Patent ID: 6929379

Claim:
A lantern comprising: a case having a plurality of walls defining a case interior, the plurality of walls including opposing front and rear walls; a lighting port formed through the front wall; a faceplate assembly disposed in the case interior comprising a substantially planar, light-transmitting faceplate and an elastomeric faceplate seal, the faceplate having a forward faceplate surface, a rearward faceplate surface and a circumference and being sized and configured to cover and close the lighting port from the case interior, the elastomeric faceplate seal being disposed adjacent the circumference of the faceplate, wherein the faceplate assembly is disposed in substantial registration with the lighting port so that the faceplate assembly engages an internal portion of the front wall surrounding the lighting port; an illuminator assembly comprising a mounting plate with at least one LED attached thereto, the illuminator assembly being disposed in the case interior so that the at least one LED is in contact with the rearward faceplate surface; and a bracing arrangement disposed intermediate the illuminator assembly and the rear wall, the bracing arrangement being in contact with the illuminator assembly and being configured to restrict rearward movement of the illuminator assembly and the faceplate assembly.