Flashlight and light source selector

A selector arrangement comprising:

• a flashlight housing including a light source and having a cavity for receiving a battery;
• a rotary electrical switch in the cavity of said flashlight housing and having plural selection positions corresponding to different rotational positions;
• a spring member adjacent an opening in said flashlight housing;
• a selector knob rotatably engaging said spring member and said rotary electrical switch, wherein said selector knob includes a knob portion that extends into the opening in said flashlight housing or extends through the opening in said flashlight housing or extends into and through the opening in said flashlight housing for being rotatable from outside said flashlight housing,
• wherein said selector knob has a projection or has a groove or has a projection and a groove engaging said spring member;
• wherein said selector knob engages said rotary electrical switch for selecting the plural selection positions thereof;
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• electrical conductors for connecting said light source and said rotary electrical switch in circuit for selectively energizing said light source responsive to rotation of said rotary electrical switch,
• whereby said light source is selectively energizable among a plurality of conditions responsive to rotation of said selector knob when a battery is in the cavity of said flashlight housing.

A selector arrangement comprising:

• a flashlight including first and second light sources and having a cavity for receiving at least a battery, said flashlight having an opening in a wall thereof;
• a support member in the cavity of said flashlight, said support member including a spring member adjacent an opening therein, wherein the opening of said support member generally aligns with the opening of said flashlight wall;
• a rotary electrical switch having plural selection positions corresponding to different rotational positions, wherein said rotary electrical switch is supported by said support member for being actuatable through the aligned openings of said flashlight and said support member;
• a selector knob rotatably disposed in the aligned openings of said flashlight and said support member for engaging said spring member and engaging said rotary electrical switch for rotatably actuating said rotary electrical switch for selecting among the plural selection positions thereof, wherein said selector knob is rotatable from outside said flashlight,
• wherein said selector knob has a projection or has a groove or has a projection and a groove engaging said spring member of said support member;
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• electrical conductors for connecting said first and second light sources and said rotary electrical switch in circuit for selectively energizing said first light source or said second light source or both said first and second light sources responsive to rotation of said rotary electrical switch,
• whereby said first and second light sources are selectively energizable among a plurality of conditions responsive to rotation of said selector knob when a battery is in the cavity of said flashlight.

A selector arrangement comprising:

• a hollow support member including a spring member adjacent a first opening therein;
• a rotary electrical switch having plural selection positions corresponding to different rotational positions, wherein said rotary electrical switch is supported interior said hollow support member for being rotatably actuatable about a radial extending through the first opening of said hollow support member;
• a selector knob rotatably disposed in the first opening of said hollow support member for engaging said spring member for providing a detent and for engaging said rotary electrical switch for rotatably actuating said rotary electrical switch for selecting among the plural selection positions thereof, wherein said selector knob is rotatable about the radial from outside said hollow support member,
• wherein said selector knob has a projection or has a groove or has a projection and a groove engaging said spring member of said hollow support member for retaining said selector knob and for providing a rotational detent,
• whereby said rotary electrical switch is selectively rotatable and is detented responsive to rotation of said selector knob.

A selector arrangement comprising:

• a hollow support member including a spring member adjacent a first opening therein;
• a rotary electrical switch having plural detented selection positions corresponding to different rotational positions, wherein said rotary electrical switch is supported interior said hollow support member for being rotatably actuatable about a radial extending through the first opening of said hollow support member, and
• a selector knob rotatably disposed in the first opening of said hollow support member for engaging said spring member for providing a detent corresponding to the detent of said rotary electrical switch and for engaging said rotary electrical switch for rotatably actuating said rotary electrical switch for selecting among the plural selection positions thereof, wherein said selector knob is rotatable about the radial from outside said hollow support member,
• whereby said selector knob is detented by the plural detented selection positions of said rotary electrical switch and is correspondingly detented by said selector knob engaging said spring member.

A selector arrangement comprising:

• a flashlight including an incandescent light source and a solid state light source, and having a cylindrical cavity for receiving one or more batteries, and having an electrical ON/OFF switch, said flashlight having an opening in a wall thereof;
• a cylindrical support member in the cylindrical cavity of said flashlight, said cylindrical support member including a pair of opposing spring members adjacent an opening therein, wherein the opening of said cylindrical support member generally aligns with the opening of said flashlight wall;
• an electrical circuit board supported by said cylindrical support member facing the opening of said cylindrical support member,
• a rotary electrical switch having plural selection positions corresponding to different rotational positions, wherein said rotary electrical switch is supported by said electrical circuit board for being actuatable through the aligned openings of said flashlight and said cylindrical support member;
• a selector knob rotatably disposed in the aligned openings of said flashlight and said cylindrical support member for engaging said rotary electrical switch for rotatably actuating said rotary electrical switch for selecting among the plural selection positions thereof, wherein said selector knob is rotatable from outside said flashlight,
• wherein said selector knob has a plurality of pairs of opposing flat surfaces around the periphery thereof, each pair of opposing flat surfaces engaging said pair of opposing spring members at a different rotational position of said rotary electrical switch for providing a detent,
• wherein said selector knob has a projection or has a groove or has a projection and a groove engaging said pair of opposing spring members of said cylindrical support member for retaining said selector knob in a predetermined location relative to said cylindrical support member, and
• electrical conductors for connecting said incandescent light source, said solid state light source, said rotary electrical switch and said electrical ON/OFF switch in circuit for selectively energizing said incandescent light source or said solid state light source or both said incandescent light source and solid state light source responsive to rotation of said rotary electrical switch when a battery is in the cylindrical cavity of said flashlight.