US2285045A - Bulb carrying compartment for handles of electric lanterns - Google Patents

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June 2, 1942. ,w. M. MOXLEY 29285345 BULB CARRYING COMPARTMENT FOR HANDLES OF ELECTRIC LANTERNS Filed 'May 14, 1941 Patented June 2, 1942 OFFICE BULB CARRYING COMPARTMENT FOR HANDLES OF ELECTRIC LANTERNS William M. Moxley, Kansas City, Mo. Application May 14, 1941, Serial No. 393,475

9 Claims.

This invention relates to electric hand lanterns of the character of that shown in my U. S. Patent No. 2,096,349, issued October 19, 1937;

Electric hand lanterns of this character are tric handv lanterns have many advantages over the oil lantern, among which is the fact that I when the lantern is not in use, it may be carried in the side coat pocket where it will be readily accessible.

In making the lanterns of such form that they may be, in effect, folded into small compass, they are provided with pivoted handles or bails of such amplitude that the lower portion of the lantern body may be swung up into the bail.

The use of electric hand lanterns in lieu of oil lanterns for railroad signaling purposes has only recently been approved by railroad authorities, and such approval has been conditioned upon the provision of means for carrying an extra or spare bulb in conjunction with the lantern. This, of course, is for the purpose of making sure that the trainman will never be left without means of adequately signaling either the personnel of his own train or of other trains.

It is therefore, a primary object of the present invention to provide means for receiving and housing a spare bulb or bulbs for the lantern until the time of use arrives. of the invention to so design this housing means that the handle or bail may be caused to serve the double function of a bail and of means for carrying a spare bulb or bulbs.

It is a still further object of the invention to It is a further object I so locate and design the housing for the bulb or and are frequently numb with cold. A firm grasp upon the handle of the lantern is of importance under such conditions as these.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig.1 is a side elevation of the upper portion of the electric lantern and its associated bail;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the housing;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through a modified form of the housing;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view upon line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the bulb carrying clips, and,

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view through a closure sleeve having its external face angularly formed to provide a better hand grasp.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

In the drawing, 5 designates the body of a conventional electric lantern and 6 the pivots by means of which the body is pivotally mounted with respect to the bail 1. In carrying out the invention, I provide, in the length of the ball I, a tubular container 8, the end portions 9 of which are reduced to' fit within the bail I. The reduction of the, ends of the tubular container provides shoulders l0, against which the ends of the bail snugly abut. Pins or rivets ll tie the parts together and make the tubular container what is, in substance, an integral part of the bail.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, a sleeve l2 embraces the container 8. This sleeve is provided with a cut-out portion 13 which may be turned to registry with a like cut-out portion M of the top of the container 8. When these two portions are aligned, access may be had to the spare bulbs l5. These bulbs are normally held by clips l6. These clips are carried by a bar I! that is secured to the bottom of the container 8. If desired, the bail may be provided with a pin I9 engageable by a notch 20 in the end of sleeve l2 so that the sleeve will be held against accidental turning until moved slidably endwise with respect to the container.

In Fig. 6, the sleeve l2= is like that shown in Fig. 4 except that its external face is of angular formation as indicated at I2 to improve its functioning as a hand grasp. In the circular form of sleeve shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the increased diameter of the hand grasp portion over 3, the external sleeve has been omitted and a hinged door 2| has been provided to close the same. A teat 22 upon the container 8 is adapted to engagea correspondingly shaped notch in the door to provide a friction catch to hold the door closed. A small lip 23 may be engaged by the thumb nail to open the door when access to the bulbs is desired.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but that it includes within its purview whatever changes fairly/come within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim 1. In an electric lantern, the combination with a lantern body, a bail pivoted to said lantern body, a housing included in and constituting a part of the length of said bail, a bulb-receiving and carrying clip within said housing and a closure for said housing, said housing being dimensioned to receive a spare bulb for the lantern.

2. A lantern comprising a body, a bail having its ends pivoted to the sides of said body, a housing of larger diameter than the bail, included in the length of and constituting a part of said bail, means for supporting a spare bulb in said housing, said housing being provided with an opening through which said bulb may be removed and a closure for said opening.

3. A lantern comprising a body, a bail having its ends pivoted to the sides of said body, a housing of larger diameter than the bail, included in the length of and constituting a part of said bail, means for supporting a spare bulb in said housing, said housing being provided with an opening through which said bulb may be removed and a closure for said opening, said closure comprising a sleeve mounted to turn upon the housing and having an opening adapted to be brought into alignment with the opening of the housing by such turning movement.

4. The combination with an electric lantern and its'bail, of a tubular container inserted in the length of and secured to and forming part of said bail, a bulb receiving clip in said container, said container having a space formed in its side wall through which said .bulb may pass, and a closure for said opening.

5. A structure as recited in claim 4 wherein said closure comprises a sleeve mounted to turn upon the container and having an opening adapted to align with the opening of the container.

6. A structure as recited in claim 4:, wherein said closure comprises a sleeve mounted to turn upon the container, said sleeve having an opening in its side wall adapted to alignwith the opening of the container and. said sleeve having its outer face angularly formed substantially throughout its length.

7. The combination with a lantern and its bail, of a tubular container having reduced end portions secured within confronting portions of said bail, a bar secured to said container, said bar carrying a pair of upstanding spring clips adapted to receive spare electric bulbs, said container having a portion of its side wall cut away to such an extent as to permit the removal of the bulbs therethrough and a closure for the open side of said container.

8. A structure as recited in claim '7 wherein the closure comprises a sleeve mounted to turn upon the container and having an opening formed in its Wall.

9. A structure as recited in claim 7 wherein the closure comprises a sleeve mounted to turn upon the container and having an opening formed in its wall, the external face of said sleeve being of angular formation substantially throughout its length.

WXLLJAM M. MOXLEY.

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