Tactical flashlight

- Insight Technology, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a second tactical flashlight of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of the tactical flashlight of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the tactical flashlight of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the tactical flashlight of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the tactical flashlight of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the tactical flashlight of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the tactical flashlight of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the tactical flashlight of FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tactical flashlight, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D568508
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 7, 2006
Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
Assignee: Insight Technology, Inc. (Londonderry, NH)
Inventors: Alan T. Howe (Merrimack, NH), Timothy R. Loring (Bedford, NH), Christopher P. Levesque (Francestown, NH), Eric Yeates (Virginia Beach, VA)
Primary Examiner: Charles A. Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Carissa C Fitts
Application Number: 29/253,490
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined With Diverse Article (D26/38)