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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1995
Norris R Long, Wichita, KS (US);
Randall L May, Andover, KS (US);
Franklin T Schmidt, Mulvane, KS (US);
Bert D Heizelman, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Paul Lacotta, Glen Rock, NJ (US);
Lance V Swearingen, Wichita, KS (US);
Robert J Taff, Wichita, KS (US);
Robert J Gross, Wichita, KS (US);
Robert O Van Driest, Wichita, KS (US);
The Coleman Company, Inc., Witchita, KS (US);
Abstract
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.