Patent ID: 8683733

Claim:
A tactical illuminator comprising: an integrated illuminator system including a body forming a foregrip, a power source, at least one rotary selector switch, a first depressible button, a first positive toggle switch, a second toggle switch, an attachment mechanism for mounting the system to a weapon, at least one infrared laser and at least one main visible wavelength illuminator light, and at least one navigation light; wherein the first positive toggle switch is at the end of travel of the first depressible button; wherein the second toggle switch activates the navigation light; wherein the at least one rotary selector switch has at least three selection positions that select between at least three states selected from the group consisting of visible white light, visible laser, pulsing visible laser, visible white light and laser (combination), infrared laser, pulsing infrared laser, infrared light, infrared light and infrared laser combination, white light strobe, white light SOS and lockout; and wherein the light(s) and laser(s) are selectively activatable by the first depressible button when the depressible button is depressed and held and wherein the light(s) and laser(s) are in constant-on mode when the first positive toggle switch is activated.