Patent ID: 6193389
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: F21L,F21V,F21Y,H01H

Abstract:
A tail cap for a flashlight comprisinga cap including an end wall, a cylindrical side wall having a rim and extending from the end wall to the rim, an open cavity defined by the end wall and the side wall, external threads about the rim and an annular channel adjacent the external threads;a flashlight bulb;a circular seal in the annular channel;a bulb holder closely fitting within the cavity and including a cylindrical resilient body having a peripheral wall, a slot to receive the flashlight bulb, the slot extending across the resilient body, being sized to receive the flashlight bulb in interference fit and being defined by a wall substantially U-shape in cross section, the body having ribs extending in substantially parallel planes outwardly of the U-shape wall to and within the peripheral wall.