Flashlight With Bendable And Extendable Body

摘要

A portable, hand-held flashlight that has a plurality of operative configurations. The flashlight includes a variable intermediate section that allows the flashlight to be in a collapsed configuration or one or more expanded configurations. The flashlight is configured to be repeatedly varied between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration(s), with the intermediate section configured to self-retain a shape and length when bent, extended, or collapsed by a user. The flashlight also includes a movable clamp jaw body and a hook that both allow the flashlight to be temporarily mounted to a suitable structure, so that the flashlight does not need to be held by hand while providing illumination. The flashlight may also include magnets.

主权项

1. A portable flashlight, comprising:
a proximal base section, a distal head section, and an intermediate section disposed therebetween; the base section configured to hold a battery therein; the head section having a light source, the light source configured to selectively receive power from the battery; the intermediate section being bendable and having a length that is variable; wherein the flashlight is variable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration by varying the length of the intermediate section, wherein a distance along the flashlight between the head section and the base section is larger in the expanded configuration than in the collapsed configuration; a movable clamp jaw body permanently and moveably connected to the base section and disposed opposite the head section relative to the base section; the clamp jaw body selectively deployable toward and away from the base section so as to form a variably sized clamp therewith; a hook mounted to the clamp jaw body and disposed opposite the base section relative to the clamp jaw body, the hook movable between a retracted configuration where the hook is received substantially in the clamp jaw body and a deployed configuration where the hook extends proximally away from the clamp jaw body; wherein the flashlight is configured to be repeatedly varied between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration, with the intermediate section configured to self-retain a shape and length when bent, extended, or collapsed by a user.