Patent ID: 8690378

Claim:
A flashlight, comprising: a body having a first end and defining a longitudinal axis of the flashlight; a light assembly coupled to the first end of the body, the light assembly including a light source; a bezel coupled to the first end of the body around the light assembly, the bezel including an inner surface and a lens configured to focus light from the light source, the bezel configured to be moved relative to the body along the longitudinal axis to adjust the focus of the light, and the bezel further configured to be rotated in a first direction to lock a current focus position of the bezel; a locking assembly disposed within the bezel and configured to switch between an unlocked position and a locked position if the bezel is rotated with respect to the body, the locking assembly including: a ring-shaped outer component having a gap and an outer surface, the ring-shaped outer component configured to rotate with the bezel; and an inner component coupled with the light assembly and configured to rotate with the body of the flashlight, the inner component including a nub configured to be disposed in the gap if the locking assembly is in the unlocked position, and to radially push the outer surface of the outer component against the inner surface of the bezel if the locking assembly is in the locked position.