Improvements in Candles and Candlesticks or Holders.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 31st Aug., 1895-Accepted, 5th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Candles and Candlesticks or Holders.
I, FREDERICK WILLIAM FIELD, of 27 King Street Cheapside in the City of
London Solicitor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
The invention relates to improvements in candles and candlesticks or holders.
The difficulty of setting up a candle firmly in a candlestick or holder is well
known and gives rise to great trouble & inconvenience frequently resulting in fire
from the falling over of the candle owing to its insecure connection with the
candlestick or holder, and many devices have been suggested for remedying
the difficulty, such for example as forming the candle with an enlarged tapered end,
but they are all more or less unsuccessful from various causes.
Now the object of the present invention is to so form the candlestick or holder
and sometimes the candle that a firm connection will be obtained between the candie
and its holder, and that, with little or no increase in the cost of production of the
article or articles.
In carrying the present invention into effect the socket of the candlestick or
holder is formed with one or more spiral or screw threads or recesses around the
interior thereof, and the lower end of the candle is correspondingly formed so that
the candle can be screwed into the candlestick or holder and firmly fixed therewith.
The socket is in some cases formed cylindrical and the candle near to its lower end
is formed with a bevelled shoulder to enter or engage the upper end of the socket
of the candlestick or holder and centralise and steady the candle and if desired the
upper end of the socket may be correspondingly bevelled. Or the socket may be
tapered from end to end and the lower end of the candle may be correspondingly
formed or the socket may be cylindrical and the candle may be tapered.
As a further modification the spiral or screw threads upon the interior of the
socket may be formed with sharp edges and the lower part of the candle instead of
being provided with corresponding threads or recesses may be formed with a plain
tapered or cylindrical surface so that the threads of the socket would more or less
cut their way into the substance of the candle.
By the means hereiubefore described the necessity for the employment of paper,
spring, or other packing is avoided, and the candle may by screwing it into position
be firmly mounted in the stick or holder without risk of its becoming accidentally
detached therefrom.
Dated this 31st day of October 1894.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Candles and Candlesticks or Holders.
I FREDERICK William Field of 27 King Street Cheapside in the City of
London Solicitor 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 invention relates to "Improvements in candles and candlesticks or holders."

page_text: The difficulty of setting up a candle firmly in a candlestick or holder is well
known and gives rise to great trouble and inconvenience frequently resulting in fire
from the falling over of the candle owing to its insecure connection with the
candlestick or holder and many devices have been suggested for remedying the
difficulty such for example as forming the candle with an enlarged tapere end but
they are all more or less unsuccessful from various causes..
Now the object of the present invention is to so form the candlestick or holder
and sometimes the candle that a firm connection will be obtained between the candle
and its holder and that with little or no increase in the cost of production of the
article or articles.
1. In carrying the present invention into effect the socket of the candlestick or
holder is formed as shewn in drawing Fig. 1. 2. 3 and 4 with one or more spiral or
screw threads or recesses around the interior thereof and the lower end of the candle
is correspondingly formed so that the candle can be screwed and firmly fixed into
the candlestick.
2. The socket is in some cases formed cylindrically and the candle at its lower
end is formed with a bevelled shoulder to enable its insertion into the upper end of
the socket of the candlestick or holder. The candle can theu by process of screwing
downwards be made perfectly steady.
If desired the upper end of the socket may be correspondingly bevelled, or the
socket may be tapered from end to end and the lower end of the candle may be
correspondingly formed.
3. As a further modification the spiral or screw threads may be formed with a
sharp edge raised upon the surface of the interior of the socket (see Figures 1 and 2
marked with the letters a. a.) and the base of the candle instead of being formel
with corresponding threads or recesses may be formed with a plain surface so that the
threads of the socket will more or less cut their way into the substance of the
candle.
By the means hereinbefore described the necessity for the employment of paper
spring or other packing is avoided and the candle may be firmly mounted in the stick
or holder without risk of its becoming accidentally detached therefrom.
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 formation of screw threads inside the upper part or socket of callestick
whereby the candle is screwed into the socket and firmly fixed;-and the forming
of candles with corresponding threads to fit socket of candlestick.
2. The forming of sharp or cutting edges in the socket (on the inside thereof) so
that the threads will cut away substance of an ordinary plain candle thereby
making the candle to stand erect and firm.
Dated this Thirtieth day of August 1895.
FREDERICK WILLIAM FIELD,
27 King Street, Cheapside, E.C., Solicitor.