Flashlight
OwnerSi Fu Chiuinventor
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Abstract
A flashlight includes a barrel for containing a battery cell and having front and rear ends, a light bulb supported at the barrel front end, a head cap connected to the barrel front end for covering the light bulb, and a tail piece connected to the barrel rear end. The tail piece has an outer shape converging backwards to form a substantially pointed end such that the flashlight may be planted or stuck into a penetratable supporting surface for standing on its own.
Claims10
A flashlight comprising a elongate body for containing a battery cell and having front and rear ends, a light bulb supported at the body front end, a head piece connected to the body front end for covering the light bulb, a tail piece having an outer shape converging backwards to form a substantially pointed end such that the flashlight may be planted or stuck into a penetratable supporting surface for standing on its owns, and a control unit incorporating an electronic control circuit for switching the light bulb on and off to flash, the control unit being detachably disposed between the body rear end and the tail piece and having terminals on opposite ends thereof for ready electrical connection to the body rear end and the tail piece into a power supply circuit of the light bulb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.