Flashlight casing for a flat-shaped battery

• US 3,899,670 A
• Filed: 08/02/1973
• Issued: 08/12/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Pierre Delfortrie
• Original Assignee: Pierre Delfortrie
• Inventors: Delfortrie, Pierre
• Primary Examiner(s): Braun, Fred L.
• Application Number:
  US05/384,905
• Time in Patent Office: 740 Days
• Field of Search: 240/10.65,10.63,10.67,10.68,1.6R
• US Class Current: 362/201
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 2/00 Systems of electric lighting devices systems employing both electric and non-electric light sources or exchangeable light sources F21L27/00

Abstract

A flashlight having a flat shaped casing with an opening in one of its sidewalls through which a battery is inserted. The bottom wall of the casing has a projection along its internal surface for frictionally engaging the battery to secure the same in the casing.

Claims

1. In combination, a flashlight housing having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, a bottom wall and a head cover, a flat battery and a light bulb, said pair of side walls and one of said end walls having cutout portions for insertion of said battery without removing said head cover, said electric bulb having a cap terminal and a central terminal, said central terminal being in constant contact with one terminal of the battery, a clamp for holding said cap terminal, and a strip having a folded end operable by a push button for contacting the other terminal of said battery with said clamp, said bottom wall comprising a central longitudinal projection along its internal surface frictionally engaging said battery to secure the battery in the housing.