Pole mounted lantern
AssigneeDevos, LLC
InventorsChris Nelson, Richard Smith
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Abstract
A pole mounted lantern comprises a lantern housing mounted on a top of a pole. A battery is located in the lantern housing. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are located inside of the lantern housing and electrically coupled to the battery. A lens is associated with the lantern housing and circumscribes the LEDs. The lens is at least light translucent. A connector is on the top of the lantern housing. An accessory is releasably mounted to the top of the lantern housing. A mating connector of the accessory is releasably engaging the connector of the lantern housing.
Claims20
A pole mounted lantern, comprising:
- a) a vertical pole;
- b) a lantern housing mounted on a top of the vertical pole, the lantern housing having a bottom with a bore to receive the vertical pole and a top;
- c) a battery located in the lantern housing;
- d) light emitting diodes (LEDs) located inside of the lantern housing and electrically coupled to the battery;
- e) a lens associated with the lantern housing and circumscribing the LEDs, the lens being at least light translucent;
- f) a connector on a top of the lantern housing, the connector comprising:
- i) a recess at the top of the lantern housing;
- ii) a fin in the recess;
- iii) an aperture in the fin;
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- iv) a notch in the top of the lantern housing, extending to the recess and aligned with the aperture in the fin;
- g) an accessory carried by the lantern housing and mounted to the top of the lantern housing;
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- h) the accessory having a mating connector releasably engaging the connector of the lantern housing, the mating connector comprising:
- i) a protrusion extendable into the recess of the connector of the lantern housing;
- ii) a slot in the protrusion and sized and shaped to receive the fin;
- iii) a pin slideable with respect to the slot and into and out of the aperture in the fin;
- iv) the pin biased into the aperture of the fin;
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- v) the pin extending at least to the notch.
A pole mounted lantern, comprising:
- a) a vertical pole;
- b) a lantern housing mounted on a top of the vertical pole, the lantern housing having a bottom with a bore to receive the vertical pole a connector on a top of the lantern housing, the connector comprising:
- i) a recess at the top of the lantern housing;
- ii) a fin in the recess;
- iii) an aperture in the fin;
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- iv) a notch in the top of the lantern housing, extending to the recess and aligned with the aperture in the fin;
- c) a battery located in the lantern housing;
- d) light emitting diodes (LEDs) located inside of the lantern housing and electrically coupled to the battery;
- e) a lens associated with the lantern housing and circumscribing the LEDs, the lens being at least light translucent;
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- f) an accessory releasably mounted to the top of the lantern housing.
An accessory for a pole mounted lantern with a vertical pole, a lantern housing mounted on a top of the vertical pole, light emitting diodes (LEDs) located inside of the lantern housing, a lens associated with the lantern housing, and a connector on a top of the lantern housing with a recess at the top of the lantern housing, a fin in the recess, an aperture in the fin, a notch in the top of the lantern housing extending to the recess and aligned with the aperture in the fin, the accessory comprising:
- a mating connector releasably engaging the connector of the lantern housing, the mating connector comprising:
- i) a protrusion extendable into the recess of the connector of the lantern housing;
- ii) a slot in the protrusion and sized and shaped to receive the fin;
- iii) a pin slideable with respect to the slot and into and out of the aperture in the fin;
- iv) the pin biased into the aperture of the fin;
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- v) the pin extending at least to the notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.