Handheld flashlight with retractable leash
OwnerSteven G. Mattheisinventor
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Abstract
A handheld flashlight has a housing with a handle for accepting a user's hand to grip and hold the housing, a first light source positioned in the housing for projecting a beam of light into a distance in front of the user, a second light source positioned in the housing for projecting a beam of light toward a surface proximate the user's feet and a tail light positioned in the housing to provide additional visibility of the user to people who approach the user from behind. A switch energizes and deenergizes the lights. A spring biased reel is rotatably mounted in said housing and a leash is wound on the reel and extends from the housing such that a portion of the leash can be extended from the housing and the reel will automatically retract the extended leash portion.
Claims20
A handheld flashlight comprising:
- a housing having a handle for accepting a user's hand to grip and hold said housing;
- a first light emitting source positioned in said housing for projecting a beam of light into a distance in front of the user;
- a second light emitting source positioned in said housing adjacent said first light emitting source for projecting a beam of light toward a surface proximate the user's feet
- a switch for energizing and deenergizing said first light emitting source and said second light emitting source;
- a spring biased reel rotatably mounted in said housing;
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- a leash wound on said reel and having an end extending from said housing between said first light emitting source and said second light emitting source, whereby a portion of said leash can be extended from said housing and said reel will automatically retract said extended leash portion.
A handheld flashlight comprising:
- a housing having a handle for accepting a user's hand to grip and hold said housing;
- a first light emitting source positioned in said housing for projecting a beam of light into a distance in front of the user;
- a second light emitting source positioned in said housing for projecting a beam of light toward a surface proximate the user's feet;
- a tail light positioned in said housing opposite said first light emitting source to provide additional visibility of the user of the flashlight to people who approach the user from behind;
- a switch for energizing and deenergizing said first light emitting source, said second light emitting source and said tail light;
- a spring biased reel rotatably mounted in said housing;
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- a leash wound on said reel and having an end extending from said housing, whereby a portion of said leash can be extended from said housing and said reel will automatically retract said extended leash portion.
A handheld flashlight comprising:
- a housing having a handle for accepting a user's hand to grip and hold said housing;
- a first light emitting source positioned in said housing for projecting a beam of light into a distance in front of the user;
- a switch for energizing and deenergizing said first light emitting source;
- a spring biased reel rotatably mounted in said housing;
- a leash wound on said reel and having an end extending from said housing through a leash aperture formed in said housing, whereby a portion of said leash can be extended from said housing and said reel will automatically retract said extended leash portion;
- a pawl positioned in said housing for selectively engaging said reel to prevent rotation of said reel in a direction to retract said leash into said housing;
- a manually actuated lever positioned in said housing for selectively moving said pawl into and out of engagement with said reel;
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- a plurality of teeth formed on said reel for cooperating with said pawl to prevent the rotation of said reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.