Appeal No. 1999-1930
Application 08/907,859
Independent claim 1 is as follows:
1. A battery charger comprising:
a housing;
a first receptacle in said housing for receiving a first rechargeable
battery;
a second receptacle in said housing for receiving a flashlight
including a rechargeable battery;
a first electrical contact for electrically cooperating with said first
rechargeable battery;
a second electrical contact for electrically cooperating with the
flashlight rechargeable battery;
a charging circuit, said charging circuit including:
a first charging circuit for charging the first battery, said first charging
circuit to indicate charging;
a second charging circuit for charging the flashlight battery, said
second charging circuit to indicate charging;
a first power outage circuit including an indicator to indicate a power
loss; and
a second power outage circuit for illuminating the flashlight bulb when
power loss occurs.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Sherwood 3,217,156 Nov. 9, 1965
Keiper 4,563,629 Jan. 7, 1986
Dormer et al. (Dormer) 5,578,875 Nov. 26, 1996
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