Patent ID: 7674003

Claim:
An electrical flashlight comprising: a housing having a head end and a tail end and having a cavity for receiving a battery; an electrical light source disposed toward the head end of said housing; a first pushbutton switch disposed toward the head end of said housing for providing at least a first switch contact; a second pushbutton switch disposed toward the tail end of said housing for providing at least a second switch contact; and a controller disposed in said housing and electrically connected to said electrical light source and to the battery when a battery is provided in the cavity of said housing for selectively coupling electrical power from the battery to said electrical light source, wherein said controller is electrically connected to said first pushbutton switch and is responsive to closure, or opening, or both, of the first switch contact for controlling electrical power to said electrical light source at least for selectively energizing and de-energizing said electrical light source when the battery is present in the cavity of said housing, and wherein said controller is electrically connected to said second pushbutton switch and is responsive to closure, or opening, or both, of the second switch contact for controlling electrical power to said electrical light source at least for selectively energizing and de-energizing said electrical light source when the battery is present in the cavity of said housing, whereby said electrical light source of said flashlight may be selectively energized and de-energized responsive to either or both of said first and second pushbutton switches without electrical power to energize the light source flowing through the first and second pushbutton switches.