US1096185A - Lamp-stand. - Google Patents

Description

G. NELSON.

LAMP STAND.

APFLIGATION FILED 123.19, 1914.

Patented May 12, 1914.

Inventor A ttorn'eya.

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CHARLES NELSON, or NEW YORK, N. Y.. assreuoa 10 s. srnmmu & comma-Y, A

COPARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF BROOKLYN, NEW YQBK.

OF SIGMUND STEBNAU AND LIONEL .QTRASSBURGER,

- LAMP-STAND.

Application filed February '19, 914. .Serial no. 819,675.

To all whom it may concern:

Be ltknown that-I, CHARLES NELSON, a

citizen of the United States, and a resldent of the borough of Brooklyn, city and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefuLLamp-Stand, of. which the 01 lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a stand for a lamp particularly suited for'culinary pur-' poses, the lamphaving a body, and a'cover which must be The objects of the inventigm are to pi'oduce a simple andfinexpensiv'e stand, which may be folded to occupy a minimum amount of space, and which may also be utilized for removing the co'verfrom the lamp. These and further objects will more fully appear from the following specification and accom-'- panying drawings, considered together or separately.

In the drawings, "Figure 1 is a planyiew \of a stand embodying the invention. Fig.

2, is a side view thereof showing one form 1 when they of lamp in place, and showing, in dotted lines, the stand in folded 'POSitIOIl. Fig; 3

-is a detail bottom plan showin' the base and the connection of the legs t hereto, the

parts beingin expan ed or open position. Fig. dis a similar View, but with t In all of the views, like parts are desig nated by the same reference characters. I

The improved stand comprises a base 1,

and legs 2 and 3, 3. The base is preferably made of a plate of'flat metal; the legs are preferably such as by the-rivets illustrated. The legs suitable means, such as by the rivets 4, 4.

These legs are so-positioned in relation to the leg 2. that they may be folded so as to he substantially parallel to said leg, as

shown in Fig.- 4. The base 1 is provided with down-turned lugs 5-5, against which the innerends of the legs 3-3 will abut are moved to the open positions shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

removed when the lamplamp will rest upon the base 7 e parts. in folded position and Fig. 5 is aside view" showing the application of the stand to the lamp imr'emoving the cover of the latter. shown, so

made of stiff wires. Ifpr'efer, to use three legs, as shown. The leg 2'is rigidly secured to ,the base by any means,

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made by so shaping the materialof thebase-that it forms a tongue, as shown. v

By turning the legs 3, 3 upon their pivots so that they there will be three legs for the operator to grasp in applying the lid opener tothe therefore, to get an adequate gripeven if the legs be of waof As shown in Fig. 5, ,he'.

stove. Hewill be able,

small diameter.

lamp 7 has a lid or cover 8. This lid fric- -tionally engages with the opening in'the' lamp,'and has a'projecting flange, as shown.

. The lid opener 6 may be inserted under this come alongside of the leg 2,

fiangeand the lidlifted. When this is done i the legs 3, 3 may be turned upon their pivcm, opening the stand, and tormlng a rest or seat for the lamp 7. WVhen in place, thel -1 and will, be encompassed by the three legs, the curved middle portions of the legs engaging with the body of the lamp. The upper partsoi the legs, as shown, are bent downwardlyand then extend horizontally toward one an- .other so as to form a support for the culiutensil or other object which 'is to be above the flame. The bonds at the nar hel outer extremities of the legs will serve as a seat to prevent accidental removal of the legs also curve up, as

utensil. The lower as to lift the base above the's'upporting surface ofthe stand,- thereby protecting the surface from injury caused by the heat of thelamp, v

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have described the principle ofmy invention,.together with the ap 4 paratus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof butl desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown .is' merely illustrative andthat the invention v may be carried out in other ways.

Havingnow described my invention, what F I claim asinew and desire to secure by Letters'Patent, is:- 1

1. .Alamp stand which comprises abase, a leg fixedly secured tosa'id base, an'd'a lid opener oppositely positioned on said base to said leg.

2. Alla-mp stand .which comprises a fiat m 1,096,18FJ

metal. base, a leg fixedly secured to said base, I base projecting in line with the fixed leg,

there being a portion of said base projecting to form a lid opener. 10 in line with the leg to form a lid opener. This specification sighed and witnessed 3. A lamp stand which comprises a flat j this tenth day of February, 1914:.

metal base, a leg fixedly secured to said base, i CHARLES NELSUN a leg on. each side of the first leg pivoted to Witnesses:

the base and adapted to fold alongside 0i? i ANNA E. Rmm'mx,

said fixed leg, there being a portion of said i HARRY PFOST.

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