US1077751A - Electric-incandescent-lamp carrier. - Google Patents

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ELE@TRIS-INGNDESCENTAAMP GARREER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. e, 1913.

Application filed 19, i913. Serial No. 755,461.

To all 107mm t may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT PRIBNOW, citizen of the United States, residing at lv'" llen, in the M1' *y oi r land and State `ldlisconsin ha ew and useful Electrio Carrier, of which the fell tation.

The presen* e ins te a carrier or holder 'for n yelectc lamps and :iii-'ns toi ovide a novel and improved article of *bis it in ene obj ci the eres-ent invention to provide a car er or holding or contain ing an incandesc 'f' limp in order that the lamp may be efeiy transported without daA of breakage, and without the liability of the lamp be' gj `.dsl-edged.

Another obje@u t tl present invention is to provide carrier or holder of the character indicated which may accommodate various styles et bulbs globes with equal -riety and success.

A,irther ebiect el" the present invention is to provide a carrier or holder or the na.- ture indicated, embodying a longitudinally corrugated tube or casing adapted to snugly receive the globe or bulb of the lamp, in connection with a novel and improved ment ber secured within tbe tube or casing for the reception of the plug or screw end of the lamp so that the plug or screw end of the lamp may be maintained in position during transport.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

rlhe invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a plan View of the blank Jfrom which the plug-holding member is formed. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section or' the carrier or holder constructed in accordance with the present invention, and disclosing one form of lamp held thereby. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line SFS of Fig. 2, the lamp being removed. Fig. 4 is a. longitudinal section of the carrier or holder taken at right angles to the plane of section of F ig. Q, and showing another form of lamp or bulb held by the carrier.

In carrying out the invention, reference being had in detail to the drawing, there is provided a longitu inally corrugated tube or casing 5, the walls of which are adapted to yield. so as to snugly receive the bulb or globe of the lamp, so that the globe or bulb may be protected mn brcelrare in handling cr transport. ll d of the tube or casing 5, there is secured a member for embracing or engaging the plug or screw end of the l p, this mem ier embodying a blank 6 having the opposite reduced end tabs 'i'. The blank 6 lits diametrically wf Ain one end ot' the tube or casing with the tabs 7 outturned and lying the opposite walls oi the casino; The blank S is hexagonal in contour, or has its intermediate portion enlarged with the tabs T orming nsions on opposite sides. The blank '3 is provided with a central opening 8 slightly smaller in diameter than the diameter oi"- the L g' or screw end of the lamp, and series or short radial slits or cuts 9 are formed in the blank (i around the opening 8 so as to provide a series or plurality of laterally tlexible lips 10. The blank 6 is preferably fashioned from heavy paper or cardboard, although other materials may be employed with equal effect. The side edges of the flexible member 6 are spaced from the respective walls of the tube to permit the said walls and said member to vibrate with respect to each other in various directions. The tabs 7 may be secured to the walls of tue casing or tube 5 in any desirable manner, as by means of staples or clips ll engaging through the tabs 7 and casing, although an adhesive or other means may be employed.

lt is evidentfrom the forego-ing that the casing 5 admits of the ready insertion of the lamp, and holds the globe or bulb in such a manner as to protect it from breakage in the handling or transportation of the lamp. In inserting the lamp, the plug or screw end is inserted into the end of the casing opposite the end containing the plug embracing member, and the lamp is then slid inwardly so as to force the plug through the opening 8. The plug of the lamp being forced through the opening 8, will cause the lips 10 to leX outwardly, it being noted that the opening 8 is smaller in diameter than the plug, so that the lips 10 will engage the thread convolutions of the plug and Will in this manner retain the plug against longitudinal and lateral movements.

It will be noted that although the lamp is held against displacement Within the carrier or holder, the lamp may yield slightly in various directions, as the holder or carrier is shaken about. The present carrier is also adapted to receive various styles of lamps, such as a lamp embodying an elongated bulb as depicted in Fig. 2, and such as a lamp embodying the globe or short bulb as depicted in Fig. 4. In each case, the globes or bulbs are held effectively in position so as to assure against breakage and displacement. 'Ihe lamp Will thus be prevented from falling or slipping out of the casing 5 as the same is handled, although the lamp may be forcibly dislodged or removed Without difficulty and Without any injurious eiect to the filament.

The present holder or carrier is comparatively ineXpensive and simple, and is sufficiently so that it may be discarded after once being used, although the holder or carrier may be employed repeatedly, if desired. The present carrier or holder also permits the lamps to be compactly packed Within a carton, shipping box or other container.

The lateral resiliency of the casing 5 will permit the bulb or globe to vibrate laterally in transport, and the member G Will permit the bulb or globe to reciprocate or vibrate longitudinally, While the lips l0 will permit the plug to vibrate laterally, so that any jar will not prove injurious to the lamp. As a whole, the carrier or holder is so constructed so as to successfully resist the various conditions to which the lamp is subjected in handling or transportation.

The present carrier, as above indicated, may be employed for various styles of globes or bulbs without the necessity of Wadding or packing but it is to be understood, ot course, that the carrier may be constructed in various sizes according to the various sizes of lamps.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is An incandescent electric lamp carrier embodying a resilient tube, and a iexible member disposed diametrically Within one end of the tube, the said member having reduced end tabs bent against and secured to opposite Walls of the tube, the intermediate portion of the said member being enlarged and being provided with an opening to receive the plug of a lamp, and the side edges of the iiexible member being spaced from the respective Walls of the tube.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiiXed my signature in the presence of tivo Witnesses.

ALBERT F. PRIBNOIV.

Witnesses:

T. A. HUMPHREY, CATHERINE MARRE.

Gopes of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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