Patents by Inventor Terence Erasmus

Terence Erasmus has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6926422
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a body with first and second opposed ends, an enclosure for at least one battery which is defined between the first and second ends, and a non-circular mouth at the first end, a head which is engageable with the mouth, and at least one clip which is engageable with the head and the body thereby to secure the head to the body. The body may include at least a first fixing formation and the head may include at least a second fixing formation, and the clip may have formations which are complementary to, and which are engageable with, the first and second fixing formations. The clip may be movable between a first position at which the clip engages fully with the fixing formation or formations on the body or head, and a second position at which the clip is fully disengaged from the fixing formation or formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Azoteq (Pty) Ltd.
    Inventors: Frederick Johannes Bruwer, Terence Erasmus
  • Publication number: 20050052862
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a body with first and second opposed ends, an enclosure for at least one battery which is defined between the first and second ends, and a non-circular mouth at the first end, a head which is engageable with the mouth, and at least one clip which is engageable with the head and the body thereby to secure the head to the body. The body may include at least a first fixing formation and the head may include at least a second fixing formation, and the clip may have formations which are complementary to, and which are engageable with, the first and second fixing formations. The clip may be movable between a first position at which the clip engages fully with the fixing formation or formations on the body or head, and a second position at which the clip is fully disengaged from the fixing formation or formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Frederick Bruwer, Terence Erasmus