Patent ID: 9605836
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: F21L,F21V

Claim:
1. A portable light comprising: a light housing including first and second housing parts for enclosing a source of electrical power; said light housing including a light source for directing light outwardly from said light housing when energized and a switch for selectively energizing the light source; a rail on one of said first and second housing parts; a slide latch slidable on said rail between latched and unlatched positions; a projection on the other one of said first and second housing parts, wherein said projection is proximate said slide latch when said first and second housing parts are adjacent each other to define said light housing; wherein when said first and second housing parts are adjacent each other and said slide latch is moved to the latched position, said slide latch engages said projection, thereby to prevent separation of said first and second housing parts, and wherein when said slide latch is moved to the unlatched position, said slide latch disengages from said projection, thereby to release said first and second housing parts to be separated.