Patent attributes
A flashlight includes a casing having a casing interior and a casing outer side, an infrared light source arranged in the casing interior for operation in at least one infrared light mode, a visible light source arranged in the casing interior for operation in at least one visible light mode, an energy source, a control unit for driving the infrared light source and the visible light source, and a manually operable operating element, arranged on the casing outer side, for selecting between the at least one infrared light mode, the at least one visible light mode and a switch-off mode. The flashlight further comprises a locking element for blocking the operating element during a transition from the at least one infrared light mode to the at least one visible light mode.
