US816316A - Shade. - Google Patents

Description

No. 816,316. MAR. 27, w06. L. W. mmm a@ w. Ummm.

APPLIQAMOE HLBD HARA, 1905,

Z SHEETS-5% EEET l..

unal...

ATENTED MAP. 27, 1906. L. W. HAGET & W. E. CHAPMAN. I

SHADE.

uymoufox: FILED zum?, 190s,

www

-1 uns@ w. mm, d n0 v f mf W. w W

nutren sierras engineer ortica.

vLouis W. HAIGHT, oF WHiTE PLAINS, AND WiLLrAM n CHAPMAN, or

ne. sieste.

,To l@ZZ whont t mag/(concern:

Bc it'lmown that we, Louis W. HAieHT, a

'citiz'enof the United States, and a resident of White Plains, in the county of llestchester, and WILLMM E. CHAPMAN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of'NeW York, State of New York, haye'inventeda new andlmproved Shade, of which the Following is aull, clear, and exact description'. I

rlhe invention relates to` a shade intended particularlyior electric lights, but useul, if desired, in connection'with other lights.

The object of the invention is to produce a means by which the light'may be subdued and reflected in various colors and figures, if

, desired.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a shade and reflector which will enable the lights, particularly electric lights, to be hung in fanciful groups, taking t the usual chandelier.

These ends we attain by certain peculiar features of construction and arrangement of parte, which will be ully'set forth hereinafter and pointed out in the claims. i

Reference is to be hadto the accompanie place of ing drawings, which illustrate as an exsm) e the preferred manner of practically embo ing our invention, in which `drawings like characters oi reference indicate like parts in vthe several views, arid in Which- Figure 1 is a side View showing a cluster of our improved shades arranged as a substitute for the usual chandelier. i 21's aplan Viewr of the same arrangement. 3 is a side elevation of a cluster of the shades arranged in the form oi u panel or hanger against the Wall. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan of the same on the line ,4 4 of Fig. 3.* Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail' View showing the shape. Fig. 6 is a. section on the line 6 i5 of showing the manner with the ring for joining it to As shown vbest in Fics. is composed ol a metallic of the proper n'iargilml form, the plates being fastened together at their edges, as indicator at l, and, if desired, portions of the plates may' he extended, as indicated at 12, these extended portions projecting from the seams 1l to increase the ornamental effect of the of connecting the shade the lamp.

and 6, the shade/ shade.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Application flied March 7 1905. Serial No. 248,899.

jecting from the inner sides o `clamped around the lamp' to-hokl the shades may conduct current to the cables are spread a artand the shades re`` arrangement by meansf are formed of sheet g. 5, and Fig. is a View plate or plates 10" The plates 10 are formedwith per@ Patented Hai-cb. 27, 190%.

orations 14, which are punched in the metal in such a Way as to forni a minute boss around each perforation,\these bosses refer-ably proi) the plates 10.

hese various bosses surrounding the oienings 14 form numerous minute lreflectors 'which ndiffuse the light in various directions and produce a brilliant glow wi thin the shade, and this glouT oi" light appearing through the openin Such e ect may he modified by colors, ifdesired. For instance, if the shade be constructed of polished brass a Very attractive golden low is the result. ofthe p ates i0' are also formed with perforations 14, surrounded by bosses, ais described', and these increase the artistic effect referred to. In actual practice formed by piercing the removing any portion metal forced out to for i metal plate Without the opening curls The extensions 12 the openings 14 are thereof, so that the s 14 produces a veryattractive effect.

around the same, producingthe boss, as explained.'

In Fig. 7, 15. indicates the ring, which is in place, as will be understood from the prior art. This ring has .fi-skirt 16, with eyes 17,

secured by screws or other fastenings 18 tothe shade, said skirt being located inside of the shade,l 'so that out. Y

Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate the manner in which As shown in these views, aresustalned through tained in the desire of .spreaders 20. These metal and are fastened to the cables at their.

ends, the spreaders distending the menbers` rangement, except 'that` tlielgshadesf ar ranged as a sort ofimn'e'l, T the proper relative the shade it does not appear from with he arranged in clusters to forni a substitute for the usual chandelier,-

the various shades j the cables 19, 'which electric lights. Said f which plugs ere surrounded by the clamping o'ollers (shown :it l5 in Fig. 7) in the usuel niemeer.

lievi" g thus described the preferred iorin ol" ou: invention, Whe-t We Gleim es new, end desire to seizure by Letters Potent, is-

l. 'lhe ioinbinetion of e plurality oi hed es formed ol periorete Inetel with bosses er pron ieetions et or surroundinv the perforetions, electric lights Within seit. shades, elect-riool conducting-cables extending to the liehts end supporting the seme and the attachee shades, endspreeclers connected to the cables end holdinon them clietendefl, the spresders being formedJ oi' pereorete metal with bosses projections et or surrounding the periteretions.

, 2. A shade and reflector having e inetellie plete with pericoretions therein, end bosses op' projections et the edges of the perform tions. 3. A shade or reflector having e plete With p'erioretions therein, end bosses or projections surrounding the edges el' the pe terstioni-i.

4. A shade formeel with e nninber oi pe torete inetellie plates fastened to ether et their edges, and portions of seid p etes pro-- jeeted beyond the seems between the plates.

5. The combination or" e plurelity ol elcotrie lamps, en electric eeole ettached to and sustaining eeeh lmnp, end spreedors pro- `vided with ineens for engaging seid cables, the sprceders extending from one cable to the other end serving to hold the lenps seperated. f

6. rlhe combination el' e plurality of eleetric leinps, on electric. noble eonnected with end sustaining eeeh lmnp, ell el" seid cehles emanating' om e single poli; t, ond spreodcrs haring ineens in coimeition with the cables, tl'ie spieeders extending troni one celzlc to the other, and causing the cnhlcs to diverge from seid single point whereby to scpzvele the linups,

7. A. shade or relleclor having :t inezollic plete with pextoietions therein, end hosscs or projections et the edges olt the perl'orntions and on the inner side of the shade orrcllccor, lor the pnrpoec specified.

rntcd lnctellic platos having hosscs or proyectionra :1t thc edges ol' the periorntions, l'or thc pnxposo spccliicri, .seid pluies boing izistrncd together :il their edges, und portions ol' .seid

plete/s projecting outward beyond the seems between the plates.

9. shade formed of' e. number of perforated metallic piet-es having bosses or projections et the edges of the erforetions, for the purpose specified, seid p etes being lestencd together et their edges, end portions of seid plates projeeting outward beyond the seams between the plates, seid projected portions of the pletes elso being perforated end heving bosses or projections et the edges of the perforetions.

lo, The combination of e plurality of shed` s formed oi perforote metal with bosses er proicetione et or surrounding the portera tiene, seid shades hein r adapted 'to receive electric lnn1ps,electriee conducting-cables extending to the shades end supporting the seine, the eebles being adapted to supply e current to seid lamps, 'end spreodcrs con nected to the cebles end holding them di@ tended, the spreeders being lorn'ied of perforete nictel with bosses or projections et or surrounding the perforetions.

ll. The ooinhinetion of' n plnrnlity oiclectric lemps, en electric ceble ettnchcd to end soste in'ing eeeh lmnp, und spreodei's provided with ineens forv engaging seid crible, the spromlers extending from one cable to the other und serving tohold the hunps sepzirotcd, seid sprcmlers being Formed ol pcrlorete shcct Hotel with bosses or projections et or surrornnling the pcrlorntions.

l2. 'The combination ol n plurality of elec tric lenips, en electric roble connected to und sustaining cach lomp, :ill of seid robles cunineting from e singley point, sind sprcxulcrsheving ineens in connection with thc cohlc, the sprcedcrrs: extending from one cnhlc to thc other end rousing the citblcs to diverge 'from seid single point whereby to separato the' ieinps, seid sprcndors hcing formed ol' pcrl'osic sheet motel with bosses or projections :it or onrroumling thc iwrl'orntle'ins.

yln trsthnony whcscol" wc llevo signed our Heines lo this spccicntion in thc presence ol' two subscribing witnesses. l

lilllllt-l W. llAlGll'l. dllililAM ll. CHAPMAN.

Witnesses; lsfiAc ll. Owens, Evenmin loixron MAnsHALL.

Images