Patent ID: 7066621

Claim:
A dual-beam lantern-flashlight capable of emitting two light beams, comprising: an elongated flashlight body comprising a front end and a rear end; a headlamp mounted on said front end of said body and disposed to emit a beam of light in a forward direction from said front end; a lantern body coupled to said flashlight body, said lantern body having a bottom end; and a lantern lamp mounted in said bottom end of said lantern body and disposed to emit a beam of light generally downwardly and normally relative to the beam of light emitted by said headlamp, wherein said headlamp and lantern lamp when in use together create a single large area of continuous light around the feet and forward of the user, said beams of light emitted by said headlamp and lantern lamp defining an area of overlap by which said beams blend generally seamlessly together, wherein said flashlight body is slidably coupled to said lantern body for movement of said flashlight body between a raised and lowered position relative to said lantern body; and wherein said lantern body has a pair of spaced apart, upstanding arms having downwardly extending channels formed therein and wherein said flashlight body has a pair of spaced apart, downwardly extending flanges slidably received in said channels to allow movement of said flashlight body between a raised and lowered position relative to said lantern body.