Patent ID: 6568829
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: F21L,F21V

Abstract:
A portable flashlight apparatus comprising:an elongated battery housing adapted to hold one or more batteries, the battery housing having proximal and distal portions; a switch circuit for providing electrical connection to the one or more batteries, including a switch mounted to the battery housing; a cap member, the cap member having a reflective surface and a transparent lens; a bulb having a base, the bulb having electrical connection to the switch circuit; a supporting member adapted to engage with the cap member such that the cap member is mounted to the supporting member and the bulb is held in position between the supporting member and the cap member; and means for fixedly connecting the supporting member to the proximal end of the battery housing, including one or more fasteners and one or more columns connected to and extending within the battery housing, each column receiving one of the fasteners, wherein the bulb is turned on and off by the switch.