US1029298A

US1029298A - Globe and shade holder.

Info

Publication number: US1029298A
Application number: US68397612A
Authority: US
Inventors: William C Homan
Original assignee: Edward Miller & Co
Current assignee: Edward Miller & Co
Priority date: 1912-03-15
Filing date: 1912-03-15
Publication date: 1912-06-11
Anticipated expiration: 1929-06-11

Description

W. 0, 110mm. GLOBE AND SHADE EOLDER. APEPLIOATION FILED MAB-15,1912.

Paigentedjune 11, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM 0. HUMAN, or MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR 'ro EDWARD MILLER &

COMPANY, or MERrnEmcoNNEc'rIcUr, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT. I

' aroma AND SHADE HOLDER.

messes.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WrLmAM G. HOMAN, a citizen of the United'States, residing at Meriden, county 'of -New Haven, State of SGonnecticut, have invented' certain new and mainbodyQis a depending annularfiangesuitable form and which is useful Improvements in Globe and Shade Ho1ders, of which; the following is a full, I clear, and exact description.

My invention relates'to an improved shade,

and globe holder particularly useful. in connection with s'o-called invertedincandescent- 'rnantle burners;

The object of the invention is tov provide a simple and effective globe holding device whichma'y. be cheaply produced and easily operated.

. In the drawings Figure 1 is :1 view of the underside of the-burner tube .with the globe support attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same parts with the globe in place. Figs. 3 and'e are detail views.

fl represents the supporting fixture or burner tube carrying the globe holder. The globejholder comprises the main body portion2, which is attached to the fixture 1 in any :suitable manner. At the'edge of the 3, having preferably an internally channeled portion extending entirely aroundthe 4: represents a globe which may be of any provided with the fi;;.-.,:;ed neck 5. v

The holding device comprises a one-piece 535 spring wire which is of peculiar form. As

shown, the wire is bent in the'middle to provide ail-shaped portion 6,'which projects through a slot 7 in the flange 3, said slothavinga central restricted'portion or hourglass contraction'to hold the wire in place. trojecting in opposite directions from the U shaped part of the wire retainer'are arms 8 9, each of which is of greater length than a semi-circle, so that the two ends of the wire will overlap. The extreme ends of the wire are oflset, as shown, to provide operating handles l011.

12 is a slot in the flange 3 opposite to the slot 7 having the hourglass contraction. The slot 12 is widest at its middle portion, the two ends being slightly out of line, as shown. By this form, the two handle ends 10-11 of the globe gripping wire may be pressed together by the thumb and torefinger, so that the two sides 89 will be I Specification Letters Patent. Patented June 11, 1912, Application filed March 5, 1912. Seria1No. 683,976.

expanded laterally into the channel around the inner. side of the flange 3, thus affording sufficient clearness topermit the flange 5 of the globe to be inserted to a position above theside arms 8-9. (When the handle ends '1011 are released; the wire holder contracts, bringing the side arms 8-9 into gripping cont-act with the globe 4 beneath the flange 5, so as to securely'hold thelatter inserted or passed I through the .slot 12.

When fully assembled, the wire retainer is held in place by the contracted edges of the hour-glass passage 7, while the ring is supported at-opposi'te sides by that part of the flange 3 which constitutes the lower edge of each of the slots. The hour glass passage 7 serves to hold the} ring in place "and yetpermits it to move or yield slightly so that it may be drawn inwardly by the spring in the metal so as to embrace the globe entirely around instead of at isolated points.

What I claim is:

1. In a shade or globeholder, an annular flange, a ring-like wire shade retaining element having a U shaped projection adjacent its middle portion, a slot formed in said an nular flange through which said projection is adapted to extend, said slot being'provided with a central restricted portion adapted to be positioned to retain said projection in engagement with said flange, said ring-like element having its ends-offset to form operating handles, and a second and elongatedslot formed in said annularflange through which said handles pass to the outsideof the flange.

2. In a shade or globe holder, an annular flange, a ring-like wire shade retaining element having a U shaped projection adjacentits middle portion, a slot formed in said annular flange through which said projection is adapted to extend, said slot being providedwith. a central restricted portion adapted to be positioned to retain said pro- 1eCti0n in'eng'agementwith'said flange, saidtral portion and narrowed filsetend porring-like element having its .ends overlaptions.

ping and ofis'et to form operating handles, I I I 4 I and a second and elongated slot formed in J WILLIAM HOMAN' 5 said annular flange through which said him- Witnessw:

dies pass to the outside of the flange, said CHARLES E. HUMAN,

second slothaving a laterally enlarged cen- ALFRED Dmqnor.