US130899A - Improvement in lamp-shades - Google Patents

Description

A. COMBS.

Lamp-Shade.

Patent'ed Aug. 27, 1872.

INVENTOSR.

WITNESSES.

UNITED STATES ABEL OOMBS, OF BURLINGAME, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMP-SHADES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 130,899, dated August 27, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABEL COMES, of Burlingame, in the county of Osage and State of Kansas, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Lamp-Shades; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a perspective view of my shade. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same.

This invention has relation to lamp-shades for lamps andgas-burners and the novelty consists in coating or covering the perforated metallic shade with varnish or any other transparent material in such a manner as to fill the perforations, thereby preserving the draft and softening the light, as herein after mentioned.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents a metallic shade provided with a number of perforations, a, passing through it to form a gauze, whose fineness may be increased or diminished, according to requirement.

The metal is first stamped and perforated, then cut out in the proper form, whereupon the end or joints of the pattern are united by rivets or other means. The inner surface may then be covered with any reflecting material to increase the illumination. Then the shade and perforations are coated and covered with a solution of transparent or semi-transparent varnish, or any other solution which will not be affected by heat. Thus the perforations are closed, and, at the same time, they will be translucent, the peculiar effect of the filled perforations being a dispersion of the rays of light, so that the rays will intersect in a manner to destroy the shadow of the reflector and produce a soft uniform light on objects beyond the shade. The light of the lamp is reflected from the under surface of the shade with greater power than from the ordinary paper shades, while the transparent perforations allow asufiicient amount of light to pass through to relieve the sombre aspect of the room.

In this respect it will be seen that shades constructed on this plan are capable of transmitting and reflecting light, and they cannot easily be destroyed by heat-or accident.

This shade, though very cheap,'is both light and durable, and can be kept clean with ease.

What I claim as new is The perforated metallic lamp-shade herein described, coated with translucent varnish, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereuntosubscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

ABEL COMES.

Witnesses Lours S. TURNER, 9 ROBERT A. Brsnor.

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