US2076032A - Lamp - Google Patents

Description

- P 1937. c. c. KELLER ET AL' 2,076,032

LAMP

Filed April 19, 1935 INVENTORS ENCE C. hE

CLAR LLER C/M/F/ELD "EARL L.

ATTORNEY I Patented Apr. 6, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE field, Hillside, Company, Inc., of Delaware New York, N. Y.,

assignors to Holophane a corporation Application April 19, 1935, Serial No. 17,176

8 Claims.

The present invention relates to lamps and is more particularly directed toward lamps suitable for make-up purposes.

The present invention contemplates a lamp having an apertured shade and a plurality of lenses which may be selectively placed behind the aperture in the shade so that light beams of different color characteristics may be projected depending upon the color characteristic of the glass employed in the lens aligned with the aperture.

Lamps made according to the present invention are preferably arranged so that the shade may be revolved about the light source to place the window or opening in the shade in any desired position and the lens carrier is also revolvably mounted inside the shade frame so that either lens may be brought behind the opening no matter in what position the shade may be.

The present invention also contemplates an arrangement whereby the opening in the shade may be closed by a suitable transparency carried by the same frame which carries the lenses.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

The accompanying drawing shows, for purposes of illustrating the present invention, one of the many embodiments in which the invention may take form, it being understood that the drawing is illustrative of the invention rather than limiting the same. In the drawing:

Fig. l is a side elevational view of a portable lamp;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line .3--3 of Figure 1; and

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the use of the lamp.

In the drawing a conventional lamp base is indicated at ID, a column or support at H, and a lamp socket at l2. These parts may be made of various shapes and designs and the column may be of a telescoping nature if it is desired to vary the elevation of the socket. The socket is mounted in a socket cover indicated at l3. This socket cover has a ring l4 and carries a shade support l5 which projects up above the lamp bulb l5 and carries a stud indicated at II.

An ornamental shade of any desired shape is supported from the stud I'l. Such a shade is indicated at l8. It may be of any suitable shape or size or employ any suitable form of shade material. It is provided with an opening or window indicated at and may be turned to various angles about the axis of the lamp bulb by rotating it on the stud 11. A clamping nut 2| secures it in a desired location. The upper part of the socket cover I3 is adaptr ed to receive a ring 22 which rests on the collar 14 and carries upwardly and outwardly extending arms 23. In the drawing four of these arms are shown at 90 to one another. As shown in the drawing these arms each carry square blocks 10 24 at their upper ends and these blocks support semi-circular channel shaped members 25. Two of the members receive lenses indicated at 21 and. 28 while the other two channel shaped members receive transparencies such as indicated at 29 and 30. The framework formed by the ring 22, arms 23, and connecting members 25 may be turned about the axis of the lamp bulb to bring any lens or transparency behind the opening in the shade frame. The lens 21 may be made of ordinary crystal glass so that the rays transmitted through it will be of the same color as the artificial light emitted by the lamp bulb. The lens 28 may be made of glass of such composition that the emitted light approximates daylight color. The transparencies 29 and 30 may be ornamented glass, paper parchment or other material which presents a pleasing appearance when viewed from the opening or window of the shade.

When two lamps A and B such as herein shown are placed in front of a mirror M and when the light rays projected towards ones face as indicated at C, the face will be illuminated very brightly by light of a color either corresponding with daylight color or corresponding with the color of artificial light. Hence the effeet of the make-up may be determined under the expected lighting conditions. The arrangement is such that either type of lighting may be had at will and when the bright beam of light is not desired for make-up purposes the revolvable frame may be moved to bring the lens inside the shade so that no bright streaks of light are directed by the lens out into the room and the lamp has a more pleasing appearance.

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions within the scope of the claims, and we wish it to be understood that the particular form shown is but one of the many forms. Various modifications and changes being possible, we do not otherwise limit ourselves in any way with respect thereto. 55

What is claimed is:

1. A lamp comprising a lamp bulb, an annular shade disposed about the lamp bulb, the shade moved out of said 3. A lamp as claimed in a lens carrying frame inside the shade and supported for adjustment about the lamp axis, two

orient the window.

8. A make-up lamp as claimed in claim 6, wherein the frame carries a light diifusing screen adapted to be brought behind the Window in the shade to close the same.

CLARENCE C. KELLER. EARL L. CANFIELD.

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