Flashlight and charger
AssigneePelican Products, Inc.
InventorDavid Parker
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Abstract
A flashlight which includes a rechargeable battery and is loaded from the base of the body of the flashlight. The contacts are on the barrel of the flashlight and are for contact with the recharging device. On top of the battery there is a tangentially directed spring member for contacting a ring of the top contact of the battery and a permanently located stud member in the central location. An enlarged head is located between the intermediate portion which is located between the head and the barrel. The intermediate portion receives the switching device.
Claims22
A rechargeable flashlight comprising:
- a body for receiving a rechargeable battery with a battery top and a battery bottom, the body having a longitudinal axis and a top and a base;
- a head on the body having a lens and a bulb;
- a switch device with electrical contents, the switch device being between the body and the head portion, the switch device acting to move radially inwardly and outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis of the body to open and close an electrical circuit between the battery and the bulb;
- a stud-like first contact member between the switch device and the battery top being part of the electrical circuit;
- a first spring in contract with the top of the battery;
- a second spring between the battery bottom and the base of the body, the second spring not constituting part of the electric circuit.
A rechargeable flashlight comprising:
- a body for receiving a rechargeable battery, the body having a longitudinal axis and a top and a base;
- a head on the body having a lens and a bulb;
- a switch device with electrical contents, the switch device being between the body and the head portion, the switch device acting to move radially inwardly and outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis of the body to open and close an electrical circuit between the battery and the bulb;
- a first leaf spring between the switch device and the battery top, and acting as part of the electrical circuit, and a stud-like first contact member between the switch device and the battery top being part of the electrical circuit;
- a second spring between the battery bottom and the base of the body, the second spring not constituting part of the electric circuit;
- the first spring being a resilient member in relatively flexible contact with a peripheral zone of the battery;
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- the second spring between the battery bottom and the base of the body being a helical spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.