US1764930A - Light - Google Patents

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June 17, 1930. M, BYCK 1,764,930

LIGHT Filed April 6, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ATTORNEY June 17, 1930. s. M. BYCK 7 1,764,930

LIGHT Filed April 6, 1929 2 Sheets-$heet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 17, 1930 I v A SY LVAN M. IBYCK, or SAVANNAH, GEORGIA LIGHT g i 7 Application filed April 6, 1929. Serial no. 353,104.

This invention relates to new and useful portion 11 of the lamp casing or housing is improvements in lighting devices primarily preferably aligned with the adjacent surdesigned for:submersion for aquaticuse. faceof the wall structure. Said enlarged An object of the invention 'comprehends portion is provided with a recess 12 to acthe provision of means whereby the'light commodate a resiliently composed packing a maybe arranged upon and Within the walls Washer or seat 13 upon the shoulder portion of pools and the like to illuminate the enas, defined between the enlarged portion tire pool and to produce a pleasing effect proper and the recess 12. wherever, night bathing is desired. A lens, such as indicated at 14, of cylin- 10 Another object of the invention embodies drical convex formation, is threaded in such a lens of heat resisting and high transmission manner as, to possess the characteristic faccharacteristics. i v a torsof heat resistance and high penetrating More specifically stated the fixture isprotransmission -for;purposes which will be vided with means to facilitate drainage hereinafter-more fully set forth in detail.

: 1 whereby seepage and condensation.may be a A companion gasket 15, constructed after the '65 carried off to obviate short circuits andother manner of the packing or, gasket 13, is endifficul'ties which might impair the proper gageable with the outer surface of the lens and normal functions of the fixture. 14 in oppositely disposed relation to the lVith the above and other objectsin view, aforementioned gasket whereby the marit 0 the invention further consists of the followginal edges of the lens will be yieldingly reing novel features and details of construetained in position but yet provided with a tion, to be hereinafter more fully described, leak proof means of securement. An annuillustrated in the accompanying drawings i lus or locking ring 16, threaded upon the c and pointed outin the appended claim. 7 outer surface thereof, is adjustably mounted; a 25 M In the drawings a H within the recess 12 and engageable with a Figure 1 is a side elevation of the present metalcollar or shim l7 interposed between invention as arranged within a wall. :the innersi'de and the adjacent outer surface Figure 2 is a front elevation of the fixture of the companion packing washer l5. per se. 7 a A A bead 18, of annular formation formed 0 Figure3is a longitudinal sectional view upon the outer surface of the lens lt inspaced, so taken through the fixture. i i relation to, the marginal edge ofvthe lens Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view proper compensates or cooperates with the taken on line 4ct of Figure 3. outermost orcompanion-packing washer l5 Referring to the drawings in detail wherein the compressing of the latter against the r sponding parts, the reference character 10.leak.proof. The rim 16 has notches 19 at indicates a lamp casing or housing of any; intervals to 'facilitateprojection or accomdesired shape and which is constructed tofimodation ofthe fins onstuds carried by a provide an enlarged'side wall portion 11 ad-- spanner wrench or the like, not shown, jacent the periphery thereof, substantially as. whereby the ring may bethreaded within illustrated in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawthe recess 12 to a desired depth and to eX- ings. ercise.acertainpressure against the outer- The housing or lamp casing, in its entire most ofv the gaskets 15 as against the lens ty, is wholly disposed within a wall struc 14 to insulate the interior of the lamp casture, as evidenced from the illustration of mg ,or housing from the contents of the my invention in Figure l ofthe drawings pool. V v c c and such structure may be in the nature of iHowever, it may so happen that condenthe side wall of a pool whether employed for sation or seepage of the contents of the bathing or aquatic plant and animal life? pool,,.withinthe lamp casing or housing, The peripheral edge of the annular enlarged would impair proper 'illumination of the in like characters of reference denote correlens to render the" connection therebetweenws5 V extension 23.

Water from the particular lamp and for this reason I have provided a drain or other pipe, such as indicated at 20, having connection at its uppermost end with the under side of the casing or housing 10 within the wall structure and having communication at its opposite end with a receptacle, preferably embedded within the soil adjoining the wall structure and preferably filled with gravel and the like, 110i shown, to prevent undermining of the wall structure by fast flow. A receptacle 21, preferably located uponthe inner side of the bottom Wall of the casing or housing, accommodates the socket end of an incandescent lamp bulb 22, preferably of the type having a 'neck or The latter mentioned bulbs are of the conventional type used for high voltage.

A reflector 2%, arranged within the housing or casing, is provided with a rearwardly projecting centrally disposed sleeve portion 25 telescopically associated with the neck portion 23 of the-lamp bulb 22 to facilitate projection of the latter therethrough for connection with the receptacle 21. The reflector is furthermore provided-with facets -26, 27 and 28respectively, so arranged about the lamp bulb 22 as to reflect and'refract or otherwise diffuse the light rays therefrom whereby the light subsequently reflected through the lens l l'will 'be-of an illuminat- "lllg nature but devoid'of glaring or blinding effect.

Clamping members or cars 29, having feet'or oflset portions 30 upon the innermost ends thereof, are engageable withthe pe-- ripheral edge of the refiector'24: in the manner shown in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings. The said clampsor ears a're bifurcated to define slots 31 "and arms 32 by means of which the shanks of "fastening elements, generally designated "as at 33, may i be extended between the arms 32 and 'with-' in the slots 31 for ultimate projection within tapped openings within the adjacent Wall I of'the lamp casing or housing. The adjaends of conduits or other cent sides of the heads of the fastening latter is constructed of glass with coatings of silver plate and copper.

By reason of the fact that the peripheral edge of 'the'enlarged portion 11 of the housing is aranged flush and in alignment with the adjacent surface of the wall structure,

the-rays 'of the-diffused light reflected from the lamp casing will illuminate the utmost of the immediate area 'of the water in the pool. v

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim. 1

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is i 1 projecting periphery of the reflector having the remaining portions of their lengths slotted and lying flush against the adj acent surface of "the housing, fastening elements carried by the housing and projecting through said slots to retain said reflector against displacement from adjusted posi- 'tion, and an illuminating element having support upon the housing slidably connect ed with the reflector to facilitate the refleeting-diffusingand focusingo'f the rays of light'therefrom.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, I I SYLVAN M. BYCK.

elements 33 frictionally engage the adja cent 'surfaces'of the arms 32 to secure the clamps or ears in desired. regulated positions whereby the reflector 24 after being shifted to properly focus the light may be rigidly retained in such position in order pool maybe -efthat the contents of the Enlarged portions or bosses, such 'as indicated at 34, and preferably located upon diametrically opposite sides of the housing or lamp casing exteriorly thereof, are bored and tapped to accommodate the adjacent pipes,'such as indicated at 35. o

Said conduits are employed forconveying and housing conducting wiresto and from

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