Patent ID: 7686472

Claim:
A flashlight with protectable sharp edges, the flashlight comprising the following components: a substantially cylindrically shaped body comprising a head end and a tail end; sharp edges positioned around the head end of the substantially cylindrically shaped body; wherein said sharp edges are aligned along the longitudinal axis of the substantially cylindrically shaped body of said flashlight; a substantially cylindrically shaped movable sharp edge protector; wherein said sharp edge protector is movable between a first position and a second position along the longitudinal axis of the substantially cylindrically shaped body of said flashlight; wherein in said first position said sharp edge protector protrudes forward from the head end of the substantially cylindrically shaped body past said sharp edges, such that said sharp edges are entirely surrounded by and positioned within said sharp edge protector; and wherein in said second position said sharp edge protector is positioned behind said sharp edges relative to the head end of said substantially cylindrically shaped body, such that said sharp edges protrude forward from the head end of the substantially cylindrically shaped body past said sharp edge protector.