Claims
- 1. A combination of an illuminating casing and a key, said illuminating casing comprising:
- a lower shell (20) having a bottom (21) and a peripheral wall (22) extending from the edge defining said bottom (21), a top (23) extending laterally from said peripheral wall and a side plate (230) extending from said bottom (21), said side plate (230) connected to said top (23) so as to define a chamber between said top (23), said bottom (21) and said side plate (230), an insertion slot (24) defined in said peripheral wall (22) and located beneath a first end of said top (23), said insertion slot (24) communicating with said chamber, a tongue (231) extending from a second end of said top (23) and having an inclined surface (2310) with a distal end (2311) directed toward said bottom (21) of said lower shell (20), a groove (235) defined in the top surface of said top (23), an opening (25) defined in said peripheral wall (22) and located beside said insertion slot (24);
- an upper shell (30) having a body (301) with a peripheral wall (31) extending from said body (301), said upper shell (30) mountable to said lower shell (20) and having a button (35) attached thereto;
- a light (37) received in said opening (25) and having two wires (38, 38') extending therefrom, one of said wires (38) received in said groove (235) and the other wire (38') located to an underside of said button (35);
- a battery (39) located on said top (23) and below said button (35), a gap defined between said button (35) and said battery (39) when said button (35) is not pushed, and
- said key (40) having a shank (42) and a handle (43) which has an aperture (44) defined therethrough, said handle (43) insertable into said chamber from said insertion slot (24) and the distal end (2311) of said inclined surface (2310) engaged with said aperture (44).
- 2. The combination as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a first engaging member (233) extending from said top of said lower shell (20), said upper shell (30) having a second engaging member (33) extending laterally inward from said peripheral wall (31) thereof so as to be engaged with said first engaging member (233).
- 3. The combination as claimed in claim 2 wherein said first engaging member (233) is a hook member and said second engaging member (33) has a notch (330) defined therein so as to receive said hook member.
- 4. The combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein said upper shell (30) has a plurality of bosses (306) extending from the underside of said body (301) so as to press on said battery (39).
- 5. The combination as claimed in claim 4 wherein said bosses (306) are located around said button (35).
- 6. The combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lower shell (20) has a first lug (202) extending therefrom which has a first slot (204) defined therethrough, said upper shell (30) having a second lug (302) extending therefrom which has a second slot (304) defined therethrough which is in alignment with said first slot (204).
- 7. The combination as claimed in claim 6 wherein said first lug (202) has two holes (203) respectively defined therethrough, said second lug (302) having two studs (303) respectively extending therefrom so as to be received in said two holes (203).
- 8. The combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lower shell (20) has a tube (26) extending from said bottom (21) thereof and said tube has a threaded hole (261) defined therein, said upper shell (30) having a positioning hole (34) defined therethrough which is in alignment with said threaded hole (261) so that a bolt (341) extends through said positioning hole (34) and is threadedly engaged with said threaded hole (261).
- 9. The combination as claimed in claim 8 further comprising two positioning posts (340) extending from the underside of said body (301) of said upper shell (30), said tube (26) located between said two positioning posts (340) when said upper shell (30) is mounted to said lower shell (20).
- 10. The combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lower shell (20) has a transparent window (201) defined in said bottom thereof.
- 11. The combination as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a protrusion (237) extending from said tongue (231) and located in opposite to said inclined surface (2310).
- 12. The combination as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a stop (236) extending from said top (23) of said lower shell (23) so that said battery (39) is positioned by contacting said stop (236).
- 13. The combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein said two wires (38, 38') are L-shaped wires.
- 14. The combination as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a semi-circular recess (220) defined in said peripheral wall (22) thereof and said semi-circular recess (220) communicating with said insertion slot (24).
Parent Case Info
The present invention is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/947,800, filed on Oct. 8, 1997 now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Continuation in Parts (1)
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