Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
A flashlight having a tubular housing with a back end, a front end, a first portion adjacent to the back end and adapted to receive at least one battery, and a second portion adjacent to the front end and adapted to receive at least one battery; a lamp assembly adapted to receive a light bulb; means for connecting the lamp assembly to the front end of the housing; means for closing the back end of the housing; and an electrical circuit including an ON-OFF switch between opposite terminals of the batteries received by the first and second portions of the housing and opposite terminals of a light bulb received by the lamp assembly, wherein the improvement comprises: a third portion of the housing disposed between the first and second portions, the switch filling the third portion of the housing to the exclusion of any batteries and forming a stationary barrier between the first and second portions of the housing to separate and protect batteries received by the first portion of the housing from batteries received by the second portion of the housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
A flashlight having a tubular housing with a back end, a front end, a first portion adjacent to the back end and adapted to receive at least one battery, and a second portion adjacent to the front end and adapted to receive at least one battery; a lamp assembly adapted to receive a light bulb; means for connecting the lamp assembly to the front end of the housing; means for closing the back end of the housing; and an electrical circuit including an ON-OFF switch between opposite terminals of the batteries received by the first and second portions of the housing and opposite terminals of a light bulb received by the lamp assembly, wherein the improvement comprises: a third portion of the housing disposed between the first and second portions, the switch filling the third portion of the housing to the exclusion of any batteries and forming a stationary barrier between the first and second portions of the housing to separate and protect batteries received by the first portion of the housing from batteries received by the second portion of the housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The flashlight of claim 1, in which the first portion of the housing is adapted to receive more batteries than the second portion of the housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The flashlight of claim 1, in which the portions of the housing are so proportioned that the switch is disposed near the balance point of the flashlight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The flashlight of claim 1, in which the first, second, and third portions of the housing are separate housing sections, the flashlight additionally comprising a first threaded connection between the first and third portions, and a second threaded connection between the second and third portions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The flashlight of claim 4, in which the means for connecting the lamp assembly to the front end of the housing comprises a third threaded connection between the second portion and the lamp assembly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The flashlight of claim 5, in which the means for closing the back end of the housing comprises an end cap and a fourth threaded connection between the end cap and the first portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The flashlight of claim 6, in which the first, second, third, and fourth threaded connections are interchangeable and washers are provided between the first, second, third, and fourth threaded connections to seal them.