PISTOL MOUNTED LIGHT AND OPERATION THEREOF

摘要

A flashlight for use with a pistol, the pistol having a trigger guard and a mounting rail. The flashlight includes an elongated housing having a clamping mechanism for mounting to the mounting rail, a light source at one end thereof, and paddle switches at an opposing end.

主权项

1. A flashlight comprising:
a housing having a light source disposed at a first forward end thereof and further having a switching mechanism disposed at a second rearward end thereof, said housing having a longitudinal axis extending between said first and second ends thereof; said switching mechanism including a switch and an L-shaped paddle actuator, said paddle actuator having a paddle portion with an outwardly facing pad surface at one end thereof, said paddle actuator further having an actuator arm portion at an opposing end thereof, said paddle actuator being mounted on a hinge pin which has an axis extending perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said housing, whereby said paddle portion extends rearwardly from said hinge pin in a plane which runs parallel to said longitudinal axis of said housing, said actuator arm portion extending inwardly from said hinge pin in a plane which extends perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said housing, said actuator arm portion being adjacent to said switch, said paddle actuator being hingeably movable about said hinge pin whereby said paddle portion pivots inwardly and said actuator arm portion pivots forwardly to engage said switch.