Flexible flashlight
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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
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
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