Rayovac Corporation

Charles F Samson

El-Sayed A Megahed

David R Schaller

Tor H Petterson

Hand-held flashlight

A space-saving flashlight is described which has a special reflector. The reflector is elongated and sectioned along a longitudinal plane to take advantage of the non-spherical light distribution of typical light sources. The reflector may be axially spaced from, or folded over the flashlight housing section holding the flashlight power source.

Flashlight with space efficient reflector

A flashlight is disclosed having a housing for one or more batteries and a socket for a bulb and a reed switch. The reed switch may be disposed either inside or outside the bulb on a socket. A switch activating magnet is slidably disposed on the outside of the housing.

Growing community of inventors

Walpole, MA, United States of America

Charles F Samson