Improvements in Holders or Stands for Night Lights.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 28th Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Holders or Stands for Night Lights.
I, JOHN CALDERWOOD, Managing Director of Price's Patent Candle Company,
Limited, of Belmont Works, Battersea, in the County of Surrey, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The holder is of the form of an ordinary flat bottomed candlestick, but instead
of the usual socket for a candle it is provided with a sunk well in the centre
sufficiently large for the reception and proper burning of lights such as Price's
66 New Patent," 66
Royal Castle," Improved Childs," and similar night lights
whether intended to burn in glasses or in paper cases. The night light is surrounded
by a glass shade the passage through which must be either cylindrical or wider in
shape at the top than at the bottom, and of such diameter as to admit of the free
upward passage of air between the glass shade and the night light. The air is
admitted between the light and the shade either by perforations around and on.
top of a hollow raised wall which surrounds the upper part of the well and by
supporting the holder upon small feet, or the holder may be made so that the air
shall be admitted to the underside of the perforations from the upper side of the
flat bottomed bolder instead of from below. Or the central part of the holder
could be made without the flat bottom disc and be carried by other kinds of
support. The glass shade has at the bottom a small external flange and is held in
position on the gallery provided to carry it by means of two clips and a screw
or a flange and a screw.
The bottom of the well or receptacle for the night light may be covered ou
the underside with a disc of asbestos or other non-conductor of heat so as to
diminish the radiation of heat and enable night lights composed of paraffin to
burn out completely in cold weather. A suitable handle is provided by which
the holder may be carried.
Dated this 29th day of May 1895.
Improvements in Holders or Stands for Night Lights.
I, JOHN CALDERWOOD, Managing Director of Price's Patent Candle Company,
Limited, of Belmont Works, Battersea, in the County of Surrey, 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 :-
The holder is of the form of an ordinary flat bottomed candlestick, but
instead of the usual socket for a candle it is provided with a sunk well in the
centre sufficiently large for the reception and proper burning of lights such as
Price's "New Patent," "Royal Castle" "Improved Child's" and similar night
lights whether intended to burn in glasses or in paper cases. The night light is
surrounded by a glass shade, the passage through which must be either cylindrical
or wider in shape at the top than at the bottom, and of such diameter as to admit
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page_text: of the free upward passage of air between the glass shade and the night light.
The air is admitted between the light and the shade either by perforations
around and on top of a hollow raised wall which surrounds the upper part of the
well and by supporting the holder upon small feet, or the holder may be made so
that the air shall be admitted to the underside of the perforations from the upper
side of the flat bottomed holder instead of from below. Or the central part of
the bolder could be made without the flat bottom disc and be carried by other.
kinds of supports. The glass shade has at the bottom a small external flange
and is held in position on the gallery provided to carry it by means of two clips
and a screw or a flange and a screw.
The bottom of the well or receptacle for the night light may be covered on the
underside with a disc of asbestos or other non-conductor of heat so as to diminish
the radiation of heat and enable night lights composed of paraffin to burn out
completely in cold weather. A suitable handle is provided by which the holder
may be carried.
The drawings annexed show two examples of night light holders or stands formed
in the above manner.
Figure 1 is a plan view of one example without its glass-Figure 2 is a vertical
section.
Figures 3 and 4 are similar views of another example.
In these figures A is a central well in which the night light is to be placed. Ba
glass chimney surrounding the well. CC are openings through which air can
rise between the night light and the glass. In the construction shewn at Figures 1.
and 2 the air passes to these openings from below the flat bottom of the stand or
holder. In the construction shewn at Figures 3 and 4 it passes to the openings
from above, this flat bottom. The chimney is shewn to taper somewhat outwards
as is preferred. Usually I make the chimney about three inches in height.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A holder or stand for night lights similar to an ordinary flat bottonied
candlestick having short legs and formed with a sunk well at the centre to receive
a night light and with a gallery around the top of the well for carrying a glass
shade and perforations for admitting air between the night light and the glass
substantially as described.
2. Night light holders or stands constructed substantially as herein before
described and illustrated in the drawings annexed.
Dated this 24th day of February 1896.
JOHN CALDERWOOD.