US 4,562,521 AGranted

Lantern type electric lamp

OwnerIsamu Noguchiinventor

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Abstract

A lamp stand adapted to support in a fully expanded state a collapsible oriental lantern formed by an open-ended translucent shell on a floor or table surface. The upper opening of the shell is bounded by a top rib to which is attached a spider whose center hub has a hole therein, the lower opening being bounded by a bottom rib provided with tie strings or other leg connectors. The stand includes a raised mounting plate supporting a lamp socket and a harp from which upwardly extends a vertical rod that passes through the hole in the spider hub. The rod has an elastic collar thereon which is axially shiftable to a point under the hub to maintain the upper end of the lantern at this level, which print depends on the length of the lantern. Depending from the mounting plate is an array of legs each having an outwardly sloped upper section and a straight lower section whose foot rests on the surface. The bottom rib of the lantern rests on the sloped upper section of the legs at a level thereon determined by the size of the lower opening of the lantern and is secured thereto by the leg connectors.

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Dependent claims

In combination with a collapsible oriental lantern, a lampstand supporting in a fully expanded state said collapsible oriental lantern which is formed by an open-ended translucent shell whose upper opening is bordered by atop rib and whose lower opening is bordered by a spiderless bottom rib which does not obstruct the lower opening, a spider having a central hub provided with a hole being attached by its radial arms to the top rib, leg connectors being attached to the bottom rib, said lantern when fully expanded having a predetermined length, said lampstand comprising:

(A) a raised mounting plate from which depends an array of like legs, each having an outwardly sloped upper section and a straight lower section whose foot is restable on a floor or table surface;
(B) a lamp socket and a harp associated therewith supported above the mounting plate;
(C) a vertical rod extending above the harp and passing through the hole in the hub;
(D) means to hold said hub on said rod at a position at which the lantern is fully expanded and said spiderless bottom rib rests on said upper leg sections at a position determined by its length, whereby the same lampstand may be used for lanterns of different lengths, said position being maintained by attaching said bottom rib to the said upper leg sections with said leg connectors.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.