Flashlight system
AssigneePremierlight Limited, a United Kingdom corporation
InventorsJohn Vickers, Ben Scruggs
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Abstract
An energy efficient flashlight system having multiple lighting display modes and a single operating switch that enables a user to step through the modes. The flashlight illuminates via the use of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that preferably contain at least two colors, such as red and white, and are designed to coordinate in order to provide the plurality of modes including an emergency signaling mode, a red map reading mode or directional pointing mode and a bright illumination mode. The flashlight enables a user to hold, operate and toggle between modes using a single hand.
Claims20
A flashlight comprising:
- (a) a housing;
- (b) a power source positioned in said housing;
- (c) first and second light sources mounted on the housing;
- and
- (d) a single operating switch for selecting between a plurality of modes of operation wherein said first and second light sources are separately illuminated in respective modes of operation.
A flashlight having a single finger operated switch and a plurality of operational modes including:
- p1 (a) an off mode;
- (b) a first illumination mode of a first light color;
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- (c) a second illumination mode of a second light color wherein successive activation of said switch toggles through a pattern of said modes.
In a flashlight having a light source;
- the improvement comprising:
- (a) said light source being toggleable through a first mode of visually continuous illumination and a second mode of discontinuous pattern illumination utilizing a single finger operated push button switch.
In a flashlight having a first white light illumination source, the improvement comprising:
- (a) a second red light illumination source;
- and
- (b) a single switch to toggle between modes of illumination displaying said first and second illumination sources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.