Flashlight
AssigneeTung Fat Industries Limited
InventorKenneth Kung
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Abstract
A flashlight and support assembly for supporting the position of a flashlight in a variety of different positions. The support assembly is interchangeable and may comprise a tripod, a belt clip, and/or a magnetic block. The user has the ability to alternate between the use of a tripod, magnetic block, or belt clip. By using these attachments, it is possible to sustain the position of a flashlight over long periods of time without having to readjust the flashlight and the flashlight can be held in many different positions in order to shine light where needed by the user thereof.
Claims21
A flashlight and support assembly comprising:
- a flashlight having a receiving slot, the receiving slot having a first surface, a second surface, first and second sidewalls;
- a set of interchangeable flashlight attachments, each flashlight attachment having a support member, wherein the support member comprises a first and second surface, first and second sidewalls, the support members being adopted to be temporarily disposed in the receiving slot of the flashlight for supporting the flashlight in a variety of positions;
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- mutually engaging devices associated with the support member and the receiving slot for temporarily locking the support member in the receiving slot.
A method of supporting a flashlight comprising the steps of:
- attaching interchangeable attachments to the flashlight by;
- disposing a support member attached to the interchangeable attachments in a receiving slot located on the flashlight;
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- engaging mutually engaging devices of the support member and the receiving slot to prevent the unintentional release of the support member from the receiving slot, wherein the mutually engaging devices include a protruberance located on the support member and a detent located in the receiving slot;
- positioning the flashlight using the interchangeable attachments.
A flashlight and support assembly wherein the flashlight has a receiving slot for detachably receiving a support member associated with the support assembly;
- and the support assembly comprises a multiple-legged support stand coupled to the support member, the flashlight and support assembly further comprising mutually engaging devices for temporarily locking the support member in the receiving slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.