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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1999
Gavin McCalla, Cumming, GA (US);
William R. Lutz, Cumming, GA (US);
McCalla Company, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A lighted handle including a handle member, which has a distal end adapted to complementarily engage a desired tool and which defines a bore longitudinally extending along at least a portion of its length, and a light module, or flashlight. The light module has a light source capable of producing a beam of light and the light module is of a size to be complementarily received within the bore of the handle member so that the light source illuminates the tool attached to the distal end of the handle member. The light module is detachably secured within the bore of the handle member, such as by complementarily threaded surfaces, so that the light module is insertable into the bore and removable therefrom. Thus, the light module can be either used to illuminate the tool when disposed within the bore of the handle member or used independently as a conventional light module.