Patent ID: 6364504
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: F21L,F21V,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A spotlight adapted to be held by a person's hand or attached to a hook or tripod for directing light from the spotlight to a specific location, the spotlight comprising:a reflector having a base at one end and an opening at the other end; a housing holding the reflector and having a cavity with at least one bottom plate contact configured to contact a battery; a handle protruding from the housing; a plate having a bulb socket interposed between first conductors, the plate positioned within the cavity such that the bulb socket is positioned at the base of the reflector; a bulb of at least 80 lumens, positioned in the bulb socket for producing light directed by the reflector beyond its opening; a switch positioned within the cavity, for activating the bulb; a socket recessed within the housing, the socket configured to receive a plug from an external power source to provide power to the bulb; a second conductor electrically connecting the at least one bottom plate contact for the battery to at least one of the first conductors; and a third conductor configured to connect the socket to at least one of the first conductors, the socket configured to connect to the switch, wherein the third conductor is configured to carry an electrical current from the socket to at least one of the first conductors without the electrical current traveling along the second conductor.