The Coleman Company, Inc.

Robert O Van Driest

Randall L May

Lance V Swearingen

Norris R Long

Franklin T Schmidt

Robert J Gross

Bert D Heinzelman

Paul Lacotta

Debra S Yates

Vernon J Taylor

Robert D Taff

Bert D Heizelman

Robert J Taff

J Michael Murray

A lantern includes an elongated tubular mantle which is attached to a burner assembly by a spring clip and an electronic ignitor for igniting fuel which flows into the mantle. The mantle is surrounded by a globe, and a wire guard surrounds the globe. A ventilator cap is removably attached to the burner assembly and to the wire guard so that the cap, wire guard, and globe can be removed as a unit from the burner assembly. A nut is rotatably captured on the ventilator cap for attaching the ventilator cap to the burner assembly. The fuel tank includes a wide, molded base which provides stable support. An air pump for the fuel tank includes a check valve which automatically opens and closes as air is pumped and a pressure indicator to indicate when the fuel tank reaches operating pressure. The pump is automatically lubricated on each stroke.

Liquid fuel lantern

Lantern

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.

Mantle and spring clip assembly

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Wichita, KS, United States of America

Robert O Van Driest