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US 4,285,030 AGranted
Flashlight assembly
OwnerRichard A. Menellyinventor
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Abstract
A portable flashlight assembly utilizes a flat battery energy source containing slide contact electrodes. One embodiment includes the use of a film pack from a self-developing camera as an energy source.
Claims6
A flashlight comprising:
- a lamp assembly including means for mounting a bulb, reflector, and lens;
- a housing having a slotted portion for receiving a rectangular battery source;
- electrode means within said housing for contacting a pair of electrodes on said battery;
- a first electrical connector between one of said housing electrodes and said lamp mounting means and a second conductor connecting between the other of said electrodes on said housing and said lamp mounting means;
- a switch electrically connected in series with one of said first and second electrical connectors;
- said slotted portion extending through the interior of said housing from a bottom portion of said housing to a top portion;
- a guide member extending from an interior portion of said housing for centering said battery within said housing;
- and
- a retaining member attached to an interior portion of said housing for slidingly engaging said battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.