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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Isao Kondo, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 10 ; 362265 ; 362394 ;
Abstract
A flashlight apparatus includes a power switch, formed by a changeover switch, which is connected in a path to discharge a primary discharge capacitor and a trigger capacitor in its off condition to disable a flashlight operation. Simultaneously, a neon tube light which indicates the completion of charging of the primary discharge capacitor is turned off, indicating the off position of the power switch.