US2517197A - Collapsible safety lantern - Google Patents

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g- 1950 v. L. GILL 2,517,197

COLLAPSIBLE SAFETY LANTERN Filed Jan. 8, 1946 M I Q I A I INVENTOR. FIG. VINCE/V7 L. GILL ATTORNEY patented Aug. '1, 1950 FICEI CULLAPS IBLE SAFETY LANTERN Vincent L. Gill, San Diego, Calif.

Application January 8, 1946, Serial No. 639,748

2, Claims. (01. 240-36) My invention relates to lanterns, more particularly to a collapsible safety lantern to be used with trucks or the like for giving notice to other vehicles on the roadway of the position of the truck at night together with its load and the objects of my invention are;

First, to provide a lantern of this class that is collapsible andmay be readily positioned in a small container which forms the base for the lantern when used on the roadway when the truck is standing;

Second, to provide a lantern of this class which utilizes a large candle for providing the light;

Third, to provide a lantern of this classwhich is practically air-tight therefore will not easily be blown out with the wind, rain or the like;

Fourth, to provide a lantern of this class which may be easily hung on the load, truck or the like, and the handle for hanging the same is collapsible with the remainder;

Fifth, to provide a lantern of this class which is collapsible to very small form so that it may be easily hauled when not in use;

Sixth, to provide a lantern of this class which is very simple and economical to manufacture, efficient, durable and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application in whichi Figure 1 is a top or plan view of my safety lantern showing the base fragmentarily; Fig. 2 is a side elevational View thereof showing portions broken away and in section to facilitate the illustration; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken from the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken from the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings.

The base consists of a rectangular box I which is hollow but provided with a vertical partition Ia and with a horizontal partition I 1). Between the partion Ia and the side wall I is provided a space for receiving the candle C. This box I is provided with a lid I 1 which fits over the open end preferably by a sliding fit, as shown best in Fig. 4 of the drawings. This box is provided with two spaced cleats Id positioned on opposite sides of the upper sides of the box I, each of :Which is raised at its inner side to permit the flanges 2a to slide thereunder from one end. These flanges 2a are positioned at right angles to and. are integral parts of the side members 2. Hinged to the side member 2 are other side members 3, there being two side members 2 and two side members 3 and all of these side members are provided with colored reflecting glass 4 so that the light of an.

approaching vehicle will be reflected back. toward the vehicle even if the candle is not in operation.

The door members 2 and 3 are hinged together.-

in pairs and are provided at their other corners with interlocking hinge portions 5 and 6 in which pins are positioned with heads I, thus providing for the removal of the pins 1, which leaves two hinge members with sides 2 and 3 which may be folded against each other by means of the hinge portions 5 and 6, as shown by dash lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Mounted over the top of these side members is a cover member 8 which is provided with upwardly and downwardly extending portions 8a and 8b which are adapted to fit over the upper edges of the members 2 and 3, as shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawings, to form a tight fit when the door members 2 and 3 are hinged together as shown in the drawings. Through these flanges Ba and 8b on opposed sides are provided holes in which a spring handle 9 is positioned, then turned at right angles and provided with a loop 9a for hanging the lantern in position without the base I. Positioned inside the door members 2 and 3 there is provided a relatively square bottom member ID which is provided with a central opening Na in which a large candleC is mounted at one end and extends upwardly centrally as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Secured to this bottom member I0 is a candle support II which extends downwardly and forms a support for the candle at its lower end. This bottom pan is supported on flanges 3a positioned at opposite sides on the door members 3 and is therefore removable in collapsing the lantern.

1 The lantern is collapsed substantially as folows:

The handle 9 is sprung together slightly at the lower ends and is therefore readily removed from the holes in the flange portion 8a. The pins with the heads I are then withdrawn, then the cover or top 8 is removed and the members 2 and 3 hinged back against each other on the hinge portions, as shown by dash lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Then all of these members are, placed in the box I above the partition lb including the box bottom member ID through the open end of the rectangular portion. The candle C is placed in the opening between the partitions la and lo. Below the partition lb may be placed extra glass 4 either clear or colored.

When in use, the lantern is hung on the handle 9 on the loaded truck or the like without the base or may be stood in the position as shown on the base on the ground surrounding the truck or on the truck *or'load.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to berlimited to the particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire to include in thescope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

11. In .:a safety lantern of the :class described, the ecombination of a hollow base member .provided with partitions .to vform compartments adapted tolreceive portions of :a collapsed lantern, acollapsible lantern readily removably connected tosaid base member, said lantern including two pairs of hinged:doormemberssaid pairs hingedly connected together by removable pins, said door members provided with colored reflecting glass forming the main part of the door members, a removable top for said lantern positioned over the edges .of said doors, a removable candle support supported on the lower inner sides of said doors and a removable handle secured through openings in the upper edges of a pair of said doors and said cover member for removably securing said cover in place.

2. In a safety lantern 0f the class described, the combination of a base member, a lantern readily removably connected therewith, including two pairs of hinged door members, said pairs hingedly connected together by removable pins, said door members provided with colored reflecting glass forming the main part of the door members, a removable top for said lantern, positioned over the edges of said doors, a removable candle support, supported on the lower inner sides of said doors, and a removable handle secured through openings in the upper edges of a pair of said doors and said cover for removably securing said cover in place.

VINCENT L. GILL.

REFERENEES JCITED The following references are 'of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,041,195 Thomas Oct. 15, 1912 1,298,116 Stonebridge Mar. 25, 1919 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 5,444 England of 1900 17,081 England of 1888

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