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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Kish, Wilkes-Barre, PA (US);
Randy S Cramer, Lebanon, PA (US);
Assignee:
Bright Star Industries, Inc., Wilkes-Barre, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362205 ; 362202 ; 362306 ; 362375 ;
Abstract
A portable hand carried lantern comprising components which may be quickly snapped together without the use of tools. A battery contact platform separates the battery chamber and bulb chamber and includes a plurality of contact strips by which the electrical circuit is automatically established without the use of wires upon assembly of the components. A safety disconnect system incorporated in the bulb chamber and battery contact platform that prevents explosion in a flammable atmosphere should the bulb break.