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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5806964 | Miniature flashlight A miniature flashlight comprising a barrel, tailcap, head, bulb holder, bulb and an electrical circuit. The bulb holder is positioned at one end of the barrel such that the bulb extends into the head. The head includes a parabolic reflector surrounding th... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5800045 | Lantern A portable hand carried lantern comprising components which may be quickly snapped together without the use of tools. A battery contact platform separates the battery chamber and bulb chamber and includes a plurality of contact strips by which the electri... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5800044 | Combination man overboard personal rescue light A waterproof man overboard personal rescue light unit for use in detecting, locating, raging to, engaging, and rescuing personnel needing rescue is disclosed as having a body having a closed lower end and an upper end; a steady state light located proxima... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5791763 | Electronic control battery-operated device of lamp with fan The present invention relates to a kind of device of lamp with fan, in particular, an electronic control multi-function lamp with fan for camping purposes, comprising a head lamp, a fan head, a flexible arm set, a handle and a base, said head lamp and sai... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5765937 | Multi-function lighting device A multi-function lighting device includes a barrel, a lamp mounted on one end of the barrel, a tubular coupling member secured around one end of the barrel, a tubular sleeve member made of a light transmittable material and sleeved slidably on the couplin... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5763845 | Luminous circuit housing with rotary switch A luminous device comprises a base mount, a circuit housing, a guide disk, a light bulb, a battery set, and a rotary switch. The base mount is provided therein with a receiving compartment in which the circuit housing is located. The circuit housing is pr... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5752762 | Flashlight A flashlight usable as an extensible signal bar includes a casing, a switch housing containing a push button connected with a T-shaped conductor elastically urged by a double conical spring housed in a short tube, a lamp holder located in front of the swi... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5749645 | Flashlight A flashlight has a switch housing in between the battery compartment and reflector. The neck of the switch housing holds a lamp support at a central position within a reflector. A o-ring on the rear of the switch housing seals the battery compartment. The... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746495 | Portable work light with optical fiber adapter A portable work light has a handle to which a head is pivotally attached. The head houses a light source and a reflector that projects a beam of light. The head has an air inlet and outlet with a fan that forces air from the inlet to outlet thereby coolin... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5738434 | Flash light A flash light is provided in which the rotary positioning mechanism that retains the lamp head holder to the hollow cylindrical handle at any of a variety of angular positions includes a curved stub tube extending from the sloping bottom wall of the lamp ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5735594 | Flashlight A flashlight which includes a telescopic assembly for shade and a positioning assembling for a switch socket is provided. The telescopic assembly is facilitated by the slidable engagement between spiral grooves disposed at an outer wall of the headlight h... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5725301 | Earthquake detection device An earthquake detection device with an innovative mechanism capable of sensing vibrations. The device is an open electrical circuit that, when triggered by sufficient vibration, becomes a closed circuit, thus enabling a variety of electrical appliances. T... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5685632 | Electrically conductive plastic light source The disclosed invention relates to light sources such as battery-powered flashlights and lanterns. Tailcap, battery housing, or head assemblies for light sources are formed from electrically conductive plastic. Those assemblies, or the components of such ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5678921 | Flashlight A flashlight having a reinforced tubular plastic casing including a battery compartment and a bulb compartment separated by a transverse wall integrally molded with the casing. A bulb is retained in a socket integrally molded with the wall by a bushing wh... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5671999 | Flashing identification light adaptor system for flashlight A flashing identification light adaptor system includes a flashing light adaptor with an adaptor housing which is intended to replace the end cap of a conventional flashlight and includes a colored lens removably attached to the adaptor housing in a cover... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5669706 | Turn-on-and-off device for a flashlight A turn-on-and-off device for a flashlight includes an actuating disc located in front of a casing. The actuating disc has a center hole for a lamp to pass through and three posts extending laterally rearward to pass through three position holes in a front... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5667293 | Flashlight with illumination and alerting effect A flashlight with illumination and alerting effect comprises mainly a control circuit and an illumination and alerting device, wherein the control circuit is located within a handle body of the flashlight and elastic push buttons are exposed on button hol... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5660458 | Flashlight A flashlight is provided comprising a housing including a first cradle having a chamber adapted to removably receive a first battery, a second cradle having a chamber adapted to removably receive a second battery, wherein the open tops of the first and se... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5655308 | Illuminating navigation device An electronic audio/visual direction indicator for underwater or other types of navigation which gives unobtrusive and continuous directional feedback without the need for manual manipulation.... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5642931 | Taxi wand A hand held beacon uniquely suited for hailing taxicabs is an excellent signalling device that is easy to operate and adaptable for carrying. By pushing a button on the handle portion that releases a protruding member from a groove in a light element, the... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5629105 | Flashlights and other battery-powered apparatus for holding and energizing transducers A battery-powered apparatus for holding and energizing an electric transducer, includes a hand-held battery housing carrying the transducer mount, and first and second internal battery contacts. A first external battery charge terminal is on the transduce... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5624177 | I.C.B. illuminating unity ring for drinking glass An illuminated circular ring which provides lumination to various style drinking glasses. This ring being attachable or interdesigned into various style drinking glasses providing a housing for a integrated circuit board with state of the art surface moun... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5621999 | Externally mountable laser sight with slide switch A light emitting module is attached to one of a pair of separable U-shaped metal clamps that can fit around a weapon trigger guard. The clamps have recesses for retaining elastomeric inserts which contact the trigger guard. The inserts are of inexpensive ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5590951 | Switch-less flashlights Switch-less flashlights have a tube for housing the battery and a lamp assembly threaded or mounted on an end portion of that tube and having spaced first and second lamp terminals adapted to contact corresponding battery terminals upon rotation or moveme... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5588739 | Flashlight with signaling lamp A flashlight with signaling lamp suitable for miniaturization and having good operability is provided. A cylindrical slide body (20) is fitted over the outside of the upper portion of the main body (10) within which a battery is accommodated. When the sli... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5570949 | Torch with a bellowed intermediate flexible hose member A torch includes a head member with a bulb unit, a tail member with a cell unit, and a bellowed intermediate flexible hose member threadedly connected to the head and tail members. The head member includes an on-off switch for energizing the bulb unit upo... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5571279 | Torch with bellowed intermediate flexible hose member A torch includes a head member, a tail member, and a bellowed intermediate flexible hose member connected threadedly to the head and tail members. The head member includes a bulb unit disposed therein, and an on-off switch which is mounted on the head mem... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5571278 | Torch with a bellowed intermediate flexible hose member A torch includes a head member with a bulb unit, a tail member with a cell unit, and an intermediate flexible hose member interconnecting the tail and head members. The bulb unit includes an elongated bulb-holding seat made from an insulated material whic... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5568971 | Wrist mounted light source A wrist mounted light source including a central housing having a generally cylindrical housing. An upper surface has an opening centrally located therein. A lower surface has an opening therein. A surrounding side wall has a first opening and a second op... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5558430 | Dual beam flashlight A dual beam flashlight has a primary fixed headlamp and a recessed rotatable secondary lamp energized only in the rotated position. Each lamp has its own energizing system to enable a user to utilize either lamp separately or to have both lamps illuminate... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5550721 | Motion sensitive light and battery assembly switched on and off by the oscillation of a helical spring A light emitting diode having a helical spring around one of its leads. The spring extends so that it has a free end which is cantilevered. As the free end of the spring moves it completes an electrical circuit intermittently lighting the light emitting d... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5498934 | Electronic flashlight Connected in circuit between the battery and the light bulb in a flashlight is a slide switch and an electronic forward converter. The slide switch has an OFF-position, an ON-position, and a spring-loaded variable BOOST-position. In full BOOST, the electr... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5485357 | Flashlight with mouth support and associated controls A flashlight with mouth support and associated controls comprising: a flashlight having a forward end with a bulb, a rearward end with a separable cap with a spherical recess and an intermediate cylindrical extent therebetween; a mouthpiece fabricated of ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5483759 | Footwear or other products A shoe or other product adapted to emit light, sound, or other energy or radiation is disclosed. Embodiments of the shoes may contain switches depressed only when subjected to the momentum of or pressure from a moveable object such as a rotating ball. The... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5482455 | Hand-held electrically powered flame producer using disposable flamestrips The assembly which produces the flame is made up of a strip of conductive material, narrowed over an intermediate portion lengthwise, laminated onto a strip of combustible material such as cardboard, folded lengthwise over the strip such that the narrowed... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5473521 | Flashlight with detachable battery terminals A flashlight with detachable battery terminals comprising a hollow housing having an open end; a light source disposed within the housing for providing illumination; a battery removably disposed within the housing for providing electrical energy with the ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5469346 | Time settable flashing light A device which can be set to start a light flashing unattended at a predetermined time. The device includes a light and a battery, together with a small electronic clock. The clock has a display for displaying a time, a memory for holding a settable alarm... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467258 | Flashlight apparatus The flashlight apparatus of the present invention includes a rechargeable flashlight and a bracket which mounts the flashlight to a support during recharging. The flashlight includes two light sources, a first switch for activating its power source and a ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5461552 | Adjustable beam flashlight A miniature, adjustable beam flashlight having a switch control nut that is rotatable in first and opposite directions around the body of the flashlight for controlling a switch assembly in order to energize a lightbulb and adjust the light beam produced ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5457613 | Peripherally sealed card-like flashlight device A peripherally sealed card-like flashlight device includes an inner light generating module, a middle folded card insert, and an outer peripherally sealed protective cover. The inner module includes a flat battery pack, a lamp having a light emitting elem... | 10/10/1995 |
