Multipurpose pocket accessory having optical and mechanical tools
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1. A multipurpose pocket accessory comprising:
- an elongated housing having a long axis and having an overall size sufficiently small to fit comfortably in a hand of a user;
an optical pointer assembly disposed within the housing for projecting a thin optical beam from one end of the housing along the long axis of the housing and including a pointer switch;
a flashlight assembly disposed within the housing for projecting a wide optical beam from the one end along the long axis of the housing and including a flashlight switch;
a common power supply for both the optical pointer and the flashlight assemblies disposed within the housing; and
a set of mechanical tools mounted within the housing so as to be selectively extendible outside the housing while remaining affixed to the housing.
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Abstract
A multipurpose pocket accessory includes handheld optical and mechanical implements. A laser pointer and a flashlight project separate beams from one end of an elongated housing, and have a common power supply within the housing. A set of pocketknife type tools can be extended from the other end of the housing.
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38 Claims
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1. A multipurpose pocket accessory comprising:
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an elongated housing having a long axis and having an overall size sufficiently small to fit comfortably in a hand of a user; an optical pointer assembly disposed within the housing for projecting a thin optical beam from one end of the housing along the long axis of the housing and including a pointer switch; a flashlight assembly disposed within the housing for projecting a wide optical beam from the one end along the long axis of the housing and including a flashlight switch; a common power supply for both the optical pointer and the flashlight assemblies disposed within the housing; and a set of mechanical tools mounted within the housing so as to be selectively extendible outside the housing while remaining affixed to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A multipurpose pocket accessory comprising:
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an elongated housing in the shape of a parallelopiped having an overall size sufficiently small to fit comfortably in a hand of a user, the housing having wide top and bottom surfaces and narrower side surfaces along a long axis, and having a front end surface transverse to the long axis and a rear portion opposite the front end; an optical pointer assembly disposed within the housing near the front end surface, for projecting a thin optical beam from the front end surface along the long axis of the housing; a flashlight assembly disposed within the housing near the front end surface, for projecting a wide optical beam from the one end along the long axis of the housing; a power supply disposed within the rear portion of the housing, for holding at least one electrical cell for powering both the optical pointer and the flashlight assemblies; and a set of mechanical tools mounted in the rear portion of the housing so as to be selectively extendible outside the housing while remaining affixed to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A multipurpose pocket accessory comprising:
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an elongated housing in the shape of a parallelopiped having an overall size sufficiently small to fit comfortably in a hand of a user, the housing having top and bottom surfaces and narrower side surfaces along a long axis, and having a front end surface transverse to the long axis and a rear portion opposite the front end; an optical pointer assembly disposed within the housing near the front end surface, for projecting a thin optical beam from the front end surface along the long axis of the housing; a flashlight assembly disposed within the housing near the front end surface, for projecting a wide optical beam from the one end along the long axis of the housing; a power supply disposed between the front end surface and the rear portion of the housing, for holding at least one electrical cell for powering both the optical pointer and the flashlight assemblies; and at least one set of mechanical tools mounted in the rear portion of the housing so as to be selectively extendible outside the housing while remaining affixed to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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