Patent ID: 6502954
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: F21L,F21V

Abstract:
In combination:a flashlight having an elongated cylindrical housing with forward and rearward ends; a lighting element connected to the forward end of the housing and selectively connected to a power source; said lighting element being mounted on a support extending outwardly from the forward end of the housing, such that the lighting element is spaced from the housing forward end; a first interchangeable attachment including a generally disk-shaped lens mounted on a base, said base having means for removably attaching the lens to the housing forward end to enclose the lighting element within the attachment; a second interchangeable attachment including a generally spherical hollow bulb mounted on a base, the base having means for removably attaching the bulb to the housing forward end to enclose the lighting element within the attachment; and a support stand removably connected to the rearward end of said housing for supporting the housing on the ground in a generally upright orientation; said support stand including a plurality of independently collapsible legs, each leg operable between a first position collapsed against the housing, and a second position projecting from the housing; said lighting element support extending outwardly a distance such that said lighting element is located generally centrally within said bulb of the second interchangeable attachment, when the second attachment is connected to the housing forward end.