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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
May. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth S. Solinsky, Bedford, NH (US);
Assignee:
Insight Technology, Inc., Londonderry, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 2/304 ; H01H 9/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 2/304 ; H01H 9/28 ;
Abstract
An illumination device includes a housing and a multi-position switch for selecting various modes of operation. A security block is mounted to the housing adjacent the switch. The security block may be attached to the housing in at least two different orientations. In a first orientation, the security block prevents the switch from being in a position corresponding to certain modes (e.g., those which create a high intensity light beam). When positioned in a second orientation, the security block is attached to the housing but permits the switch to be in other or all positions, thereby permitting various modes of operation.