Combination flashlight and auxiliary power pack
First Claim
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1. A power pack for accommodating therein at least one battery comprising:
- a housing forming a chamber therein;
a carrier for insertion in said chamber;
electrical contact means mounted on said carrier for operably electrically contacting the terminals of said at least one battery; and
electrical connector means mounted on said carrier, said electrical connector means being electrically coupled to said contact means and being accessible from the exterior of said housing when said carrier is disposed in said housing chamber.
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Abstract
An auxiliary power pack and/or flashlight which accommodates spent instant photography film cartridges which include a substantially flat battery. A battery and electrical carrier subassembly is accommodated within a housing which serves as a covering shell and does not have depending therefrom any of the components of the device.
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21 Claims
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1. A power pack for accommodating therein at least one battery comprising:
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a housing forming a chamber therein; a carrier for insertion in said chamber; electrical contact means mounted on said carrier for operably electrically contacting the terminals of said at least one battery; and electrical connector means mounted on said carrier, said electrical connector means being electrically coupled to said contact means and being accessible from the exterior of said housing when said carrier is disposed in said housing chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A flashlight adapted to be powered by at least one internally disposed battery comprising:
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a housing forming therein a chamber; a carrier for insertion in said chamber; electrical contact means mounted on said carrier for operably electrically contacting the terminals of said at least one battery; and electrical illumination means mounted on said carrier and being selectively electrically coupled to said electrical contact means, said electrical illumination means being visible from outside said housing when said carrier is inserted therein. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A flashlight and auxiliary power pack for utilizing flat batteries disposed in cartridges configured for also accommodating therein a plurality of photographic image rendering units comprising:
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a housing forming therein a chamber; a carrier for insertion in said chamber, said carrier configured to conform substantially to said cartridge; electrical contact means mounted on said carrier for operably electrically contacting the terminals of said battery when said cartridge is placed in said carrier; electrical illumination means mounted on said carrier and being selectively electrically coupled to said electrical contact means, said electrical illumination means being visible from outside said housing when said carrier is inserted therein; electrical connector means mounted on said carrier, said electrical connector means being selectively electrically coupled to said contact means and being accessible from the exterior of said housing when said carrier is disposed in said housing chamber; and electrical switch means for selectively coupling said electrical illumination means and said electrical connector means to said electrical contact means.
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