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A flashlight has a center pivot mechanical connection between a plastic battery housing and a rotatable plastic turret, permitting free rotation of the turret. A lamp housing is pivotable within the turret about an axis perpendicular to the center pivot. Electrical connection between the lamp within

A flashlight has a center pivot mechanical connection between a plastic battery housing and a rotatable plastic turret, permitting free rotation of the turret. A lamp housing is pivotable within the turret about an axis perpendicular to the center pivot. Electrical connection between the lamp within the lamp housing, and the batteries within the battery housing is provided by two pairs of ring and point contacts mounted to the turret and the battery housing, and by ring contacts connected to the lamp housing surrounding the pivot axis of the lamp housing which engage with a point contact and ring contact in the turret. The light may thus be pointed in any direction in the hemisphere above the battery housing. A snap ring securely retains the turret to the battery housing while permitting free rotation about the rigid center pivot which does not provide electrical connection.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A flashlight comprising:a body having portions defining a battery compartment which receives at least one battery;portions which protrude upwardly from the body to define a pivot axle which is not in an electrical circuit with the battery, the pivot axle defining a vertical pivot a

[ We claim:] [1.] A flashlight comprising:a body having portions defining a battery compartment which receives at least one battery;portions which protrude upwardly from the body to define a pivot axle which is not in an electrical circuit with the battery, the pivot axle defining a vertical pivot axis;a rotatable turret mounted to the body to rotate about the pivot axle;a lamp housing mounted to the turret and rotatable about a second pivot axis which is not parallel to the vertical pivot axis;a first ring contact which is fixed to the housing and which encircles the pivot axle, the first ring contact having portions which extend into the body to make electrical contact with a first end of a battery;a first point contact extending in approximately the plane of the first ring contact and spaced radially outwardly from the first ring contact, the first point contact extending into electrical contact with a second end of said battery;a second ring contact mounted to the turret and extending in sliding engagement with the first point contact, such that electrical contact between the first point contact and the second ring contact is maintained as the turret is rotated about the pivot axle;a second point contact mounted to the turret and extending in sliding engagement with the first ring contact, such that electrical contact between the first ring contact and the second point contact is maintained as the turret is rotated about the pivot axle; andleads extend from the second ring contact and the second point contact to a lamp mounted in the lamp housing, such that current from said battery may cause the illumination of the lamp at any orientation of the lamp housing within the turret.