US1680719A - Screwless globe holder - Google Patents

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G. AINSWORTH scREwLEss GLOBE HOLDER Filed March 5, 1927 lNvliNToRr @mlm @n ATTORNEYS I I I l I l l III Patented Aug. 14, 1928.

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GEORGE Ainswon'rrr, or GREAT NECK, NEW Yoan.

SCREWLESS GLOBE HOLDER.

Application filed March 8, 1927. Serial No; 172,234.

which has an opening at its upper end, and.

ya socket is mounted inside of this upwardly extended portion and is screwed on to the usual loop employed in fixtures of this type;

but as a canopy has to be placed over the entire device, this makes it quite diflicult to assemble.

My invention has for its object, to provide a globe support which willnot only support the globe, but will at the same time hold the socket securely in position, and will also permit the use of the most inexpensive form of electric light socket, thereby materially decreasing the cost of installation. n

My means of accomplishing the foregoing object may be more readily understood by having reference to the .accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a side view, partly in section, of my improvement; y

Fig. 2 is a cross-section, taken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1, in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the device as shown in Fig. 1;

Figs.y 4 and 5 show a modified formof construction p Fig. 6 is a detail view of the securing ring.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the entire description.

As shown in the drawings, the globe 1 (of which only a fragmentary portion is shown, as obviously it,forms no part of my invention,) is shown resting upon the arms of a U-shaped yoke 2. The arms, 3 and 4, of the yoke 2 are angular, as clearly seen in Fig. 2, and are fitted to coincide with the angular sides of a porcelain socket 5, which is mounted intermediate the two arms 3 and 4 of the yoke 2. It is apparent that these angular arms 3 and 4 prevent the rotation of the socket 5, which isheld in position byV provide a stop ll,-.adjacentithe rupper part of the yoke 2, as a top limit for the socket 5. A threaded cap 12 is provided to receive the stud of the junction box r(not shown), or rthe end of the'loop (not shown), should -th iixture be suspended from a chain. l. This yoke 2 may be stamped from scrap iron, the socket may be formed of the cheap est kind of porcelain, and the securing ring 6 may be formed of `cheap brass or' veryv thin gauge, so that the whole makes a very inexpensive type oi globe support.

In Figs. 4 and 5I have shown a modified orm of construction, in which the securing ring 6 is omitted, and in its stead I provide a plurality of internal oiisets 14, which are adapted to engage the bottom of the socket 5 when the arms 3 and 4 oi?l the yoke 2 are pressed inwardly. These arms 3 and 4 are held in position b means of a retaining ring 15, which is ropped over the yoke 2 and presses the arms 3 and 4 tightly against the sides of thesocket 5. It may be found desirable to provide lugs 16 and 17 on the inside of the retaining ring 15, to engage recesses 18 stamped in the yarms 3 and 4. It will be apparent from the foregoing description that this serves to hold the socket 5 in position just as firmly as it is held by the securing ring 6 in the other form of construction.

While I have shown and described specific details of construction for the device, it will be understood that these drawings are `furnished for illustrative purposes only, and I do not desire to limit myself, except as may appear in the hereinafter contained claims. Y

Having thus described my invention, what I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A globe support,rcomprising a porcelain socket having angular sides,=a U-shaped yoke stamped to conform to said angular sides, theends of the arms of the yoke being extended horizontally, and means to hold said socket between the arms of the yoke and in engagement with said angular configuration.

2. A globe support, comprising a porcelain socket having angular sides, a U-shaped metal yoke, the arms of which are shaped to conform to said angular sides, a securing ring mounted between the arms of the U, lugs on said ring adapted to enter apertures formed in the arms of said yoke and hold the socket in place.

3. A globe-support, comprising a porcelain socket having angular sides, a U-shaped yoke, the arms of which are stamped to con* form to said angular sides, stops atV the .top of said yoke to limit the upward movement of the socket, securing means below the socket to hold it in position, a threaded cap at the top of said yoke, the ends of the arms of the U being extended horizontally.

4. A globe support, comprising a porcelain socket having angular sides, a U-shaped yoke, the arms of which lare stamped to conform to said angular sides, stops at the top of said yoke to limit the upward movement of the socket, securing means below the Socket to hold it in position, a threaded cap at the top of said yoke, the ends of the arms of the U being extended horizontally, a plurality of outwardly extending shoulders on the arms ofthe U above thehorizontal portion.

5. A globe support, comprising a porcelain socket having angular sides, a U-shaped yoke, the arms of which are stamped to conform to said angular sides, the ends of the arms being extended horizontally, means to draw said arms together' and bold said socket in place.

6. A globe support, comprising a porcelain socket having angular sides, a Ushaped yoke, the arms of the `U' being stamped to conform to said angular'sides, the ends of said arms being extended horizontally, a plurality of shoulders on said arms adjacent their ends, and means to hold said socket between the arms of the yoke and in engagement with said angular configuration. t

GEORGE AiNsWoRTH,

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