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US 7,922,350 B1Granted
Tactical illuminator
AssigneeL-3 Insight Technology Incorporated
InventorCavan Siu
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Abstract
A plurality of actuators allow an operator to control the status of an illuminator. Rotation of one of the actuators either prevents the illuminator from illuminating, allows an operator to selectively illuminate a person or area of interest with a second actuator, or maintains illumination without maintaining an applied force.
Claims20
An illuminator, comprising:
- a housing at least partially enclosing at least one battery and a source of illumination;
- a tail cap assembly removably securable to the housing, the assembly having a first and a second movable actuator, the first actuator movable between a first position in which a conductor does not complete a circuit with the at least one battery and the source of illumination and a second position in which the conductor does complete the circuit with the at least one battery and the source of illumination;
- the second actuator moveable from a first position, to a second and a third position, the second actuator configured to prevent movement of the first actuator from the first position when the second actuator is in the first position, the second actuator configured to allow movement of the first actuator from the first position to the second position when the second actuator is in the second position, and the second actuator configured to prevent movement of the first actuator from the second position when the second actuator is in the third position.
An illuminator, comprising:
- a housing at least partially enclosing at least one battery and a source of illumination;
- a back plate assembly removably securable to the housing, the backplate assembly having a first and a second movable actuator, the first actuator movable between a first position in which a conductor does not complete a circuit with the at least one battery and the source of illumination and a second position in which the conductor does complete the circuit with the at least one battery and the source of illumination;
- the second actuator moveable from a first position to a second and a third position, when the second actuator is in the first position, the first actuator is prevented from completing the circuit with the at least one battery and the source of illumination, when the second actuator is in the second position, the first actuator is not prevented from completing the circuit with the at least one battery and the source of illumination, and when the second actuator is in the third position, the first actuator is prevented from movement from maintained in the second position.
A method of controlling a light emitter in a flashlight, comprising the steps of:
- rotating a first actuator about an axis parallel with a longitudinal axis of the flashlight to a first position to prevent a second actuator from longitudinal movement;
- rotating the first actuator about the axis to a second position to allow the second actuator to move longitudinal when actuated to cause the light emitter to turn on as long as the actuator is actuated;
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- rotating the first actuator about the axis to a third position to lock the second actuator in a second position to cause the light emitter to turn on and stay on.
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