US1282593A

US1282593A - Lamp-shade holder.

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Publication number: US1282593A
Application number: US21788418A
Authority: US
Inventors: Max Kossmann
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1918-02-18
Filing date: 1918-02-18
Publication date: 1918-10-22
Anticipated expiration: 1935-10-22

Description

1V1. KOSSMANN.

LAMP SHADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18. 1918.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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To all whom it mag concern: the ends of the frame 7. The holder 7 con- Be it known t at I, MAX KossMANN, a sists of a frame formed of wire connected at citizen of the United States of America, rethe ends 10 and 11, in this instance by a sidin at Brooklyn, Kings county, State of sleeve 12, Fig. 3. Intermediate its-ends 13 to New aork, have invented certain new and and 14, the frame 7 is looped as at 15 and 16 useful Improvements in Lamp-Shade Holdto form arms to engage the bulb 8. The ers, of which the following'is a full, clear, frame 7 compnises two parallel side-members and exact description. 17 and 18, said side-members includin the hisinvention relates to improvements in loops 15- and 16, respectively which %orm lamp-shade holders, the object being to prot e arms above referred to, sald arms bein v1de a device by means of which a shade can yieldable transversely of the frame. The be directly attached to a lam -bulb. One of end-bars or members 13 and 14 connect the the objects of my invention 15 to produce a side-members 17 and 18 at their ends. As device as above mentioned that can be has been stated, the shade 6 and frame 7 are cheaply manufactured and readily manipuconnected by the. interlocking action of the lated for adjustment in various positions. annular channel 9 and end-members or bars To accomplish this result, I have designed a 13 and 14: when said ends or bars are enholder or bracket, in combination with a gaged by said channel. The end members or lamp shade, that will obviate the necessity bars 13 and 14 will be sprung into said annuof rivets, bolts or the like to connect the lar recess or channel, as is apparent. While holder to the shade. The shade and holder the nature of the engagement of the shade which constitute my invention are closely asand frame is such that premature separation sociated and depend one upon the other for of the shade and frame or holder is reventoperation; in other words, the shade and ed, a rotation of the frame or hol er, at a holder are constructed to interlock and hence right angle to the axis of the shade, is posrivets or the like are not needed. Consesible. In other words, the shade 6 and'frame quently a certain amount of hand labor is or holder 7 are rotatably connected; hence dispensed with, which naturally results in the shade 6 can be rotated about its axis a saving. while the frame or holder 6 engages a bulb. I will now proceed to describe my inven- As 1s evldent from an inspection of Figs. tion in detail, the novel features of which I 1 and 2, the bulb 8 is held between the yieldwill point out in the appended claim, refable arms 15 and 16 of the frame 7. The naerence being had to the accompanying drawture of the connection, between the bulb 8 ing, forming part hereo wherein and yieldable arms 15 and 16, is-such that a Figure 1 is a sectional view of m imuniversal movement of the frame can be obprovement illustrated as applied to a lamp tained, thereby permitting the shade to be bulb ad uste d to an desired angular position.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the shade and It w1ll be evident from theforegoing deholder; scription that the connection between the Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder; shade and frame is effected without recourse Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary secto any bolts, rivets or solder. While the contional view, the section being taken on a nection permits movement of the shade and line 4-4 in Fig. 2; and holder one upon the other, premature sepa- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified ration of the shade and holder is prevented. form-of holder, arranged to engage a fabric- In the form illustrated in Fig. 5, the ends shade having a stiffened edge. of the frame, instead of being approximately.

y improvement comprises a shade 6 and straight, are formed into hooks 19 and 20 to aholder or frame 7 arranged for detachable orm recesses 21 to receive the stiffened edge and adjustable securement to a light-bulb 8. of a silk shade, for instance, the stiffening As has been stated, I do not employ any of said edge being usually accomplished by rivets, bolts or the like to connect the shade the securement thereto of a wire ring.

6 and holder or frame 7, but connect same at I claim as my invention is:

by detachably interlocking the two together. In combination, a lobe having an annu- As can be seen in Figs. 1 and 4, the shade 6 lar groove formed t erein, a wire frame 11a is provided with an annular peripheral redoubled upon itself so as to provide a pair cess or channel 9 which is adapted to receivev of leg members, and an arcuate loop therebetween, an integral substantially-sexni-cylindrical ofi'set formed upon each leg member between its ends, rearwardly thereof, the loop portions of said offsets projecting laterally of said leg members in confronting relation, the free ends of said leg members being bent inwardly thereof at right angles, so as to provide a slit 100p portion, a tubular member in which the slit 100p portion is incased, both of said loop portions project- 10 ing into the annular groove of said globe so as to support the latter.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 15 day of February, 1918.

MAX KOSSMANN. Witnesses:

EDWARD A. JARVIS, MAURICE BLOCK.