LANTERN WITH ADJUSTABLE REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY

• Main Author: PETTERSON, TOR H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 29.08.1989
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: BLASTING; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF; HEATING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21Sand F21V, RELATING TO THEFORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THELIGHT EMITTED; LIGHTING; LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE ORSPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; WEAPONS

A lantern having an adjustable reflector assembly that permits convenient selection of the angular extent of the projected light, ranging between a 360 degree pattern and a predetermined smaller pattern, e.q., 180 degrees. The lantern includes a pair of light sources and the reflector assembly includes a pair of fixed reflectors and a pair of pivotal reflectors, located generally between the two light sources. A reciprocable actuator controllably pivots the pivotal reflectors between a retracted position, in which they are aligned with the fixed reflectors and a 360 degree projection pattern is produced, and an extended position, in which the pivotal reflectors are located alongside the fixed reflectors and the predetermined smaller projection pattern is provided.