IP Library Granted Patent US 7,401,950
Granted Patent B2
US 7,401,950 · App. 11/365,661 · Granted Jul 22, 2008

Assembly for vertically positioning a lamp-shade

Assignee: Eclairage Contraste
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Patent No.
US 7,401,950
App. No.
11/365,661
Granted
Jul 22, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly for vertically positioning a lamp-shade suspended by a cable comprises a socket member, a swivel cap adapted to engage the upper end of the socket member. The swivel cap has an off-center hole to receive the cable therethrough, the cap being adapted to be swivelled until the socket member has reached a vertical position. The assembly also includes an element for securing the cap and the socket member to one another when a vertical position is reached.

Claims (8)

1. An assembly for vertically positioning a lamp-shade suspended by a cable having a lamp socket fixed at one end thereof, said assembly comprising:

a socket member having an open lower end for receiving said socket therein and an opened upper end;

a swivel cap adapted to engage the upper open end of said member; said swivel cap having an off-center hole to receive therethrough said cable; said cap being manually swivelable until said socket member has reached a vertical position; and

means for securing said cap and said socket member to one another when said vertical position is reached.

2. An assembly as defined in claim 1 , wherein said securing means consists of a set screw extending through said cap and having one end contacting an upper face of said socket member.

3. An assembly as defined in claim 1 , wherein said cap has a threaded portion engageable with a threaded portion in said upper end of said socket member.

4. An assembly as defined in claim 1 , wherein said socket member has a longitudinal slit to enable insertion of said cable therein.

5. An assembly as defined in claim 1 , wherein said socket member is defined by a cylindrical body.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2012
From: ECLAIRAGE CONTRASTE M.L. INC.
To: BDC CAPITAL INC.
Reel/Frame 028498/0228 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 017628 FRAME 0992. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE TO BE ECLAIRAGE CONTRASTE M.L. INC.. Recorded Sep 16, 2011
From: LECLUZE, MICHEL
To: ECLAIRAGE CONTRASTE M.L. INC
Reel/Frame 026923/0273 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 020800 FRAME 0478. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE TO BE ECLAIRAGE CONTRASTE M.L. INC. Recorded Sep 16, 2011
From: LAROUCHE, MICHAEL
To: ECLAIRAGE CONTRASTE M.L. INC.
Reel/Frame 026923/0304 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2008
From: LAROUCHE, MICHAEL
To: ECLAIRAGE CONTRASTE
Reel/Frame 020800/0478 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2006
From: LECLUZE, MICHEL
To: ECLAIRAGE CONTRASTE
Reel/Frame 017628/0992 →
Priority Claims (1)
CA 2531464 · Dec 22, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070147050A1 · Jun 28, 2007