Lantern holder
OwnerLawrence H. Wissingerinventor
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Abstract
The lantern holder is adaptable to all types of lanterns, and consists primarily of a base portion with a pair of legs on one end, with an elevatable plate on its opposite end, that retains an adjustable clamp member, for gripping a lantern base. It further includes a vertical member for the support of a height-adjustable reflector and shade combination, and also an oar lock mounting member for boats, and the assembly includes a clamp screw, for suitably securing the structure to various devices, such as a boat seat or the like, and it is also mountable to a stepladder, for clamping and retaining a can of paint, when desired.
Claims2
A lantern holder, comprising, in combination, a base, a split-clamp ring secured to said base for clamping onto the outer periphery of a lantern base, an upright member secured to said split-clamp ring, for removably supporting an elevatable light reflector and shade combination, and a clamp screw received in said base for clamping said base to an object, such as a seat or ladder top, said base is open, on one end, to receive the longitudinal side edge of a seat, and a lip formed and extending downwards from said open end, includes a pair of spaced-apart legs fixedly secured thereto, and said legs, said lip, and a plate secured to the opposite end of said base, forms surface rest means, for said base, when said base is not clamped to an object, and said split-clamp ring comprises two arcuately curved valves, one pair of ends including an elongated horizontal slot for freely receiving a bolt fastener, which is received through a spacer, said opposite end of said base and said plate, which is elevated when said holder is to be mounted to the top of a ladder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.