US1963317A - Advertising globe - Google Patents

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June 19, 1934. J 5 wlLKlNSCN 1,963,317

ADVERTI S ING GLOBE Filed April 5, 1934 Elma/whom Patented June 19, 1934 UNITED STATES.

1,963,317 ADVERTISING GLOBE Jay Stuart Wilkinson, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor to The Cincinnati Advertising Products Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application April 5, 1934, Serial No. 719,1 4.

6 Claims. (01. 4o-1s2) This invention relates to an advertising globe and in particular to an all glass globe of this kind.

An object of the invention is to provide such' associated therewith to preclude shattering of said lighting means.

Another object is to provide a globe and lighting means of the kind indicated which occupy a minimum of space in order to permit positioning of additional cooperating lights or the like.

Another object is to'provide lighting means of the kind described in which the parts are readily positioned and removed.

Another object is to provide a new and improved resilient mounting for neon lighting means.

59' Another object is to provide means of this class adapted for simple and efiicient manufacture.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

95' Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of an all glass advertising globe provided with the lighting means and mounting of the present invention, one of the advertising plates being removed from position.

a, Fig. 2 is a view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

The problem of effectively associating neon lighting means with all-glass advertising globes 'whas presented considerable difiiculty because of the fact that the rigid mounting of the tubing on the glass rim of the globe entails possible shattering not only of the tubing but also of the glass rim. The present invention obviates this difficulty by providing a supporting tree or standard projecting into the globe but independent thereof and provided with resilient arms for supporting the tubing in proper position without danger of fracture either of the light or globe means.

a With reference to the drawing, the globe may comprise a glass rim 5 having suitable means for supporting lateral advertising plates 6, the means shown consisting of a metal flange '7 secured to the rim 5 and adapted to engage the plates 6. Any other suitable means might be employed in this connection. The rim 5 is provided with an open neck 8 which is adapted to be engaged by a suitable base 9 provided with engagement means such 5 as the screws 10. The base is preferably formed with a false bottom 11 which bottom may be made removable if so desired. w h 7' Base 11 may have mounted thereon a transformer 12 or similar meansnormally required with the neon lighting contemplated in this m5 vention. The support for the lighting consists of a standard 13 secured as at '14 to'the top of the transformer 12 and projecting upwardly into the space between the rim 5 and plates 6, that is, into the interior of the globe. It is preferable that the standard extend somewhat off center'as shown in Fig. 1 so that the central space within the globe may be left free to permit positioning of a suitable central light, which is not shown herein. The upper end portionof the'standard 13 may be bent over as shown and the eXtremeend 15 of the standard may be formed into a clamp adapted to engage the central portion of an arcuate resilient arm 16 which extends transversely of the globe and which, at each end, is formed into a finger 18 that is to be positioned against the inner face, that is, behind the glass tubing 19 which is adapted to be associated with the globe. Positioning of the fingers 18 inwardly of the tubing 19 precludes shadow casting on the advertising plates 6. It will be seen by reference to Fig. 3 that the tubing 19 extends annularly around the inside of the globe in two sections 22 and 23 each disposed adjacent one of the advertising plates 6, that is, adjacent each side of the globe. The tubing may be suitably secured to the fingers 18 such as by wires engaging the tubing and passing through apertures 21 provided adjacent the fingers 18 in the arm 16.

The intermediate portion of the standard 13 has secured thereto a support strip 24 which at its outer end 25 has secured thereto another of the resilient arms 16 which is associated with the tubing 19 in the manner described above. It is obvious that similar support strips might be associated with the standard 13 if the proportions of the advertising globe make additional support for the lighting means necessary.

It will be seen that according to this invention the neon light tubing has been mounted independent of the glass rim and in fact independent of any part of the glass globe since it is associated with the base 9 which normally would be of metal.

The resiliency of the arms 16 prevents shatter- 1 close to advertising globes of the kind in question and where such globes are frequently mounted upon gasoline pumps in which considerable vibration and jarring are unavoidable.

The whole set up provided by this invention is readily positioned and removed. It is obvious that if the transformer 12 or similar means is not utilized, the standard 13 may be extended to such length as to be mounted directly, for example, on the base 11. Other modifications become apparent upon considering the means of this invention but these are believed to be comprised Within its spirit and scope.

What is claimed is: V

1. An advertising globe comprising a glass rim adapted to have advertising plates associated therewith, illuminating means of the continuous tubular type and adapted to be positioned within the rim and plates, a base associated with the rim, a standard having a. mounting in said base and projecting upwardly into the space between rim and plates, and resilient arms on the standard adapted to have the tubular illuminating means attached thereto for resiliently mounting the illuminating means independently of said rim.

2. An advertising globe adapted to be illuminated by neon lighting, a standard projecting into the globe, and arms on the standard adapted to have the neon lighting tubes attached thereto for mounting said tubes in'the globe independently of the latter.

3. An all-glass advertising globe adapted to be illuminated by neon lighting, an independent standard projecting into the globe, and resilient arms on the standard adapted to have the neon lighting tubes attached thereto for resilienty mounting said tubes in the globe independently of the latter.

4. An advertising globe comprising a glass rim and a pair of advertising plates associated therewith, a neck on the rim, a base engaging said neck, a transformer or the like mounted on said base, a standard mounted on the transformer and projecting upwardly into the globe, resilient arms attached to the standard and extending transversely of the globe, and neon light tubing attached to the ends of the arms for mounting the tubing resiliently adjacent the advertising plates and independent of the rim.

5. An advertising globe comprising a glass rim and a pair of glass advertising plates supported thereby in spaced substantially parallel relation, a base supporting said rim, a standard associated with said base and projecting through the rim upwardly into said globe, resilient arms attached to said standard and extending transversely of the globe, neon light tubing and means for attaching the'latter to the ends of said arms whereby the tubing may be mounted resiliently in the globe adjacent the advertising plates and independent mounting the tubing resiliently and independently of the globe. V

JAY STUART WILKINSON.

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