Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc.
Patent
1975-01-22
1976-09-07
Wintercorn, Richard A.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
248223, 248323, F21S 106, F21S 306
Patent
active
039795845
ABSTRACT:
A modular chandelier whose various decorative elements may be quickly and conveniently disassembled and reassembled to assume numerous different configurations is disclosed. The chandelier includes a central module carrying a plurality of electrical sockets for receiving suitable decorative bulbs. The central module includes a ring structure for removably mounting radially extending decorative arms. An axial shaft passing through the central module also carries at least one omnidirectional connector having a plurality of uniquely shaped interior grooves positioned around its periphery in which a like plurality of curved decorative or supporting shafts may be coupled. The groove structure of the omnidirectional coupler is such that the curved decorative or supporting arms may be mounted in any of six alternative positions. The apparatus provides a number of advantages in that components can be readily removed for cleaning, no tools are required for adding or removing decorative components, the decorative structure of the chandelier can be easily modified and the entire modular chandelier can be marketed in kit form or with a basic kit and numerous types of add-ons.
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