Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. Inc.

Joseph Skrivan

David Sanders

Christopher B Best

Jeremy Allen Saxton

Charles G Brainerd

William R Belcourt

Andrew McLean

Douglas Heinrich

Davis S Sanders

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a portable illumination system having a locked state that minimizes unintended activation. The system includes a first activated state, deactivated state, and locked state. The first activated state generates a first optical output via the optical output device. The deactivated state deactivates the optical output device. The locked state also deactivates the optical output device. The system further includes a switching mechanism configured to receive a first and second physical user input and an algorithm of operation for each of the states. The algorithms of operation for the first activated state and the deactivated state correlate the first and second physical user inputs with a state change between the first activated state, deactivated state, and locked state. The algorithm of operation for the locked state is restricted in that it correlates only the second physical user input with a state change.

Systems and methods for locking a portable illumination system

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Draper, UT, United States of America

Joseph Skrivan