A portable, battery-operated flashlight having improved pivoting, switching and
focusing features is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the flashlight
takes the form of an attachment to a head gear for hands free use. In another aspect
of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of a head lamp held in place on
an user's head by an elastic band. The pivot connection between the body and the
base, as well as the serrations on an exterior surface of the body, allows a user
to adjust any angular direction of the light as desired. In another aspect of the
invention, the flashlight takes the form of a long-handled flashlight having improved
switching and focusing capabilities, such that axial movement of the switching
assembly turns the flashlight "on" or "off", as well as causing a position of the
lamp to vary in order to focus or defocus the light.
