Handle attachment for flashlight to form baton

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-14
GLOBAL INNOVATIONS N W O
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[0018] Even more preferably, said collar has a switch access hole such that a user can access the flashligh

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U.S. Pat. No. 4,739,990 discloses a self-defence / attack device adapted to contain a flashlight and a side handle projection to hold the device, however, it is not a baton per Be owing to its relatively small size.
Similarly, the security stick of U.S. Pat. No. 3,737,649 can not be considered a baton due to the absence of a handle.
Neither of these devices are compatible for use with existing flashlights.
Such devices are specially manufactured and are not compatible for use with existing flashlights.
This arrangement is not well adapted for single-hand operation of both the baton and flashlight.

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[0039] Batons are t-shaped devices comprising a stick with an orthogonally attached handle. A conventional security flashlight 8, also often referred to as a torch, can be modified by securely attaching a handle 10 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention to form a baton 6. This general configuration is shown in FIG. 1. Security flashlights suitable for this application include those marketed under the name MAG-LITE having a press-button switch 2. (MAG-LITE is a trade mark of Nag Instruments of Ontario, Calif., USA) Press-button switches are also often referred to as push-button or toggle switches.

[0040] According to one embodiment of the present invention, an actuator having an actuator rod 12a is fitted to a handle body 20a and has an end portion 13a which protrudes from the free end of the handle 10a. When the handle is attached to a flashlight, with the actuator rod 12a in register with the press-button of the flashlight 8, a user 4 can press the end P...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a handle (10a) for attaching to a flashlight (8) to form a baton (6). The flashlight (8) is of the type comprising a switch (2) for activating the flashlight light. The handle (10a) comprises a handle body (20a), attachment means for attaching said handle body (20a) to a flashlight (8), and an actuator fitted to said handle body (20a). When the handle body (20a) is attached to the flashlight (8) such that said actuator is positioned in register with the switch (2), actuation of the actuator will actuate the switch (2). A baton (6) comprising the handle (10a), a kit for forming the baton (6) and a method for forming the baton (6) are also provided.

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[0001] The present application is related to, and claims benefit from, U.S. provisional patent application 60 / 461,408.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention provides a handle, and method for attaching the handle to a flashlight to form a baton, the handle being specially adapted to enable operation of the flashlight after attachment. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION [0003] Batons and flashlights are widely used by police officers and security guards. Flashlights can be desirably incorporated into batons thereby removing the need for such personnel to carry both a baton and a flashlight. There are many proposals in the prior art directed toward combining flashlights with baton like security sticks. [0004] U.S. Pat. No. 4,739,990 discloses a self-defence / attack device adapted to contain a flashlight and a side handle projection to hold the device, however, it is not a baton per Be owing to its relatively small size. Similarly, the security stick of U.S. Pat. No. 3,737,649 can ...

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IPC IPC(8): A45B3/02B25G1/06F41B15/02
CPCB25G1/06F21V21/406F21V33/0076F41B15/02
InventorCURREN, RODNEYLANE, JOHN DENNISLANE, PETER LEOPARKER, STEPHEN JAMES
OwnerGLOBAL INNOVATIONS N W O