Flashlight anti-roll and positioning device

A positioning device for a flashlight and the like having a substantially cylindrical body portion, the positioning device including an annular member having an interior opening passing therethrough, the interior opening being dimensioned to at least partially encircle the substantially cylindrical body of the flashlight, the annular member having an exterior surface opposing the interior opening, and at least one substantially planar surface provided on the exterior surface of the annular member. Preferably, the annular member includes a magnetized plastic material, and the at least one substantially planar surface includes at least six substantially planar surfaces provided on the exterior surface of the annular member, or the at least one substantially planar surface includes at least five substantially planar surfaces provided on the exterior surface of the annular member.