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US 4,791,538 AGranted
Tripod lantern stand
OwnerJohn D. Prestinventor
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Abstract
Three cylinders containing a combustible gas under pressure are interchangeably attached to a lantern supporting stanchion to serve as a tripod stand for the lantern and provide a source of fuel for the lantern from one of the locations of attachment.
Claims17
A support for a gas fired apparatus, said support comprising in combination:
- (a) a pedestal;
- (b) means extending from said pedestal to the gas fired apparatus for supporting the gas fired apparatus and for conveying a flow of gas to the gas fired apparatus;
- (c) means associated with said pedestal for engaging in a depending relationship each of three detachably attachable gas cylinders, said supporting means, in combination with the gas cylinders, defining a tripod support of the gas fired apparatus;
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- (d) said engaging means including means for establishing fluid communication between said conveying means and a selected one of the gas cylinders to provide a flow of gas from the selected gas cylinder to the gas fired apparatus.
2 more elements
A gas fired lantern, said lantern comprising in combination:
- (a) gas fired apparatus for emitting visible light;
- (b) a pedestal, said pedestal including a passageway for conveying gas;
- (c) a stanchion extending from said pedestal for supporting said gas fired apparatus and for conveying a flow of gas from said passageway to said gas fired apparatus;
- (d) means for disengagably engaging each of three gas cylinders with said pedestal, which gas cylinders serve as a tripod to support said pedestal, said engaging means being adapted to permit an interchange and replacement of the gas cylinders;
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- (e) said engaging means including means for channeling gas from within one of the gas cylinders attached to said pedestal to said passageway within said pedestal.
3 more elements
A gas fired lantern, said lantern comprising in combination:
- (a) gas fired apparatus for emitting visible light;
- (b) a pedestal, said pedestal including a passageway for conveying gas;
- (c) a stanchion extending from said pedestal for supporting said gas fired apparatus and for conveying a flow of gas from said passageway to said gas burning apparatus;
- (d) three gas cylinders;
- (e) means for disengagably engaging each of said gas cylinders with said pedestal to establish a tripod support for said pedestal;
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- (f) said engaging means including means for channeling gas from within one of said gas cylinders to said passageway.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.