Multifunction Flashlight

A flashlight, comprising:

• a hollow body portion preventing the entry of water therein and having an exterior wall and an opening formed in said exterior wall and selectively communicating with ambient externally of said hollow body portion;
• a switch cover provided on said hollow body portion and constructed with a thin wall portion;
• an audio recorder integral with said flashlight and disposed inside said hollow body portion;
• a microphone mounted within said flashlight sending audio signals to said audio recorder;
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• a rubber or elastomeric plug removably insertable into the opening to prevent entry of water into the opening and to protect said microphone from harmful ambient conditions and removable from the opening to improve audio recording, and wherein said thin wall, portion of said switch cover allows sufficient ambient sound to pass through it to produce audio recordings when said plug closes the opening.

A flashlight, comprising:

• a hollow body portion comprising a closed water-tight enclosure;
• a light source;
• a first on-off switch provided within said hollow body portion and connected electrically to said light source;
• an audio recorder comprising a microphone disposed in said water-tight enclosure;
• a video recorder;
• a second on-off switch provided within said hollow body portion adjacent to said first on-off switch and connected electrically to said video recorder, said second on-off switch operating said audio and video recorders simultaneously;
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• a single one-piece resilient textured switch cover provided on an exterior portion of said hollow body portion and extending over said first and second on-off switches and resiliency depressible to operate said first and second switches, said switch cover having a first textured portion adjacent and movable over said first switch and a second textured portion having a texture different front said first textured portion and disposed adjacent and movable over said second switch, said first and second textured portions providing tactile feel to an operator to locate, identify and selectively operate first and second switches for turning on and off said light source and said audio and video recorders, said switch cover constructed to allow sound to pass through said switch cover into said water-tight enclosure and enable said microphone to record clear audio input.

A flashlight, comprising:

• a hollow body having a first portion removably connected to a second portion with a screw thread connection:
• an audio recorder and a video recorder provided within said hollow body portion;
• an audio video switch operable from an external portion of said hollow body for turning said audio recorder and said video recorder on and off;
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• a switch provided within said hollow body portion enabling deactivation of said audio recorder without deactivation of said video recorder;
• wherein said switch is made accessible by separating said first and second portions of said hollow body by unscrewing said screw thread connection.