Ceiling lighting fixture
FIG. 1 is an end elevational view of a first embodiment of a ceiling lighting fixture according to my new design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the first embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the first embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the first embodiment;
FIG. 5 is an end elevational view of a second embodiment of my new design;
FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the second embodiment;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the second embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment.
Both embodiments of the design depicted in the drawings include a diffuser in the form of a translucent sheet of fabric that is suspended from the side brace of the frame. In the case of the first embodiment, a rod of metal, wood or plastic is supported by the fabric and by its weight draws the fabric into a V-shape. In the case of the embodiment of FIGS. 5 to 8, the fabric hangs as a catenary. In each embodiment, the two ends are identical in appearance and the two sides are identical in appearance.
| D122236 | August 1940 | Scribner |
| D148191 | December 1947 | Shuler et al. |
| D148695 | February 1948 | Guth et al. |
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| 2401635 | June 1946 | Guth |
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 4, 1985
Date of Patent: Feb 2, 1988
Inventor: Emilio Ambasz (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Law Firm: Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond
Application Number: 6/772,656
