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Rechargeable flashlight

Granted 26 Sep 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Eveready Battery Company · originally Energizer Battery Company Inc.

Inventors: Peter F. Lynch, David A. Furth, Scott W. Osiecki, Mark A. Ferguson · Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 24 May 1996

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US D431308

granted 26 Sep 2000

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the flashlight;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the flashlight shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the flashlight shown in FIG. 1, with the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a end view of the flashlight shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the flashlight opposite that shown in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 6 is an end view of the flashlight opposite that shown in FIG. 4.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for an rechargeable flashlight, as shown and described.

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D26/37

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D431308-S	S	26 Sep 2000	24 May 1996	granted	Rechargeable flashlight

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-135732-S	S	18 Nov 1998	20 Nov 1996	published	Rechargeable flashlight

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