Abstract: A gallery assembly for a decorative lighting chandelier includes a gallery ring and a plurality of decorative chains suspended from the gallery ring. The gallery ring is provided with openings, or pockets, which are dimensioned and shaped to support the uppermost crystal of the decorative chain in an upright position without the use of hooks or other connector elements. The opening includes an elongated crystal-receiving portion and a gap portion. The gap portion permits the decorative chain to be installed on the gallery ring by passing the connector through the gap and then lowering the decorative chain into the crystal-receiving portion of the opening until the crystal contacts the gallery ring. Upright support of the uppermost crysal is ensured by providing only four points of contact between the crystal and the gallery ring.

Abstract: A chandelier having a frame for supporting ornaments with loop shafts attached thereto provides a frame member having a predetermined thickness and a width between an inner edge and an outer edge. An ornament shaft that terminates in a loop has segments that engage a width defining edges of the frame member while the ornament is positioned in a vertical hanging orientation. The ornament further includes an opening defined by the shaft and a portion of the loop that is constructed and arranged so that the frame member may be engaged with and disengaged from the loop only through the opening and only by first rotating the shaft substantially out of the vertical orientation. The loop is further constructed and arranged so that substantially vertical displacement is prevented. The opening may be defined by an end of the loop and the shaft and the frame member may include one or more formations or indentations having a width less than the width of adjacent sections for supporting the loop.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chandelier including chandelier trimmings connected to a framework by way of a hook and an attachment whereby the attachment is integral with at least part of the framework. The attachment consists of two openings which may be two slots or a slot and a hole which are located in the framework in such a way that the hook can be introduced into the attachment with the minimum of rotational movement and in such a way that the chandelier can be constructed even in close to the ceiling arrangement. It is advantageous if the framework is made from a flat strip or a plate. The hook is formed from wire and consists of a series of bends provided in such a way that when the hook is located in the attachment the trimmings achieve their correct position such that the framework is hidden by the trimmings. In this way, the framework need not be made of an ornamental material.

Abstract: A novel chandelier hook for a chandelier trimming is provided. The hook has a pair of bends, one of which is adapted for engagement with an opening in a chandelier frame, and the other of which is adapted to resist accidental displacement of the trimming from the chandelier frame.