The Coleman Company, Inc.

Ricky J Glazier

Stuart L Meether

Mark Elliott

Michael D Brockel

Matthew G Law

Thomas G Trefz

Chelor Chen

Yuhua Zhang

Mitchell L Wilgus

Charles R Voge, Ii

A battery life extender for a portable lighting device employs a reconfigurable mechanism operable to selectively electrically isolate one or more batteries from a circuit having a parasitic power drain. For example, a lighting device includes a light generating element, at least one battery, a user operated switch configured to control delivery of electrical power from the at least one battery to the light generating element, and a housing assembly supporting the at least one battery and the light generating element. The user operated switch can impart a parasitic power drain. The housing assembly is reconfigurable to: (a) a first configuration in which the user operated switch is electrically connected to the at least one battery, and (b) a second configuration in which the at least one battery is electrically isolated and the at least one battery is retained by the housing assembly.

Battery life extender for portable lighting

A battery life extender () for a portable lighting device () employs a reconfigurable mechanism operable to selectively electrically isolate one or more batteries () from a circuit having a parasitic power drain. For example, a lighting device () includes a light generating element (), at least one battery (), a user operated switch () configured to control delivery of electrical power from the at least one battery () to the light generating element (), and a housing assembly () supporting the at least one battery () and the light generating element (). The user operated switch () can impart a parasitic power drain. The housing assembly () is reconfigurable to: (a) a first configuration in which the user operated switch () is electrically connected to the at least one battery (), and (b) a second configuration in which the at least one battery () is electrically isolated and the at least one battery () is retained by the housing assembly ().

An insulated container that includes a body and a lid assembly is described. The lid assembly may include a two-piece lid (e.g., two lids) connected with at least one linkage. The two lids may be operable to open in concert in response to a user asserting a single force applied on one of the lids. For example, the lid assembly may be configured such that the assertion of an opening force on one of the lids is transferred via the linkage to the other lid so that both lids open at a similar rate.

Hinged insulated container lid

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Cheney, KS, United States of America

Ricky J Glazier