US2040985A

US2040985A - Ornament

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Publication number: US2040985A
Application number: US709498A
Authority: US
Inventors: John E Galazin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1934-02-02
Filing date: 1934-02-02
Publication date: 1936-05-19
Anticipated expiration: 1953-05-19

Description

y 1936- J. E. YGALAZIN 2,040,985

ORNAMENT F'iled Feb. 2, 1934 Ennentor Patented May 19, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to ornamental or decorative devices, and the primary object in view is to provide a device of this character which presents a unique and attractive appearance and which at the same time may be manufactured and assembled at a cost commensurate with the nature of its use.

More specifically, the invention contemplates an illuminatable ornament which embodies marked features of beauty as a decorative means and which at the same time is so economical in use and low in cost of manufacture as to encourage installation on a large scale as well as individual buying.

Another objectof the invention is to provide an illuminated ornament in the nature of an artificial flower having a lifelike appearance with a background which renders the ornament as a whole unique and attractive.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages will become apparent in view of the following description taken in conjunction with the drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a view in front elevation of an ornamental device embodying the features of the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2, Fig. 1.

The device consists of a light socket 5, which may be of any desired type or design, a light bulb or lamp 6, a background or base plate or plaque 1, and an ornamental structure 8.

The preferred method of assembly is to provide an opening or hole in the plate or plaque 1 for insertion of the bulb 6 and then attach the ornament 8 to the plaque over the lamp or bulb. The plate 1 is preferably disc-shaped and the structure 8 is translucent and in its preferred form consists of a flower, such as a poinsettia, whose center is positioned over the bulb 6 and certain of whose leaves have their ends or tips passed through slots 9 formed well out toward the periphery of the said plate and bent back and pasted or otherwise secured to the back of the plate.

The radial distance between the center of the plate 1 and slots 9 is preferably such as to cause the poinsettia to bulge outwardly away from the bulb 6 and assume a slightly rounded contour. In the example shown in the drawing, the plate 1 is white and has a diameter somewhat greater than the poinsettia. The result is that when the light is turned on, the flower appears to be placed on a sphere when viewed from a distance of about twenty feet in an artificially lighted room. The appearance is striking and unique and materially adds to the beauty of the ornament.

Another feature consists in forming the poinsettia or other ornamental structure 8 of a material which will writhe when subjected to heat from the lamp 5. I have found that a gelatinous material gives good results, particularly when the device is subjected to a slightly humid atmosphere. Thus the flower is made to appearalive,

a feature which further enhances the appearance of the ornament as a whole.

The light 6 may be of a very low candlepower and still give satisfactory results, so low in fact that the current consumed is negligible. The plate 1 may be made of cardboard and this together with the remaining parts of the assembly may be manufactured and assembled at a very low cost.

It will be understood that certain changes in design and structure may be adopted within the scope ofthe invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An ornamental device comprising: a light socket, a light bulb inserted in said socket, a disc shaped background plate associated with said bulb, and an ornamental structure consisting of a flower having certain of its petals attached to the peripheral portion of said disc and the remainder of its petals free and unattached, the central portion of the flower being bulged outwardly over the light bulb, thus causing the device when viewed from a certain distance to simulate in effect a sphere with a flower resting on the periphery thereof.

2. An ornamental device comprising: a light socket, a light bulb, a background associated with said bulb, and an ornamental structure disposed over said bulb and having certain of its portions attached to said plate, said structure being formed of a material which is caused to writhe when subjected to heat from the bulb.

3. An ornamental device comprising: a disc shaped background plate, a lamp disposed centrally of said plate, and a flower disposed over said lamp and having certain of its petals attached to said plate and the remainder of said petals extending free and unattached, said flower being formed of a material which is caused to writhe when subjected to heat from the bulb.

4. An ornamental device comprising: a light socket, a light bulb inserted in said socket, a disc shaped background plate associated with said bulb, an ornamental structure consisting of a second disc of flexible material having peripheral notches therein, said notches defining tongues, some of said tongues being secured to said disc and the remainder of said tongues being free and unattached, the central portion of the second named disc being bulged outwardly over the said light bulb and spaced from said light bulb.

JOHN E. GALAZIN.