Miniature flashlight

Details Miniature flashlight Miniature flashlight

2006-03-28

2006-03-28

Sember, Thomas M. (Department: 2875)

Illumination

Self powered lamp

Flat flashlight casing

C362S157000, C362S201000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07018064

ABSTRACT:
A miniature flashlight consists of a housing, a light emitting diode (LED), a pair of batteries, and a flexible cover and a contact clip that acts as a switch. The LED has a head portion and two contact arms. One of the contact arms is shorter than the other and is displaced at a slight angle relative to the longer contact arm. The LED is received in a seat formed in the housing with the head portion of the diode received in an aperture in the side wall of the housing. The longer contact arm is captured in a channel formed in the bottom wall. The shorter contact arm rests on a shoulder that forms part of the LED seat. A pair of coin cell batteries are received within another seat formed in housing. The lower battery sits on top of the longer contact arm captured in the channel of the bottom wall. A resilient plastic cover is assembled with the housing to maintain the diode and the batteries within the housing.

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