Jack K Winnik

US Patent:

6398394, Jun 4, 2002

Filed:

Jul 21, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/621984

Inventors:

Jack K. Winnik - Des Plaines IL 60016

International Classification:

B60Q 302

US Classification:

362490, 362486, 362488, 362200, 362183

Abstract:

A vehicle dome light and flashlight for providing a readily available and charged flashlight for use in and out of a vehicle. The vehicle dome light and flashlight includes a dome light assembly being adapted to be securely mounted to a top of a vehicle inside a passenger compartment thereof and having a first housing including a flashlight charging compartment disposed therein and an opening into the flashlight charging compartment; and also includes a second housing having side walls, a front wall, and a window disposed in the front wall with the housing being securely and removably attached to the first housing; and further includes at least one light-emitting member disposed in the second housing; and also includes an energizing assembly for energizing the at least one light-emitting member.