US 12,031,698 B1
Pole mounted lantern
Chris Nelson, Provo, UT (US); and Richard Smith, Spanish Fork, UT (US)
Assigned to Devos, LLC, Springville, UT (US)
Filed by Devos, LLC, Springville, UT (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/434,513.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/443,844, filed on Feb. 7, 2023.
Int. Cl. F21V 15/01 (2006.01); F21V 21/06 (2006.01); F21V 21/22 (2006.01); F21V 31/00 (2006.01); F21W 131/10 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21V 15/01 (2013.01) [F21V 21/06 (2013.01); F21V 21/22 (2013.01); F21V 31/005 (2013.01); F21W 2131/10 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pole mounted lantern, comprising:
a) a vertical pole;
b) a lantern housing mounted on a top of the vertical pole, the lantern housing having a bottom with a bore to receive the pole and a top;
c) a slot extending through the lantern housing;
d) a circuit board located at least partially in the lantern housing;
e) light emitting diodes (LEDs) carried by the circuit board and located inside of the lantern housing;
f) a lens associated with the lantern housing and circumscribing the LEDs, the lens being at least light translucent; and
g) the circuit board having a portion extending to the slot and exposed to an exterior of the lantern housing and ambient conditions outside of the lantern housing, and configured to conduct heat from the LEDs inside the lantern housing and out of the lantern housing through the slot.