Flashlight charger with an improved contact
AssigneeMag Instrument, Inc.
InventorsAnthony Maglica, Stacey West
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Abstract
A charger is provided that includes an improved contact for holding a flashlight and electrically connecting to a charging contact of the flashlight. The charger includes an area for receiving the head of a flashlight, and an area for receiving the barrel of a flashlight. The contact is disposed about the area for receiving the barrel. The contact is deflectable and includes portions that expand and mate with the charging contact of the flashlight to hold the flashlight in place while electrically connecting to the charging contact for supplying electrical energy to a rechargeable battery contained in the flashlight.
Claims27
A charger configured to electrically charge a chargeable source of energy contained in a flashlight, said charger comprising:
- a support configured to receive the flashlight;
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- a first electrical contact held by the support, the first electrical contact configured to mate with a first charging contact on the flashlight and to hold the flashlight in the support while the portable source of energy is charged through the first electrical contact.
A charger for a flashlight comprising:
- a receptacle including a curvilinear surface that defines an open cavity;
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- a first deflectable conductor held by the receptacle and disposed about the curvilinear surface, wherein at least a portion of the first deflectable conductor is biased towards the cavity of the receptacle to restrain the flashlight in the receptacle, and wherein the first deflectable conductor is suitable to mate with a charging contact on the flashlight and conduct energy thereto.
A charger comprising.
- a cradle including a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region, the first region configured to receive a first portion of a flashlight, the second region configured to receive a second portion of the flashlight;
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- a contact member disposed about said first region of the cradle, wherein the contact member is configured to electrically connect to a charging contact of a flashlight and hold the flashlight in the cradle, wherein the contact member is an expandable spring formed from a strip of conductive material with each end of the strip folded back to create a curved spring, each curved spring serving to hold the flashlight in the cradle.
A charger comprising:
- housing means for receiving a flashlight containing a chargeable source of energy;
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- means for holding the flashlight within the housing means and for charging the chargeable source of energy contained in the flashlight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.