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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Applicant:
Rainer Opolka, Solingen, DE;
Inventor:
Rainer Opolka, Solingen, DE;
Assignee:
Zweibrueder Optoelectronics GmbH & Co. KG, Solingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21L 4/04 (2006.01); F21L 4/00 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a flashlight with a flashlight casing and a push switch, latching switch or rotary switch contained in an end cap having a switch housing in which a first and a second contact engage. According to the invention, the first contact is a leaf spring engaging in direct electrical connection directly against the electrically conductive flashlight casing or directly against the electrically conductive end cap that is also detachably connected to the flashlight casing, the second contact being a bent leaf spring outside the switch housing directly connected to a power supply.