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US 3,939,338 AGranted
Combined terrarium and lamp
AssigneeThe Raymond Lee Organization, Inc.
InventorNicholas A. Giammalvo
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Abstract
A lamp contains one or more top mounted incandescent lamps which are used for illumination in conventional manner. The lamp uses a terrarium as a base. The terrarium has a bottom section containing one or more incandescent lamps which are always lit and illuminate the terrarium from below.
Claims3
A lamp comprising:
- A transparent bowl containing a terrarium;
- said bowl having a horizontal bottom portion;
- First means supporting the bowl and containing at least one first light source positioned to illuminate the terrarium from below, said first means including a shallow hollow vertical cylinder open at its top end, said portion resting on said top end, and a retaining ring securing said portion to said cylinder;
- a hollow vertical rod sealed in the bowl and extending outward therefrom;
- a least one second light source secured to the top of the rod and provided with an on-off switch;
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- second means including a two cable conductor extending into the first means, connected directly to the first source, extending through said rod and connected through said switch to said second source to supply electrical energy to all of said sources.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.