IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GUARDS OF SHIP GLOBE LAMPS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, WILLIAM HENRY FREEMAN of 110 Guildford Street, Aston, near Birmingham
in the County of Warwick Lamp Maker do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GUARDS OF SHIP GLOBE
LAMPS to be as follows:-
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My Invention of Improvements in the Manufacture of Guards of Ship Globe
Lamps, relates to the mode of constructing them, in such a manner, that in case of
breakage of Lamp or Globe, or desire to change it for one of a different colour, the
Guards may be the more quickly disengaged from the Head and Foot of Lamp, thus
facilitating such repair or changing of Globe as required. Hitherto the Guards
have been constructed in five or six separate pieces, but in my Invention it is only
in two, therefore is quicker readjusted after being taken apart.
The guard is constructed in two pieces only, the four outer guards are fixed on
two semi-circular bands (two on each band) which bands fit round the Head and
Foot of the Lamp in grooves provided for the purpose. Round the centre of each
half of the outer guards is fixed a semi-circular guard having a hook at one end
and a screw joint at the other in one half, and in the other half a loop for the hook
to hinge into and a worm for the joint to screw on. The guard is hinged together
by means of the centre guard just described, and then placed round the Head and
Foot of the lamp, the semi-circular bands at top and bottom of the guard fitting
into the grooves before mentioned, the screw joint is then screwed up, thus securely
binding the whole together.

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SPECIFICATION.
I WILLIAM HENRY FREEMAN of 110 Guildford Street Lozells Birmingham in
the County of Warwick Lamp Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GUARDS OF SHIP GLOBE
LAMPS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention of Improvements in the manufacture of Guards of Ship globe
lamps relates to the mode of constructing them in such a manner that in case of
breakage of the lamp or globe or desire to change the globe for one of a different
color the Guards may be the more quickly disengaged from the Head and foot of
the lamp thus facilitating such repair or changing of globe as may be required
Hitherto the guards have been constructed in five or six separate pieces but in my
invention it is only in two therefore is quicker readjusted after being taken apart.
The guard is constructed in two halves, the four guards are fixed on four semi-
circular bands one of these bands being fixed on the top of two of the guards and
another being fixed on the bottom of the same two guards forming one half and
the other two bands being fixed in a corresponding manner on the other two
guards to form the other half. Round the centre of each half of the Guard is fixed
a semicircular guard having a hook at one end and a screw joint at the other in
one half and in the other half a loop for the hook to hinge into, at the one end and
a worm for the joint to screw on to, at the other end. Grooves are provided in the
head and foot of the lamp for the semicircular bands above described to fit into.
The Guard is hinged together by means of the hook and loop just described and then
placed round the lamp, the semicircular bands at the top and bottom of the Guard
fitting into the grooves in the head and foot of the lamp before mentioned, the
screw joint is then screwed up and securely binds the whole together.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which my Invention is performed.
Figure 1 represents the front of the lamp when placed together. Figures 2. 3
and 4 represent the Guard and the head and foot of the lamp when taken apart.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in Figures 1 and 4.
(a) and (b) are the semicircular bands to which the guards (c) are affixed and (d)
and (e) are the two semicircular guards which are fixed in the centre (m) of the
guards (c). ) is the hook at the end of one semicircular guard and (g) is the loop
at the end of the other. (h) is the screw joint and (i) is the worm on which the
joint screws.
Figures 2 and 3. (j.) is a groove in the head of the lamp and (k) a similar
groove in the foot of the lamp.
The glass () (Figure 1) of the lamp is first placed on the foot (Figure 3) fitting
in a rim provided for the purpose, the head (Figure 2) is then placed on the top of
the glass () the two halves of the guard are hinged together by means of the
hook (f) and loop (g) and then placed round the lamp the semicircular bands

page_text: (a and b) at the top and bottom of the guard fitting into the grooves (j and 7 shewn
in Figures 2 and 3) in the head and foot of the lamp, the screw joint (h) is then
screwed on the worm (2) and securely binds the whole together.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is
First: the semicircular bands at the top and bottom of the guard fitting round
the head and foot of the lamp and,
Secondly the manner and mode in which the said guard is made and fitted
together.
$110K