US1005902A

US1005902A - Electric drop-light.

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Publication number: US1005902A
Application number: US59971210A
Authority: US
Inventors: Daniel H Taylor
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1910-12-28
Filing date: 1910-12-28
Publication date: 1911-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 1928-10-17

Description

D. H. TAYLOR.

ELECTRIC DROP LIGHT. APPLIGATmN FILED DBO. 2s, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Home? ls Y Patented aan. 17,1911,

D. H. TAYLOR. ELECTRIC DROP LIGHT. APPLICATION FILED DBvo.2e,191o.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Suva-nto@ irren srariis riiiinirr o eine DANIEL H. TAYLOR, OF PALISABES, COLORAD ELEQTRIC neer-LIGHT.

l which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to electric drop lights of thatl type in 'which a cord conductor is Wound on a spool or take-up device siniilar to an ordinary shade roller.' so that the lamp can`be raised or lowered to any desired point.

The-invention has `for one of its objects to improve and simplify the construetion and operation oi" devices of this character so as to he comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, reliable and etlicient in use,'

and readilyY manipulated. y

Another object of the invention is the provision of an electric drop .light having an attacliiiient wherebyv the light ran be supported on a desk or table. i

Another objectv of the invention is 'to provide4 a lamp stand which. vvlyfn not iii use. is attached to the casing of the` device so that the lanip can freely lii'xii'g, and which. ivlien desired for use, can be reinoved troni the casing and the lainp applied thereto for supi'iorting the light on a desk or table.

With these objects in vievv and. others, as will appear as the description proceeds.l the invention comprises the varions novel 'fea turcs of construction and arrangement of parts which-Will be iiiore tullv described hereinafter and set. forth vvitli particularit-r in the clainis appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, vvliicli illustrate certain embodiments oi' the invention, Figure l is a side rien' o? the device showing its use as adrop'liglit. Figli a view showing the device in use as a desk light. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the take-up or winding nieclianisni.- Fig. 4 is a sectional vievv on line 4-'l, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail vieiv on line w, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of the lamp-sup; porting ineans when the device is used as a desk light.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughoutv .the views.

Referring to the drawings1 l designates a ,casing which inay loe attachedto the ceiling,

chandelier or other support, and at the hot'- :toni of this casing is an opening 2 through speiiiation f Leiters Patent.

tends lor supplying cA cent .lamp 4;. ln tlieca. n fixed shaft 5 on ivli' there being a coiled spring spectivelv to the shaft an cause the cord 3 tovv shaft. is provided ivitli ar '-,cl A i which engap e'pavvls 9?s .oel sti t at the cord can be unweit' liieldl 'itt desired point so as tosul ioi't-th'el'anip* the position required.'3 Htli ljiat'tiisara1 disk 9 having iiietal {'i .i c ntaotf'rings 10 and 'll to which tlieservicfeivifres'- l2 la'i'idf 13 respectivelv coniiectedF-and."tlict-nfo. s

Wires of'the cord condi rleadtohiiushes or equivalent device. l .t nd :15. which'ride,4 respectively. onthoi orcoiitacts 110 and ll. These details ai'eoi' coiiinioii eonstrc-z tion and no claini ina-ffletlieretor.` o

rIlle socket lo iii tvliicli the lat-nipv screwed carries a cageoifpirotecting '1T niadein tn'opai't"`liiii1 so that the parts iv b ewoveri-tlieflanip globe for ijii'otecting Alien 'this snspeiidod ireeassh i. parts of the cage roi uaidicaii pen position by nieans of a spring 19.

Adapted -for use iii connection with the laiiip a table or 'desk stand Q0 of any approved construction, the one shown consist-- ing of telescoping sections (i, 7) and o, so that the height. ot' the stand can be varied. ii this stand is a socket or holder 2l for receiving the lmnp socket. and -this holder is connected bj.' a hinge joint Wit-h the top of the stand so that the rays of light, can be thrown in an;T direction, and on .the holder is a reflector The lamp cord passes through the holder so that the latter, together vvitli `the stand, can be supported on the casing l when. the lanip is to be used as sliovvn in Fig. l. The holder 22 has spring ineiiibeis or equivalent devices which snap over the bead 25 forined on the flaring iiiouth 2G at the opening 2 of the casing l. Then it is desired to support the lamp b v the stand, the inenibers 24 are re-v leased troni the casing and the lamp fastened to the holder. The stand and lanip are now pulled downwardlyv so that the lstand can be rested on atable or desk and .in this n'ianuei the light can bepositioiied ataiiv desired point not obtainable by suspending the lamp, as slioivn in Fig. l.

Fi'oin thc foregoing description, taken `in Vao connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the'4 method of operation will be readily apparent to4 those skilled in the art to which the invent-ion appertains, and'tvlhile I have described-the principle of operation of the invention, together With-the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have' it understood that thel device shown is-merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are Within the scope of the claims appended hereto. A

Having thus described the invention, what I. claim as new, is Y' 1. A device of the class-described comprising a fixed structure having an opening, a-cord conductor leading out of the opening and freely slidable therethrough, and a takeup device in the struct-ure for'vvinding the -cord conductor, in combination with a stand having a socket or holder in which a lamp bulb can be secured and provided with an opening through which the conductor freely passes, and means on the stand for detachable engagement With the said structure when the lamp isto be suspended bythe conductor.

2. The combination of a casing having an opening, a cord conductor passing out of the opening, a stand detachably connected With the casing, a lamp on the conductor, and means on the stand for detachably connecting the lamp to the stand.y

. engagement 3. The combination of a casing having an opening, a cord conductor passing out of the opening, a stand detachably connected With the casing, a lamp on the conductor, a holder on the stand through which the cord conductor passes and to which the lamp is applied, and means on the holder for detachable engagement with the said casing.

4. The combination of a casing having an opening, a cord conductor passing out of the opening, a stand detachably connected With the casing, a lamp on the conductor, a holder on the stand through which the cord conductorpasses and to which the lamp is applied, means on the 4holder for detachable engagement with the said casing, and a reflector mounted on the holder.

5. The combination of a casing having an opening, a cord conductor passing out of the opening, a stand detachably connected with the casing, a lamp 0n the conductor, a holder on the stand through which the cord conductor passes and to 'which the lamp is applied, means on the holder :tor detachable l with the said casing, `a reflector ounted on the holder, and a guard attached to the lamp for protecting. the same When hanging independently of the stand.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence. of two Witnesses.

DANIEL I-I. TAYLOR. y

Witnesses.:

J. M. SHARE, Y L. B. Donn.