Patent ID: 7503671

Claim:
A flashlight comprising: an elongated axial member for housing a power source, the member having a front end and a tail end at an opposite end of the member, and a side wall between the front end and the tail end; the member further housing a light emitting source for emitting light along the axial direction of the elongated member and a three-way switching system connecting the power source to the light emitting source; the three-way switching system having a first switch located on the side wall, wherein the first switch is closer towards the front end of the member than the tail end, and a second switch located on the tail end, wherein the three-way switching system allows the flashlight to be turned on using the first switch and turned off using the second switch and vice versa and wherein each of the switches also operates in the three-way switching system independently of the other switch so as to be able to independently switch the light emitting source on or off; the first switch being a side switch and the second switch being a tail switch; the first switch and the second switch both including an electrical connection with the three-way switching system, the first switch and the second switch acting to open and close the three-way switching system between the battery and the light emitting source; the side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface; the three-way switching system connecting the battery to an electrical contact on the light emitting source; and wherein both of the first switch and the second switch include a momentary on function, the momentary on function is for closing the three-way switching system when manual pressure used to operate either of the switches reaches a predetermined threshold and for opening the electrical circuit when manual pressure is reduced below the predetermined threshold.