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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Greg W. Koch, Kaysville, UT (US);
Bruce K. Bangerter, Bountiful, UT (US);
Kevin E. Collier, Kaysville, UT (US);
Darrell B. Steinicke, Bountiful, UT (US);
Greg W. Koch, Kaysville, UT (US);
Bruce K. Bangerter, Bountiful, UT (US);
Kevin E. Collier, Kaysville, UT (US);
Darrell B. Steinicke, Bountiful, UT (US);
Mag Instrument, Inc., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A flashlight is described comprising a flashlight body comprising a tube with a first end and a second end, the tube configured to hold at least one battery; a bulb holder for holding an illumination source at the first end of the tube; and a circuit interruption and completion device forming a complete circuit between the illumination source and the battery, when the device is in a closed mode, the device comprising a pushbutton switch which is manually actuated between at least a first closed mode and a second mode. The switch controls multiple functions of the flashlight. The switch requires at least one of a force of less than about 1000 gf and a stroke of less than 4 mm to be operably actuated.