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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:
Nov. 02, 1982
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Norman C Nelson, Newberry Springs, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kel-Lite Industries, Inc., Barstow, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362183 ; 362184 ; 362205 ; 362207 ;
Abstract
A flashlight is equipped with rechargeable batteries inside its main housing. A removable tail cap contains an electronic circuit for recharging the batteries, the circuit being actuated and energized by means of a switch assembly which is accessible through the outer end of the tail cap. A mechanical isolation means is included for protecting the electronic circuit from being damaged by any physical movement of the batteries that may occur. One embodiment of the invention also includes a spare bulb holder assembly which also constitutes the mechanical isolation means.