Improvements in Lamp Pendants, Brackets, Candelabra, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 12th Mar., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lamp Pendants, Brackets, Candelabra, and the like.
I, CARL ERBER, of No. 25, Kobanya, Budapesth, in the Kingdom of Hungary,
Empire of Austria, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
The present invention consists of improvements in suspended lamps and.
chandeliers by means of which such lamps and chandeliers may be fitted together
without the aid of screws, rivets and the like and without soldering, the parts being
so cast that they may be fixed up by mere mechanical engagement one with the
other as herein after particularly described and pointed out in the claims, hereunto
annexed.
And in order to render the present specification more easily intelligible reference
is had to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of reference denote
similar parts throughout the several views:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a suspended lamp constructed according to the present
invention,
Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation partly in section of the lower part of the
lamp supporting frame with the bowl in section,
Fig. 3a part plan of the globe supporting ring and the bowl,
Fig. 4 a perspective elevation of the plate for holding parts of the lamp together,
Fig. 5 a detail elevation partly in section of means for retaining the lamp arms
in position,
Fig. 6 a plan of Figure 5.
Fig. 7a side elevation of one of the sections illustrated as a whole in Figure 5,
Fig. 8 a detail elevation in perspective of the candlesticks attached to the sus-
pended lamp or chandelier,
Fig. 9 a plan of a detail,
Fig. 10 plan, side elevation and detail elevation of the saucer for the candlesticks,
Fig. 11 front and back elevation and partial vertical cross section of two mem-
bers of the supporting chain showing their engagement,
Fig. 12 similar views of a modified form,
Fig. 13 detail perspective elevations of a link coupling for the chains, showing
the links engaged and detached.
Fig. 14 side elevation of a yoke for supporting the chains,
Fig. 15 side elevation of the weight,
Fig. 16 plan of the plate supporting the weight rolls,
Fig. 17 vertical section through one of the rolls showing the bearing,
Fig. 18 front and side elevation of the suspending hook or link,
Fig. 2 is a detail vertical section showing the arm supporting plate in position
Fig. 3 a perspective view of the globe ring supporting device,
Fig. 3 detail elevation and plan of an ornament and means for attaching the
same,
Fig. 8 a side elevation, 8" end elevation, and 8° plan of the supporting arm for-
the candlesticks, Fig. 8° front elevation and section of a part of the candlestick

page_text: yoke, Fig. 8 side elevation, 8' end elevation, and 88 perspective view of the single
candlestick,
Fig. 9* cross section through the candlestick supporting arm,
Fig. 11 side and front elevations of two chain links coupled,
Fig. 12 front and side elevation of the modified form of link and detail eleva-
tion showing the manner of coupling the same,
Fig. 13 a perspective view of two modified links joined and
Fig. 15 plan of the weight.
The lamp is composed of castings throughout, although some of the parts might
be pressed, or otherwise produced without departing from the nature of the present
invention. Castings are however preferred for the sake of cheapness.
The lamp or chandelier consists of the body or bowl supporting cage L, the
arms A attached thereto, the candlesticks H, the supporting chains K and the
weight with chains F. The arms A are not screwed or otherwise attached to the
body L but the latter is cast with slots a and b formed therein (Figs. 2 and 2^) and
the arms A are formed with ears a' and lugs b' which fit into the slots a and b
respectively. The bowl is fixed to the said arms A. by means of a plate 2 of the
form shown at Figure 4 which engages over the ears of the said arms when they
have been passed into the slots b, said plate being retained in position by means
of a screw spindle inserted from underneath through a hole in the bowl and
screwed into the said plate 2. Thus the bowl L and the arms A will be securely
fixed together. The globe ring R is attached to the tops of the arms by means of
clamps of suitable flexible metal (Figs. 2, 3, and 3^), said clamps e being cast into
the upper ends of the arms A and adapted to engage slots in the ring R after which
they are turned down. The left hand side of Figure 3 shows the clamps inserted
in the orifices and the right hand side shows the same after they have been turned
down.
In case no bowl is employed the arms are formed as shown at M in Figure 5,
each arm has cast on to its lower end a segment of the part M, as shown in detail
at Figure 7, being the segment and A the arm cast thereon. When the arms A
with their respective segments are placed together, the segments form the complete
fitting M which may be secured together by means of upper and lower rings
and a screw spindle 6 to the upper end of which may be attached the bowl or oil
receptacle of the lamp which may be of porcelain or majolica or the like. The
decorations of the globe ring or any other parts of the lamp are also attached
by means of clamps e' (Fig. 3") cast into the same said clamps being passed through
corresponding orifices in the ring or other part and turned down as previously
described.
The links of the chain are also detachable, and may be coupled in several
different ways.
As shown in Figs. 11 and 11 one end of each section of chain
is provided with a cavity having formed in its bottom a T-shaped slot ³ whilst
the corresponding end of the next lying link or section has a flat circular head
or disc fast on one side of the arm or link k. This head is inserted through the
T-shaped slot in the end of the upper link as shown in dotted lines in the left hand
view of Figure 11^, and then turned down when the edge of the disc rests on the rim
of the drum shaped end of the link above, as will be readily understood from the
drawing.
In Figures 12 and 12 another form of link is shown according to which the
lower end of the upper link is provided with a slot having at each side lugs,
the lower end of said link being somewhat bent, whilst the upper end of the lower
link is also bent and provided with a head, a throat piece as shown. This
end of the lower link is turned on edge (left hand upper view of Figure 12) passed
through the slot and then turned round so that the head will hang suspended on
the lugs of the lower end of the moner link. As shown at Figure 13 the lower end
of the upper link may be provided with a horizontal bow or loop k in which the
head of the upper end of the lower link may engage as shown in the figure.
Fig. 14 shows a yoke for supporting the upper ends of the chain, when the lamp
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page_text: is not adjustable, the attachments for the upper ends of the chains being similar
to those described with reference to Figure 11, a short chain may be employed
to suspend the lamp from the ceiling, Ordinary pieces of chain should be inserted
to run on the rolls n n'when the lamp is to be adjustable as shown at 1, 1, Figure 15.
The rolls are not mounted on spindles or pivots as is usual, but are cast in the
upper plate, said upper plate (Figs. 15, 16, and 17) being formed with slots na
having lugs n extending inwardly to form the pivots of the rolls, which are cast
with depressions n to engage the said lugs. As previously stated the plate and
the rolls are cast together. The lamp shown at Figure 15 may be suspended by
means of a hook or loop o, having a cylindrical throat piece thereon with a head
(Fig. 18), the said throat piece being adapted to be passed through a hole o¹, having
lateral recesses for the sides of the loop o and then turned round 90°, so that it
cannot be withdrawn. The weight' is also differently constructed to the weights
hitherto known, instead of screwing the parts together as hitherto, the weight con-
sists of the two halves 'm m¹ which have outwardly extending flanges bored to
correspond at m² and are held together by the hooks m³ of the chain inserted through
said holes and turned round.
The manner in which the candle sticks are attached to the lamp is illustrated
in Figures 8 to 10. To the upper part of the arm A is cast an outwardly projecting
lug or arm f, having the form shown in Figures 8 to 8, i.e., it is provided with
triangular notch at the top and extending down one side and is also provided
with a horizontal triangular groove f' extending along one of its sides, opposite
to that side which has the vertical groove or notch. The outwardly extending
candlestick arm g is provided with a horizontal arm h (Figs. 8 and 8') having one
side formed to correspond and take into the horizontal groove of the lug f and
having a vertical notch on the top and down one side, so that when the said arm
is fitted against the said lug f as shown at Figure 9, a groove will be formed which
extends along the top and down both sides of the composite arm thus formed by
the lug and the arm h, on which the double arm g supporting the other two
candle sticks (Fig. 8) may rest being saddled across the said composite arm.
The holders for the candles are not as hitherto screwed to the arms g and g¹
but are cast in one piece with the same, the saucers j¹ being subsequently placed
thereon. The saucers ji (Fig. 10), are advantageously circular in form and made
with a slot by means of which they are passed over the arms g and g¹. They
are also provided with bosses underneath as at 3 and are secured in position on
the said arms by means of split pins passed through the boss and the arm end.
As previously stated the arm g or g is cast in one piece with the holder j for the
candles.
The particular construction of the parts may be varied at will, as also the
number of arms, candlesticks and decorations, the device may be carried out in
perfectly plain style or decorated to any desired extent.
It should be clearly understood that the invention is in no way confined to the
particular construction herein before described, the said invention comprising
broadly a suspended lamp or chandelier in which the parts are detachable, or
coupled together in contradistinction to their being permanently fixed as hitherto.
By means of the present invention great saving is effected in the manufacture
of the lamps of this class.
The costs of production of lamps of the present description will be somewhat equal
to 30 to 50% lower than hitherto, owing to the great saving in skilled labour
hitherto required to fit the parts of a lamp together."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
A suspended lamp or chandelier, having its component parts fitted together in
easily detachable manner said paris being fitted together as rough castings without
being previously finished or dressed characterised by:-

page_text: 1. The combination of the bowl L with the arms A according to which the bowl
is provided with slots a around the sides and lower openings into which ears a
and arms b' engage, said parts being retained in position by a plate 62 and screw
spindle 63, or,
2. By the connection of the arms together to form the part M in which case
each arm has a segment of the said body M cast on to its lower end, the said
segments being held together by means of two caps and a screw spindle 63,
3. By the combination of the arms A as also decorations V with the globe
supporting ring by means of clamps cast in said arms and decorations as at e el
and fitting orifices in the said ring as specified,
4. By the drum like slotted ends of the chain links k and opposite headed
ends, to engage said slotted ends substantially as described,
5. By the arrangement of said slotted drum like parts and heads for the
connection of the chains to the arms or to the weight supporting chains as specified,
6. By the arrangement of the rolls for the weight chains according to which the
said rolls are cast together with the supporting plate, said rolls having central
depressions, into which lugs, arranged to project into the slots in the said plate in
which the rolls run, engage substantially as described,
7. By the construction of the weight made in two parts having flanges which
are bored to correspond, the hook of the chains being passed through both flanges
and bent. round as specified,
8. By the attachment of the candlesticks, according to which the radially pro-
jecting candlestick arm is provided with a lug g adapted to close into a horizontal
groove in the lug f of the arm A, and the pair of candle arus y', g', are fixed saddle-
wise in a groove formed around the composite lug g, f, thus formed, and retain the
whole in position.
9. By the candle holders j cast in one piece with the arm and a saucer having
slot to pass round a neck of the arm or the arm itself below the holder, said
saucer being secured by means of a split pin in the manner and for the purpose
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
10. A detachable suspended lamp or chandelier substantially as described in the
foregoing specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of Nor
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, Loudon, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.