Decorative electric luminaria with peripheral flange supports
First Claim
1. A luminaria usable with lights mounted in light sockets spaced along an electric conductor the luminaria comprising:
- a shell having a side wall and a hollow interior;
a light support member mountable in the bottom of the shell and within the interior of the shell, the light support member adapted for supporting a light socket in the shell; and
radially outward extending flanges on the shell and the light support member interconnecting the shell and the light support member.
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Abstract
Electric luminaria is made by a unique method from a one-piece blow molded container having a neck formed at one end of a base, an intermediate radially outward extending flange at an opposite end of the base and a hollow shell extending from the flange. The flange is peripherally cut to form two flanges, one attached to the shell and one attached to the base. The base has an aperture formed in the neck for receiving a light socket therein, with the electric conductors extending from the light socket passing through the neck and over the peripheral flange of the base. The shell is placed over the base with the peripheral flanges of the base and the shell disposed in an overlapping arrangement. Stakes are inserted through aligned apertures in the flanges of the shell and base to fix the luminaria on the ground. A decorative sleeve is replaceably mounted about the sidewall of the shell.
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15 Claims
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1. A luminaria usable with lights mounted in light sockets spaced along an electric conductor the luminaria comprising:
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a shell having a side wall and a hollow interior; a light support member mountable in the bottom of the shell and within the interior of the shell, the light support member adapted for supporting a light socket in the shell; and radially outward extending flanges on the shell and the light support member interconnecting the shell and the light support member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A luminaria usable with a light mounted in one of a plurality of light sockets spaced along an electric conductor, the luminaria comprising:
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a shell having a sidewall surrounding a hollow interior chamber and a flange at one end surrounding an aperture opening to the hollow interior chamber, the flange extending radially outward from the sidewall; a base having a flange at one end complementary to the flange on the shell, and a receptacle at an opposed end adapted for supporting one light socket; the base oriented to dispose the receptacle within the hollow interior chamber of the shell and the flange of the base in registry with the flange on the shell; and means for stationarily fixing the shell and base to the ground. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A luminaria for use with lights mounted in a plurality of light sockets spaced along an electric conductor, the luminaria made by the process comprising the steps of:
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molding a one-piece hollow container having a base at one end terminating in a neck, an intermediate, radially outwardly extending flange at one end of the base and a closed end shell extending from the flange; separating the base from the shell at the flange to form a peripheral flange at one end of the base and at one end of the shell; inverting the base from its manufactured position relative to the shell; inserting a light socket into the neck of the base; disposing the base within the interior of the shell by bringing the peripheral flanges of the base and the shell into mating engagement. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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