US362069A - Lamp-carrier - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

' D. H. FAUST.

LAMP CARRIER.

No. 362,069. Patented May 3. 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, DANIEL H. FAUSI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR IO FRANK H. MORRIS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

LAMP-CARRIER.

PECIFICATION forming part; of Letters Patent No. 362,069. dated May 3, 1887,

Application filed November 8, 1886. Serial No. 218,281. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL H. FAUsT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county ofv Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a description of the same, and of the manner of constructing and using the invention, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it appertains to construct and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The object of this invention is to provide a carrier for a hanging or suspended lamp, that it may be carried from place to place without danger of breakage to the lamp or hanging pendants, and also to prevent the latter from twisting and getting out of shape.

Another object is to furnish a supportingholder for the lamp when the latter is not being carried. Vithout such a carrier a lamp of this kind must be carried by the chains by which it is suspended, at great inconvenience to the person carrying. It is also impossible to set it down, as the lamp possesses no stable base, but terminates at the bottom in a point or ilange, and on being set down falls over and breaks. It is of course possible to re- Inove the laInp-body and globe fromtheir ac companying frame and carry them separately in a basket or in some similar way; but this is a clumsy and inconvenient mode, while by my invention the lamp is held firmly in equilibrium,can be easily carried without danger of breaking, and when set down on a level surface will remain in stable equilibrium.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is aperspective view of carrier with the lamp in po* sition. Fig. 2 is a plan view.

G is the bowl of the lamp; H, the brass frame-work, which has an outwardly-flaring portion, j, andis attached to the lamp in any suitable manner. This frame is attached at its upper part to a ring, g, on which the shade h rests.

K is a lamp of ordinary hanging-lamp form, provided at its lower portion with a downwardly-projecting flange, c. Between flange c and the lamp'bowl G the lamp is attached to a brass frame-work, H, which has the outwardlyflaring portion j extending up above the lamp-bowl. To this upper portion of the frame-work H ring g is attached, on which ring rests the shade L. The chains l are attached at their lower ends to the ring g, and are joined at their upper end to the ring m.

A rod or wire,A, is bent into suitable form, with a slight outward curve from the point of its entrance into the base of the carrier,to pass on either side of the lamp,and to pass through.

site part of the handle, or nearly so, until theV top is reached,where it is joined together in the cross-bar b, which forms a handle a short distance above the lamp-chimney. The two lower ends of this rod are at suitable distances from each other fastened into a block or base, C, which base has sufficient area to give a stable equilibrium to the lamp when the flange c is placed in the slot d, and is of sufficient thickness to allow the filange to be firmly seated in said slot. This base may be of any suitable material, and is preferably oblong in shape, and across its central longitudinal portion a raised support, e, is provided, which affords an opportunity for any1 pendants which may be attached to the bowl-socket of the lamp to be carried easily without hanging or dragging onthe base. rIhe ends of the handle may be screw-threaded and secured to the base by a nut, or simply driven into position. The upper part of the rod. or 'handle not only serves as a handle, but also gives lateral support to the shade or globe, which in turn prevents the chimney from careening, while the lower part of the handle serves to give lateral support to the lamp-brackets or frame-work supporting the shade.

VVheu the lamp is about to be attached to the ceiling, the handle is especially useful to lift and support the lamp while the hanging apparatus is being adjusted and the chains are being attached to the balance-weight.

What I claim is- 1. The combination,with a detachable hanging lamp having a baseiange, ofa carrier having its base provided with a slot,and provided with a handle which passes up through the lamp-shade, substantially as set forth.

2. The combinatiomwith a detachable hanging lamp having a base-flange, of a carrier for the same which has its base provided with a slot, and having a handle which passes up through the lamp-shade, said handle having its two side pieces flaring outwardly as they pass by the body of the lamp, substantially as set fort-h.

3. The combination, with a lamp provided at its base with a flange, of a carrier having a base provided with a slot in which said flange seats, and having ahandle rigid with said base, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination,with adetachable hanging lamp provided with a depending baseflange, of a carrier having a base provided with a raised central longitudinal portion provided with an ope-ning in which said flange seats, substantially as set forth.

5. The co1nbination,with a detachable hanging lamp having a base and provided with a depending base-fiange, of a carrier having a base provided with a slot in which said flange seats, and having attached to said base a handle swelling outwardly at its lower portion around the body of said lamp, thence inwardly, passing through the shade of said lamp, and provided at its top with a crosspiece, substantially as set forth.

6. The combinatiomwith a detachable hanging lamp provided with a depending baseflange and having a flaring frame-work for the support of the shade, ofa carrier having a base provided with a slot in which said flange seats, and having an upright handle which has bearing against said framework, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with a detachablelainp having a depending base-flange, c, of a lampcarrier provided with a base-plate, C, having a raised support, e, said support being provided with a slot, d, in which said flange seats, and having a handle, A, secured to said base and flaring outwardly around the bowl ofthe lamp at a, and thence inwardly through the shade of said lamp at f, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination7 with a lamp carrier provided with a base-plate, C, having a raised support, e, said support being provided with a slot, d, of a detachable hanging lamp -having a depending base-flange, c, seating in said slot d, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing to be myinvention I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of October, A. D. 1886.

DANIEL H. FAUST.

Vitnesses:

lsAAo SHORT, J. N. WING.

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