Lantern

Claim 1

In an electrical lantern of the type having a casing which is constructed and arranged to house an electrical power source and a light source and wherein the power source and light source are electrically connected and disconnected through manually operable switch means, the improvement comprising: the casing having an integrally formed frustoconical projection intermediate the ends of the casing which projects radially outwardly from the surface of the casing, the projection having a central opening therein and a groove therein adjacent to the surface of the casing, the switch means of the lantern being disposed within the central opening of the projection and extending therethrough, and a cantilevered handle mounted on the projection, the cantilevered handle comprising: a. a first portion received in the groove of the projection and clamping the handle to the projection with sufficient frictional force to permit relative swivelling movement between the handle and the casing whereby the handle may be moved to any of a plurality of adjusted positions and the positions will be maintained without further aid of the user; b. an intermediate portion having a longitudinal axis lying in a plane disposed in spaced relation to the casing and adapted to be gripped by a user of the lantern, and c. a foot portion extending from the intermediate portion and lying in a plane disposed substantially at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the intermediate portion.