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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:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
W. Richard Frederick, Mundelein, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 3/300 ;
Abstract
A light assembly for attachment to a key, and a method of attaching a light assembly to a key are disclosed. The light assembly comprises a battery, a light source and a switch. The battery is inserted into a hole in the key. The light source is mounted on a notch on the key. The switch connects the light source to the battery. The method comprises the steps of punching a hole into a core area of the key, mounting a light source onto the key, inserting a battery into the hole, and connecting a switch from the light source to the battery.