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US 8,540,404 B2Granted
Flashlight with retractable cord and attachment device
AssigneeIBT Holdings, LLC
InventorsGlenn Robinson, Michael Garcia
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Abstract
A flashlight with an extendable and retractable cord is provided, and the flashlight comprises: a housing with an internal cavity leading to an aperture, a light bulb, a power source, an extendable and retractable cord scrollably received within a portion of the internal cavity of the housing, one end of the cord is attached to a portion of the internal cavity of the housing and the second end extending through said aperture and being connected to an attachment device.
Claims13
A flashlight comprising:
- a housing having top and bottom portions and an internal cavity, said top portion comprising at least one light bulb, said bottom portion comprising at least one aperture, said internal cavity of said housing leading to said aperture;
- a power source compartment situated within said internal cavity of said housing;
- an extendable and retractable cord having opposing ends;
- at least one cord holding compartment situated with said internal cavity of said housing and adjacent to said bottom portion of said housing, said cord being scrollably received within said cord holding compartment, one end of said cord being attached to a portion of said cord holding compartment and said other end extending through said aperture and receiving an attachment device;
- at least two rings, a first ring situated adjacent said top portion of said housing and a second ring situated adjacent said bottom portion of said housing, each of said rings are designed to independently rotate about an axis running the length of said housing;
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- at least two magnets, a first magnet attached to said first ring and a second magnet attached to a second ring, said first and second rings are rotated until said magnets are aligned with one another before magnetically attaching said flashlight to a metal surface.
4 more elements
A flashlight comprising:
- a housing having top and bottom portions and an internal cavity leading to an aperture, said top portion comprising a light bulb;
- a power source compartment situated within said internal cavity of said housing;
- an extendable and retractable cord having first and second ends, said cord being scrollably received within a portion of said internal cavity of said housing, said first end of said cord being attached to a portion of said internal cavity of said housing and said second end extending through said aperture;
- at least two rings, a first ring situated adjacent said top portion of said housing and a second ring situated adjacent said bottom portion of said housing, said first ring is stationary, said second ring is designed to freely rotate about an axis running the length of said housing;
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- at least two magnets, a first magnet attached to said first ring and a second magnet attached to a second ring, said second ring is rotated until said second magnet is aligned with said first magnet before magnetically attaching said flashlight to a metal surface;
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- an attachment device connected to said second end of said cord.
5 more elements
A flashlight comprising:
- a housing having an internal cavity leading to an aperture;
- at least one light bulb, at least one power source and at least one lens;
- an extendable and retractable cord having first and second ends, said cord being scrollably received within a portion of said internal cavity of said housing, said first end of said cord being attached to a portion of said internal cavity of said housing and said second end extending through said aperture;
- and an attachment device connected to said second end of said cord
- at least two rings, a first ring situated adjacent said top portion of said housing and a second ring situated adjacent said bottom portion of said housing, said second ring is stationary, said first ring is designed to freely rotate about an axis running the length of said housing;
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- at least two magnets, a first magnet attached to said first ring and a second magnet attached to a second ring, said first ring is rotated until said first magnet is aligned with said second magnet before magnetically attaching said flashlight to a metal surface;
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- an attachment device connected to said second end of said cord.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.