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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C. Levy, Bethesda, MD (US);
Robert W. Jeffway, Jr., Leeds, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21L 4/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21L 4/04 ;
Abstract
A flashlight has a housing with a recess through which is passed a light beam from a light source to a light receiver. The receiver is coupled through a microprocessor to energize the bulb of the flashlight upon interruption of the light beam by an individual's finger or by a mechanical element movable between positions interrupting and not interrupting the light beam.