Touchably-operating miniature flashlight
US4885666A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21L4/005
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flashlight includes a housing having at least a battery socket for storing batteries therein, a bulb detachably mounted on an upper portion of the housing, a flexible sleeve jacket outside the housing, and a pair of spring plates connected between a power circuit formed by the batteries, whereby upon a depression on the sleeve against a recess portion of the housing having the two spring plates formed in the recess portion, the two plates are contacted to close the power circuit for lighting the bulb in an easy way.
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