A Lamp Shade Combined with a Reflector.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 5th May, 1893-Accepted, 24th June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Lamp Shade Combined with a Reflector.
I, JULIEN HESSE, of No. 16, Rue Drouot, Paris, France, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the combination with a lamp shade of a reflector,
whereby the reflecting power of the lamp shade is greatly increased without
altering its external configuration or materially increasing its cost.
It consists in combining with a lamp shade of any ordinary form or material, a
glass or metal reflector of disc or other form which is secured to the central
opening of the lamp shade by a suitable fastening.
Thus according to one construction of the apparatus I employ a conical lamp
shade of opal or milk glass which may at its lower edge be ornamented with
transparent glass balls, having small openings between them from which may be
suspended ornaments or additional shades.
A reflector by preference formed as a concave disc with a central hole and either
of polished metal or silvered glass or the like, has attached to its central hole by
metal clamping pieces or hooks, spring claws that either hook on to, or bear with
sufficient spring pressure against the central opening of the lamp shade for
supporting the reflector in a suspended position in the upper part of the lamp shade,
so that the central hole of the reflector is made to correspond with that of the lamp
shade.
Dated this 17th day of August 1892.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Lamp Shade Combined with a Reflector.
I, JULIEN HESSE, of No. 16 Rue Drouot, Paris, France, Manufacturer, 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:-
My invention relates to the combination with a lamp shade of a reflector,
whereby the reflecting power of the lamp shade is greatly increased without
altering its external configuration or materially increasing its cost.
It consists in combining with a lamp shade of any ordinary form or material, a
glass or metal reflector of disc or other form, which is secured to the central
opening of the lamp shade by a suitable fastening.
Thus according to one construction of the apparatus I employ a conical lamp
shade of opal or milk glass which may at its lower edge be ornamented with
transparent glass balls, having small openings between them from which may be
suspended ornaments or additional shades.
A reflector by preference formed as a concave disc with a central hole and either
of polished metal or silvered glass or the like, has attached to its central hole by
metal clamping pieces or hooks, spring claws that either hook on to, or bear with
sufficient spring pressure against the central opening of the lamp shade for
supporting the reflector in a suspended position in the upper part of the lamp
shade, so that the central hole of the reflector is made to correspond with that of
the lamp shade.
The accompanying drawing shews by way of example a section of one form of
my combined lamp shade and reflector.

page_text: The lamp shade A is in this case supposed to be of opal or milk glass having at
its lower edge a fringe of transparent glass balls B, which by refracting the light
produce peculiar luminous effects. Between each two balls is a space C which can
be used for attachment of pendant objects that may serve both for ornamental
purposes and for confining the light.
With the shade A is combined the reflector D made of a dished or concave form
of any suitable material the under surface of which may be tinned or silvered, and
which is secured in position by means of a holding device E which is secured to
the shade A by means of spring tongues a bearing against its central opening, and
to which the reflector is attached by means of hooks or claws e bent over the edge.
of the central hole of the reflector."
It will be evident that the reflector may be connected to the shade by various
other means.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
The combination with a lamp shade of a reflector connected to the shade by
means of claws, catches, spring tongues, or other equivalent devices, substantially
as herein described.
Dated this 4th day of Man 1802
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.