Signaling table lamp

Claim 1

IN A TABLE LAMP FOR USE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN A RESTAURANT BY A PARTON TO SIGNAL FOR SERVICE, THE COMBINATION OF: AN UPRIGHT HOLLOW STRUCTURE COMPRISING A BASE HAVING A RECESS ON ITS UNDERSIDE AND A HOLLOW COLUMN OF SUBSTANTIONALLY TRANSPARENT MATERIAL EXTENDING UPWARD FROM THE BASE, A DOWNWARDLY CONCAVE REFLECTOR MOUNTED ON SAID COLUMN AND SURROUNDING THE COLUMN NEAR THE TOP THEREOF WITH THE TOP PORTION OF THE COLUMN EXTENDING ABOVE THE REFLECTOR, AT LEAST A PART OF SAID TOP PORTION BEING MADE OF COLORED TRANSLUCENT MATERIAL; A COLORED TRANSLUCENT LINER INSIDE SAID COLUMN EXTENDING UPWARD FROM SAID BASE AND TERMINATING BELOW SAID TOP PORTION OF THE COLUMN THEREBY PROVIDING A CLEAR PORTION OF SAID COLUMN BELOW SAID TOP PORTION AND INSIDE SAID REFLECTOR; A RELATIVELY STIFF CONDUCTOR EXTENDING UPWARD INSIDE SAID COLUMN; A FIRST LAMP MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CONDUCTOR INSIDER THE UPPER END OF SAID LINER FOR ILLUMINATING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE LINER; A SECOND LAMP MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CONDUCTOR TO SIGNAL FOR SERVICE; A FIRST WIER AND A SECOND WIRE BOTH SUPPORTED FROM THE UPPER END OF SAID CONDUCTOR AND EXTENDING DOWNWARD THROUGH THE HOLLOW COLUMN; A FIRST CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAID CONDUCTOR AND SAID FIRST WIRE TO ENERGIZE THE FIRST LAMP MEANS; A FIRST SWITCH TO CONTROL SAID CIRCUIT; A SECOND CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAID CONDUCTOR AND SAID SECOND WIRE TO ENERGIZE THE SECOND LAMP MEANS