Patent ID: 9410667
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: F21L,F21V,F21Y

Claim Text:
1. A flashlight comprising: a tubular housing extending along an axis and having axially opposite front and rear ends; a contact plate fixed in the housing forward of the rear end and having a rear face carrying an axially rearwardly directed contact face and a plurality of axially rearwardly directed contact zones juxtaposed therewith; a battery cartridge in the housing having two forwardly projecting spring contacts engaging the contact face and at least one of the contact zones of the contact plate, the cartridge being rotatable in the housing about the axis to engage the zones one at a time with one of the spring contacts; a fixing sleeve threaded to the rear end and having an axially forwardly directed bearing face forwardly engaging the cartridge, pressing the spring contacts against the contact plate, and retaining the cartridge in the housing; and a rotary knob on the rear end of the housing, rotatable on the housing about the axis, and engaging through the fixing sleeve with the cartridge for joint rotation therewith such that rotation of the knob rotates the cartridge and sweeps the one contact over the contact zones.