Squeeze flashlight
US5434761A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S362/808
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A novelty flashlight is provided with a deformable body in the shape of a novelty character, wherein manual squeezing of the deformable body is effective to close an electrical circuit to energize a lamp. The flashlight includes a flashlight unit adapted to fit within the deformable body and to support one or more button cell batteries. A switch member is movably mounted on the flashlight unit and functions, upon manual squeezing of a selected region of the deformable body, to close an electrical circuit including the batteries and a lamp. The lamp is mounted on a base member to provide beam of light emanating from the bottom of the novelty character.
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