EP2180237A3 - Method of operating a multi-function flashlight - Google Patents

Method of operating a multi-function flashlight Download PDF

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EP2180237A3
EP2180237A3 EP09250047A EP09250047A EP2180237A3 EP 2180237 A3 EP2180237 A3 EP 2180237A3 EP 09250047 A EP09250047 A EP 09250047A EP 09250047 A EP09250047 A EP 09250047A EP 2180237 A3 EP2180237 A3 EP 2180237A3
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flashlight
led
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outer housing
leds
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EP2180237A2 (en
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Robert Galli
Christopher O'brien
Alexander Calvino
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Emissive Energy Corp
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Priority claimed from US12/258,556 external-priority patent/US20100026205A1/en
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Publication of EP2180237A3 publication Critical patent/EP2180237A3/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21L—LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
    • F21L4/00—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
    • F21L4/02—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by the provision of two or more light sources
    • F21L4/022—Pocket lamps
    • F21L4/027—Pocket lamps the light sources being a LED
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F21V23/0407—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches for flashing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F21V23/0414—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches specially adapted to be used with portable lighting devices
    • F21V23/0421—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches specially adapted to be used with portable lighting devices the switch being part of, or disposed on the tail cap portion thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)

Abstract

A multi-function flashlight (10) device is provided in either an all white light emitting diode (LED) or a colored LED version that allows versatile functionality. The flashlight is fashioned to have an outer housing (12) that includes both an integrated means (14) for interfacing the flashlight with a firearm and a surface thereon that serves as a handgrip. The outer housing (12) of the flashlight is configured to be engaged by a clamping assembly that facilitates integration of the flashlight with standard firearm accessory rail assemblies. The flashlight head
includes a high-output white LED (32) positioned centrally within an optical element such as a reflector. Should the flashlight be a colored light, four other positions are provided around the periphery of the lens that contain colored LEDs (38). The flashlight provides the user the ability to selectively and individually control the mode of operation for all of the LEDs contained therein.
EP09250047A 2008-10-27 2009-01-08 Method of operating a multi-function flashlight Withdrawn EP2180237A3 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/258,556 US20100026205A1 (en) 2008-01-29 2008-10-27 Method of operating a multi-function flashlight

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EP2180237A2 EP2180237A2 (en) 2010-04-28
EP2180237A3 true EP2180237A3 (en) 2012-05-02

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DE102010026918A1 (en) * 2010-07-13 2012-01-19 Zweibrüder Optoelectronics Gmbh & Co. Kg flashlight

Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20050122712A1 (en) * 2003-12-09 2005-06-09 Surefire Llc Flashlight with adjustable color selector switch
WO2007042752A1 (en) * 2005-10-14 2007-04-19 Barry Angus Noble Programmable lighting device

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20050122712A1 (en) * 2003-12-09 2005-06-09 Surefire Llc Flashlight with adjustable color selector switch
WO2007042752A1 (en) * 2005-10-14 2007-04-19 Barry Angus Noble Programmable lighting device

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