Flashlight with securement capability
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1. Flashlight apparatus securable to an object, comprising in combination:
- a flashlight including a battery housing and a rear cap secured to said housing, said rear cap having a longitudinal axis;
a groove in said rear cap perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; and
an interface device including a first portion adapted to be removably received by said groove for holding said flashlight and a second portion adapted to be secured to the object.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods directed to a hand holdable flashlight having a grooved rear cap for being secured to an object, through utilization of an interface device securable to the rear cap and to the object. The grooved rear cap also implements securement of a removable guard for protecting a rear end switch actuator from being accidentally actuated in situations when the flashlight is not secured to the interface device.
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1. Flashlight apparatus securable to an object, comprising in combination:
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a flashlight including a battery housing and a rear cap secured to said housing, said rear cap having a longitudinal axis;
a groove in said rear cap perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; and
an interface device including a first portion adapted to be removably received by said groove for holding said flashlight and a second portion adapted to be secured to the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a flashlight including a rear cap having a longitudinal axis, the flashlight including a switch having a push button switch actuator projecting from the rear cap, the improvement comprising:
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a groove in said rear cap perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; and
a substantially cylindrical elastomeric cover having a radially inward ledge at one end removably received by said groove, said cover longitudinally extending laterally of said push button. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. In a method of securing a flashlight to an object, the steps comprising:
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providing a flashlight including a rear cap having a longitudinal axis;
providing a groove in said rear cap perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
providing an interface device having a first portion for being removably received by said groove for holding said flashlight and a second portion for being removably secured to the object;
securing said interface device to the object; and
placing said flashlight to said interface device with said first portion received by said groove. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a method of preventing accidental switching of a flashlight, the steps comprising:
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providing a flashlight including a rear cap and a push button switch actuator rearwardly extending from said rear cap;
providing a groove in said rear cap perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
providing a substantially cylindrical elastomeric switch guard having a radially inward ledge at one end for being fitted into said groove; and
installing said elastomeric switch guard on said rear cap with said ledge fitted into said groove. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for securing a flashlight to an object and for preventing accidental switching of the flashlight, comprising:
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providing a flashlight including a rear cap having a longitudinal axis and a push button switch actuator rearwardly extending from said rear cap;
providing a groove in said rear cap perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
providing a substantially cylindrical elastomeric switch guard having a radially inward ledge at one end for being fitted into said groove;
providing an interface device having a first portion for being removably received by said groove for holding said flashlight and a second portion for being removably secured to the object; and
in the alternative, securing said interface device to the object and placing said flashlight to said interface device with said first portion received by said groove, or installing said elastomeric switch guard on said rear cap with said ledge fitted into said groove. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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