US1174521A - Electric lantern. - Google Patents

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lNORMAN S. RICHMOND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AYSSIGNOR T METAL SIEECIAL'IIES` MANUFACTURING COMPANY ,'OF CHICAGO, A CORPORATION OIFl ILLINOIS.

ELECTRIC Specification of` Letters Iatent.

Application nled March 80, 1914. Serial No. 8l28,113.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I,NoRMAN S. RIGH- aroxn, a citizen of the United States, residing atChicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Electric Lanterns, ofc-which the following'is a specification.

This invention relates to electric lanterns and has for its object `to provide anew and improved lantern of this description.

One of the objects of my present invention is to provide a simple, eicient and effective means of utilizing the ordinary single dry battery to produce vva portable electric lantern. The ordinary dry battery is the result of both experience, experimentation and use, and a dry battery, such forexample as is known as No.6, is of universal use and can bepurchased for a small price practically any place where general` supplies are sold.l

Thisinvention is illustrated -in the accom- I panyingl drawings, wherein;

Figure 1 is a front view of a lantern em.- bodying the invention; Fig. 2 is' a side View of the device shown in Fig. 1, with portions broken away; I4-'g.'3 is an inside view of the.

'cover3. The casing or boX may be of any suitable material, but is preferably of meta-l. As illustrated in Fig. 4, the binding post or terminal 4 of, the battery 1 is connected to the cover 3by the conductor 5. yThis con- Y nection may be made in any suitable manner. iks herein shown the conductor 5 has a Contact 6 which surrounds or engages an insulating bushing 7 and is pressed against lamp socket 10 into which'an electric lamp 11 is inserted, the socket 10 lengaging the part 12, which forms onelterminal of the' thereby completely inclosed.Y

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lamp. It will be seen that byfthis construc-l vlamp socket 10, the other binding post or.

terminal 13 of the battery is connected to the l manner. As herein vshown there is connectother terminal of the lamp in any desired i ed to the terminal 13 a conductor-'14, which Iis connected to a bolt or conductor 16 pass-` ing through the cover 3, but insulated therevfrom by the insulating bushing 7. Connected with the conductor 16 is a movable switch 17 having a handle 18. This switch is adapty ed to engage@ bolt or switch contact ,1.9, to which is connected a spring contact 20'engaging the other terminal 21 of the lamp 11.

Thecontact 19v is insulated from the cover 3 by the insulating pieces 22. Connected 'to' said reflector is preferablvprovided with a removable glass front 24, the lamp being lamp and socket are connected to the cover 3, the body portion of the casing 2 is cut the cover is a reector 23 for the lamp 11,

away at 25, so asito permit the end ofthe lamp socket to project therethrough into the interior of the casing. A suitable handle 26 is connected with the casing 3 so that-thel lantern may be easily carried from place to place.

From the are carried byl and removable with the cover,

and that the switch device affords means for" foregoing description', it rwill i be understood that the conductors 5 and.14

making and breaking the circuit between said conductors and the lamp, whose shank extends through the base-portion ofthe reflector and through the flange of the cover v on vwhich "the reflector is mounted.

In Fig.' 5 'I have shown a modified con v struction in which the switch 17 is pivoted to the contact 19- instead of the conductor 16 and is moved to engage the 'conductor 16 when it is desired'to vcomplete the circuit. With this constructionthe battery will not be short-circuited if' the switch 17 should accidentally come into contact with the cover' 3. In Fig. 5, I have also shown a casing ,l j

provided with a different form of handle 27.

I have described in'detail a Vparticular 'as' v 'varied in many particulars and'some of the parts omitted and others used with parts not herein shown, without departing from the spiritofmy invention.

4The use and operation of my 'are as follows: in the use ci the deviceca single cell4 of an ordinary dry battery is securedandthe conductor 5 attached to the cover 3 is connected with yone terminal of ,thcfbattery and the conductor 11i connected the other terminal of the battery. The battery is then placed in Ithe`casing 2 and thecover placed thereon. The conductors 5 areoi suiicient length to permit the easyhan'dling of the device. The lantern is n vvin condition for use. Vhen it is desired teiiiight lthe lantern, itis only necessary to inovelthe switch 17v so as to connect the two terminals of the lamp with the two teriiiiflr'xals of thebattery. When it is desired to put out'thelight, the switch is moved to its o'l' :position: j

will be 'seen that by means of this dea cheapand eiicientelectric `lantern isprovided, which usesl a Asingle cell of the ordinary battery. This lamp may have auniversal use, isnotaiected by the wind, ldoes'rict emit-disagreeable odors or smoke, eliminates the danger 'of fire and explosions andfcan be easily, quickly and cheaply renewed by removing the old battery and placing a new vone in the casing.. The lamp esA electrlc connected with and projecting from joneaedge @portion of said cover and having its'router yterminal in electric connection with said cover, a conductor connected witlisaid cover and adapted to be connected with one terminal of the battery,

and a switchcarried `by said cover and adapted to complete the `circuit from the pther lamp'f terminal tothe other battery terminal. i'

2. An electric lantern comprising. a dry battery, acasingl containing said 'battery .having a removable cover comprising conducting materlal, an electric lamp carried by thelangeofl said cover and having its outer terminaljin electric connection therewith, a'relector for the lamp also carried by :the flange of said cover, a conductor "i connected with said cover and adapted to ,be connected with Aone terminal of the bat` tery, and a 4switch carried by said cover and adapted to complete the circuit frein the other lamp ,terminal to the other battery terminal.

invention f 3. device of the characte/r set forth, comprising a casing havingva top adapted to be opened and which is provided with a downturned fiange, a dryv Vbattery in said casing having poleson its upper end, a

laterally projecting lamp carried by said flange and `having one terminal electrically connected with one battery.. pole vand a switch carried by said top and'adapted to complete the circuitflto the other battery pole.

A device of the character set forth comprlslng a casing having a top provided with a downturned `flange, a dr)7 battery in said..

casing having poles at its upper end, a laterally projecting reflector having at its back `a downturned iiangev and'which serves as `an electric conductor, a dry battery' in said casing having polesat its' upper end, a laf:- erally projecting electric lamp carried by said flangeand having one terminal elec\ trically connected vwith said top, a Contact member carried by said top and adapted to engage the other lamp terminal, electric connections between said top and one battery pole, and a switch electrically connected with the otherv battery 'pole,-and adapted to com-plete the circuit to said contact member. 6. A device of the character set forth comprising a casing having a top adapted `sobre! 'to be opened and which is provided with a downturned flange and which serves as an electric conductor, a laterally projecting refiector, and a lamp socket at the back por' tion thereof extending through said flange, an electrick lamp extending through said socket, a contact member carried by the top and engaging the central terminal of said lamp, a battery .in said casing, an electric conductor connecting said top to one pole of the battery and aswitch carried by said top, adapted to complete the circuit to the other pole of the battery.

7. A'device of the class described, comprising a dry battery having both of its poles at ene end, a lamp support of conducting materialv adjacent the pole end of said battery, an electric' lamp carried Vby said support and i-n circuit therewith as to one of its terminals, a contact member'- insulated from said support and with which; the other lamp terminalis electrically connected when inserted to position, a switch member on said support for cont 2meY circuitfand ieXible electrical connections iXedly anddetachably connected with thepolesof the battery and electrically .con-- nected-to said support and said switch member, respectively.

'8. A device of the character described, comprising a dry battery, an electric lamp,

ca 'support provided with a downwardly projecting annular flange, said lamp being `regmovably xed to said iange with 'its base lying within the coniines thereof, and elec- `trical connections to said lamp fixed to said support vwithin saidl annular 'flange and 'Whose free ends are. adapted for fixed en- Y gagement With the poles of said battery.

and whose free ends are adapted-*for enl gagement with the poles of said battery andy said lampiI f 10. A device of the character described,

comprisinga dry battery having terminals at its upper end, 'a casing in which said battery is removably contained, a cover for said casing having a depending flange, a reflector mounted on saidl fiange, an electric lamp in the base-portion of said reiector, condetachable engagement with said terminals .l ductors carried by said cover and having of said battery, and means for making and breaking circuit between said conductors and said lamp. l f v In testimony whereof, I aiX my signal ture in, the presence of two witnesses this 18th day of March, 1914;.

NORMAN S. RICHMOND? Witnesses:

Bessin S. RICE, GENEVA HIRTH.

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