channel being open allowing the side of the pocketknife to be visible when received in the channel on the flashlight this allows the user to verify that the knife is in place at the rear of the flashlight is a small closure device that is pivotally mounted to the rear of the flashlight the closure device pivots into place flush with the bottom of the flashlight to retain the pocketknife once it is fully inserted into the channel in the flashlight application_number US 19736402 A description referring now to the drawings the combination flashlight and pocket knife tool of the present invention is illustrated and generally indicated at 10 in fig1 7 the pocket knife is generally indicated at 12 while the flashlight is generally indicated at 14 as will hereinafter be more fully described the handle of the flashlight 14 is configured with a docking channel for removably receiving and holding the folding pocket knife 12 in operation the pocket knife 12 can be completely separated from the flashlight 14 for use the present invention therefore provides a convenient and economical combination tool 10 that has not been previously available in the prior art turning to fig1 and 2 it can be seen that the flashlight 14 includes an outer tubular housing 15 the flashlight 14 further includes an operational light assembly generally indicated at 16 enclosed within one end of the housing 15 and an elongated flattened display surface 18 adjacent the opposite end of the housing 15 the light assembly 16 is conventional in the art and will be.