US1682918A - Shade holder - Google Patents

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' Sept. 4, 1928.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF I E-' MATTHEW LUCKIESH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO; LEROY C. DOANE, OF MERIDEN, GON- v NECTICUT; AND ARTHUR MILLER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO; SAID DOANE AND SAID MILLER ASSIGNOBS TO THE MILLER COMPANY, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, .A.

CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

SHADE HOLDER.

Application filed November 8, 1926. Serial No. 146,881.

The present invention relates to shade holders, and is more particularly directedto' Ward a shade holder suitable for supportlng shades about electric lamp bulbs.

The present invention contemplates a shade holder made out of asmall number of easily constructed parts which may be readily assembled and which when in position about the lamp will readily supporta were made when the fixtures were originally constructed.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved shade holder which employs resilient spring fingers anchored in a ring and engageable with. a lamp bulb for supporting the ring as well as a shade which may be earned on the ring.

Another object of the invention isto provide a shade holderhaving'a rlng adapted to surround the base or neck of the lamp bulb and carrying wire arms anchored therein and projecting away from the ring toen- 0 gage with the lamp bulb.

The sizes of the parts are preferably so selected that-the ring may passonto the neck of the glass bulb a suflicient distance to be out of the way of the socket. The arms are of the length andshape to clasp thesmaller sized bulbs, such as 25 watt lamps, and draw the ring against the glass. When used with the larger sized lamps, the springs are spread by the tapering vpart of the bulb and force the ring upwardly along the neck of the bulbto bring it about the socket or against the socket cover or other ornamental piece used.v i t The accompanying drawings show, for purposes of illustrating "the invention several of the many possible embodiments in which it may take form, it being understood that thedrawings are illustrative of the invention rather than limiting the same.

In these drawings: v Figure 1 is an elevational View, with parts in section, showing one form of shade holder supporting a shade about a small sized depending lamp bulb; i i

Figure 1 is a similar View showing the shade holder used on a larger sized lamp Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of the shade holder; a b

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the ring of the. shade holder on an enlarged scale; and Figure 4 illustrates a modified form ofshade holder for supporting a shade about an upright lamp bulb.

The use of the shade holder on a dependQ ing lamp bulb is illustrated in Figures 1 and 1. This bulb may be of'widely varying size and style, but the holder to be de scribed is one which will fitmanystyles and sizes of lam p bulbs. Figure 1 shows it applied to a small (25 watt) bulb 10, while Figure '1 shows it applied to a large (60 watt) bulb 10, both ofv conventional outline. "As hereshown, the outer, or shade holding ring 11. may be in the form of atsheet metal stamping having in outwardly directed peripheral flange 12 which supports the upper end 13 ofa shade 14 of glass, parch- -ment, fabric, or other material} This shade holding ring 11 has a shallow inverted recess 15 to receive a locking rmg 16, here shown as being made offire proof insulating materi-al such as asbestos. This ring is of such diameterthat it will permit passing the base or neck ofthe lamp bulb through it. A pair of bent Wire bulb engaging members or fingers 17 are fastened totherin g. 5 The upper ends or feet 18 of these members pass through notches 19 inthe ring 16 and are carried between the ring 16 and the upper inwardly directed flange 20 of the shade holding ring, the fingers are bent to an arcshape so as to lie alongside the wall of the recess 15. Each of the fingers may be made out of a length of spring steel wire. They are curved as indicatedat 21 to pass down about the bulb ofthe lamp and are each provided With a pair of finger tips 22 adapted to engage the glass, the finger tips being interconnected by a curved wire portion 23 to seize the lampbulb and prevent the spreading of the finger tips of the pair. The ring 16 may be held in place by a number of prongs 24 struck out of materi l of ring, 11

and fold ed back against the lower side of shade holding ring.

Shade holders constructed as above described are well suited for supporting shades from depending lamp bulbs. The dimen- .sions of the parts may be so chosenthat the same shade holder may be used on lamp bulbs of widely diflerent sizes. In all cases, the shade will be supported wholly and entirely from the bulb, and will be held close up to the socket or whatever ornamental piec such as a socket cover, as is provided onflie fixture. In mounting shadeholders of this character, the shade and holder are placed in position about'the lamp bulb and then the lamp bulb is screwed into the socket thereby fastening the parts in place.

Figure 4 shows a modified form of shade holder more particularly designed for supporting shades about upright lamps. Here the lamp bulb is indicated at 30 and, instead of using short wire members merely designed to grip the lamp bulb, one here employs long wire members 31 which are adapted to pass up above the top of the lamp bulb. They are shaped to engage the bulb in the samemanner as the fingers of Figure land their upper ends are suitably bent, as indicated at 32, to engage the upper part 33 of a conventional shade 34;. While the wires 31 may be supported from a ring identical with that shown in Figures 1 to 3, inclusive, they are here shownas being carried from a slightly different form of ring. As here shown, the lower ends 35 of the wires 31 are carried underneath a sheet metal locking ring 36 which is fastened into a stamping 37 shaped the same as the shade holder ring 11 of the Figure 1. The locking ring 36 has notches to receive the ends of'the wire members 31,.and is secured in place by being bent back onto the inner flange 38 of the ring 37 as indicated at 39.

It will be understood that the all metal shade holder ring indicated in Figure 4: and the ring shown in Figure 1 are interchangeable and that either form of bulb engaging spring members may be supported from either form of ring.

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions within the scope of the claims, and I wish it to be understood that the particular forms shown are but a few of the many forms. Various modifications and changes being possible, I do not otherwise limit myself in any with respect thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A shade holder cooperative with an incandescent lamp for supporting a shade therefrom, comprising, an outer ring having an inwardly directed flange having an aperture larger than the lamp base, aninner ring carried inside the outer ring, the hole in the inner ring being slightly larger than the lamp base so that the lamp base may be passed through said inner ring, bent wire. supporting members having portions carried between the flange and the inner ring and means for fastening the two rings together, the wire vmembers being capable of ring carried inside the outer ring, the hole in the inner ring being slightly larger than the lamp base so that the lamp base may be passed through said inner ring, bent wire supporting members, said members passing through notches in the periphery of the in ner ring and having arc-shaped end portions between the inner ring and the flange, and means for fastening the rings together, the wire members being capable of being spread by the bulb portion of the lamp.

' 3. A shade holder cooperative with an incandescent lamp for supporting a shade therefrom, comprising, an outer ring having an inwardly directed flange having an aperture larger than the lamp base, an inner ring carried inside the outer ring, the hole in the inner ring being slightly larger than the lamp base so that the lamp base may be passed through said inner ring, a pair of bent wire supporting members, each of said members passing through notches in the periphery of the innerring 'andhaving arcshaped end portions between the inner ring and the flange, the portions of each of said members remote from the rings being in the form of spaced fingers adapted to resiliently gripa lamp bulb, and means for fastening the rings together.

4. A shade holder cooperative with an incandescent lamp for supporting a shade therefrom, comprising, an outer ring having an inwardly directed flange having an aper ture larger than the lamp base, an inner ring carried inside the outer ring, the hole the lamp base so that the lainp'base may be passed through said inner ring, bentwire supporting members, said members passing through notches in the periphery of the inner ring and having arc-shaped endportions between the inner ring and the flange, and means for fastening'the rings together, the wire members being capable of being spread by the bulb portion of the lamp, said outer. ring having an outwardly di rected flange adapted to support a shade.

, in the inner ring being slightly larger than A 5. A shade holder cooperative with an incandescent lamp for supporting a; shade therefrom, comprising, an outer ring having portions between the inner ring and the flange, the portions of each of said members remote from the rlngs being in the form of spaced fingers adapted to resiliently grip a lamp bulb, and means 'for fastening the rings together, said outer ring-having an outwardly directed flange adapted to support a shade.

6. A shade holder, comprising, a pair of thin, flat rings fastenedtogether, one inside the other,'the rings being adapted to receive a lamp base, or neck and permitifastening the lamp base in a lamp socket, bulbengagin sorin fin ers of bent wire for su ortb b C ing the holder from the fingers, the ends of the fingers being carried between the rings.

7. A shade holder, comprising, a shade holding ring, an inner ring mounted therein,

the rings being adapted to receive a lamp base or neckand permit fastening the lamp base in a lamp socket, and bulb engaging spring fingers having feet which are mounted between the rings and'finger portions engageable with various sized bulbs to hold the rings in place about the neck of the bulb and against the body of the bulb.

SPA shade holder comprising two oppositely disposed'bulb engaging spring fingers, each adapted to engage the bulb at widely separated points, the fingers each having arc-shaped feet, a ring having a flange, and a locking ring fastenedto the first ring, the feet being clamped between the rings.

Signed at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, this 13th day of October, 1926.

MATTHEW LUoKI'EsH. Signedat Meriden, in the county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, this 22d day of October, 1926.

LEROYLC. DOANE. Signed at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, this 11th day of October, 1926.

I ARTHUR MILLER.

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