Lamp or flashlight for use in cigaret lighter shell

A flashlight comprising:

• a shell having a base and a lid which may be placed in an open or closed position;
• an insulative case nested within said shell, said case having an aperture for retaining a power supply;
• a light bulb secured within said case;
• means for establishing an electrical circuit to pass electricity from said power supply through said light bulb and through at least a portion of said base, said means for establishing an electrical circuit including a resilient conductor having a proximal end disposed within said case and a distal end extending outwardly from said case, said conductor being movable between a first position, in which said conductor contacts said base to close said electrical circuit and to place said flashlight in an on position, and a second position in which said conductor is removed from contact with said base to open said electrical circuit and to place said flashlight in an unlocked off position;
• an insulated tip secured to said distal end of said conductor and disposed so that, when said lid is in said open position, said tip allows said conductor to contact and bias against said base to close said electrical circuit, and when said lid is in said closed position, said tip engages said lid to move said conductor to said second position.

A lighting assembly comprising:

• an insulative case adapted to be inserted into a cigaret lighter shell, said case having an aperture for receiving a power supply, means for receiving a light bulb, and a channel extending through said case near a front wall of said case, said front wall having an aperture extending through an upper portion of said front wall to said channel;
• a conductor having a proximal end disposed within said case and having a resilient distal end extending upwardly through said channel and having a medial, protruding portion which protrudes toward said front wall of said case, said protruding portion registering with said aperture of said front wall of said case to permit said protruding portion to pass through said front wall aperture to contact said shell when said case is inserted into said shell;
• weans adapted for establishing an electrical circuit to pass electricity from said power supply and through said light bulb, said conductor, and said shell, when said case is inserted into said shell;
• said distal end of said conductor being movable between a first position, in which said protruding portion of said conductor is adapted to contact said shell to close said circuit when said case is inserted into said shell, and a second position, in which said protruding portion of said conductor is adapted to be removed from contact with said shell to open said circuit when said case is inserted into said shell.

A flashlight comprising:

• a case adapted for insertion into a shell which includes a lid movable between open and closed positions, said case including means for retaining a power supply;
• a light bulb secured to said case;
• a conductor having a first end portion disposed for establishing an electrical contact with the power supply and having a resilient second end portion;
• means for completing an electrical circuit to permit electricity to pass from said power supply through said light bulb and said conductor;
• and means responsive to opening of the lid for moving said second end portion of said conductor from a first position in which said conductor is removed from contact with said means for completing an electrical circuit to a second position in which said conductor is in contact with said means for completing an electrical circuit.