Supports – Stand – Receptacle
Patent
1974-12-02
1976-02-03
McCall, James T.
Supports
Stand
Receptacle
248140, 240 525, A47F 512
Patent
active
039360229
ABSTRACT:
An electric lantern and support structure therefor wherein the lantern has a housing having laterally spaced side walls and an end wall at one end and a reflector, bulb, and lens at the other end forming a closed substantially waterproof compartment therein for containing batteries and electrical circuiting. The support structure has a base portion and laterally spaced side arms extending from the base portion. The side arms each have an end portion or gudgeon pivotally supported in bearing and pivoting sockets of respective side walls. The arms are biased toward each other and have portions spaced from the gudgeon resiliently retained in frictional engagement with outstanding housing portions, such as longitudinally extending ribs, whereby the support structure and housing may be moved through a wide angle for any selected position and frictionally retained in the selected position and frictionally retained in the selected position including a latched position of said support structure for carrying of the lantern by its handle.
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Hafer Robert A.
McCall James T.
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