US2824208A - Combination vaporizing lamp and night light - Google Patents

Description

G. C. BAUER Feb. 18, 1958 COMBINATION VAPORIZING LAMP AND NIGHT LIGHT Filed NOV. 10, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. 650865 c. 5405B,

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COMBINATION VAPORIZING LAMP AND NIGHT LIGHT Filed Nov. 10, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 wig? 50 52 1 #76. 6 68 vj4@ izfi @54 .20 64 J3 45 fl INVENTOR. is a (j e2 GEORGE c. 5405a 50 a BY 7 'Wvwg fimm United States Patent i COMBINATION VAPORIZING LAMP AND NIGHT LIGHT George C. Bauer, Bayville, N. Y. Application November 10, 1955, Serial No. 546,030

2 Claims. (Cl. 219-45) This invention relates to a combination lamp device, and more particularly has reference to a device of the type stated that can be used either for vaporizing a substance of medicinal properties, or alternatively, as a night light.

One important object of the present invention is to provide a combination lamp device that is reversible end for end, so that either end can be positioned upwardly with the other end becoming a base, thereby facilitating use of the lamp for either of its main purposes or functions.

Another object is to provide a lamp of the type referred to which will be particularly designed to facilitate assembly thereof, the lamp including a center portion having back-to-back sockets and enclosing separably usable switches for the respective sockets, the lamp further including tapered shields extending in opposite directions from said center portion.

Another object is to provide a lamp device so designed that either bulb may be turned on or, alternatively both turned on at the same time, whichever is desired.

Still another object is to provide a lamp device as stated including means adapted to support a removable, sunken well or cup in which the medicinal substance is to be disposed, said means being attachable to either end of the lamp device, and being adapted for use not only as a support for said cup but also as a means for preventing transmission of heat outwardly from the lamp.

Another object is to provide a lamp device of the type referred to which will include shield so designed as to be capable of association with clamp arms and plates of various types, such as a heat-insulative plate that will prevent heat from being transmitted to a table top, a perforated cup support plate in which the cup holding the medicinal compound may be supported, etc.

Yet another object is to provide, in a lamp of the type referred to, a disc-like center portion particularly shaped to permit installation of separate switches, back-to-back sockets, etc. therein, with the wiring arrangement being embodied in said center portion or body being especially suited for simplifying manufacturing operations while still permitting separate operation of the switches and lamps.

Other objects will appear from the following description, the claims appended thereto, and from the annexed drawing, in which like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top view of a reversible lamp formed according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view;

Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on line 44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary longitudinal sectional view on line 5-5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is an enlarged, detail sectional view showing 2,824,208 Patented Feb. 18, 1958 the means for connecting the plates of the center portion or body together, on line 7-7 of Figure 6; and

Figure 8 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view on line 8-8 of Figure 1. I

The lamp constituting the present invention includes a plate-like body 10 disposed intermediate opposite ends of the lamp, said body or casing supporting oppositely extending lamp bulbs 12, 14 (see Figure 2) within shields 16, 18, flaring in directions away from the body or casing, 10.

Carried by the socket base or casing. 10 is a switch assembly generally designated at 20.

Considering first the construction of the socket base, this includes circular, peripherally contacting plates 22, 24 the confronting faces of which have recesses to provide cavities for the several wires, terminals, and switch elements of theinvention. Formed in the marginal parts of the plates 22, 24 are circumferential, continuous grooves 26, 28 having inclined outer walls engaging the.

smaller or inner ends of the lamp shields 16, 18.

Formed integrally upon the plates 22, 24, at the centers. thereof, are cylindrical socket sleeves 30, 32, in which are fixedly mounted electrically conductive, threaded sockets 34, 36 for the lamp bulbs 14, 12 respectively. It may be noted that the plates 22, 24, and their socketreceiving sleeves 30, 32 are formed of electrically insulative material.

Base terminals for the lamp bulbs are provided within the cavity defined between the confronting recesses of the plates 22, 24. The base terminals are formed from a single. length of material, such as an electrically conductive; stripof thin metal material folded intermediate its ends, the folded portion 38 being of substantial width as shown in Figure 6 and being secured by rivets 40 or similar fastening elements to the plate 24. Medially between the ends of the folded portion 38 there is. provided a terminal screw 42, to which is connected a lead 44 extending within a radial recess 45 defined by confronting slots formed in the contacting faces of the plates 22, 24.

The opposite ends of the length of material used to form the base terminals for thelamp bulbs have been rounded extremities adapted to contact the center terminals of the lamp bulb bases.

Spaced degrees apart in the marginal portions of the plates 22, 24 are registering ventilating openings 50, adapted to permit thetransmission of heat and air between the opposite ends of the lamp. Spaced radially, inwardly from the, respective openings 50 are connecting screws 52 (Figure 7), extending through registering openings of the plates with. one, of the plates having noncircular recesses receiving nuts 53 threaded on the screws or bolts. Aligning lugs and recesses are formed in the confronting faces of the plate, the lugs of plate 24 being designated at 54, and the plate 22 having recesses receiving the aligning lugs, the screws extending through said aligning lugs.

Diametrically opposite the cavity 45, the plates have confronting, wide radially extending recesses defining a cavity 55 into which extends the switch assembly. The switch assembly includes separate switch mechanisms, said mechanisms including terminals 58 provided upon the base of switch housings 60, 62, from which extend threaded projections projecting exteriorly of the socket base 10. Switch buttons 64, 66 are provided upon the outer ends of the switch mechanisms. The switch mechanisms are conventional per se, and connected to one terminal of the switch mechanisms is a lead 56. The

leads 44, 56 extend through a tubular fitting 68 disposed sheathed as at 70 to provide a conductor, said conductor having an electric plug, not shown, engageable in a suitable receptacle, also not shown. Alternatively, a recepvtacle could be provided directly upon the lamp, to which would be connectable the prongs of a conductor.

Secured to the plates 22, 24 within the cavity 55 are spaced lamp bulb socket terminals 72, 74 connected electrically to the sockets 36, 34 respectively, and leads are connected between said terminals 72, 74, and the other terminals of the switch mechanisms.

It will accordingly .be seen that current will flow through lead 44 to the lamp bulb center terminals, and will energize the lamps, after which said current will flow outwardly through the sockets 34, 36, to terminals 74, 72. The current will then flow to the switch mechanisms and will flow outwardly through said mechanisms through the lead 56 back to the source of electricity. Since separate switch mechanisms are used, with separate leads extending from the sockets 34, 36, to the respective mechanisms, the lamps can be separately energized, by selection of the corresponding switch.

Considering now the construction of the shield 16, this includes a tapered shield element 76 the smaller end of which is engaged in the groove 28. At its larger end, the shield element is formed open, but is normally closed by a clamp-on plate 78 having perforations 80. The plate has a large center opening, receiving a cup or well 82 having a peripheral flange 84 (Figure 8). The cup is removable, and is adapted to hold a suitable medicinal compound that is to be vaporized by heat emanating from the lamp bulb 12.

At the other end of the lamp, the shield 18 includes a shield member 86 tapered correspondingly to the mem- -ber 76. The shield member 86, when used as a base, can

be seated in a peripherally flanged, clamp-on cap 88 of heat-insulating material such as asbestos. In this connection, the lamp is reversible end for end, and the cap 88 is attachable to either shield member, as desired.

Preferably, the end of the lamp that is to be used as a vaporizer is formed wih a shield member 76 that is dark in color, to prevent dissipation of light. The lower half of the lamp, including the shield member 86, is preferably opaque so that all light emanating therefrom will be required to pass through the larger end thereof. This provides a desirable combination vaporizer and night lamp construction.

This arrangement, as will be understood, permits the vaporizer to be used without light emanating therefrom, and this is desirable because many persons are unable to sleep with a light in the room.

It will be noted that the construction is such that if a manufacturer should desire to market the vaporizer only, the parts thereof could be made and sold independently of the night light components of the invention without requiring any change in the formation and relative arrangement of the vaporizer assembly, thus keeping manufacturing costs at a minimum while still permitting one to market either the vaporizer alone or the vaporizer-night light combination.

It is believed apparent that the invention is not neces sarily confined to the specific use or uses thereof described above, since it may be utilized for any purpose to which it may be suited. Nor is the invention to be necessarily limited to the specific construction illustrated and described, since such construction is only intended to be illustrative of the principles of operation and means presently devised to carry out said principles, it being considered that the invention comprehends any minor change in construction that may be permitted within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A vaporizer comprising a disc-like socket base including a lamp socket projecting therefrom; a shield member extending from said base about the socket; a removable plate covering the shield member and having a center opening; a cup for receiving a vaporizable compound removably engageable in the center opening; a lamp engaged in said socket; and means for energizing the lamp,

said base comprising back-to-back, flat, peripherally registering plates having inner surfaces in face-to-face contact, said inner surfaces having confronting recesses providing communicating cavities receiving the lamp-engaging means, the lamp socket projecting from one of the plates with its interior in communication with said cavities.

2. A vaporizer comprising a disc-like socket base including a lamp socket projecting therefrom; a shield member extending from said base about the socket; a removable plate covering the shield member and having a center opening; a cup for receiving a vaporizable compound removably engageable in the center opening; a lamp engaged in said socket; and means for energizing the lamp, said base comprising back-to-back, fiat, peripherally registering plates having inner surfaces in face-to-face contact, said inner surfaces having confronting recesses providing communicating cavities receiving the lamp-engaging means, the lamp socket projecting from one of the plates with its interior in communication with said cavities, said cavities being of stepped, dilferent depths, said means including a switch and conductors in circuit with the switch and socket, the switch being disposed in a cavity of greater depth and the conductors in a cavity of shallower depth.

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