US977939A - Electric-lamp reflector attachment. - Google Patents

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H DOLIER, J n .ELEGTRIG LAMP REFLECTOR ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1909 Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

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.a citizen of the United States, residing at Rutherford, in the state of New Jersey, have invented certain". new and useful Improvenients in Electric-Lamp Reflector At tachments, of which thefollowing is a specification;

Q My invention relatesiftoiinproved means for attachingto the socket of an electric incandesc'ent laina shade" or reflector, par- 1 .ticu'larly'whcn t e laitter is relatively heavy,

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as when. made of giass 'orother vitreous ma- It is the object invention to provide an attachment for-the purpose above stated, which shall be simple, cheap to manufacture, and-easily attachable to and detachable from. the socket and reflector, means provided for locking the parts. For an illustration of some ofthe forms -my invention may take, reference isto be had to" the accompanying drawing, in'which:

' locking means. shown 1n sing Figure 1-is a vertical elevational view of the lam socket, reflector and the attachment. ig. 2 is a side elevational VIBWOf the upper and smaller resilient ringmember,

showing the locking means in the open position. Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the-"attachment having a modified, locking means. Fig. 4- is a top lan view of the ig. 3, when in closed or tightened position. Fig. 5-is a top plan View of the same, wheni-n open or loose position. Fig. 6 is a vertical secbers and. the connecting member.

tional view through the resilient ring mem-v S is an incandescentlamp socket support ed by the usual lam cord w or by any other suitable means and aving, when desired,-the

usual key '0. The resilient split ring mem her 7, shown in elevation in Fig. 2, has a bead (1 adapted. to register with the socket bead b and has also a bead shoulder a between which and the lip or flange d isheld or confined the inturned lip or flange e of the extension or connector membcr f.

' 4 The ring member 1' is split or has a ga as shown at g, Fig. 2, whereby the ring 1s circumferentially resilient so that it may be snapped into the position shown in Fig. 1

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means is such as to the amount of sepa:

ration between the eyes 8, s when in the with theredueing member or. ex-

loosened position, and when in the tightened position, and to remain locked in such position. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this fastening-means is an S shaped lock or member A having theoutwardly turned ends t serving as small" the device. a y a In the positionshown-in Fig. 1, the Slock A is in the tightened or closed position, the

- eyes 8, 8 having been drawn together thereby,

and the arrangement is such that the look A remains in this sition. To unfasten the same,it is rotated ma counter-clockwise direction', as viewed in Fig. 1, and then it assumes the; open position shown in Fig. 2. In this open position, the resilient ring member 1' maybe snap in the close position as shown in Fig. 1, it is impossible for the head a to be snapped over or past the socket bead b, and in consequence the parts are firmly held, or locked inthe position shown.

At its lower endthe connector or extension'm'ember f has a bead j forming an inlower portion of the member m is formed a head 0 adapted to embrace and engage the grips or handles for actuating d over-the socket head 6. When beadlike formation or projection p" upon the shade or reflector R made of glass or other vitreous material of any suitable shape or form or design, or, in fact, of any'desired material. The ring member m is reinforced by the wire 9', which has its ends, at the sides of the gap '9, formed into eyes 8, s with which engages an S shaped lock A, wheretofore described. When the locking or tightenin member A ispin the open. position, the b by closing or tightening the member A the bead 0 is drawn down tightly over the enlargement p to firmlyhold and lock the parts in position.

In Fig. 3, a modified form of looking or tightening means is shown. Through the eyes 8, 8 extends the looking or tightening member B which hasa notch 1 in which engages one of the eyes .5, such notch and eye preferably never disengaging. The right hand portion 2 of the member B is formed into a screw-like member of 'great pitch, a second notch 3 being formed to receive the right hand eye 8, the rotation of the member B being secured by the crank or handle 4.

As-shown in Fig. 5,. the eyess, s are separated, By turning downwardly on the handle or crank 4 the right hand eye 8 is moved along'the portion 2 of the member B until the eye 8 drops into the notch 3, as

shown in Fig. 4, in which position the parts are locked in the tightened or closed position; By again raising the handle or crank 4 the right hand eye 6 is restored to its posi-;

tion shown in Fig. 5.

Thus, in both the loosened or tightened positions, the mem-' ber B "limits or determines the relative positions of the eyes 8, s, and, therefore, the ex I tent of opening of the ring member.

-inforcing ring, and a locking member engaging said cars.

2. The combination with an electric lamp socket, of an attachment comprising a ring member adapted to embrace said lamp socket, a reinforcing ring carried by and in fixed relation .to said ring member, ears upon saidreinforcing ring, and .means engaging said ears for clamping said ring member to said lampsocket.

' Thecombination with a lamp socket, I of ja resilient ring member adapted to em "brac'eltlie same, a bead on said lamp socket andex tending aroundthe same, a bead ex.-

tending-iarouud said ring member 7 and adapted to register with said socket bead,

. and alOcking member on said ring member, locking memberwhen in open posiead 0 can be snapped over the en-- largement p on the reflector or shade R, and

in any suitable tion limiting the opening of said ring member and allowingsaid,bead to engage said socket bead, and-said loclmigmembcr when in closed position clamping suid'bead closely upon said socket bead.

4. The combinationwith alampsocket, V

a shade or refiector,an extension or connector member, a Ilflg.- member secured at one edge to said GXtQIlSlOIl'OI connector member and engaging said lamp socket at its other edge, a secondrifng member supported 'at one edge by said extension or connector member and engaging at its other edge said, shade or reflector, and locks on each of said ring members on their edges remote from said'extension or connector member."

'5. The combination with a lamp socket, of

'a split resilient ring member adapted to engagethe same, projections on the ends off" said ring member engaging l-n-said pi'o ections. 6'. The combinatlon with a lamp socket, of

member, and an S shaped locking ass a-locklng attachment therefor comprising af' split r1ng= member embracing said lamp socket,earsuponsaid'ring member, and an S hookengaging in saidears and moi able in a plane. substantially parallel with the axis of the lamp socket. 7

7. The combination with a lampisocket, of an attachment therefor comprising-a-split ring member, a Wire ring surrounding saidring member and reinforcing the same, ears in said wire ring, and an Shook engaging in said ears.

8. The combination with alamp socket,

of a bead thereon, a resilient ring member havmg a bead adapted to register withsa 'd socket-bead, a'reinforcing wire ring for said resilient. ring-member, ears on said Wire ring, and an S hook engaging in'said ears.

9. The combination with a lamp socket,

of ashade or reflector, and meansfor supporting said shade or reflector uponsaid lamp socket comprising a split ring member engaging atone edge said shade or reflector,

a relnforcing ring for said ring member at said edge, a lock engagmg the ends of S31d reinforcing ring, and means engaging said ring at its other edge for supporting the same upon said lamp socket.

10. In a shade attachment, a circumferentially yielding ring member, projections" thereon, an S hook engag ing saidprojections,:andprojections upon said hook serving-as handles.

11. The combination with a'lamp socket,

of a shade or reflector, a ring member en gaging atits one edge said shade or' reflector,

a lock for said ring member said edge, an extension or connector member engaging J said 'ring member at ItS other edge, and

means supporting said extension or connector member upon said lamp socket. I

12. The combination with a lamp socket,

of a bead thereon extending around the some, a circumferentlally continuous ring member having a bead extendlng around the .fi

same adapted to register with said socket I bead throughout substantially its entire circumference, projections upon said ring mem ber, and means engaging sald projections for locking said head of said rlng member

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