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US 5,321,449 AGranted
Projecting flashlight
OwnerMario Coccoli, George Spectorinventors
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Abstract
A projecting device is provided which consists of an enlarged head at one end of a flashlight, the enlarged head having a transverse slot therein. A lens is positioned at a front end of the enlarged head, while a light bulb is positioned at a back end of the enlarged head. A slide is insertable into the transverse slot in the enlarged head, so that an illuminated image from the slide may be projected onto a viewing surface.
Claims1
A projecting device which comprises:
- a) a flashlight with a central bore;
- b) an enlarged head with a semicircular portion and spaced straight tangential portions at one end of said flashlight, said enlarged head having spaced walls with a transverse slot therein intersecting said bore and extending through said tangential portions;
- c) a lens positioned at a front end of said enlarged head;
- d) a light bulb aligned with said bore positioned at a back end of said enlarged head;
- e) a slide with spaced picture slots alignable with said bore insertable into the transverse slot in said enlarged head, so that illuminated images from said slide may be sequentially projected onto a viewing surface;
- f) an elongated cylindrical housing;
- g) a cap for closing an end of said housing opposite from said enlarged head;
- h) a reflector with an integral socket at said enlarged head, so that said light bulb can be retained in said socket;
- i) a power source carried within said housing for illuminating said light bulb;
- and
- j) a switch carried on said housing for turning said light bulb on and off;
- further including:
- k) a flexible holder located within the transverse slot spaced from said end walls, said holder having a socket for rotatably mounting said slide;
- l) said slide being a disc-shaped frame having projections received rotatably in said socket and a plurality of transparent pictures mounted in said slots said slide being sized to fit into and be removed from said flexible holder;
- wherein said slots and pictures mounted therein are located at the same radial distance from said sockets as said bore.
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