US1044063A - Ceiling attachment. - Google Patents

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H. LEIK.

0121mm} ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APRJS, 1912.

1,044,063.v Patented Nov. 12, 1912;

A? l a WITNESSES: I/WEN 70R 2O plastering of a room.

UNITED STATES "PATENT oFFIoE.

HENRY LEIK, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,

CEILING ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 13,

T 0 all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, .l-lnxnr LEIK. a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of ashing ton, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ceiling .-\ttaclnucnts, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in accessories to electric-light chandeliers; and its object is the provision of means whereby the chandeliers are enabled to be more durably and rigidly secured to the ceiling frame of a room. Y The practice, hitherto, has been to secure a chandelier of this type against the ceiling plaster through the agency of screws which extend through the plaster into a bridge or piece of wood which is introduced between the ceiling joists prior to the lathing and Under such conditiors the laths usuallyextend across said bridge and being juxtaposed therewith, the mortancannot be forced through the interstices between the laths to-lock over the inner edges of the latter and consequently 'the plaster below the bridge is less securely held and 1s more liable to be broken when a chandelier is secured thereto, or subsequently, should any vibratory motion occur to the chandelier. 1

To overcome the above mentioned obj ctions, I have devised a means whereby the plaster about the place where a light fixture is to be hung is rendered more secure and allowing the fixture to be fastened directly to the referred to bridge instead of against an interposed body of plaster. To which ends the invention consists in providing a frameadapted to be secured to the wood structure of a ceiling to serve as an abutment against which the plastering is laid and exposing .intefiorly the wood to which the light fixture is to be connected.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which a Figure 1 is an underside plan view; and Fig. 2 shows the same in vertical transverse section applied to a ceiling, together with a portion of a chandelier.

The reference numeral 5 designates a bridge of wood rigidly secured to and extending between ceiling joists 'i, and is provided with a hole or holes 7 through which extend electric light wires 8. Secured to I said joists and the bridge are laths 9 which, in this instance, terminate. at a distance from said holes to provide a space between the laths for the frame 10 which constitutes the present invention. As illustrated, said frame consists of an annular plate and having a conoidal shape in vertical. section so as to provide a flaring wall having its greater vided with apertured ears 11 to accommothe bridge 5 as indicated in F ig. 2. The depth of the frame is desirably equal to'the combined thickness of the laths and plaster 'and. consequently, when the plaster 13 is applied the underside of the latter will be in a plane with the underside of the frame, and the frame may accordingly be utilized for gaging the plaster. By reason of the -:t 'ame being constructed with flaring shape it serves to support the plaster which abuts thereagainst.

14 represents the chandelier to which is secured the pendent tric light fixtures. Said hanger member is provided with branches 14 which are secured against the underside of the bridge 5 .by means of S(.1'0\ s extending through holes ltiprovided in said branches.

17 represents an ornamental attachment for the member 15 as commonly employed with chandeliers to improve their appearance and likewise to cover the connections between the same and the ceiling. y

18 indicates the light wires extending through the chandelier member 15 and are connected with the ends of the aforesaid wires 8.

The frame 10 is utilized by securing it directly to the bridge 5 by screws, as explained. The lathing and plastering are then applied, facing the latter, or at least the scratch coat thereof, to be flush with the under edge of the fran'ie.

The chandelier is then secured directly to said bridge and not. against the plaster, as heretofore. I

What, I claim, is

A device of the class described comprising an annular plate of a truncated conoidal form which is open at the top and bottom and adapted to be secured to the frame work of a ceiling and arranged to contact diameter at its bottom. Said frame is prodate screws, as 12, whereby it is secured to hanger member of a.

tubular member 15, as custtnnary with elecand furnish a support for the plastering therdff'fifid provide 'an openiifg"ifi""th plaster whereb a fixture may be secured to said framewor said plate having a, depth equal to the thickness of the laths and plaster of the ceiling, three radial inwardlyprojeoting perforated ears carried by said plate; and hold-fast devices pro eoting Signed at April, 1912 Witnesses PIERRE BARNES,

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the 'Washmgton, D. 0.

through the perforations of said plate and extending into said frame-work.

Seattle Wash, this 4th day of HENRY LEIK;

HORACE BARNES.

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