Patent ID: 7954978

Claim:
A pocket-sized flashlight comprising: an elongated hollow cylindrical metal housing having first and second ends; a plurality of size AAAA batteries in series connection in said elongated hollow cylindrical metal housing; a solid state LED light source proximate the first end of said elongated hollow cylindrical metal housing for emitting light therefrom, said solid state LED light source being electrically coupled between said elongated hollow cylindrical metal housing and one of said plurality of size AAAA batteries; a switch proximate the second end of said elongated hollow cylindrical metal housing for selectively connecting said plurality of size AAAA batteries, said elongated hollow cylindrical metal housing and said solid state LED light source in circuit, for causing said solid state LED light source to selectively produce light responsive to said switch, and wherein said pocket-sized flashlight has a length that is between about 12.6 times and about 17.4 times the diameter of said elongated hollow cylindrical metal housing.