US1211239A

US1211239A - System of decoration.

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Publication number: US1211239A
Application number: US13114616A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter D A Ryan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-11-13
Filing date: 1916-11-13
Publication date: 1917-01-02
Anticipated expiration: 1934-01-02

Description

W. DA. RYAN.

SYSTEM 0F DECORATION. A APPLICATIUN FILED 050.18. 19|3. RENEWED NOV. 13, |916.

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SYSTEM 0F DECORATION. APPLICATION r1LED,DEc.1s.191a. RENEwED Nov. 13.1916.

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`Touall whom it may concern UNITED sTATEs PATENT o/EEI(nr.,

AWALTER iDA. RYAN, 0E NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS.

SYSTEM oF DECORATION. l

I Specication of Letters Patent. Patented J an. 2, 1917.

Application ledI December 18, 1913, Serial No. 867,566. Renewed November 13,1916. Serial 110.131,14.l

Beit known that'I, WALTER DA. RYAN, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland and the Isle of Man, residing in North Adams, Massachusetts, have invented Vcertain Improvements in Systems of Decoration, of which the following is aspeciication.

One object of my invention is to provide a novel combination of apparatus particularly designedA to produce lan ornamental, decorative effect in illuminating or outlinv ing buildings or other objects, the various parts comprising` saidy inventiony being of such a nature as to be relatively inexpensive both as regards their first costas well as their cost vof operation.

Another object of,I he invention is to provide a system having the characteristics above noted in which the reflecting and refracting'elements shall produce an attracf tive; ornamental eect in the day time when Y `acted -on by sunlight, as well as at night when acted on by artificial light, the invention contemplating` such means for support- 'ing these elements as-will cause them to automatically act to`produce a succession of different colored flashes or beams of light under the action of the wind or by reason of the vibration of the structure' on which Vthey are mounted.

A further object of the invention is the provision of novel means for adjustably mounting the reflecting and refracting elements, as wellas means whereb these may be caused to give flashes or lig t beams of different colors in greater or less numbers and that at dierent angles and distances.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide an artificial means of setting the jewels vin vibration, such as the use of an air blast,

vibrator or other electrical or mechanical means.

These objects and other advantageous ends I secure as hereinafter set forth,reference being had to the *accompanying drawings,

.3 'are plan views illustrating diagrammatically certain aai-rangements of the light sourceslrelatively to one of the reflecting and refracting elements; Figs. 4 and 5 are diagrammatic side elevations illustrating' other arrangements of the light sources;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation illustrating one of the jewel holders and Iits support; Fig. 7

Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a side elevation of another Ais a front elevation of the holder shown in form of jewelholderand its support; Figs.

9, 10 and 1l are plans illustratingdiiferentcut jewels which I may use as reflecting and i Arefracting elements; Figs. 12, 13 and 14 are side elevations partly in section, illustrating the cutting of the elements shown in- Figs. 9, 10 and L1 respectively2 and Fig-15- is a perspective view of one device for causing the jewels t'ovibrate.

In carrying out .I'ny invention, I employ ,a number of reflecting and refracting elevments in the form of so-called jewels care- These jewels are mounted in settings or'.

holders of lwhiclrfeach ofthose shown in Figs. 6 to 8'consists of a length of wire havig a circular body section l, carrying three or more clips 2 formed of pieces of sheet metal projecting both above and below the plane of the section til.

One part of each clip is preferably bent into triangular form so as to receivel the vsharp edge of thejewel, while its opposite end is bent inwardly to engage t lunder surface or back of the jewel. `One end of the wire holder is bent at right angles to i the plane of the circular section or body l toform an abutment or stop 3 to limit in,` ward or rearward swinging and possible injury to the apex, while the opposite end is extended in one ormore loops 4 and 5' inplanes substantially .parallel to that of thecircular section.

For supporting each holder with its jewel 6,' I provide a suspension member 7 having an eyeV 9 at one end for the reception 'of a l pin, screw or nail Sand at the'opposite end .formed in a second eye 10, preferably lying in a plane substantially at rightangles to that of the eye'9. 'llhe length ofi-themem'- ber 7 is such that when the loop 5 of one of the holders rests within its eye 10, the jewel 6 with its axial line (which extends 'from' the center of its front table to its rear apex) is substantially co-incident with the line of the nail or pin 8 with the gresult that the work of mounting the jewels to form designs and yletters would be materially facilitated.

While for certain purposes the suspending member 7'is preferably employed, I .may

use a member 7a of the form shown in Fig. 6,

consisting of a relativelyl short '-'length of wire or other suitable material so 'shaped that the eye 9 for the reception ofthenail j or pin 8 projects above, thei-eyel'Q, for the reception of the jewel holder.

y When acted on by a. 'berlof rays of light emanating from a source 4 thereof so distant'that' saidrays arefeithenfactually or substantially parallel, the jewels 6 which, have the cutting shown `in .'Figs. 1'1 yand 14',-

project ashes or pencils of light having the lvarious colors of the spectrum. If cut as shown at 6 in Fig. 9,' the jewels, under the conditions above noted, produce flashes `or pencilsA of whitelight emanating from val rious partsof its surface, while if cut as indicated at 6b in Fig. 10, they apparently produce rings of light.

I preferably`-make colored glasses and asa consequence they may be colorless to represent the diamond or may have'the colors ofthe various other precious stones.

In utilizing Athe jewels above-described in carryingout my invention, I employ holders such as those shown in Figs. 6to 8, with suspending members preferably of the type shown in Fig.l 8. With thel aid 'of these devices, I mount the jewels at distances of sayl four or live inches apart around the edges of a building andalong various cornices or portions thereof which it is desired to emphasizeor display,fit being understood, d of v co se, that if desired the jewels may be lmo ted in solid masses or may be ydisposed upon afbuildinghor any other supporting as" to produce a rapid succession of light' flashes having different colors, etc., depending upon the cutting employed. Moreover, these flashes or beams apparently vary in the jewels of different Y yparticularly size dependingupon the'di'stance of the observer from the jewels, it being a noticeable fact thatvat certain distances the flashes appear to emanate from light sources many times larger than the jewels themselves While in Figs. 6 and 8 I-have shown the jewels as mounted in holders which support them with their horizontal, u'it is to be understood that Vunder conditions of use such holders would either sohang as to incline downwardly the lane facel or front table of each jewel, or the said holder would be adjusted by being bent at 11 or at. any other suitable point, to attain this same end. 'Ihus in a building or towersuch as shown in Fig. l, the jewels at the top and upper portions thereof would have their longitudinal axes directed downwardly at some predetermined angle to the horizontal, while the holders of those jewels adj acentthe lower portions of the tower axial lines substantially would be adjusted so that th ir longitudinal f axes would be more nearly h rizontal, with the result that' all of the jewels would produce their maximum effect on an observer 'at aPp/redetermined distance from them.

-While a building or other structure having jewels mounted as above Odescribed would present a most attractive' and ornamental appearance during the day time and particularly when exposed tothe direct action. of the suns rays in the morning or afternoon, I preferably# provide lmeans whereby said jewels are rendered activeat night, and with this idea I mount any desired and suitable number of projectors or searchlights 12 at suitable distances from the structure on which the jewels are supported, directing the light therefrom upon said jewels. Inasmuch as the projector or projectors shou preferably be mounted at ak considerable distance from the jewels which it is t illuminate, the rays of light emanating lfrom the same are to all intents and purposes parallel. When illuminated by light from such a source or sources the jewels are effective and when supported as above described, produce large intermittent j light flashes by reason of their own vibration as wellJ as because of the voluntary and involuntary changes of position of the eyes of the observer. It will be understood that a maximum number of ashesfrom any one jewel illuminated from a lsingle source, will be obtained by an observer stationed immediately adjacent such source of light or ao'.-

jacent a line between the source and the jewel, and where a number o f light sources are employed the number of flashes from a jewel is also directly proportional to the numberyof such sources directed upon it.

If desired, I may group a' number of

projectors

12, 12a and 12" close together as shown lin-Fig. 3 and direct their light over approximatel;r the same area. In such case,

the .result that 'a larger number of light'.l

flashes would be received by an observer anywhere within a large area in front of the jewel 6. j

In order to vary the disposition and number, as well as thel intensity of the light flashes received from a given jewel or set of jewels, I may arrange the projectors, as shown in Fig. 4, all in substantially the same horizontal plane butl at widely differing distances from th jewels, or again, I may arrange the projectors vertically one above the other and atconsiderable distances apart. In the case shown in Fig. 4 theangles of inclination of the various jewels or sets of jewels may be adjusted so that the rays of light from each source thereof will strike the jewels of any particular set in lines substantially normal to their tables.

Underjconditions -of.opertion, I alter at will the colo'rof the light directed'upenthe jewels, which may be either colorless orcolored, and for example, if a red light be projected, the light emitted by the jewel gives the latter the effect of a ruby. Ob- Aviously other colors or combinations thereof may be employed as may be desired. If it should be' desirable to vary the activity' of the jewels under the action of the suns rays, the holders or supporting members may be adjusted to vary the angle of the Planeof theta-bles of the. jewels to the horizontal. F'or'instance, if it is desired that the jewels shall be relatively active at a distance of half a mile, the inclination from the vertical of the planes rof their tables would dbe [relatively slight.

It is to be noted that while I have shown nails. as used to attach the jewel-supportingy members to the building or other supporting structure, itisobvious that screws or other forms of holding devices may be used forthis purpose, without departing from invention, as being the equivalent of nalls.

Especially when the jewels are used for' 'l'.A decorative system consisting ofl a supporting structureg'asjeries of jewels movab y mountedl thereon; and a series of relatively distant' projectorsfmounted to illuminate saidjewels. j' i 2; A decorative system consisting of a supporting structure; a series of colored freely movable, pendant jewels mounted thereon; withI a relatively distant means for c projecting a beam of light on said jewels. j \3. A` decorative system consisting of a Asupporting structure; a series of colored freely movable, pendant jewels mounted thereon; with a relatively distant means 'for projecting a ybeam of colored light on said jewels. l

et.` Thev combination of a supporting structure; a jewel-carrying member mounted thereon; a jewelhaving a rearwardly extending conical portion; a holder for the jewel suspended from said member; with a projection on thel holder extended in posi` tion to .strike the supporting structure before it can be engaged by the rearward -extension of said jewel. v

5. As a new article of manufacture, a jewel -and a holder therefor providedwith a suspending :portion having a rearward projection for limiting its rearward swing.

6. As a new article of manu-facture, a jewel and a holder therefor consisting of suspending and body portions; means for rigidly connecting said body portionto the jewel;1 and a `projection for limiting the rearward4 movement of the jewel.

7. The combination of a jewel with a holder therefor consisting of a wire having a substantially circularA portion formed t0 receive the rearpart of the jewel, one end kof said wire being extended to form a suspending portion and the other end being projected substantially at right angles to ceiving portion formed to hold a njewel therein.

8.v The combination in a decorative system lof a ,supporting structure; a series of jewels movably mounted thereon; and suspending means for I said jewels including flexible portions capable of being bent to vary the angle of the axes of said jewels to the horizontal. v

' 9. The combination in a decorative sys-f tem of a supporting structure; jewelsmountl ed on s'aid structure; and relatively distant means for projecting substantially parallel rays of light on said jewels, the jewels on the upper portions of the supporting structure having their axes inclined at a greater angleto a horizontal plane than those on the lower portlon thereof.

10. The combination ofa supporting i structure; a suspending member; a nail connecting said member with the supporting structure; a jewel holder movably suspended from'the said member; and a jewel carried by theholder with its axis substantially coincident with the axis of the nail.

j 11. The combination 'of a supporting structure; a suspending member consisting of an upwardly extending;` overhu'ng vbody of material; a nail connecting said memberA with the supporting structure; -a jewel holder movably depending from said mem? ber; and a jewel carried by Said holder with its axis substantially coincident with the line of the nail. i

12. The combination of a building structure; and a series -of pendant freely movable faceted jewels carried thereby in positions to outline the same.

`of two subscriblng' 13. The combination of a supporting structure; a series of freely movable jewels mounted thereon; with means for causing said' jewels to vibrate. I

14. TheA combination of a supporting structure; a series of freely movable jewels mounted thereon; a source of light Y for illuminating the jewels; with means for causing said jewels to vibrate.

lin testimony whereof, Ihave signed my name to this specification, in' the presence witnesses.. v WALTER DA. RYAN. Witnesses: j

WILLIAM BARRL, RALPH J. Unir. y