US1029385A - Globe-holder. - Google Patents

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J. E. MARTIN.

GLOBE HOLDER.

4APPLIAIION FILED JAN.20, 1912.

1,029,385., v Patented June 11, 1912.

To all whom 'it may concern:

y Holders, of which the following is a specifione side with a'short slot 6 'i I Within the collar is .siding at 'son andState ',shade supports and the like of the construction lforming the Vbein 'to .15. g.

JOSEPH E. ,MARTIN, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE BRYANT ELECTRIC COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A. CORIORATION 0F CONNECTICUT.

GLOBE-HOLDER.'

Specication of Letters Patent.

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' 'ppntion mea January 2o, 1912. serial No. 672,296.

' resilient wire coil 9, which `midway of its Be' it known that' I, JOSEPH E. MARTIN, a length has a fold 10 forming an outwardly citizen of the United States of America, reprojecting arm entering and guided by the Kansas City, in the county of Jaclxslot 6 in the collar. The 4overlapping ends of Missouri, have invented cer-A of the coil 9 are provided with folds 13 pro- Improverents in lobejecting outwardly through the slots and forming handles which may be grasped by and drawn towar tain new and useful Patented J une 11 1912.

cation. the fingers of the hand My invention relates to globe holders or each other to expand the coil 9 from the for gas and electric lamps normal shade-holding position shown in Fig. 2 to the position Fig. 3, for the removal or insertion of the neck of the shade.

The ends of the wire coil beyond the folds 13 are continued outwardly at 14, and then doubled back at 15 ltoform converging outer faces which lind bearings against the inner face of the collar, substantially throughout their lengths, in the shade-holding position, Fig. 2, and in this Way aid' in centralizing and steadying the coil.

I claim as my invention-- The combination of the slotted collar of a shade holder or globe support with a resilient Vcoil having overlapping` ends with bends forming handles guided in slots in the collar, the said ends being continued outwardly bevond said bends and then bent faces to bear against substantially as subject of my reissued patent November 28, 1911, No. 13,324, the object 'of my invention make the globe-holding coil stronger and firmer in use.

ln the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a vertical sectionon the line 1-1, Fig. 2, of. an electric lam shade holder embodying my invention; Fig.` 2 is a' sectional plan on the line 2-2, Fig. 1; showing the coil in its normal closed position; Fig.' 3 is a similar view showing the coil opened out for the insertion or, removal of the shade. L In the drafwing I have shown my invention as applied to that form of' shade holder which is particularly adapted for use on an electric lamp socket, a ScreWthreaded part S, Fig. 1, being shown as a part of the means of connection with the socket, but my invention is', equally ap licable to shade holders or globe supports or gas lamps and the like. The collar A of the holder is provided on and on the other side with longitudinal slots 7 and 8, which latter two slots are on opposite sides of apoint diametrically opposite the slot 6.

the shade-holding I have signed my in the presence lof Witnesses y H. C. RODGERS, FRANK R. GLOBE.

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