US1538830A - Spring shade holder - Google Patents

Description

May 19, 1925.

A. LAsKY SPRING SHADE HOLDER Filed 001;. 20, 1924 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented May 19, 1925.

UNITED STATES ANDREW LASKY, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPRING SHADE HOLDER.

Application filed October 20, 1924. Serial No. 744,731.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW LAsKY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented newgous binding elements.

More specifically, the improvement comprises a disk member having a peripheral flange for approximately one-half of its circumference shaped to receive the bead of a shade therein, the said flange having secured to its ends a resilient member designed to snap beneath the remainder of the bead of the shade and thus efieotively clamp the same on the holder.

The improvement will be better understood when reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings which form part of this application.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a shade supported in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an approximately central transverse sectional view through the improvement and through the shade.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the im proved holder.

Figure 4c is a similar View but showing the shade engaged in the holder, the shade being in section.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates the fixture for an electric bulb 2. The fixture is provided with the usual external head around which is clamped the usual split threaded ring 3 that is designed to be screwed in the threaded socket 4: of a shade holder 5. The shade holder is round in plan and is, in the main, similar to that ordinarily employed. As a matter of fact, my improvement is especially adaptable for use in connection with the ordinary shade holders. The

shade holder 5 has a peripheral downwardly extending inwardly directed flange 6 to engage the head 7 at the top of the shade H 8. The flange, in the present instance, 110wever, extends less than onehalf of the circumference of the holder 5. The ends of the flange are formed with projections in the nature of ears 9, and to these ears there are secured the ends of a helical spring 10. The periphery of the holder 5, beyond its flange 6 is preferably formed with an in w'ardly directed lip 11 to engage with the upper edge of the bead 7 of the shade, as illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings.

By having the flange 6 of the holder less than o-ne-half the circumference of the holder, the beaded mouth of the shade may be readily inserted in the said flange, and thereafter the resilient element described as the helical spring 10 is swung beneath the remainder of the head. This brings the outer portion of the head into engagement with the lip 11, and the shade is easily and quickly secured on the holder by the simple construction described.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. A means for sustaining a shade around a lamp bulb, comprising a disk having a central threaded socket engaging a threaded element on an electric bulb supporting fixture and having a downwardly directed inwardly inclined peripheral flange of a length less than one-half of the cir cuinference of the disk and said flange de signed to receive therein the beaded mouth of a shade, and a flexible element secured to the ends of the flange to be received in the portion of the bead of the shade not engaged by the flange.

2. A shade holder for electric lamp bulbs, comprising a disk having an inwardly directed peripheral flange of a length less thanone-half of the circumference of the disk, said flange having its ends extended to provide ears, a helical spring having its ends secured to the ears, and the periphery of the disk, beyond the flange, being slightly inturned to provide a lip.

I11 testimony whereof I afiix my signa ture.

ANDREW LASKY.

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