Multi-purpose flashlight

1. A multi-purpose flashlight, comprising:

an elongated body including:

a front body portion having: (i) first extent that includes a bottle opener and (ii) a second extent that includes a front engaging structure,

a rear body portion having: (i) a first substantially cylindrical extent that includes a rear engaging structure that is cooperatively dimensioned to interact with the front engaging structure to releasably couple the front body portion to the rear body portion and (ii) a second substantially cone shaped extent that includes a recessed cutting element;

a lighting element disposed within the elongated body, said lighting element includes a lighting element printed circuit board coupled to an emitter assembly, a power source, and a switch, wherein said switch is configured to change the operational mode of the emitter assembly.

2. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1 , further include an attachment mechanism that is coupled to the second extent of the rear body portion;

wherein in a first position, the attachment mechanism is coupled to a support object in a first location; and

wherein in a second position, (i) the flashlight is disconnected from the support object and brought by a user to a second location distant from the first location and (ii) the lighting element provides illumination to the second location.

3. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1 , wherein the second extent of the rear portion of the elongated body further includes a slot that receives the cutting element.

4. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 3 , wherein the cutting element is removably secured within the slot by an elongated fastener.

5. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1 , wherein front body portion includes a shroud that is configured to protect at least an extent of the lighting element, and wherein the bottle opener includes an opening formed in the shroud.

6. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1 , wherein bottle opener is positioned adjacent to the lighting element.

7. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1 , wherein the power source is a combination of removable non-rechargeable batteries disposed within a battery cartridge.

8. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1 , wherein the first extent of the front body portion is a different color than the remaining portion of the elongated body to provide the flashlight with the appearance of a fishing lure.

9. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 8 , wherein the first extent of the front body portion includes a feature that is configured to have the appearance of a fishing lure eye.

10. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1 , wherein the first extent of the front body portion includes a sloped edge, wherein the sloped edge and the inner surface of the shroud intersect to define an angle that ranges from 10-70 degrees.

11. A multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight, comprising:

an elongated body including:

a front body portion having: (i) first extent that includes a surface mounted feature that is configured to have the appearance of a fishing lure eye and (ii) a second extent that includes a front engaging structure,

a rear body portion having: (i) a first substantially cylindrical extent with a rear engaging structure that releasably couples with the front engaging structure to join the front body portion to the rear body portion; and (ii) a second substantially cone shaped extent that includes a recessed cutting element;

a lighting element disposed within the elongated body, said lighting element includes a lighting element printed circuit board coupled to an emitter assembly, a power source, and a switch, wherein said switch is configured to change the operational mode of the emitter assembly.

12. The multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight of claim 11 , further include an attachment mechanism that is coupled to the second extent of the rear body portion;

wherein in a first position, the attachment mechanism is coupled to a support object in a first location; and

wherein in a second position, (i) the flashlight is disconnected from the support object and brought by a user to a second location distant from the first location and (ii) the lighting element provides illumination to the second location.

13. The multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight of claim 11 , wherein the first extent of the front body portion includes a bottle opener with an aperture that is configured to receive an extent of a cap of a bottle to be opened.

14. The multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight of claim 11 , wherein the second extent of the rear portion of the elongated body includes a slot that receives the cutting element.

15. The multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight of claim 14 , wherein the slot and the cutting element are oriented substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body.

16. The multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight of claim 11 , wherein bottle opener is positioned adjacent to the lighting element.

17. The multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight of claim 11 , wherein the first extent of the front body portion includes eyes and is a different color than the remaining portion of the elongated body to provide the flashlight with the appearance of a fishing lure.

18. The multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight of claim 11 , further comprises one of an optical sensor or a motion sensor that are configured to illuminate a second emitter that is coupled to the elongated body.

19. The multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight of claim 11 , further comprises one of a magnet disposed within the elongated body, a speaker, or a radio beacon.