Dual reflector, rechargeable, and crash-secured flashlights

In a flashlight having a switched electric light source, the improvement comprising in combination:

• a battery for said electric light source having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
• a housing for said battery;
• a positive battery charging current receiving terminal connected to said positive terminal and a negative battery charging current receiving terminal connected to said negative terminal in said housing;
• a holder for said housing;
• battery charging circuitry having in said holder a positive battery charging current supply terminal corresponding to said positive battery charging current receiving terminal, and a negative battery charging current supply terminal corresponding to said negative battery charging current receiving terminal;
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• interacting housing and holder features on said housing and said holder enabling insertion of said housing into said holder followed by manual movement of said housing relative to said holder for connection of said positive battery charging current receiving terminal only to said positive battery charging current supply terminal and connection of said negative battery charging current receiving terminal only to said negative battery charging current supply terminal, said interacting housing and holder features include a flashlight-in-holder interlock having interlocking features on said flashlight and said holder, said interlock being releasable for removal of the flashlight from the holder by manual rotary movement of said flashlight in said holder.

In a flashlight having a switched electric light source, the improvement comprising in combination:

• a battery for said electric light source having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
• a housing for said battery;
• a positive battery charging current receiving terminal connected to said positive terminal and a negative battery charging current receiving terminal connected to said negative terminal in said housing;
• a holder for said housing;
• battery charging circuitry having in said holder a positive battery charging current supply terminal corresponding to said positive battery charging current receiving terminal, and a negative battery charging current supply terminal corresponding to said negative battery charging current receiving terminal;
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• interacting housing and holder features on said housing and said holder enabling insertion of said housing into said holder followed by manual movement of said housing relative to said holder for connection of said positive battery charging current receiving terminal only to said positive battery charging current supply terminal and connection of said negative battery charging current receiving terminal only to said negative battery charging current supply terminal, said interacting housing and holder features include a flashlight-in-holder interlock having interlocking features on said flashlight and said holder, said interlock enabling insertion and removal of said flashlight into and from said holder only in a first position of said flashlight relative to said holder, and blocking removal of said flashlight from said holder in a second position of said flashlight in said holder.

In a flashlight having a switched electric light source, the improvement comprising in combination:

• a battery for said electric light source having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
• a housing for said battery;
• a positive battery charging current receiving terminal connected to said positive terminal and a negative battery charging current receiving terminal connected to said negative terminal in said housing;
• a holder for said housing, said holder having a first side, a second side opposite said first side, and a flashlight receiving opening between said first and second sides;
• battery charging circuitry having in said holder a positive battery charging current supply terminal corresponding to said positive battery charging current receiving terminal, and a negative battery charging current supply terminal corresponding to said negative battery charging current receiving terminal;
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• interacting housing and holder features on said housing and said holder including first interacting features on said housing and said first side of the holder enabling insertion of said housing into said holder only in a first position of said housing relative to said holder for said connection of said positive battery charging current receiving terminal to said positive battery charging current supply terminal and connection of said negative battery charging current receiving terminal to said negative battery charging current supply terminal, and second interacting features on said housing and said second side of the holder inhibiting insertion of said housing into said holder in any position of said housing relative to said holder other than said first position.

In a flashlight having two battery-powered and individually switched electric light sources, the improvement comprising in combination:

• a first electric battery for a first one of the two electric light sources;
• a second electric battery for the second of said two electric light sources;
• a first switching device between said first electric battery and the first electric light source;
• a second switching device between the second electric battery and the second electric light source;
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• a sequential actuator coupled to said first and second switching devices, said sequential actuator including a push-button depressible by a first distance for actuating said first switching device and depressible by a second distance for actuating said second switching device;
• said first electric light source having a power rating that is a fraction of a power rating of said second electric light source.

In a flashlight having a switched electric light source, the improvement comprising in combination:

• a battery for said electric light source having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
• a housing for said battery;
• a positive battery charging current receiving terminal connected to said positive terminal and a negative battery charging current receiving terminal connected to said negative terminal in said housing;
• a holder for said housing;
• battery charging circuitry having in said holder a positive battery charging current supply terminal corresponding to said positive battery charging current receiving terminal, and a negative battery charging current supply terminal corresponding to said negative battery charging current receiving terminal;
• interacting housing and holder features on said housing and said holder enabling insertion of said housing into said holder followed by manual movement of said housing relative to said holder for connection of said positive battery charging current receiving terminal only to said positive battery charging current supply terminal and connection of said negative battery charging current receiving terminal only to said negative battery charging current supply terminal;
• said interacting housing and holder features including a flashlight-in-holder interlock having interlocking features on said flashlight and said holder;
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• said interlock enabling insertion and removal of said flashlight into and from said holder only in a first position of said flashlight relative to said holder, and blocking removal of said flashlight from said holder in a second position of said flashlight in said holder.

In a flashlight, the improvement comprising in combination:

• a first electric light source;
• a second electric light source;
• a first switching device coupled to said first electric light source;
• a second switching device coupled to said second electric light source;
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• a sequential actuator coupled to said first and second switching devices, said sequential actuator including a push-button depressible by a first distance for actuating said first switching device and depressible by a second distance for actuating said second switching device.

In a flashlight having a switched electric light source, the improvement comprising in combination:

• a battery for said electric light source having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
• a housing for said battery;
• a positive battery charging current receiving terminal connected to said positive terminal and a negative battery charging current receiving terminal connected to said negative terminal in said housing;
• a holder for said housing;
• battery charging circuitry having in said holder a positive battery charging current supply terminal corresponding to said positive battery charging current receiving terminal, and a negative battery charging current supply terminal corresponding to said negative battery charging current receiving terminal;
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• interacting housing and holder features on said housing and said holder enabling insertion of said housing into said holder followed by manual rotary movement of said housing relative to said holder for connection of said positive battery charging current receiving terminal only to said positive battery charging current supply terminal and connection of said negative battery charging current receiving terminal only to said negative battery charging current supply terminal.