Patent Publication Number: US-4842904-A

Title: Chandelier pendant

Description:
The present invention relates to a chandelier pendant. 
     In the case of chandelier pendants, it is desirable for them to be available with the greatest variety of shapes and richness of faceting. 
     However, it is difficult to manufacture a richly faceted chandelier pendant and in particular those arrangements in which facet elements are staggered cannot be polished mechanically. 
     The invention is based on the problem of providing a chandelier pendant characterized by a manifold design and rich faceting although it is easy to manufacture. 
     The invention is based on the finding that this can be achieved if the chandelier pendant is composed of a plurality of single parts. 
     The object of the invention is a chandelier pendant having at least one faceted surface which is characterized in that the faceted surface is formed by the upper side of a plurality of decorative elements arranged in a row whose flat underside is cemented to a flat surface of a carrier element which is flat at least on one side. 
     The inventive chandelier pendants are characterized by being easy to manufacture. They can be manufactured in a great variety of shapes with a large number of facets. 
     The carrier element preferably has on each side a flat surface with decorative elements cemented thereto. The decorative elements themselves have a flat underside and a faceted upper side. 
     The invention shall be explained in more detail in the following with reference to the drawing, which shows exemplary embodiments. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING 
     FIG. 1 a plan view of a chandelier pendant, and 
     FIG. 2 a side view of the chandelier pendant as in FIG. 1. 
    
    
     FIG. 1 shows a chandelier pendant 1, an attractively designed carrier element 2 being shown from the front which is suspended on the chandelier through suspension means such as hole 7. The carrier element has on each side a flat surface 3, 3&#39;. Decorative elements 4 are cemented in an ornamental arrangement to one flat surface 3. 
     It goes without saying that the design and arrangement of decorative elements 4 can be varied within extremely wide limits. 
     As can be seen in FIG. 2, no decorative elements 4 are provided on the other flat surface 3&#39;. However, it is possible to provide decorative elements on both sides. 
     The individual decorative elements 4 are in staggered arrrangement adjacent to and abutting one another. Such a design could not be manufactured by conventional mechanical grinding and polishing. 
     Carrier element 2 and decorative elements 4 are preferably made of glass. Suitable colorless adhesives are known for cementing. 
     Underside of the decorative elements is also flat so that it can be cemented to flat surface 3 of carrier element 2, while upper side 6 has a pyramid shaped as shown in FIG. 2 faceted design.