Improvements in or connected with Shade Holders for Lamps.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 22nd Aug., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Shade Holders for Lamps.
1, WALTER WILLIAM HARE, of 12 Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill,.
County of London, Wire Worker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has for object, the construction of lamp shade holders in such
manner that the shade can be raised and lowered at will, with a portion of the
frame for focussing or concentrating the light of the lamp down upon objects
beneath, or down upon a book while being read, or be raised for a spread, or
diffusion of the light over a larger area. The shade holder is particularly intended
for table lamps.
For the purpose of my invention, I make two ring shaped flanged bodies, to one
of which, I braze, or otherwise affix a number of tubes to stand vertically up there-
from, and to the other, I similarly affix a corresponding number of rods projecting
downwardly, said rods being of the same gauge as the interior of the tubes to fix
therein with an amount of friction, as not to slide down by any ordinary vibration,
but which can be pushed down, or be pulled up, as desired, and hold the upper part,
which carries the shade at any part.
The lower flanged ring sits on and fits the neck, or the globe gallery of the
lamp.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Walter William Hare.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Shade Holders for Lamps.
I, WALTER WILLIAM HARE, of 12 Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill,
County of London, Wire Worker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for object, the construction of lamp shade holders in such
manner that the shade cau be raised and lowered at will, with a portion of the
frame for focussing or concentrating the light of the lamp down upon objects
beneath, or down upon a book while being read, or be raised for a spread or diffusion
of the light over a larger area. The shade holder is applicable to all descriptions
of lamps.
For the purpose of my invention, and as indicated on the annexed drawings,
Figures I and II, I make two ring shaped flanged bodies A, B, to one of which,
say A, I braze, or otherwise affix a number of tubes C, C, to stand vertically up
therefrom, and to the other, say B, I similarly affix a corresponding number of
rods D, D, (preferably three) projecting downwardly, said rods D, D, being of the
same gauge as the interior of the tubes to fix therein with an amount of friction, as
not to slide down by any ordinary vibration, or weight of reflector, or screen shade
but which can be pushed down, or be pulled up, as desired, and hold the upper flange
which carries the shade at any part.
The lower flanged ring B sits on and fits the neck, or the globe gallery of the
lamp, as shown at Figure II.
According to the usual method of supporting shades on oil lamps, a pinching

page_text: screw and a socket plate are employed to fix the shade at the desired height, these
by my invention are dispensed with, and I produce an equal bearing centrally with
the oil-well, and stand, instead of an overhanging weight from one part of the
circumference only.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be perforined I declare that what I
claim is :-
Constructing telescoping lamp shade holders in the manner described and shown,
and consisting of tubes and rods in frictional contact, said tubes and rods being
connected to flanged rings, as and for the purposes set forth.
In 2004 ay or august for
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Walter William Hare.