Flashlight having a magnet-switch combination
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1. A flashlight comprising a lens and reflector unit having a front open end adapted to be detachably mounted to a battery casing and having a lens, a lens ring, a lamp holder adapted to accommodate a lamp and containing a first contact means therein;
- a battery casing provided with a first open end adapted to receive a battery means and adapted to be detachably mounted to an end cap for securing battery means therein, a second open end at the opposite end thereof adapted to be detachably mounted to the front open end of the lens and reflector unit, and wherein second contact means are provided for electrically connecting The interior vicinity of the end cap to said first contact means;
a push button switch fixedly secured on a mounting bracket disposed within the second open end of the battery casing with the button member of the switch disposed within an opening in the wall of the battery casing adjacent the second open end thereof;
a housing member substantially disposed on the outer surface of the battery casing and having an opening disposed therein with magnetic means disposed in the surface of said housing member adjacent said opening, said housing member aligned and secured to the battery casing such that the opening in said housing member is aligned with the opening in the wall of the casing so as to accommodate the button member of the switch disposed in the opening in the wall of the casing;
a flexible boot member disposed and secured over the opening in the housing member so that upon being depressed, the boot will in turn depress the button member of the switch; and
third contact means adapted through actuation of the push button switch in the presence of a lamp and battery means assembled in the flashlight to complete or interrupt the continuity of an electrical circuit between the lamp and the battery means.
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Abstract
A flashlight having a magnet-switch combination wherein the actuating means of the switch and the magnetic means for attaching the flashlight to a magnetic attractive surface are compactly disposed within a non-slideable housing secured to the battery casing of the flashlight.
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1. A flashlight comprising a lens and reflector unit having a front open end adapted to be detachably mounted to a battery casing and having a lens, a lens ring, a lamp holder adapted to accommodate a lamp and containing a first contact means therein;
- a battery casing provided with a first open end adapted to receive a battery means and adapted to be detachably mounted to an end cap for securing battery means therein, a second open end at the opposite end thereof adapted to be detachably mounted to the front open end of the lens and reflector unit, and wherein second contact means are provided for electrically connecting The interior vicinity of the end cap to said first contact means;
a push button switch fixedly secured on a mounting bracket disposed within the second open end of the battery casing with the button member of the switch disposed within an opening in the wall of the battery casing adjacent the second open end thereof;
a housing member substantially disposed on the outer surface of the battery casing and having an opening disposed therein with magnetic means disposed in the surface of said housing member adjacent said opening, said housing member aligned and secured to the battery casing such that the opening in said housing member is aligned with the opening in the wall of the casing so as to accommodate the button member of the switch disposed in the opening in the wall of the casing;
a flexible boot member disposed and secured over the opening in the housing member so that upon being depressed, the boot will in turn depress the button member of the switch; and
third contact means adapted through actuation of the push button switch in the presence of a lamp and battery means assembled in the flashlight to complete or interrupt the continuity of an electrical circuit between the lamp and the battery means.
- a battery casing provided with a first open end adapted to receive a battery means and adapted to be detachably mounted to an end cap for securing battery means therein, a second open end at the opposite end thereof adapted to be detachably mounted to the front open end of the lens and reflector unit, and wherein second contact means are provided for electrically connecting The interior vicinity of the end cap to said first contact means;
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2. The flashlight of claim 1 wherein said button member comprises an extended member secured to the button of the push button switch and is disposed such that it projects through the opening in the wall of the battery casing and into the opening in the housing member whereupon it is aligned for contacting the flexible boot member.
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3. The flashlight of claim 1 wherein the flexible boot member extends through the opening in the housing member and is aligned for contacting the button of the push button switch.
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4. The flashlight of claim 1 wherein the battery casing is made of a conductive material.
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5. The flashlight of claim 1 wherein the first open end of the battery casing is threadably secured to the end cap and wherein the second open end is threadably secured to the lens and reflector unit.
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6. The flashlight of claim 1 wherein a gasket is added between the flexible boot and the opening in the housing so as to provide a water-tight seal thereat.
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7. The flashlight of claim 1 wherein the battery casing is made of a nonconductive material and wherein said second contact means is an electrical contact strip extending from the first open end of the battery casing to its second open end.
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8. The flashlight of claim 7 wherein a first seal is added between the first open end of the battery casing and the end cap and a second seal is added between the second open end and the lens and reflector unit so as to provide a water-tight seal at these detachable joints.
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