US1514729A - Lamp shade - Google Patents

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D. REYAM LA MP SHADE Filed July 25,

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LAMP SHADE.

Application filed .i'uly 25,

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known -that I, DAVID REYAM, a citizen of the United States, residing in Hollyoak, Delaware, have invented certain Improvements in Lamp Shades, of which the following is a specification.

One obj ect of my invention is to provide a lamp shade which will present a novel, pleasing and ornamental appearance both when illuminated and also when not illuminated.

Another object is to so construct my improved lamp shade that it can be easily and quickly manufactured and will be of a durable construction.

These objects and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manne-r, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which- Figure l is an elevational view of a lamp shade made in accordance with my invention Flgure 2 isa fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Figure l and drawn on an enlarged scale, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 and drawn on an enlarged scale.

In carrying out my invention, by utilizing sheet material in the form of parchment, parchmentized paper, silk or other fabric and pressing or otherwise forming an embossment of said material, various designs can be produced to present a novel effect pleasing to the eye. Also the embossment effects a strengthening of the sheet material so as to cause the shade to retain its original shape and render it strong and durable. Furthermore this embossment allows sheet material of the thinness to be used which could not otherwise be used practically in `the manufacture of such lamp shades.

By effecting a coloring of the material adjacent to or immediately surrounding the embossment by using chemicals, other than pigments, a coloring effect can be produced which gives a richer appearance than if the surface of the material were merely coated by a paint or pigment since by using chemicals which penetrate the material I have found that the colored portions are actually integral with and penetrate the material.

.Further than this, additional ornamentation.

1922. Serial No. 577,380.

can be produced by gilding, silvering or c5 otherwise coating the projecting parts of the embossment.

Furthermore by coloring the various parts of the shade with a chemical which penetrates the material the result is far superior to the mere coloring of `a portion of the shade with paint or other coating material since in the latter process the paint or coating material is apt to crack and also to peel,

scale or drop olf leaving the shade in an unsiffhtly condition. A

z:Referring to the drawing, by improved shade is made up of sheet material 4 such for example as parchmentized paper or in other words, paper oiled or otherwise processed to have the appearance of parchment. In carrying out my present invention I operate on said sheet material, preferably by pressing certain parts of the same,

to produce an embossment in the form of a desio'n or ornamental motif such for eX- ampIe as the embossed scrolls 5 and 6 and the medallions 7.* I preferably extend this embossment in the direction of the length of the sheet and then bend the sheet in the Owing to the character of the material 4 it is impractical to merely apply paint or coating colorin material since such pigment coloring material soon' cracks scales and drops oif as above set forth. I have found after numerous experiments that aniline,

sulphur, or other dyes can be used for this purpose, using alcohol as a solvent and carrier, and when thus colored the coloring forms .an integral part of the shade material 4, is permanent and penetrates the eIl-v tire thickness thereof. If desired the embossed parts can also be colored, silvered orv gilded thus producing a durable shade of novel ornamental appearance.

I have found 1n the actual manufacture 105 of such shades that the production of the embossment greatly adds to the strength of the completed shade and in fact I am enarious parts of the shade are preferably 85 abled to use sheet material of such thinness that without the embossment the sheet material could not be used practically in the,

frame can be secured by stitching 12 to the.

ttion may be changed without departingA shade as shown in Figure 3.

WhileI I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invenfrom the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly Xcome Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a lampshade, a body of translucent sheet material having integrally ,embossed portions, said embossed portions including parts extending in Ithe direction of their lengths circumferentially .of the body to produce an ornamental design motif and to strengthen the body against flexing, whereby said sheet material can be made exceptionally thin and still retain its intended shape without reinforcement by any ad` ditional sheet material.

2. A lamp shade of parchmentized paper having embossments and colored portions adjacent said embossments, said colored portions penetrating the paper.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification9 in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

t v DAVID REYAM. Witnesses:

ELEANOR J. MAGEE, AUGUs'rs B. CoPPEs.

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