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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:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Boris Bouffay, Grenoble, FR;
Paul Petzl, Barraux, FR;
Assignee:
Zedel, Crolles, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21L 4/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21L 4/00 ;
Abstract
The torch comprises a support device shaped as a swivelling flap made of insulating material, pivotally mounted on a spindle between an inactive position allowing access to the batteries via the orifice after the reflector sub-assembly has been removed, and an active position in which the terminals are in contact with the poles of the batteries, said spindle extending orthogonally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the end-piece.