US PATENT SUBCLASS 362 / 197
.~ Lamp bulb or lamp support axis adjustable or angularly fixed relative to axis of flashlight casing

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157  DF  SELF POWERED LAMP {16}
197.~ Lamp bulb or lamp support axis adjustable or angularly fixed relative to axis of flashlight casing {2}
198  DF  .~.~> Flexibly or extensibly mounted lamp bulb or lamp support
199  DF  .~.~> Separate lamp housing or lamp support pivoed to flashlight casing

DEFINITION

Classification: 362/197

(under subclass 157) Subject matter wherein an electric light source or support therefor and the casing each has an axis, and the axis of the light source or light source support is permanently at an angle to the axis of the casing, or the axis of the light source or light source support is adjustable relative to the axis of the casing.

(1) Note. An arrangement of a light source or light source support having an axis and a casing having an axis parallel to the axis of the light source or light source support is excluded from this subclass.

(2) Note. Subject matter of this subclass type includes, for example, "elbow flashlights."

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

191, for a flashlight casing or an end with a support for holding the casing or cap.

200+, for flashlights which have a casing having at least two major sides parallel to each other and the light source or light source support and battery are supported by the casing.

202, for cylindrical flashlights whose casing supports a lamp bulb or a lamp support and encloses a battery.