Patent ID: 6280050
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: F21L,F21V,H01R

Abstract:
A flashlight extension that is flexible, comprising:a body having first and second end fittings separated by a length distance, said body comprising;a first member, forming an electrically conductive core having a memory to elastically deform under small bending displacements, and plastic properties to substantially hold a deformed shape subsequent to large bending displacements;a second member, forming a substantially nonconductive and cylindrical barrier disposed generally concentrically with said first member;a third member, forming a conductive element, and being electrically isolated from said first member, and being spaced radially from said first member by said second member, and further being disposed approximately concentrically with respect to said second member;a fourth member, disposed radially about said third member, and forming a protective covering for substantially the entire length of said third member;said second, third, and fourth members having material properties and cross-sectional dimensions in combination such that deformations of said body are substantially governed by deformations of said first member; withsaid first end fitting being affixed to a first end of said body, said first end fitting further being configured and arranged to interface in a removable and electrically conductive relation with an end of a flashlight; andsaid second end fitting being affixed to a second end of said body, said second end fitting further being configured and arranged to interface in a removable and electrically conductive relation with a flashlight head.