LED flashlight with die-struck panel
DCFirst Claim
1. A flashlight comprising:
- a light-emitting diode light source having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source;
a power source frame enclosing at least a portion of the power source;
a power source frame housing containing the power source frame, light source and power source;
a switch located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source;
a keyring extension extending from the power source frame, said keyring extension having an opening whereby an article can be attached to the keyring extension, and the keyring extension further includes a keyring lock connected to the power source frame or power source frame housing wherein upon exerting a force against the keyring lock, the keyring lock is opened to permit the article to be attached to the keyring extension.
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Abstract
A flashlight having a light-emitting diode light source with first and second leads extending therefrom, a power source, a power source frame enclosing at least a portion of the power source; a housing containing the light source and power source, a switch located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source, and wherein one or all of the following may be included 1) a keyring extension extending from a power source frame or the housing with the keyring extension having an opening whereby an article can be attached to the keyring extension and includes a keyring lock wherein upon exerting a force against the keyring lock, the keyring lock is opened to permit the article to be attached to the keyring extension; 2) the housing is comprised of translucent material; and 3) the housing includes at least one side cover which is not integral with the housing and the at least one side cover being selected from anodized aluminum, anodized metal, anodized metal which includes indicia, die struck metal, laser engraved metal, and a side cover having a separate medallion attached thereto.
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69 Claims
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1. A flashlight comprising:
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a light-emitting diode light source having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source;
a power source frame enclosing at least a portion of the power source;
a power source frame housing containing the power source frame, light source and power source;
a switch located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source;
a keyring extension extending from the power source frame, said keyring extension having an opening whereby an article can be attached to the keyring extension, and the keyring extension further includes a keyring lock connected to the power source frame or power source frame housing wherein upon exerting a force against the keyring lock, the keyring lock is opened to permit the article to be attached to the keyring extension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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3. A flashlight comprising:
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a light-emitting diode light source having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source;
a power source frame enclosing at least a portion of the power source;
a power source frame housing containing the power source frame, light source and power source;
a switch located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source;
a keyring extension extending from the power source frame, said keyring extension having an opening whereby an article can be attached to the keyring extension, the keyring extension further includes a keyring lock connected to the power source frame or power source frame housing wherein upon exerting a force against the keyring lock, the keyring lock is opened to permit the article to be attached to the keyring extension, and the keyring lock pivots about a circular post positioned on the power source structure and is spring-biased.
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11. A flashlight comprising:
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a light-emitting diode light source having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source;
a power source frame enclosing at least a portion of the power source;
a power source frame housing containing the power source frame, light source and power source;
a switch located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source;
a keyring extension extending from the power source frame, said keyring extension having an opening whereby an article can be attached to the keyring extension, the keyring extension further includes a keyring lock connected to the power source frame or power source frame housing wherein upon exerting a force against the keyring lock, the keyring lock is opened to permit the article to be attached to the keyring extension, and the housing including two side covers, one on each side of the flashlight, one of the side covers having an elastomeric switch element, and at least one of said side covers being made from anodized metal and including indicia thereon.
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12. A flashlight comprising:
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a light-emitting diode light source having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source;
a power source frame enclosing at least a portion of the power source;
a power source frame housing containing the power source frame, light source and power source;
a switch located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source;
a keyring extension extending from the power source frame, said keyring extension having an opening whereby an article can be attached to the keyring extension, the keyring extension further includes a keyring lock connected to the power source frame or power source frame housing wherein upon exerting a force against the keyring lock, the keyring lock is opened to permit the article to be attached to the keyring extension and said housing being translucent. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source having a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite the first side;
a housing enclosing the leads of the light emitting diode and the power source, the housing being made of translucent material; and
,a switch being operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source. - View Dependent Claims (15, 18, 19, 27)
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16. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source having a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite the first side;
a housing enclosing the leads of the light emitting diode and the power source, the housing being made of translucent material;
a switch operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source and a power source frame made of translucent material positioned within the housing.
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17. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source having a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite the first side;
a housing enclosing the leads of the light emitting diode and the power source, the housing being made of translucent material;
a switch being operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source housing including side covers. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source having a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite the first side;
a housing enclosing the leads of the light emitting diode and the power source, the housing being made of translucent material;
a switch being operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source and the housing being colored. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source having a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite the first side;
a housing enclosing the leads of the light emitting diode and the power source, the housing being made of translucent material;
a switch being operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source, the housing includes non-integral side covers and the side covers being colored.
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24. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source having a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite the first side;
a housing enclosing the leads of the light emitting diode and the power source, said housing being made of translucent material;
a switch being operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source, the housing includes non-integral side covers and the side covers being a different color than the housing.
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25. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source having a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite the first side;
a housing enclosing the leads of the light emitting diode and the power source, wherein the housing is made of translucent material;
a switch being operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source and the housing being made of polycarbonate.
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26. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source having a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite the first side;
a housing enclosing the leads of the light emitting diode and the power source;
said housing being made of a translucent material;
a switch being operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source; and
,a magnet positioned within the housing.
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28. A flashlight comprising:
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a light-emitting diode light source having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source;
a housing containing the light source and the power source;
the housing including at least one side cover which is not integral with the housing;
the at least one of the side cover being selected from at least one of anodized metal, anodized metal which includes indicia, die struck metal, laser engraved metal, or a side cover having a separate medallion attached thereto; and
a switch being located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A flashlight comprising:
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a light-emitting diode light source having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source;
a housing containing the light source and the power source;
the housing including two side cover which are not integral with the housing;
both side covers being made of die struck metal and a switch being located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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33. A flashlight comprising:
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a light-emitting diode light source having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source;
a housing containing the light source and the power source;
the housing including two side cover which are not integral with the housing;
one side cover having a separate medallion and the other side cover having an elastomeric switch element positioned therein and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source having opposite first and second sides;
a housing including at least one side cover disposed on a first side of the flashlight that encloses and protects the leads of the light emitting diode and the power source, wherein the at least one side cover further comprises a die struck panel; and
a switch operable to close a circuit including the light emitting diode and the power source. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode;
a power source;
a power source frame adapted to receive the power source;
at least one die struck side cover enclosing at least a portion of the light source, the power source, and the power source frame;
a color disposed on the at least one side cover; and
a switch located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A flashlight comprising:
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a light emitting diode having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a disk-shaped power source having a first and second sides, the second side being opposite the first;
a housing enclosing the leads of the light emitting diode and the power source;
a switch disposed adjacent the power source including an electrically conductive switch plate operative to close a circuit including the power supply and the light emitting diode;
wherein the switch is activated by applying pressure to an elastomeric switch element for operative engagement with said switch plate whereby the circuit is completed.
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68. A flashlight comprising:
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a light-emitting diode light source having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source;
a translucent housing enclosing at least a portion of the power source and at least a portion of the light source;
a switch located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source;
a keyring extension extending from the housing, said keyring extension having an opening whereby an article can be attached to the keyring extension, and the keyring extension further includes a keyring lock connected to the housing wherein upon exerting a force against the keyring lock, the keyring lock is opened to permit the article to be attached to the keyring extension;
wherein said housing further comprises a pair of generally flat side covers disposed on opposing sides of the flashlight in a mutually parallel relationship with each other and with the disk-shaped power supply; and
wherein at least one side cover of the pair of side covers further comprises a die struck side cover.
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69. A flashlight comprising:
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a light-emitting diode light source having first and second leads extending therefrom;
a power source;
a translucent housing enclosing at least a portion of the power source and at least a portion of the light source; and
a switch located adjacent the power source and operable to close a circuit including the light source and the power source.
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