Hand lantern construction

Claim 1

A HAND LANTERN COMPRISING A DRY CELL BATTERY AND A LAMP ASSEMBLY, SAID BATTERY BEING HOUSED IN A CLOSED CONTAINER HAVING AN UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY INCLINED FLANGE EXTENDING ABOUT THE UPPER PERIPHERAL EDGE THEREOF, SAID CONTAINER HAVING A BATTERY TERMINAL MEANS IN FIXED POSITION ON THE TOP THEREOF; SAID LAMP ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER MOUNTING A LIGHT AND HAVING A TOP WALL FORMED WITH A DOWNWARD SKIRT DEPENDING ABOUT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF AND HAVING LAMP ASSEMBLY ELECTRIC CONTACT MEANS IN FIXED POSITION ON THE UNDERSIDE THEREOF; CLAMPING MEANS DISPOSED UNDER SAID BASE MEMBER WITHIN SAID SKIRT, SAID CLAMPING MEANS COMPRISING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED CLAMPING PLATE, SAID CLAMPING PLATE HAVING A DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY INCLINED DEPENDENT FLANGE, SAID CLAMPING PLATE FLANGE HAVING AN ANGLE OF INCLINATION COMPLEMENTARY WITH THE ANGLE OF INCLINATION OF SAID BATTERY CONTAINER FLANGE; MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID CLAMPING PLATE TOWARD SAID SKIRT; SAID LAMP ASSEMBLY BEING SUPERPOSED UPON SAID BATTERY CONTAINER WITH THE DEPENDING SKIRT OF ITS BASE MEMBER SURROUNDING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SIDE WALL OF SAID BATTERY CONTAINER, SAID CLAMPING PLATE FLANGE CLAMPINGLY ENGAGING SAID BATTERY CONTAINER FLANGE AND SAID LAMP ASSEMBLY ELECTRIC CONTACT MEANS BEING IN MUTUAL ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BATTERY TERMINAL MEANS WHEREBY THE BATTERY AND THE LAMP ASSEMBLY COOPERATE AS IN INTEGRAL MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL UNIT.