Flashlight electrical switch and charging indicator

An electrical switch arrangement comprising:

• a flashlight housing including first and second light sources, said flashlight housing having a cavity for receiving a battery and having an opening in a wall thereof for receiving an electrical switch;
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• an electrical switch assembly for selectively operating said first and second light sources comprising:
• a switch housing including a bezel wherein at least the bezel is translucent or transparent or is translucent and transparent, the bezel having first and second cavities spaced apart in a front-facing side thereof and having a third cavity in a rear-facing side thereof between the first and second cavities;
• first and second actuators each having a respective actuator member for actuating at least one set of electrical contacts for selectively making and breaking an electrical connection between the electrical contacts thereof for selectively operating said first and second light sources, said first actuator being disposed in the first cavity of the bezel of said switch housing with its actuator member towards the front-facing side thereof for actuating said first light source and said second actuator being disposed in the second cavity of the bezel of said switch housing with its actuator member towards the front-facing side thereof for actuating said second light source;
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• an indicator light source for selectively producing light to indicate an operating condition, wherein said indicator light source is disposed in the third cavity of the bezel of said switch housing between the first and second actuators, wherein the light produced by said indicator light source is visible through the bezel of said switch housing,
• wherein the bezel of said electrical switch is disposed in the opening in said flashlight housing with said first and second actuators exposed exterior to said flashlight housing, and
• wherein said indicator light source is selectively connected in circuit with said battery,
• whereby light produced by the indicator light source to indicate an operating condition is visible through the translucent and/or transparent bezel of the switch housing and the indicator light source is not visible through the switch housing unless said indicator light source is producing light.

An electrical switch comprising:

• a switch housing including a bezel wherein at least the bezel is translucent or transparent or is translucent and transparent, the bezel having first and second cavities spaced apart in a front-facing side thereof and having a third cavity in a rear-facing side thereof between the first and second cavities;
• first and second actuators each having a respective actuator member for actuating at least one set of electrical contacts for selectively making and breaking an electrical connection between the electrical contacts thereof, said first actuator being disposed in the first cavity of the bezel of said switch housing with its actuator member towards the front-facing side thereof for actuating a first electrical device and said second actuator being disposed in the second cavity of the bezel of said switch housing with its actuator member towards the front-facing side thereof for actuating a second electrical device;
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• an indicator light source for selectively producing light, wherein said indicator light source is disposed in the third cavity of the bezel of said switch housing between the first and second actuators, and the light produced by said indicator light source is visible through the bezel of said switch housing,
• whereby light produced by the indicator light source is visible through the translucent and/or transparent bezel of the switch housing and the indicator light source is not visible through the switch housing unless said indicator light source is producing light.

An electrical switch arrangement comprising:

• a switch housing including a bezel wherein at least the bezel is translucent or transparent or is translucent and transparent, the bezel having first and second cavities spaced apart in a front-facing side thereof and having a third cavity in a rear-facing side thereof between the first and second cavities;
• first and second actuators each having a respective actuator member for actuating at least one set of electrical contacts for selectively making and breaking an electrical connection between the electrical contacts thereof for selectively operating first and second operating electrical devices, said first actuator being disposed in the first cavity of the bezel of said switch housing with its actuator member towards the front-facing side thereof for actuating said first electrical device and said second actuator being disposed in the second cavity of the bezel of said switch housing with its actuator member towards the front-facing side thereof for selectively actuating said second electrical device;
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• an indicator light source for selectively producing light to indicate an operating condition, wherein said indicator light source is disposed in the third cavity of the bezel of said switch housing between the first and second actuators, wherein the light produced by said indicator light source is visible through the bezel of said switch housing,
• wherein said first and second actuators are accessible for actuating the first and second electrical devices, and
• wherein said indicator light source is connected in circuit for indicating an operating condition,
• whereby light produced by the indicator light source to indicate an operating condition is visible through the translucent and/or transparent bezel of the switch housing and the indicator light source is not visible through the switch housing unless said indicator light source is producing light.

An electrical switch arrangement comprising:

• a switch housing including a generally rectangular bezel wherein at least the generally rectangular bezel is translucent or transparent or is translucent and transparent, the generally rectangular bezel having first and second cavities spaced apart in a front-facing side thereof and having a third cavity in a rear-facing side thereof between the first and second cavities;
• first and second actuators each having a respective actuator member for actuating at least one set of electrical contacts for selectively making and breaking an electrical connection between the electrical contacts thereof for selectively operating first and second operating electrical devices, said first actuator being disposed in the first cavity of the generally rectangular bezel of said switch housing with its actuator member towards the front-facing side thereof for actuating said first electrical device and said second actuator being disposed in the second cavity of the generally rectangular bezel of said switch housing with its actuator member towards the front-facing side thereof for selectively actuating said second electrical device;
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• an indicator light source for selectively producing light to indicate an operating condition, wherein said indicator light source is disposed in the third cavity of the generally rectangular bezel of said switch housing between the first and second actuators, wherein the light produced by said indicator light source is visible through the generally rectangular bezel of said switch housing,
• an electrical circuit board adjacent the rear-facing side of said switch housing, wherein said circuit board supports said indicator light source and at least one of said first and second actuators;
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• first and second electrically conductive posts having respective first ends exposed on the front-facing side of said switch housing between the first and second cavities thereof, and having respectively second ends connected to said electrical circuit board;
• wherein said first and second actuators are accessible for actuating the first and second electrical devices, and
• wherein said indicator light source is connected in circuit with at least one of said first and second electrically conductive posts for indicating an operating condition,
• whereby light produced by the indicator light source to indicate an operating condition is visible through the translucent and/or transparent generally rectangular bezel of the switch housing and the indicator light source is not visible through the switch housing unless said indicator light source is producing light.

An electrical switch arrangement comprising:

• at least one actuator having a actuator surface for actuating at least one set of electrical contacts for selectively making and breaking an electrical connection between the electrical contacts;
• an indicator light source proximate said actuator for selectively producing light;
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• a translucent or transparent or translucent and transparent switch housing supporting said actuator so that said actuator surface is exposed and said actuator may be actuated, said translucent and/or transparent switch housing covering said indicator light source and being translucent or transparent or translucent and transparent to the light produced by said indicator light source,
• wherein said indicator light source is disposed adjacent said translucent and/or transparent switch housing so that said indicator light source is visible through said translucent and/or transparent switch housing when said indicator light source is producing light.