An Improved Shade Carrier for Lamp Glasses and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1325-Accepted. 2nd Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Shade Carrier for Lamp Glasses and the like.
We JAMES NELSON of 52 Nunhead Grove Nunhead in the County of Surrey
Engineer and CHARLES HENRY EDMED of 31 Cheriton Square Elmfield Road,
Upper Tooting Merchants Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
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This invention has for its object an improved shade carrier for lamp glasses
and the like whereby is impossible for the shade to be burnt at the same time it
is neat in appearance simple in construction, and when in position on the lamp glass
will not shake about as is the case with those at present in use.
According to this invention we stamp or otherwise form of suitable sheet metal
a lamp or other shade carrier having a central opening for the lamp glass to pass
through and a number of short projections bent in an upward direction, such
projections prevent the shade slipping about on the carrier and coming in contact
with the lamp glass and thereby burning the edges of the shade.
We also form a number of projections or wings which we bend in a downward
and slightly inward direction and form a curve therein at a suitable part to rest on
the bulge of the glass and thus hold the carrier firmly on such glass.
We also form a number of projections or wings which we bend in a downward
direction and at a suitable angle to suit the shape of the shade and for such shade
to rest upon.
These projections or wings may be ornamented in any suitable manner.
Dated this 12th November 1894
223335
CHC
We
JAMES NELSON, of 52 Nunhead Grove, Nunhead, Engineer, and CHARLES
HENRY EDMED, of 31 Cheriton Square, Elmfield Road, Upper Tooting Merchant's
Clerk both in the County of Surrey do hereby declare the nature of the said inven-
tion 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 its object "An improved shade carrier for lamp glasses and
the like," whereby it is impossible for the shade to be burnt at the same time it is
neat in appearance, simple in construction, and when in position on the lamp glass
will not shake about as is the case with those at present in use.
According to this invention we stamp or otherwise form of suitable metal a lamp
or other shade carrier having a central opening for the lamp glass to pass through,
and a number of short projections bent in an upward direction, such projections
prevent the shade slipping about ou the carrier and coming in contact with the lamp
glass and thereby burning the edges of the shade.
We also form a number of projections or wings which we bend in a downward
and a slightly inward direction and form a curve therein at a suitable part to
rest on the bulge of the glass and thus hold the carrier firmly on such glass.

page_text: We also form a number of projections or wings which we bend in a downward
direction and at a suitable angle to suit the shape of the shade, and for such shade
to rest upon.
These projections or wings may be ornamented in any suitable manner.
Our invention and its application is illustrated in the accompanying drawing
in which;
Fig. 1. shows a "blank" cut, or stamped, of sheet metal of the shade carrier.
Fig. 2. is a diagram indicating the manner of bending the various parts into
shape.
Fig. 3. is a plan of the shade carrier ready for use, and
Fig. 4. shows it applied to the chimney of a lamp.
The "blank" d as shown at Fig. 1, consisting of a single piece, is cut or stamped
from sheet metal and provided with suitable cuts or slits arranged radially and
extending to a circular line b shown in dotted.
It also is provided with a central opening c large enough to pass over the lamp
glass or chimney.
The parts formed by these radial lines are of varying sizes and require bending
into the shape or direction required for their purpose.
We may thus by way of example obtain four parts d d d d intended to carry
the lamp shade e e e e to form the wings or legs which extend downward and
press against the lamp glass so as to hold the shade carrier firmly in position,
and yet another four but shorter parts ffff bent upward by and forming a
guard or stop to prevent the shade coming into contact with the hot lamp glass
and thus the liability of becoming burnt at its edges is entirely obviated.
The manner of bending the various parts into the required shape as illustrated
by the diagram Fig. 2, and the plan view Fig. 3, requires no further description.
It is also obvious that we may prepare a "blank" with a greater or lesser
number of parts than that shown in the drawing without departing from the
character of our invention.
In order to use our improved shade carrier we place the carrier d on the lamp
glass or chimney shown at Fig. 4. with its central opening c over the top of the
glass chimney and with is legs or wings e pressing against the sides of the glass.
After having pushed the carrier in the required position on the lamp glass, the
shade is placed thereon as indicated by the dotted lines, when the parts d form a
rest or support while the parts f form stops for preventing the shade from slipping,
whereby its upper edge might be brought too close against the hot lamp glass and
become burnt.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. A shade carrier for use in connection with lamps and the like formed from a
"blank" consisting of a single piece of metal and provided with radial cuts or slits
of any desired number in such a manner as to provide suitable parts which when
bent into the required shape form the legs or wings, rests and stops of the shade
carrier substantially as hereinbefore shown and described and for the purpose
stated.
2. In combination with a shade carrier of the character claimed in Claim 1, one
or more stops at the upper part thereof for keeping the lamp shade in position so
as to prevent the upper edges from being burnt by contact with the hot lamp glass.
Dated this 13th day of August 1895.
J. NELSON.
CHAS. H. EDMED.