Patent ID: 6022127
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: F21L,F21V,F21Y,H02J

Abstract:
A handheld illuminator with a multi-function switching head, comprising:(a) a battery power supply with a positive and a negative terminal;(b) a flashlight-type cylindrical casing;(c) a rotatable head assembly of a size and shape to mate with the front of said flashlight-type casing, comprising;(1) a rotatable switching neck;(2) a first illumination means with a positive and negative lead wire;(3) a second illumination means with a positive and negative lead wire;(4) a non-conductive contact head mounted within said rotatable switching neck, with a plurality of guides traversing from a front side of said contact head to a backside of said contact head, wherein said first illumination means and said second illumination means are removably affixed in to said front side of said contact head and said lead wires of said first and second illumination sources pass through and conductively connect with corresponding conductive strips which terminate in pre-determined orientations on said backside;(d) a non-conductive switching plate affixed within said flashlight-type casing adjacent to and aligned with said contact head, upon which terminate the positive and negative terminals of said battery power supply, wherein preselected rotational movement of said rotatable switching neck switchably connects said conductive strips, thereby connecting said first illumination means lead wires, said second illumination means, or both said first and second illumination means lead wires with said positive and negative terminals of said battery power supply;(e) a focusing neck rotatably mated around said switching neck; and,(f) a clear lens affixed with a collar to the front of said focusing neck.