Improvements in and connected with Alarm Clocks.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 7th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Alarm Clocks.
I, JOHN WILLIAM HOUGHTON of Dover House Roman Bank Skegness in the county
of Lincolnshire Joiner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide an improved attachment for alarm clocks
which shall actuate and set in motion mechanism for striking a match, lighting
a lamp or for similar purposes; together with improved mechanism used to attain the
same end. A notched dise, or detent wheel with an escaping detent or rod such
as is generally provided in alarm clocks is used to actuate the mechanism. In my
invention however a longer rod is attached leading from the detent wheel or detent,
through to the outside of the clock case. To this rod is attached a lever, its fulcrum
at or near its centre and when released by the action of the detent and lever the
bottom end of a vertical rod, as the top is drawn back by the action of the releasing
detent moved outwards. Another lever is connected with this at right angles to it
and at the outer end of this lever is fixed a small catch controlling another lever
fixed at its inner end and working (pressed by a spring) in an upward direction
against a quadrant with a roughened inner edge. At the outer end is fixed a match
with the striking end pressing against the quadrant along which it is drawn and
thereby ignited. A benzoline lamp, the extinguisher of which automatically removed
by suitable mechanism is placed in such position that it is lighted by the match as it
travels to or near it.
Dated this 92nd day of tuonot 1880
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Alarm Clocks.
I, JOHN WILLIAM HOUGHTON of Dover House Roman Bank Skegness in the county
of Lincolnshire Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
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The object of my invention is to provide an improved attachment for alarm clocks
which shall actuate or set in motion mechanism for striking a match, lighting a lamp
or similar purposes. A notched disc or detent wheel with an escaping detent or rod,
such as is generally provided in alarm clocks, is used to actuate the mechanism.
my invention, however, a longer rod is attached leading from the detent wheel through
to the outside of the clock case. To this rod is attached a lever, its fulcrum at or near
its centre and when released by the action of the detent and lever, the bottom end of
a vertical rod moves outwards as the top is drawn back by the action of the releasing
detent. Another lever is connected with this at right angles to it. At the outer end
of this lever is fixed a small catch controlling another lever worked by a spring fixed
at its inner ead and working when released in an upward direction against a quadrant
with a roughened edge. At this outer end is fixed a match with the striking end
pressing against the quadrant along which it is drawn and thereby ignited. A
benzoline lamp or paraffin cooking stove is placed ready to receive the lighted match
and the extinguisher of the lamp is automatically removed by suitable mechanism.
In order that my invention may be better understood I append the drawing in which
the following letters refer to the respective parts :-
:-
a is the wheel indented to receive the long rod b aforementioned.

page_text: c is the lever acting upon a fulcrum actuating d a horizontal lever fixed upon
a bracket e.
is
the catch joined in the centre as shown, enabling the match carrier i to
pass underneath the catch when the alarm is set.
g is a roller upon which the catch moves and g' is a roller in the arm afore-
mentioned. h is the quadrant against which a match is drawn causing it to strike
and light. The match j is held by the match carrier i, which match carrier is fitted
with a small stop k to prevent it falling too low. The extinguisher for the lamp
marked on drawing, is carried by a convenient lever, rod, or similar mechanism.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The indented wheel, rod, levers, bracket, and quadrant being the mechanism for
striking a match lighting and extinguishing a lamp, fitted or attached to alarm
clocks as described and illustrated substantially and as set forth.
Dated this 28th day of April 1890
LULMAN & Co.,
Applicant's Agents.