Flexible flashlight

- Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side side perspective view of our new design for a flexible flashlight;

FIG. 2 is a top, front, and left side perspective view thereof with the flexible body of the flexible flashlight of FIG. 1 in a curved configuration;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view of our new design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D379542
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 7, 1996
Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Osaka-Fu)
Inventor: Teruaki Egashira (Osaka-fu)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Law Firm: Darby & Darby
Application Number: 0/50,037
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Flexible Light Shaft (D26/43)
International Classification: 2602;