Portable light with plane of a laser light

A portable light comprising:

• a light body for receiving a source of electrical power;
• a white light source supported by said light body and selectively energizable for producing white light;
• a laser light source supported by said light body and selectively energizable for producing laser light, wherein said laser light source includes a cylindrical lens configured for receiving light from a laser emission element and for transmitting the received light as a plane of laser light, whereby the laser light source is configured to emit a plane of laser light;
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• a switch supported by said light body for selectively energizing said white light source from the source of electrical power, and for selectively energizing said laser light source from the source of electrical power;
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• wherein said white light source includes a shaped optically clear plastic element having a polished curved external side surface and a generally wider flat forward surface oriented such that the white light exits the white light source through the flat forward surface, and wherein the laser light source is supported by the flat forward surface.

A portable light comprising:

• a light body for receiving a source of electrical power;
• an illumination light source supported by said light body and selectively energizable for producing illumination light;
• a laser light source supported by said light body and selectively energizable for producing laser light, wherein said laser light source includes a cylindrical lens configured for receiving light from a laser emission element and for transmitting the received light as a plane of laser light, the cylindrical lens receiving laser light at a first part of a cylindrical surface thereof and emitting the plane of laser light from a second part of that cylindrical surface, whereby the laser light source is configured to emit a plane of laser light;
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• a switch supported by said light body for selectively energizing said illumination light source from the source of electrical power and for selectively energizing said laser light source from the source of electrical power.

A portable light comprising:

• a light body for receiving a source of electrical power;
• an illumination light source supported by said light body and selectively energizable for producing illumination light;
• a laser light source supported by said light body and selectively energizable for producing laser light, wherein said laser light source includes a cylindrical lens configured for receiving light from a laser emission element and for transmitting the received light as a plane of laser light, whereby the laser light source is configured to emit a plane of laser light;
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• a switch supported by said light body for selectively energizing said illumination light source from the source of electrical power and for selectively energizing said laser light source from the source of electrical power;
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• wherein said illumination light source includes a shaped optically clear element having a polished curved external side surface and a generally wider flat forward surface whereat the illumination light exits said illumination light source through the flat forward surface, and wherein said laser light source is supported by said shaped optically clear element.

A portable light comprising:

• a light body for receiving a source of electrical power and having a base end;
• an illumination light source supported by said light body relatively nearer to an end thereof that is remote to the base end thereof, said illumination light source being configured to emit illumination light in a predetermined direction relative to said light body and being selectively energizable for producing illumination light;
• a laser light source supported by said light body relatively nearer to the base end thereof than is said illumination light source and being selectively energizable for producing laser light, wherein said laser light source includes a cylindrical lens configured for receiving laser light from a laser emission element and for transmitting the received laser light as a plane of laser light in substantially the predetermined direction relative to said light body, the cylindrical lens receiving laser light at a first part of a cylindrical surface thereof and emitting the plane of laser light from a second part of that cylindrical surface, whereby the laser light source is configured to emit a plane of laser light in the same general direction as the illumination light is emitted;
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• a switch supported by said light body for selectively energizing said illumination light source from the source of electrical power and for selectively energizing said laser light source from the source of electrical power.

A portable light comprising:

• a light body for receiving a source of electrical power and having a base end;
• an illumination light source supported by said light body relatively nearer to an end thereof that is remote to the base end thereof, said illumination light source being configured to emit illumination light in a predetermined direction relative to said light body and being selectively energizable for producing illumination light;
• a laser light source supported by said light body relatively nearer to the base end thereof than is said illumination light source and being selectively energizable for producing laser light, wherein said laser light source includes a cylindrical lens configured for receiving laser light from a laser emission element and for transmitting the received laser light as a plane of laser light in substantially the predetermined direction relative to said light body, whereby the laser light source is configured to emit a plane of laser light in the same general direction as the illumination light is emitted;
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• a switch supported by said light body for selectively energizing said illumination light source from the source of electrical power and for selectively energizing said laser light source from the source of electrical power;
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• wherein said laser light source further includes a support for said cylindrical lens, wherein:
• the support for said cylindrical lens is rotatable relative to said light body, whereby a longitudinal axis of said cylindrical lens is rotatable relative to said light body;
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• the laser emission element and the support for said cylindrical lens are supported on a flexible stalk that is attached to said light body, whereby a longitudinal axis of said cylindrical lens is repositionable relative to said light body;
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• the laser emission element and the support for said cylindrical lens are supported on a flexible stalk that is attached to said light body and said support for said cylindrical lens is rotatable relative to said flexible stalk, whereby a longitudinal axis of said cylindrical lens is rotatable and repositionable relative to said light body.

A portable light comprising:

• a light body for receiving a source of electrical power;
• an illumination light source supported by said light body and selectively energizable for producing illumination light, wherein said illumination light source includes a shaped optically clear element having a polished curved external side surface and a flat forward surface through which the illumination light exits said illumination light source in a predetermined direction relative to said light body;
• a laser light source supported by said shaped optically clear element and selectively energizable for producing laser light, wherein said laser light source includes a cylindrical lens configured for receiving light from a laser emission element and for transmitting the received light as a plane of laser light;
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• a switch supported by said light body for selectively energizing said illumination light source from the source of electrical power and for selectively energizing said laser light source from the source of electrical power.

A portable light comprising:

• a light body for receiving a source of electrical power;
• an illumination light source supported by said light body and selectively energizable for producing illumination light, wherein said illumination light source includes a shaped optically clear element having a curved external side surface and a forward surface through which the illumination light exits said illumination light source in a predetermined direction relative to said light body;
• a laser light source supported by said shaped optically clear element and selectively energizable for producing laser light, wherein said laser light source includes a cylindrical lens configured for receiving light from a laser emission element and for transmitting the received light as a plane of laser light;
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• a switch supported by said light body for selectively energizing said illumination light source from the source of electrical power and for selectively energizing said laser light source from the source of electrical power.