MULTI-SWITCH FLASHLIGHT
First Claim
1. A flashlight comprising:
- a body for receiving a battery, the body having a longitudinal axis and a top and a base;
a head on the body having a reflector and a light emitting source;
contacts below the head for making connection with contacts on a recharger device; and
at least one 3-way switch, the switch acting in one selective form, to move inwardly and outwardly relative to the body to open and close an electric circuit between the battery and the light emitting source.
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Abstract
A flashlight includes a battery and two switches each being for operating a light emitting source of the flashlight. The switches are linked 3-way switches and have momentary-on functionality. There are contacts on an intermediate portion of the barrel for contact with a recharging device. There is a spring member between the switching device above the barrel and the top of the battery and a spring member on the base of the barrel at the bottom of the battery. An enlarged head is located above the barrel and there is the intermediate portion between the head and the barrel. The intermediate portion receives part of the first switch. The second switch is located in part of the tail cap of the flashlight.
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19 Claims
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1. A flashlight comprising:
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a body for receiving a battery, the body having a longitudinal axis and a top and a base; a head on the body having a reflector and a light emitting source; contacts below the head for making connection with contacts on a recharger device; and at least one 3-way switch, the switch acting in one selective form, to move inwardly and outwardly relative to the body to open and close an electric circuit between the battery and the light emitting source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A flashlight comprising:
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a body for receiving a battery, the body having a longitudinal axis and a top and a base;
the body including a barrel;a head on the body having a reflector and a light emitting source; and at least two switches for selectively opening and closing a circuit between the battery the light emitting source, a first switch being in a first location on the flashlight and a second switch in a different location on the body.
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9. A flashlight comprising:
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a body for receiving a battery, the body having a longitudinal axis and a top and a base; a head on the body having a first reflector and a LED; at least two 3-way switches, a first switch being a side switch and a second switch being a tail switch, an electrical circuit between the switches to open and close an electric circuit between the battery and the LED; and a LED module including a heat sink, and selectively a metal core printed circuit board for permitting receipt of a different LED, the first reflector being part of the module, and a circuit board, the circuit board having at least one of thermal fold back and short circuit protection, and whereby the first reflector is exchangeable for a second reflector having characteristics different to the first reflector.
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10. A flashlight comprising:
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a body for receiving a rechargeable battery, the body having a longitudinal axis and a top and a base; a head on the body having a reflector and a light emitting source; at least two 3-way switches, a first switch being a side switch and a second switch being a tail switch; each switch including electrical contacts for connection with an electrical circuit between the switches to open and close an electric circuit between the battery and the light emitting source, the switches acting to move inwardly and outwardly relative to the body to open and close the electric circuit between the battery and the light emitting source; a first spring extending downwardly from the area of the first switch to the top of a battery and a second spring between the bottom of a battery and a base of the body, an electrical contact strip connection directed along the side on the inside of the barrel from the battery bottom to one contact on the side of the light emitting source; and a light emitting source module including a heat sink for thermal management.
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11. A flashlight comprising:
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a body for receiving a battery with a battery top and a battery bottom, the body having a longitudinal axis and a top and a base; a head on the body having a reflector and a light emitting source; at least two 3-way switches, a first switch being a side switch and a second switch being a tail switch; a switch device with electrical contacts, the switch device being between the body and the head portion, the switch device acting to move radially inwardly and outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis of the body to open and close an electrical circuit between the battery and the light emitting source; a stud-like first contact member between the switch device and the battery top being part of the electrical circuit; a first spring in contact with the top of the battery; and a second spring between the battery bottom and the base of the body, the second spring not constituting part of the electric circuit.
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12. A flashlight comprising:
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an elongated battery barrel having a front end and a tail end opposite the front end; a lamp assembly located at said front end of said elongated battery barrel and including a light emitting source and light emitting source reflector pointing longitudinally away from the elongated battery barrel; a tail-end 3-way switch for the flashlight on the battery barrel at the tail end and electrically connectible to the light emitting source; the light emitting source being a Zenon bulb or a LED; and a 3 way switch being a switch on the side of the barrel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A flashlight comprising:
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a battery barrel having a front end and a tail end opposite said front end; a light emitting source assembly located at said front end of said elongate battery barrel and including a light emitting source and light emitting source reflector pointing longitudinally away from the battery barrel; at least one 3 way switch for said flashlight; a Zenon bulb or an LED being the light emitting source in the light emitting source assembly; and at least one switch having a momentary on function, the momentary on function being for turning on the flashlight when the switch is operated under manual pressure and turning off when the switch is essentially released from the pressure.
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Specification