Vehicle signal lantern having shock mounting

Claim 1

A SIGNALLING DEVICE ADAPTED FOR MOUNTING ON VEHICLES AND THE LIKE, AND COMPRISING: (A) A FLEXIBLE STAFF ADAPTED FOR MOUNTING TO THE VEHICLE AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY TO MOUNT A LIGHT SIGNAL HOUSING AT THE UPPER END THEREOF; (B) A FLEXIBLE MOUNTING MEMBER HAVING A NECK ADAPTED TO FIT OVER THE UPPER END OF SAID STAFF AND INCLUDING A GRIPPING CONNECTION ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A PART OF SAID STAFF; (C) A FLEXIBLE BOS PORTION OF SAID MOUNTING MEMBER WHICH IS SPACED FROM THE MAIN BODY OF THE MOUNTING MEMBER BY A CIRCULAR GROOVE; (D) A SOCKET SLEEVE ADAPTED TO FIT OVER THE BOSS AND SNAP WITHIN THE GROOVE WHICH EXTENDS WITHIN THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID LIGHT HOUSING; (E) A LAMP FOR FITTING WITHIN SAID SOCKET SLEEVE AND PROPORTIONED TO FIT BETWEEN THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID LIGHT HOUSING AND BEING ENERGIZED TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION; AND (F) TWO SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT LENSES WHICH FIT OVER THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID LIGHT HOUSING TO ENCLOSE THE SPACE WHEREIN SAID LAMP IS MOUNTED.