Detachable Multi-Tool Flashlight for Fishing Utility Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable flashlights do not include accessories useful during outdoor activities like fishing, requiring separate tools that are cumbersome and prone to loss.
Innovation Solution
A multi-purpose flashlight designed as a fishing lure shape, incorporating a line cutter and bottle opener, with adjustable illumination modes and mounting configurations, including a detachable design for versatile use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional flashlights are used during outdoor activities, then lighting function is provided, but additional separate tools (line cutter, bottle opener) are required which increase device complexity and storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate tools (flashlight, line cutter, bottle opener) into a single integrated device. The flashlight body incorporates both the lighting element and the cutting/bottle-opening functions, eliminating the need to carry separate tools during outdoor activities.
Solution Approach 2:
The flashlight device is designed to perform multiple functions: providing illumination through the lighting element, cutting fishing lines or ropes via the cutting element, and opening bottles using the bottle opener mechanism. This multi-functional design allows one device to replace several separate tools.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate tools are carried for outdoor activities, then all necessary functions are available, but storage space increases and tools may get lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the flashlight, line cutter, and bottle opener into a single compact device with a unified body structure. This merging reduces the total volume required for storage compared to carrying multiple separate tools in pockets or a tackle box.
Solution Approach 2:
By designing one device that performs multiple functions (lighting, cutting, bottle opening), the patent eliminates the need to store and manage several separate tools, thereby reducing storage space requirements and the risk of losing individual components.
3Ease of operation
If conventional flashlights lack accessories, then device simplicity is maintained, but usability during specific activities (fishing) is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates specific accessories (cutting element, bottle opener) at appropriate locations on the flashlight body where they are most useful during fishing activities. The cutting element is positioned accessible to the user's hand, and the bottle opener is integrated into the body structure for easy access.
Solution Approach 2:
The flashlight is designed with integrated accessories that provide activity-specific functions (cutting, bottle opening) while maintaining the core lighting function, making the device particularly well-suited for fishing activities without compromising overall simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
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.