Portable light holder for camper{3 s gas lamp

Claim 2

Light support structure for a camp light or the like comprising a shaft, means at one end of the shaft for supporting the shaft on the ground in an upright position and means at the other end of the shaft for resiliently supporting a light including a bail having a circular opening therein, means securing the bail to the top of the shaft comprising a cylindrical member adapted to receive the other end of the shaft, a bolt extending through the cylindrical member and the circular opening in the bail having a head within the shaft, resilient means operable between the head of the bolt and the cylindrical member, a nut threaded on the other end of the bolt abutting the bail, a hook secured to the bail for supporting the light and resilient means secured to the bail and the light for resiliently holding the bottom of the light.

Claim 3

Structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein the means for supporting the shaft in an upright position includes a substantially flat plate, a cylindrical member secured to the plate for receiving the one end of the shaft, aligned openings extending tHrough the plate and cylindrical member, an elongated small diameter member having one sharp end the other end of which is threaded and extends through the openings in the plate and cylindrical member at right angles to the plate, abutment means positioned between the pointed end of the elongated member and the plate, resilient means operable between the abutment means and the plate and means threaded over the threaded end of the elongated member for securing the elongated member to the cylindrical member and plate and biasing the resilient means.

Claim 4

Structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein the means for supporting the shaft in an upright position includes a grid, hooks for extending into the ground and over the grid to hold the grid in a fixed position on the ground, a plate secured to the grid, a cylindrical member secured to the plate and extending perpendicularly to the grid for receiving one end of the shaft, aligned openings extending through the cylindrical member and plate, a pair of aligned openings extending transversely through said shaft, a clamping member extending through the pair of aligned openings through said shaft having a threaded portion within the shaft and a bolt extending through the openings through the cylindrical member and plate threadedly engaging the clamping member.

Claim 5

Structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein the resilient means comprises an elastic band extending between the sides of the bail and secured thereto having a snap adjacent one end thereof and a second elastic band secured to the first elastic band adjacent the other end thereof and having a snap at the other end thereof engageable with the snap on the one end of the first elastic band adapted to fir around the bottom of the light hung from the hook and secure the light between the elastic bands when the snaps are engaged.

Claim 6

Structure as set forth in claim 1 and further including means secured to the means for supporting the light for reflecting the light in a predetermined direction.

Claim 7

Structure as set forth in claim 5 wherein the means for reflecting the light comprises a substantially flat polished sheet of reflecting material which is resilient and bent in the form of an arc and means at the ends of the reflecting sheet for securing the reflecting sheet to the means for supporting the light.

Claim 8

Structure as set forth in claim 6 wherein the means for supporting the light includes a bail and the means for securing the reflecting sheet to the bail comprises a substantially flat band having a pair of openings therethrough, a second band having a pair of openings therethrough one end of which is arcuate and fits around the bail, means extending between one of the openings in each of the bands for gripping the bail between the first band and the arcuate end of the second band, an opening through one end of the reflecting sheet and means extending between the other openings in the bands and through the opening in the reflecting sheet for releasably securing the one end of the reflecting sheet in any desired pivotal position with respect to the bands.

Claim 9

Structure as set forth in claim 6 wherein the means for supporting the light includes a bail, and the means for securing the reflecting sheet to the light supporting means comprises a first flat band, a second band having means at one end thereof for holding the bail therebetween and urging the bail against one end of the other band, openings through the opposite ends of the bands, an opening in the end of the reflecting sheet aligned with the openings in the other ends of the bands, a spacer positioned between the other ends of the bands also having an aligned opening therethrough, bolt means extending between the aligned openings for releasably securing the end of the reflecting sheet in any pivotal position with respect to the bands and spring means secured to the other end of the second band by the bolt means and urging the one end of the second band toward the one end of the first band.

Claim 10

Light suppOrt structure for a camp light or the like comprising a telescoping shaft including two tubular members, one of which is adapted to fit within the other, and means for securing the two tubular members in different relative axial positions with respect to each other, a bail, means for releasably securing the bail to one end of the telescoping shaft said means for releasably securing being secured to the bail and the one end of the telescoping shaft, means carried by the bail for supporting a camp light from the bail, a base for supporting the light support structure on the ground, and means for releasably securing the base to the other end of the shaft said last mentioned means being connected to the base and the other end of the shaft.

Claim 11

Light suppOrt structure for a camp light or the like comprising a telescoping shaft including two tubular members, one of which is adapted to fit within the other, and means for securing the two tubular members in different relative axial positions with respect to each other, a bail, means for releasably securing the bail to one end of the telescoping shaft said means for releasably securing being secured to the bail and the one end of the telescoping shaft, means carried by the bail for supporting a camp light from the bail, a base for supporting the light support structure on the ground, and means for releasably securing the base to the other end of the shaft said last mentioned means being connected to the base and the other end of the shaft.

Claim 12

Structure as set forth in claim 9, and further including a reflector adjustably secured to the bail for reflecting light from a camp light supported by the bail.

Claim 13

Structure as set forth in claim 9 and further including means secured to the bail for securing a camp light supported by the bail from the means carried by the bail for supporting a camp light from movement relative to the bail due to wind or the like.