Patent ID: 7048407

Claim:
A miniature flashlight comprising a case, a light emitting diode mounted in the case, an electrical power source also mounted in the case, a manually operable switching device for controlling delivery of electrical power from the source to the light emitting diode, and a mounting clip for attachment of the flashlight to a separate article, one of said case and said mounting clip having a recess, and the other of said case and said mounting clip having a projection extending therefrom in a first direction into said recess, said recess having a resilient, deformable side wall, at least one tab on one of said projection and said side wall, and at least one flange on the other of said projection and said sidewall, said at least one tab and said flange being engageable by a snap fit for maintaining engagement of the projection in said recess, the deformability of the side wall allowing the projection and tab to be disengaged from each other by exertion of a bending force to effect relative bending of the case and the mounting clip, whereby the case can be rapidly removed from the mounting clip by manipulation for separation of the case from the mounting clip without disengagement of the mounting clip from said separate article.