Patent ID: 7172310

Claim:
A flashlight capable of illuminating any of substantially all regions to the front thereof, comprising: a case; a swivel mount disposed on a front end of the case and adapted to turn horizontally along a longitudinal central axis of the case, the swivel mount including a plurality of arms farther to the case; a light emitting assembly pivotally disposed between the arms; a battery assembly disposed in the case for supplying power to the light emitting assembly for illumination; a post formed on a center of the front end of the case projected from the swivel mount; a third opening formed on the swivel mount and adapted to permit the post to insert thereinto; a snapping member disposed proximate to the post, the snapping member including an inner, curved section and a space defined by the curved section and the post; a flange formed on an open end of the post distal to the case, the flange having a diameter larger than that of the inner, curved section; and a recess formed on a periphery of the swivel mount for permitting the snapping member to rest thereupon; wherein a portion of the post sandwiched between the swivel mount and the flange is engaged with the inner, curved section when the snapping member rests upon the recess in response to mounting the swivel mount on the front end of the case.