The Coleman Company, Inc.

Thomas G Trefz

Michael D Brockel

Stuart L Meether

Matthew G Law

Ricky J Glazier

Mark Elliott

Chelor Chen

Yuhua Zhang

David Andrew Nicholson, Jr

Neil D Cox

Ricky L Glazier

In an example embodiment, A shelter comprises a primary canopy and a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a plurality of leg members and an upper frame. Each leg member attaches to the upper frame at a respective corner bracket of the upper frame. The primary canopy is attached to the upper frame, which includes at least one roof member extending from each corner bracket. At least one roof member includes a telescoping inner shaft so as to be selectively extendable therefrom. A support member also extends above at least a portion of the at least one roof member to support the primary canopy. A secondary canopy is attached to the telescoping inner shaft for selective deployment therewith.

Shelter with adjustable canopy

A battery life extender for a portable lighting device employs a reconfigurable mechanism operable to selectively electrically isolate one or more batteries from a circuit having a parasitic power drain. For example, a lighting device includes a light generating element, at least one battery, a user operated switch configured to control delivery of electrical power from the at least one battery to the light generating element, and a housing assembly supporting the at least one battery and the light generating element. The user operated switch can impart a parasitic power drain. The housing assembly is reconfigurable to: (a) a first configuration in which the user operated switch is electrically connected to the at least one battery, and (b) a second configuration in which the at least one battery is electrically isolated and the at least one battery is retained by the housing assembly.

Battery life extender for portable lighting

A battery life extender () for a portable lighting device () employs a reconfigurable mechanism operable to selectively electrically isolate one or more batteries () from a circuit having a parasitic power drain. For example, a lighting device () includes a light generating element (), at least one battery (), a user operated switch () configured to control delivery of electrical power from the at least one battery () to the light generating element (), and a housing assembly () supporting the at least one battery () and the light generating element (). The user operated switch () can impart a parasitic power drain. The housing assembly () is reconfigurable to: (a) a first configuration in which the user operated switch () is electrically connected to the at least one battery (), and (b) a second configuration in which the at least one battery () is electrically isolated and the at least one battery () is retained by the housing assembly ().

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Wichita, KS, United States of America

Thomas G Trefz