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US 7,926,988 · App. 12/332,473 · Granted Apr 19, 2011

Pocket flashlight

Assignee: Koehler-Bright Star LLC
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Patent No.
US 7,926,988
App. No.
12/332,473
Granted
Apr 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Flashlights are provided herein that can be removable attached to a magnetic surface. A flashlight can include a body having a bulb end and a clip end, a light source connected to the bulb end, and one or more magnets attached to the body flashlight. In one example, a flashlight includes a pocket clip attached to the clip end, and the one or more magnets can be attached to the pocket clip.

Claims (28)

1. A flashlight that is removably attachable to a magnetic surface, the flashlight comprising:

a body having a length, a bulb end and a clip end;

a light source connected to the bulb end; and

a pocket clip permanently attached to the clip end of the body, the pocket clip having one or more magnets attached to the pocket clip.

2. The flashlight of claim 1 , wherein the clip has a length that is less than half of the length of the body.

3. The flashlight of claim 1 , wherein the clip is an integral component of the body.

4. The flashlight of claim 1 , wherein the one or more magnets are secured to an outer surface of the pocket clip.

5. The flashlight of claim 1 , wherein the one or more magnets are secured within the pocket clip.

6. The flashlight of claim 1 , wherein the flashlight has two or more magnets.

7. The flashlight of claim 6 , wherein the two or more magnets are adjacent to each other.

8. The flashlight of claim 6 , wherein the two or more magnets are positioned at separate locations on the flashlight.

9. The flashlight of claim 8 , wherein the two or more magnets are spaced along the length of the pocket clip.

10. The flashlight of claim 1 , further comprising a switch on the body of the flashlight that turns the flashlight on and off.

11. The flashlight of claim 1 , wherein the switch is located at a tip of the clip end.

12. A flashlight that is removably attachable to a magnetic surface, the flashlight comprising:

a body having a length, a bulb end and a clip end;

a light source connected to the bulb end;

a switch located at a tip of the clip end that turns the flashlight on and off;

a pocket clip permanently attached to the clip end; and

one or more magnets attached to the pocket clip.

13. The flashlight of claim 12 , wherein the one or more magnets are secured to an outer surface of the pocket clip.

14. The flashlight of claim 12 , wherein the one or more magnets are secured within the pocket clip.

15. The flashlight of claim 12 , wherein the flashlight has two or more magnets.

16. The flashlight of claim 15 , wherein the two or more magnets are adjacent to each other.

17. The flashlight of claim 15 , wherein the two or more magnets are spaced along the length of the pocket clip.

18. The flashlight of claim 15 , wherein the flashlight has a first magnet secured to an outer surface of the pocket clip, and a second magnet secured within the pocket clip.

19. The flashlight of claim 12 , wherein the clip has a length that is less than half of the length of the body.

20. The flashlight of claim 12 , wherein the clip is an integral component of the body.

Assignments (3)
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION Recorded Apr 15, 2016
From: KOEHLER-BRIGHT STAR, INC.
To: KOEHLER-BRIGHT STAR LLC
Reel/Frame 038439/0718 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2009
From: ROBINSON, KENNETH M.
To: KOEHLER-BRIGHT STAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 022333/0060 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2009
From: ROBINSON, KENNETH M.
To: KOEHLER-BRIGHT STAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 022287/0830 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61007171 · Dec 11, 2007
Related Publication 20090147506A1 · Jun 11, 2009