Lantern with slidable shutter
AssigneeThe Coleman Company, Inc.
InventorDavid J. Bamber
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Abstract
A lantern having a base, a globe, and a top is provided with a slidable shutter which is movable between an open position in which light can shine through the globe throughout 360.degree. and a closed position in which the shutter blocks light from shining through a portion of the globe. The globe has a generally rectangular transverse cross section provided by a pair of generally flat front and back surfaces and a pair of generally flat side surfaces. The shutter is slidable within a pair of tracks which are provided by ribs which extend along the sides of the back surface. The shutter is releasably latched in the closed position by a pushbutton latch on the top of the lantern.
Claims12
A lantern comprising:
- a base,
- a globe mounted on the base,
- a light source supported by the vase and positioned inside of the globe, and
- a top supported by the globe, the improvement comprising the globe being integrally molded from transparent plastic and including a pair of integrally molded tracks which extend between the base and the top, the base including a pair of tracks which are aligned with the tracks in the glove, and a shutter slidably mounted in the tracks on the glove and on the base and being slidable between a closed position on the glove in which the shutter prevents light from the light source from shining through a portion of the globe and an open position on the base in which the shutter does not prevent light from the light source from shining through said portion of the globe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.