Patent ID: 7229188

Claim:
A self contained, manually energizable flashlight comprising: a magnet having a magnetic field; an annularly cylindrical main housing having an opening; a cap for engaging said annularly cylindrical main housing adjacent said opening; a transparent light transmissive material, said cap positioned to provide force to hold said transparent light transmissive material toward said annularly cylindrical main housing; a support system sleeve having a first end and a second end, for supporting a translating movement of said magnet toward said first end and toward said second end of said support system sleeve, said support system sleeve held within said annularly cylindrical main housing by said cap; a magnet wire positioned such that said magnet passes by said magnet wire each time said magnet makes said translating movement of said magnet toward said first end and toward said second end of said support system sleeve, energizing said magnet wire from passage of said magnetic field through said magnet wire upon said translating movement of said magnet; a capacitor for storing an electrical charge; a light emitting diode; circuitry connected to said capacitor, said light emitting diode, and to said magnet wire for converting said energization of said magnet wire into an electrical charge stored in said capacitor.