Extendable flashlight

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an extendable flashlight having a repositionable handle, showing our new design in its extended position with the handle positioned at a rear of the flashlight;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the extendable flashlight in a retracted position showing the respositionable handle in an alternate position;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the extendable flashlight in a retracted position with the handle removed;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the extendable flashlight in an extended position with the handle removed;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D274949 July 31, 1984 Bandiera
D285356 August 26, 1986 Schosser et al.
D296478 June 28, 1988 Powell et al.
D407170 March 23, 1999 Yuen
Patent History
Patent number: D416343
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 17, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 9, 1999
Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc. (Westlake, OH)
Inventors: David R. Dalton (Turramurra), John R. Brown (Mosman), Michael S. Squires (Ryde)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 0/97,895
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand-held, Body-attached Or Lantern Type (6) (D26/37)
International Classification: 2602;