Rechargeable flashlight

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment in a rechargeable flashlight in a first configuration;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a rechargeable flashlight shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a rechargeable flashlight shown in FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view of a rechargeable flashlight;

FIG. 5 is back view of a rechargeable flashlight opposite that shown in FIG; 2;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of a rechargeable flashlight opposite that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a rechargeable flashlight in a second configuration;

FIG. 8 is a side view of a rechargeable flashlight shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a top view of a rechargeable flashlight shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a back view of a rechargeable flashlight opposite that shown in FIG; 7; and,

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of a rechargeable flashlight in the configuration shown in FIG. 7.

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Patent History
Patent number: D404152
Type: Grant
Filed: May 24, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 12, 1999
Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
Inventors: Peter F. Lynch (Skaneateles, NY), Mark A. Ferguson (Jamesville, NY), David A. Furth (Skaneateles, NY)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Attorneys: Robert W. Welsh, S. Allan Fraser
Application Number: 0/54,932
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand-held, Body-attached Or Lantern Type (6) (D26/37)
International Classification: 2602;