US1940841A - Candelabra - Google Patents

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Dec. 26, 1933. x. N. BENZIGER CANDELABRA Filed Sept. '7,- 1932 rm EN 8% (4 m m H w M a X ATTORNEY Patented Dec,26,1933 V I 1 I i I a 1 940 341;

CANDELABRA Xavier N; Benziger, New York, N. Y., 'ass'ignor to Benziger Brothers, New York, N; Y., a firm composed of Xavier N. Benziger, Alfred F. Benziger, and Bernard A. Ben'ziger I Application September '7, 1932. Serial No. 631,955

1 Claim. (01. 67-25) This invention relates to candelabras particuconsists of parallel disposed bars 21a, and 21b, larly designed for use in places of worship. and 22a and 22b. The ends of bars a and 15b In candelabras of this kind itis very desirable are disposed within slotv of candle'holder 18 K to be able to alter the design and general disat the extremity of arm 15 and alongside thereof 5- position of the arms supporting the candle holders the ends of bars 22a and 22b. A screw 23 acts as a to present different configurations for various fulcrum for- upper bars 15a and 22a; and a thumb purposes and to cause different ornamental effects screw 24 serves as a fulcrum and adjusting screw to harmonize with surrounding furnishings; In for lower bars 151) and 2212. Similarly, bars 1% candelabras, as heretofore in use, the arms eX-. and 14b and bars 21a and 21bare disposed and 10* tending sideways from the standard or center fulcrumed within candle holder 18 at the end support were made adjustable to position them at of arm 14 at the opposite side of the candelabra. different angles. e arecandle holders having each a slotted It is the particular purpose of the invention-to shank 26, placed at convenient points in arms 14 provide the adjustable arms of candelabras with and 15 and tip members 21 and 22. Each of these 5: adjustable tips or ends by means of'which a candle holders is provided with two fulcrum greater variety of designs can be obtained and screws 27 for fastening them to the bars comthe general adjustability of the candelabras be prising the arms and tip members. greatly enhanced to conform to surrounding con- The operation and method of adjusting the ditions and different ideas of ornamentation. candelabra is as follows:

'2 Another object is to provide adjustable arms The arms'are formed of parallel disposed bars,

which are easy to operate and economical to so that the candle holders fastened thereto will manufacture. Further objects will become apalways maintain their vertical position, as iswell parent in the following specification and the known in the art, thisbeing based upon the prinaccompanying drawing, in which ciple of parallel motion of parallel bars. Arms 5. Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a candelabra 14 and 15 may be ad j'usted to any desired angle or e o y the aforesaid l' g armsrand position which can then be fixed by adjusting 7 tips, in which are indicated in dotted lines various screw 1'7 The candle holders 25, being fastened iadlust 'p r to two parallel bars, as explained above, will re- 2 is a ntary elevational view of one main in a vertical position; similarly candle 8 gm of the arms and its adjustable tip extended therehomer 18, 5: L f m; r v Tip members 21 and 22 can be adjusted and I Fig. 3 is a part cross sectional-view along the fixed to any desired angle by tightening thumb plane of line 3-3 in Fig, 2; and Screws 24,

4 is a horizontal Sectional View along h It is quite apparent that, as is shown in dotted 1v plane of line 4- 1 in Fig. 2. lines in Fig 1, the arms 14 and 15 and tip 901 Like characters of reference denote similar mbers 21 and 22 can be given any desired parts throughout the several views and the fol- 'p'ositionj This position can then be fixed by wi Specification- ,tightening'thumb screws 1'? and 24, providing a 10 is a tan r having a base, 11. 12 is a [simple and easy operated means for producing 1 s o t d extension supporting preferablya candle, avariety of designs of candelabras for different. holder 13., 14 and 15 are arms projecting sidepurposes e ways from extension 12 and consisting of, respecobvious that, a great many m difications I tive y, parallel dlsposed bars a @1191 may be made but still within the limits ofthe in- The lands of .these bars i Shpped vention. So for instance, instead of the central 2 through the slot in extens on l2 a longs1de of each I qtandard I may wish to employ a side bracket 32;; g i fg ig 1 23 i gf g gg gg or other form of support. Any number of candle as a joint fulcrum and adjusting screw for lower 32%;? Placed n the m or the i bars 14b and It should therefore be understood that various 18 are candle holders at the extremities of arms 14 and 15. Each of these holders 18 is provided other hanges 1n the form, proportion and m nor with a downwardly extending shank19, which is details of construction may be resorted to wlthslotted at 20. v i out departing fromthe principle or sacrificing 21 and 22 are adjustable tip members for,respecany f the advantages of the invention as defined litively, arms 14 and 15. Each of these tip members in the appended m- What I claim as new, is:

1. In a candelabra for the purpose specified, a support, arms projecting from the said support, adjustable tip members for the said arms,the arms '5 and tip members consisting of pairs of parallel disposed bars, a candle holder having a slotted shank adapted to fit over adjacent pairs of bars of arms and tip members, a fulcrum pin through y no

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