Multi-purpose flashlight

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10865949-B2
Application number	US-201916596559-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2019
Priority date	Oct 8, 2018
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

A multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight has an elongated body with a front body portion having a bottle opener and a front engaging structure. The elongated body also includes a rear body portion with 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. The rear body portion includes a second substantially cone shaped extent that includes a recessed cutting element. A lighting element assembly is disposed within the elongated body and includes a lighting element printed circuit board coupled to an emitter assembly, a power source, and a switch. The switch is configured to change the operational mode of the emitter assembly. An attachment mechanism is coupled to the second extent of the rear body portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

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.

Assignees

• Promier Products Inc

Inventors

• Grandadam Cody Duane

Classifications

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• B67B7/16

  for removing flanged caps, e.g. crown caps · CPC title

• F21L4/085 Primary

  Pocket lamps · CPC title

• A01K85/16

  with other than flat, or substantially flat, undulating bodies, e.g. plugs · CPC title

• F21S4/28 Primary

  rigid, e.g. LED bars · CPC title