Bushing arm and related branch ceiling lamp

Abstract

The invention relates to a special arm, referred to as a bushing arm, for a branch-shaped ceiling lamp, luminaire or wall lamp, said branch-shaped ceiling lamp, luminaire or wall lamp being at least provided with an arm with one or more light spots, said arm being preferably made of glass.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of lighting, in particular to the field of chandeliers, lamps or wall lamps. Background Art

[0002] The invention relates to a special arm for chandeliers, lamps or wall lamps, called a bushing arm, which is provided with at least one arm-shaped part with one or more light points, wherein the arm-shaped part is preferably made of glass.

[0003] As is known, chandeliers, in particular chandeliers made of glass, such as the so-called Murano chandeliers, are made by assembling a central body and various arms carrying light points.

[0004] The assembly is performed by fixing the arm to the horizontal panel / plane of the central body. This fixing is achieved by inserting the end of the arm into the panel. This type of assembly involves two problems: the first is that the arm may accidentally tilt slightly relative to the horizontal panel, for example during cleaning or in the event of an earthquake, thereby detaching from the horizontal panel and thus falling to the ground or being damaged.

[0005] The second problem is that the plane must be level, thereby limiting the possibility of inconsistent placement of chandeliers, lamps or hanging lights.

[0006] Finally, the third problem is that the arms of the chandelier cannot be located under a horizontal panel, or fixed under a horizontal plane and then installed, since they will immediately fall due to the force of gravity. Therefore, such layouts are prohibited for chandeliers and lamps, especially Murano chandeliers with novel shapes. Summary of the invention

[0007] Therefore, the problem addressed by the present invention is to provide an arm for a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp, while solving the aforementioned problems with reference to the background art.

[0008] These problems are solved by the arm (1) for a chandelier, lamp or wall lamp according to the invention, as specified in the appended claims, the definition of which is part of the present description.

[0009] In particular, the invention relates to an arm for a chandelier, a lamp or a sconce, which arm allows the chandelier, preferably a glass chandelier, to be mounted, by a specific combination of the pieces that make up the arm, and a specific configuration of the components, such as the fixing of a glass arm at the bottom or from below relative to the chandelier, so that the arm does not fall due to gravity.

[0010] Other features and advantages of the arm of the present invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings of the present invention, which illustrate schematically an embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] To facilitate understanding of the appendix, the following legend is reported:

[0012] - (1) an arm for a chandelier, lamp or wall lamp,

[0013] - (2) an arm-like member,

[0014] -(3) light spot,

[0015] - (4) electric wires,

[0016] - (5) the end of the arm (2),

[0017] - (6) fixing elements,

[0018] -(7) Cylindrical cable,

[0019] - (8) the cylindrical cavity of the hollow cylinder (7),

[0020] -(9) Closed flat bottom,

[0021] - (10) closing the flat bottom (9) hole,

[0022] - (11) cylindrical cable (7) flange,

[0023] - (12) the outer surface of the hollow cylinder (7) has threads,

[0024] - (13) metal ring,

[0025] - (14) Straight supports for chandeliers, lamps or sconces,

[0026] - (15) holes for the straight brackets (14) of chandeliers, lamps or sconces,

[0027] - (16) an annular channel of a straight support (14) around the hole (15).

[0028] Figure 1 A front perspective view of a hollow cylinder (7) which is part of the fixing element (6) of the present invention, wherein the hollow cylinder (7) contains the features of the present invention, wherein the cylindrical cavity (8) of the hollow cylinder (7) is particularly evident, and the flange (11) and thread (12) of the hollow cylinder (7) are present on the outer surface of the hollow cylinder (7).

[0029] Figure 2 It is a front perspective view of the fastener (6), wherein the hollow cylinder (7), the cylindrical cavity (8) of the hollow cylinder (7), the flange (11) of the hollow cylinder (7) and the metal ring (13) are highlighted.

[0030] Figure 3It is a perspective view from above of the fixing element (6) of the present invention, showing, in addition to the previous figures, the closed flat bottom (9) and the hole (10) of the closed flat bottom (9).

[0031] Figure 4 It is a partial front view of the arm member (2) of the present invention, in which a part of the arm member (2), the fixing element (6) and its components can be seen, and with reference to the cylindrical cable (7), the flange of the hollow cylinder (7), the thread (12) on the outer surface of the hollow cylinder (7) can be seen, and with reference to the fixing element (6), the metal ring nut can be seen.

[0032] Figure 5 It is a partial front view of the arm-shaped member (2) of the present invention when viewed from above.

[0033] Figure 6 and Figure 7 The invention relates to an arm (2) which is fixed to a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp surface (14) by means of a fixing element (6).

[0034] Figure 8 , Fig. 9 , Fig.10 , Fig.11 and Fig.12 It is shown how to use the arm (2) of the invention; in particular, with the aid of a fixing element (6), a chandelier can be mounted, wherein the glass arm is arranged below the top (14) of the fixed chandelier, thereby forming a novel glass structure, in particular a novel Murano glass chandelier can be mounted. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] For ease of description, the terms "right", "left", "rear", "front", "vertical", "horizontal" and their derivatives refer to Figure 1 The concepts described in .

[0036] However, please note that unless otherwise stated, related concepts may be referred to using various alternative terms.

[0037] As used herein, the term "and / or" when used with a list of two or more items means that any one of the listed items may be used individually or in any combination of two or more of the listed items.

[0038] For example, if a combination is described as including component A, component B, and / or component C, the combination may include: only A; only B; only C; a combination of A and B; a combination of A and C; a combination of B and C; or a combination of A, B, and C.

[0039] The terms "include," "comprising," or any other similar terms are non-exclusive, for example, a list of items, devices, etc. includes not only those items but may also include any other items not expressly listed, or other items inherent in such methods, uses, or devices.

[0040] An element “comprising an” element, without further limitation, includes other identical elements in the article, device, etc.

[0041] The subject of the invention is an arm (1) for a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp, comprising:

[0042] an arm (2) comprising at least one light point (3), the arm (2) having a tubular structure suitable for housing an electric wire (4) for supplying power to the light point (3), the arm (2) having an end (5) designed to be fixed to a fixing element (6), wherein the arm (2) is substantially made of glass, crystal or similar material;

[0043] A fixing element (6), wherein the fastener (6) is made of metal or a metal alloy, and the fixing element (6) comprises:

[0044] a) a hollow cylinder (7), wherein the hollow cylinder (7) has a cylindrical cavity (8) coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the hollow cylinder (7), the cylindrical cavity (8) being open at the top and being able to accommodate the end (5) of the arm (2), the bottom of the cylindrical cavity (8) having a closed flat bottom (9), the closed flat bottom (9) having a hole (10) suitable for the passage of the wire (4), wherein the outer surface of the hollow cylinder (7) has a thread (12), wherein the thread (12) extends to the flange (11) and is designed to accommodate a metal ring nut,

[0045] b) a metal ring (13) designed to be screwed onto the thread (12) of the hollow cylinder (7), wherein when the metal ring (13) abuts against the straight support (14) of the chandelier, lamp or pendant lamp, wherein the support (14) is provided with a hole (15) for receiving the hollow cylinder (7), the metal ring (13) remains interlocked with the flange (11), making it possible to fix the fixing element (6) to the straight support (14) of the chandelier, lamp or pendant lamp.

[0046] In fact, it was unexpectedly found that an arm (1) for a chandelier, lamp or wall lamp manufactured using the above combination of elements can solve the above three problems at the same time with reference to the prior art, and the chandelier is preferably made of glass.

[0047] The surface of the cylindrical cavity (8) may be smooth, substantially smooth or rough. The surface of the cylindrical cavity (8) is preferably substantially smooth.

[0048] The arm (2) can be made of different materials, such as metal, glass, crystal, plastic, etc. The arm (2) is preferably made of glass.

[0049] The fixing element (6) is made of metal, such as iron, aluminum, brass, etc. The fixing element (6) is preferably made of aluminum.

[0050] The end (5) of the arm (2) is fixed to the fixing element (6) using plaster, putty or the like, adhesive or glue etc. The end (5) of the arm (2) is preferably fixed to the fixing element (6) using plaster, plaster or the like.

[0051] The flange (11) is an outer lip or an outer protruding edge.

[0052] The metal ring (13) is a ring with an internal thread. The outer surface of the metal ring (13) is preferably embossed to facilitate better screwing of the metal ring onto the hollow cylinder (7).

[0053] One end (5) of the arm (2) is preferably placed inside the cylindrical cavity (8) of the fixing element (6), and the end (5) of the arm (2) extends all the way to the closed flat bottom (9) of the cylindrical cavity (8).

[0054] The end (5) of the arm (2) is preferably placed inside the cylindrical cavity (8) of the fixing element (6), and the end (5) of the arm (2) at least partially passes through the hole (15) of the straight bracket (14) of the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp.

[0055] The end (5) of the arm (2) preferably extends vertically across the hole (15) of the straight support (14).

[0056] The end (5) of the arm (2) preferably passes completely through the hole (15) of the straight bracket (14) of the chandelier, lamp or sconce. This makes the arm more rigid or robust, thereby, among other things, preventing the arm from bending relative to the surface (14).

[0057] The end (5) of the arm (2) is preferably placed inside the cylindrical cavity (8) of the fixing element (6), and wherein the end (5) of the arm (2) extends all the way to the closed flat bottom (9) of the cylindrical cavity (8), and wherein the end (5) of the arm (2) at least partially passes through the hole (15) of the straight support (14) of the chandelier, lamp or sconce. The end (5) of the arm (2) preferably passes completely through the hole (15) of the straight support (14) of the chandelier, lamp or sconce. This makes the arm more rigid or robust, thereby, among other things, preventing the arm from bending relative to the surface (14).

[0058] The cylindrical cavity (8) of the fixing element (6) preferably at least partially passes through the hole (15) of the straight bracket (14) of the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp. The cylindrical cavity (8) of the fixing element (6) completely passes through the hole (15) of the straight bracket (14) of the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp.

[0059] Another subject is a chandelier, a lamp or a sconce comprising at least one arm (2) as described above.

[0060] The chandelier, lamp or wall lamp preferably has at least one straight support (14), wherein the straight support (14) has at least one hole (15) suitable for accommodating the hollow cylinder (7) of the fixing element (6), wherein the hole (15) is structurally interlocking the metal ring (13) and the flange (12) of the fixing element (6).

[0061] The aforementioned chandelier, lamp or wall lamp preferably comprises at least one straight support (14), wherein the straight support (14) has at least one hole (15) suitable for accommodating the hollow cylinder (7) of the fixing element (6), wherein the hole (15) is surrounded by an annular channel (16) in the straight support (14), wherein the annular channel (16) is structured to accommodate the flange (11) of the hollow cylinder (7).

[0062] The annular channel (16) is preferably adapted to completely accommodate the flange (11).

[0063] The annular channel (16) may have different cross-sections, such as square, rectangular, semicircular, etc. The annular channel (16) is preferably of rectangular cross-section.

[0064] Furthermore, the flange (11) is preferably of rectangular cross-section.

[0065] Furthermore, the annular channel (16) is preferably of rectangular cross-section and the flange (11) is also of rectangular cross-section.

[0066] The arm (2) of the invention allows the mounting of chandeliers of special geometries, in particular when the chandeliers are made of glass or similar materials. It is worth noting that, by means of the fixing element (6), the arm (2) can be placed downward, i.e., below the surface (14) of the chandelier, lamp or sconce.

[0067] Therefore, according to a preferred embodiment, the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp is as follows, the arm (2) extends below the straight support (14) of the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp and / or the arm (2) is fixed to the lower surface of the straight support (14).

[0068] The straight support (14) of the chandelier is preferably arranged horizontally relative to the vertical axis of the chandelier. However, the plane (14) can be designed to be in different directions, for example, the straight support (14) can be arranged tilted relative to the vertical axis of the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp.

[0069] According to a preferred embodiment, the chandelier is preferably made of glass or crystal and is substantially made of glass or crystal with non-glass or crystal elements such as wires and a top (14). Preferably, a so-called "Murano chandelier" is used.

[0070] Therefore, another subject is to use the arm (2) to hang a chandelier, lamp or wall light.

[0071] All the individual pieces making up the arm (2) are easy to manufacture and their assembly requires no additional inventive effort in view of the drawings herein.

[0072] Furthermore, all the details may be replaced with other technically equivalent details. In practice, the materials used as well as the shapes and dimensions may be any according to requirements without departing from the scope of protection of the following claims.

Claims

1. An arm (1) for a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp, characterized in that include: An arm (2) comprising at least one light point (3), the arm (2) having a tubular structure suitable for housing an electric wire (4) for supplying power to the light point (3), the arm (2) having an end (5) designed to be fixed to a fixing element (6), wherein the arm (2) is substantially made of glass, crystal or similar material; A fixing element (6), wherein the fixing element (6) is made of metal or a metal alloy, and the fixing element (6) comprises: a) a hollow cylinder (7), wherein the hollow cylinder (7) has a cylindrical cavity (8) coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the hollow cylinder (7), the cylindrical cavity (8) being open at the top and being able to accommodate the end (5) of the arm (2), the bottom of the cylindrical cavity (8) having a closed flat bottom (9), the closed flat bottom (9) having a hole (10) suitable for the wire (4) to pass through, wherein the outer surface of the hollow cylinder (7) has a thread (12), wherein the thread (12) extends to the flange (11) and is designed to accommodate a metal ring (13), b) a metal ring (13) designed to be screwed onto the thread (12) of the hollow cylinder (7), wherein when the metal ring (13) abuts against the straight bracket (14) of the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp (wherein the support (14) has a hole (15) for accommodating the straight bracket (14) of the hollow cylinder (7)), the metal ring (13) remains interlocked with the flange (11), making it possible to fix the fixing element (6) to the straight bracket (14) of the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp.

2. An arm (1) for a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the cylindrical cavity (8) is substantially smooth.

3. An arm (1) for a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The arm-shaped member (2) is made of glass.

4. An arm (1) for a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The fixing element (6) is made of aluminum.

5. An arm (1) for a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The end (5) of the arm (2) is fixed to the fixing element (6) by means of plaster, putty or the like.

6. An arm (1) for a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The end (5) of the arm (2) is housed in the cylindrical cavity (8) of the fixing element (6), wherein the end (5) of the arm (2) extends to the closed flat bottom (9) of the cylindrical cavity (8).

7. An arm (1) for a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: The end (5) of the arm (2) is housed in the cylindrical cavity (8) of the fixing element (6), wherein the end (5) of the arm (2) at least partially passes through a hole (15) of a straight bracket (14) of a chandelier, lamp or wall lamp.

8. An arm (1) for a chandelier, lamp or wall lamp according to claim 7, wherein the end (5) of the arm (2) passes completely through a hole (15) of a straight support (14) of the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp.

9. An arm (1) for a chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the end (5) of the arm (2) is accommodated in a cylindrical cavity (8) of a fixing element (6), wherein: The end (5) of the arm (2) extends upward to the closed flat bottom (9) of the cylindrical cavity (8), wherein the end (5) of the arm (2) at least partially passes through the hole (15) of the straight bracket (14) of the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp.

10. An arm (1) for a chandelier, lamp or wall lamp according to claim 9, wherein the end (5) of the arm (2) passes completely through a hole (15) of a straight bracket (14) of the chandelier, lamp or wall lamp.

11. Chandelier, lamp or sconce comprising at least one arm (1) for a chandelier, lamp or sconce according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. The chandelier, lamp or sconce according to claim 11, wherein: The invention comprises at least one straight support (14), wherein the straight support (14) comprises at least one hole (15), the hole (15) is suitable for accommodating the hollow cylinder (7) of the fixing element (6), and the hole (15) is designed to hold the metal ring (13) and the thread (12) of the fixing element (6) mutually.

13. A chandelier, lamp or sconce according to claim 11 or 12, wherein: The invention comprises at least one straight support (14), wherein the straight support (14) comprises at least one hole (15) suitable for accommodating a hollow cylinder (7) of the fixing element (6), wherein the hole (15) is surrounded by an annular channel (16) in the straight support (14), wherein the annular channel (16) is designed to accommodate a flange (11) of the hollow cylinder (7).

14. A chandelier, a lamp or a sconce according to claim 13, wherein the annular channel (16) accommodates the flange (11) in its entirety.

15. A chandelier, a lamp or a wall lamp according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the arm (2) extends downwardly relative to a straight support (14) of the chandelier, the lamp or the wall lamp, and / or wherein the arm (1) for the chandelier, the lamp or the wall lamp is fixed to the lower surface of the straight support (14).

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