Patent ID: 6789924
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: F21L,F21V

Abstract:
A swivel lantern, comprising:a lamp head, a handle, a swivel joint rotatably connecting said handle with said lamp head; and a locking means releasably locking said handle selectively in a pistol type handle position or transversal type handle position with respect to said lamp head, wherein in said pistol type handle position, said handle is sidewardly and radially extended from said lamp head, and in said transversal type handle position, said handle is sidewardly extended in parallel with an axis of said lamp head, wherein said locking means comprises: a locking disc, a locking latch transversally supported by a supporting means of said swivel joint, and a resilient element normally retaining said locking latch at a locking position to normally retain said locking latch to engage with said locking disc so as to lock up said handle in said pistol type handle position or said transversal type handle position, wherein an engagement relationship between said locking latch and said locking disc is arranged to be temporarily releasable for rotating said handle from said pistol type handle position to said transversal type handle or vice verse, wherein after adjustment, said locking latch is automatically engaged with said locking disc again by means of said resilient element.