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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4327401 | Rechargeable flashlight with integral variable rate battery charger for automotive use A rechargeable flashlight fits into and draws recharging power from an automotive type cigar lighter socket. A thermally controlled charging circuit within the flashlight adjusts the charging rate according to the ambient temperature. When the flashlight ... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4325106 | One piece battery holder A battery holder comprising a drawer having a plurality of compartments, each sized to accommodate a single battery, each compartment being polarized so that a battery can be placed therein only in a predetermined position, means for electrically intercon... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4322782 | Flashlight Flashlight with means permitting operation in a voltage mode with memory, in a conductivity mode, and in a lighting mode.... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4292664 | Dental plaque disclosing light and method A dental plaque disclosing light for use in conjunction with a fluorescent dye plaque disclosing solution contained in a periodontal area of an individual's mouth is disclosed. A parabolic reflector supports a light source providing only light which cause... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4286311 | Flashlight A rugged, heavy duty flashlight which is hermetically sealed to prevent intrusion of moisture and dirt. A manually operable electric switch is provided having a rotary contact to complete the battery circuit to the bulb. When the switch is actuated the ro... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4286310 | Lantern fed by an electric battery The invention relates to a lantern whose housing (1) includes two superposed compartments (4, 5), the first of which (4) contains a light bulb (7) and the second of which (5) contains a single-cell or multi-cell battery (8), switching means being provided... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4285031 | Portable searchlight A portable searchlight that can have a plurality of batteries and yet be conveniently held by one hand. The casing is shaped so as to be closely adapted to the shape of the batteries and is constructed from relatively soft materials, at least in the regio... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4281368 | Keyhole illuminating apparatus Disclosed is a tubular housing having a threaded-base lamp bulb at one end and a "penlite" battery within the housing with its positive terminal stud separated from the bulb's positive terminal by a helical compression spring. The spring coils receive the... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4274130 | Combination flashlight and high intensity light source A combination flashlight and high intensity light source has a case containing a flashlight bulb, a high intensity flash lamp such as a Xenon flashlamp, and circuit means for selectively energizing the bulb and lamp to continuously illuminate the bulb and... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4250446 | Combination flashlight and circuit tester A combination flashlight and circuit tester is disclosed which functions as both a conventional source of portable illumination and a circuit continuity tester employing either internal or external sources of electrical energy. An improved multidirectiona... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4244011 | Rechargeable flashlight A rechargeable flashlight is disclosed having the charging unit self-contained in the flashlight housing. A rechargeable cell or cells has its opposite end surfaces making respective abutting contact with adjacent partition members extending transversely ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4242724 | Disposable floating flashlight A disposable, floating electric flashlight that glows in the dark and is illuminated by merely squeezing the flashlight casing. Any external switch actuator passing through the flashlight casing is thereby eliminated facilitating buoyancy. When the flashl... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4241384 | Novel case for an electric pocket flashlight The invention relates to a case of plastics material for an electrical pocket flashlight or pocket lamp energized by battery. It is composed of two bodies, an inner and an outer, assembled together by clipping, the upper body including the parabolic refle... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4228485 | Blinker aiming post light An aiming post light for artillery and mortar operations at night wherein an ordinary GI flashlight is converted with solid state circuitry to use a blinking light emitting diode (LED) as a light source, enabling ordinary flashlight batteries to last for ... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4224658 | Rechargeable flashlight with integral variable rate battery charger for automotive use A rechargeable flashlight fits into and draws recharging power from an automotive type cigar lighter socket. A thermally controlled charging circuit within the flashlight adjusts the charging rate according to the ambient temperature. When the flashlight ... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4220304 | Attachment for electric torches To adapt a new attachment for an electric torch or flashlight of the kind having a generally cylindrical barrel so that it can be magnetically attached to a magnetic surface, an attachment is provided composed of a body shell which is a resilient partial ... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4220985 | Illumination device The illumination device comprises a body, an illumination means, a holding means and a switching means, the last mentioned three means being attached to said body. Said holding means includes a battery and a biasing means made of an electrically conductiv... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4210953 | Self-illuminated case This invention relates to a flashlight (1) that may be seen in the dark, (2) which carries a universal mounting on one external wall, and (3) an internal switch adjacent the opposite wall which is elastic and which on pressing will close the switch. By mo... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4172274 | Gun barrel bore illuminator This invention relates to an improved construction for a gun barrel bore illuminator, which provides non-glare illumination for the interior of a gun barrel bore. The non-glare illumination facilitates visual inspection of the bore, allowing the inspector... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4171534 | Rechargeable flashlight A rechargable flashlight having an on/off switch housing with an accessible switch contact therein connectable to a battery charging circuit.... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4152755 | Portable magnetically actuatable flashlight A portable magnetically actuatable flashlight that includes a hermetically sealed housing that has the light transmitting lens formed as an integral part thereof, and the housing capable of having an electric circuit defining cartridge on which the batter... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4151583 | Flashlight A flashlight has one or more batteries disposed in a first tubular housing section, a switch disposed in a second tubular housing section, and a lamp assembly with a light bulb disposed in a third tubular housing section. The first and second housing sect... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4130859 | Pocket lamp The invention relates to a pocket lamp having an electric battery, a light bulb, a housing one of whose walls is made of a plastic material and supports the light bulb and forms a reflector and conductors forming with the light bulb and the battery an ele... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4107765 | Self-illuminating hand tool A hand held tool has a handle of generally rectangular cross section and a bulbous end portion. A shank is embedded in the handle and extends from the end opposite the bulbous portion to terminate in a work engaging tool such as a screwdriver blade. A sel... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4066889 | Illuminated ski pole A ski pole has a tubular body member with an arcuate or circular transparent or translucent insert in the wall thereof comprising a window element and a light source within the body member illuminates this window member and also projects light along the i... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4060723 | Flashlight assembly A flashlight assembly including a cylindrical housing defining a battery compartment and a separated lamp compartment with a circuit controlling switch located entirely on the outside of the cylindrical enclosure, the lamp compartment lying in a separate ... | 11/29/1977 |
| 3992596 | Flashlight switch having removably mounted contact terminal securing structure A slide switch designed to be attached to the barrel of the flashlight by a pair of screws which serve the further function of interconnecting the switch to the electrical circuit of the flashlight. The switch body is of insulating material. It includes a... | 11/16/1976 |
