Mantle and spring clip assembly
AssigneeThe Coleman Company, Inc.
InventorsRandall L. May, J. Michael Murray, Lance V. Swearingen, Vernon J. Taylor, Robert O. Van Driest
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Abstract
A mantle assembly includes a mantle having at least one open end and a spring clip at the open end for attaching the open end of the mantle to the burner assembly of a lantern. The spring clip includes a generally circular central portion which surrounds the mantle opening and a pair of end portions. The end portions are movable between first and second positions for changing the size of the opening of the central portion. The mantle can have a generally tubular shape with a pair of open ends, and a spring clip surrounds each open end.
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A mantle assembly for a lantern having a burner tube, the mantle assembly comprising:
- a mantle having at least one opening adapted to fit over a lantern burner tube, and
- a flexible and resilient spring clip for releasably securing the opening of the mantle to a lantern burner tube, the spring clip having a generally circular central portion which extends around the opening of the mantle and a pair of ends which extend from the central portion, the ends being movable between a first, relaxed position in which the ends are separated and the central portion forms a first sized opening and a second, stressed position in which the ends are secured together and the central portion forms a second sized opening which is smaller than the first sized opening, the central portion including a plurality of generally V-shaped generally radially inwardly extending projections which are adapted to engage a lantern burner tube.
A mantle assembly for a lantern having a burner tube, the mantle assembly comprising:
- a mantle having at least one opening adapted to fit over a lantern burner tube, and
- a flexible and resilient spring clip for releasably securing the opening of the mantle to a lantern burner tube, the spring clip having a generally planar circular central portion which extends around the opening of the mantle and a pair of elongated, generally straight portions which extend from the central portion generally in the plane of the central portion, a first angled end portion which extends from one of the straight portions to a position above the plane of the central portion, and a second angled end portion which extends from the other of the straight portions to a position below the plane of the central portion, the straight portions being movable between a first, relaxed position in which the straight portions are separated and the central portion forms a first sized opening and a second, stressed position in which the straight portions are crossed over each other to secure the straight portions together and the central portion forms a second sized opening which is smaller than the first sized opening.
A mantle assembly for a lantern having a burner tube, the mantle assembly comprising:
- a mantle having at least one opening adapted to fit over a lantern burner tube, and
- a flexible and resilient spring clip for releasably securing the opening of the mantle to a lantern burner tube, the spring clip having a generally circular central portion which extends around the opening of the mantle, the central portion including a plurality of generally V-shaped generally radially inwardly extending projections Which are adapted to engage a lantern burner tube.
A mantle assembly for a lantern comprising:
- an elongated generally tubular mantle having a tubular side wall and a pair of open ends,
- a first flexible and resilient spring clip extending around one of the mantle openings and a second flexible and resilient spring clip extending around the other mantle opening, each of the spring clips having a generally circular central portion, the central portion including a plurality of generally V-shaped generally radially inwardly extending projections.
A method of attaching a spring clip to a mantle having an open end, the spring clip having a generally circular central portion and a pair of end portions which extend outwardly from the central portion, comprising the steps of:
- forming two sets of pleats in the mantle around the open end thereof,
- inserting a hollow needle through each of the sets of pleats,
- inserting the end portions of the clip into the hollow needles,
- withdrawing the needles from the pleats and thereby drawing the end portions of the clip through the pleats,
- removing the needles from the end portions of the clip, and
- moving the mantle from the end portions of the clip to the central portion of the clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.