Renewable energy flashlight

A renewable energy flashlight comprising:

• an elongated housing forming an opening at one end;
• a barrel assembly located within the housing including:
• a hollow elongated barrel disposed within the housing,
• a wire coil wrapped around the barrel and disposed between the barrel and the housing,
• a charging magnet disposed within the barrel and sized to freely oscillate within the barrel when the barrel is shaken,
• two springs attached within the barrel and at either end of the barrel to cause the magnet to recoil when the magnet strikes the springs,
• wherein the charging magnet oscillates within the barrel when the barrel is shaken, whereby the charging magnet passes back and forth through the wire coil and causes current to flow within the coil;
• and
• an electronics assembly located within the housing, said electronics assembly including:
• a capacitor for storing charge,
• a rectifier connected to the capacitor;
• means for conducting current flowing in the wire coil to the rectifier, whereby the rectifier rectifies the current, said rectifier providing rectified current to the capacitor, whereby the capacitor is charged,
• a light emitting diode (LED) located near the housing opening, and
• switch means for selectively connecting the charged capacitor to the LED, whereby the LED selectively lights up.