Switch module for a flashlight
AssigneeCoast Cutlery Co.
InventorsWilliam James Reimann, Yi Bing Li
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Abstract
Embodiments herein provide a switch module for a flashlight with a single input contact and multiple output contacts. The switch module may include multiple mechanical actuators, each actuator configured to selectively and communicatively couple one of the output contacts to the input contact. Each actuator may be activated and/or deactivated independently. Accordingly, any combination of the output contacts may be activated and/or deactivated at a given time. The switch module may be incorporated into a flashlight, allowing any of a number of output devices (e.g., light bulbs) to be independently switched on and off from a common power source.
Claims19
A switch module for a flashlight comprising:
- an input contact;
- a plurality of output contacts;
- and
- a plurality of mechanical actuators, each actuator configured to selectively and communicatively couple one of the plurality of output contacts to the input contact when the actuator is activated;
- wherein each actuator may be independently activated and/or deactivated in order to activate the flashlight in one of a plurality of modes.
A flashlight comprising:
- a power source;
- a plurality of output devices;
- and
- a switch module comprising:
- an input contact coupled to the power source;
- a plurality of output contacts, each output contact coupled to one or more of the output devices;
- and
- a plurality of mechanical actuators, each actuator configured to selectively communicatively couple one of the plurality of output contacts to the input contact when activated, thereby transferring power from the power source to the respective one or more output devices of the flashlight;
- wherein each actuator may be independently activated and/or deactivated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.