06905223

ABSTRACT:
A portable, battery-operated flashlight having improved pivoting, switching and focusing features is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of an attachment to a head gear for hands free use. In another aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of a head lamp held in place on an user's head by an elastic band. The pivot connection between the body and the base, as well as the serrations on an exterior surface of the body, allows a user to adjust any angular direction of the light as desired. In another aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of a long-handled flashlight having improved switching and focusing capabilities, such that axial movement of the switching assembly turns the flashlight “on” or “off”, as well as causing a position of the lamp to vary in order to focus or defocus the light.

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