Patent ID: 8449136

Claim:
A handheld searchlight for producing a high intensity beam of light output, said searchlight comprising: an elongated housing including a handle portion for gripping by a user; a head mechanically coupled to said housing, the head having a window opening for transmitting a light beam; a parabolic reflector mounted in said head facing said window opening, said reflector defining an aperture for accommodating a high-intensity lamp, said reflector having a longitudinal optical axis, wherein rotation of said head relative to the housing causes movement of said parabolic reflector relative to the lamp along said optical axis, thereby changing a spread of the high-intensity light beam; a rotatable bezel ring mounted on and rotatable relative to said head, selectively engageable at a plurality of rotatable positions, responsive to a force applied to an exterior surface of said rotatable bezel ring to rotate said rotatable bezel ring while said head remains fixed relative to said housing; and a filter ring mount hingedly connected to said rotatable bezel ring.