Patent ID: 6213623
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: F21L,F21V,F21W,F21Y,G08B,G09F

Abstract:
A hand held illuminating device for visual signaling, comprising:a tubular body having a hollow interior and including a switch housing; a lighting element and an audible alarm, accommodated within said hollow interior of said tubular body and, said lighting element including at least one switch means and at least one light means electrically connected to said switch means; a power source positioned within said hollow interior of said tubular body, said power source electrically connected to said lighting element for providing power to said lighting element; said tubular body further includes a contiguous forward portion and rearward portion, said forward portion including a forward distal opening communicating with said hollow interior of said tubular body, and said rearward portion includes a rear distal opening communicating with said hollow interior of said tubular body; a front cap having surfaces defining a forward hemispheric shape and a rear hollow elongated tubular portion, said front cap being translucent for dispersing light from said lighting element, said rear hollow elongated tubular portion of said translucent front cap accommodated within said forward distal opening of said forward portion, said translucent front cap cooperating with said rear hollow elongated tubular portion for directing some of said emitted light from within said hollow interior of said tubular body out said forward distal opening and said device further includes a rear cap having a forward hollow elongated tubular shape and a rear hemispheric shape, a gasket having an annular shape, said tubular shape of said rear cap and gasket are accommodated within said rear distal opening of said rearward portion; andat least two buttons connected to said switch housing and electrically connected to said switch means, said power source, said audible alarm and said lighting element, one of said at least two buttons for controlling said lighting element for permitting power to flow from said power source to said light means and for causing said light means to emit light in said lighting element, and one of said at least two buttons for controlling the audible alarm.