Single cell flashlight
Abstract
A single cell flashlight which comprises a barrel (76), a tailcap (78), a head assembly (77), and a semi-permanently mounted reflector (80), lens (26A) and o-ring (79) within the head assembly; which may be switched on and off by rotation of the head assembly with respect to the barrel; which may be focused upon further rotation of the head assembly with respect to the barrel; which may be used as a source of unfocused, substantially spherical illumination by removal of the head assembly from the barrel; which may be provided with a lanyard or a key ring holder positioned near the head end of the flashlight to provide for simultaneous illumination of a lock as well as its key with one-hand operation of the flashlight; and which is provided with a special tailcap insert (64A) for that a single-cell flashlight employing batteries of a "AAA", "AAAA" or special size batteries.

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Numbers
- Publication
- 0340047
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0340047
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0340047
- Application
- 89304377
- Application, DOCDB
- 89304377
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19890304377
Titles3
- English
- Single cell flashlight
- German
- Taschenlampe mit Einzelbatterie
- French
- Lampe de poche à une pile
Classification
- CPC, 19
- A44B15/005
- F21L2/00
- F21L4/005
- F21S6/00
- F21L15/02
- F21S9/02
- F21L15/06
- F21V14/025
- F21V14/04
- F21V14/045
- F21V15/01
- F21V19/047
- F21V23/0414
- F21V31/00
- F21V31/005
- F21V31/03
- F21V33/0004
- H01H13/58
- H01H2009/048
- IPC, 12
- A44B15 00
- F21L4 00
- F21S6 00
- F21S9 02
- F21V14 02
- F21V14 04
- F21V15 01
- F21V23 04
- F21V31 00
- F21V31 03
- F21V33 00
- H01H13 58
Designated states13
- Contracting states, 13
- Austria
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Spain
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Sweden