Patent ID: 7284875
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: B25G,B26B,B62J,F21V

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for enabling a cooperative interengagement between a flashlight and an object comprising: an object including tangs; a flashlight including a body with a battery therein, said body having a longitudinally-extending axis and a front end with a light emanating terminus; slots in said front end positioned about said axis and extending parallel to said axis, said slots adapted to slidably receive said tangs; a lamp assembly housed in said front end and electrically coupled to said battery for providing a source of light disposed to emanate from said terminus; a groove in said body orthogonal to said axis, said slots extending into said groove; and a retainer disposed in said groove and engageable with said tangs to effect the cooperative interengagement, said retainer and said tangs including a mutually cooperative latching mechanism for securing said object to said body comprising