A lantern construction - Patent 1617138

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EP 1 617 138 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	14.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/24

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	18.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/03

(21)	Application number: 05021585.4

(22)	Date of filing: 23.06.2000

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F21V 21/40^(2006.01)

F21L 4/04^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

25.06.1999 AU PQ121499
06.07.1999 AU PQ144299

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	00940016.9 / 1196718

(71)	Applicant: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY
	St. Louis Missouri 63164 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Dalton, David, Richard Turramurra New South Wales 2074 (AU) Brown, John Robert Mosman New South Wales 2088 (AU)

(74)	Representative: Cohausz & Florack
	Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bleichstrasse 14 40211 Düsseldorf 40211 Düsseldorf (DE)

(54)	A lantern construction

(57) The present invention provides a lantern having a light housing which allows a 360 DEG radiation of light, said light housing including a light source and being pivotally connected to a lantern body by a rotational means, said body being of a generally rectangular construction having said rotational means off-set from a longitudinal axis of said body, said lighting housing being able to rotate so as to cross said longitudinal axis of said body.

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