A New or Improved Combination Lamp and Walking Stick.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combination Lamp and Walking Stick.
I, JOSEPH DAVID LAWRENCE, of Lucas Court, Woodhouse Carr, Leeds, in
the County of York, Overlooking Watchman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention refers to a combination lamp and walking stick, and by the aid
of my invention gas lamps, cigars, and other articles, may be lighted; whilst at
the same time the hour of the night is indicated on a dial provided for the
purpose.
According to my invention I construct a cylindrical case having one or two
apertures formed at the upper end, and an opening is formed in the side of the
case, for the insertion of the body of a lamp. A walking stick handle is fitted to
the upper portion of the case, and a stick is attached to the lower portion of the
said case.
Holes are formed in the upper end of the case for the purpose of
ventilation, and a sliding disc is provided in the base of the case, which is kept in
an upward position by means of a spring. To the disc a connecting rod or rack
is attached, which communicates with the spindle of an indicating finger, and the
position of the disc thus regulates the position of the indicator. A sleeve or
outer casing is provided on the case, which by turning or sliding brings an opening
or glass in front of the light and also serves the purpose of closing the opening in
the case, when the lamp has been inserted.
On inserting the lamp, the disc becomes depressed owing to the weight of the
oil in the said lamp, and the hand is thus set in the first position, but as the oil
burns away, the lamp becomes lighter and the lamp gradually rises, turning the
indicator as it does so. By turning the sleeve, the light may be obscured, or,
if desired, the flame may be so exposed that cigars or other objects may be
lighted.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1895.
A New or Improved Combination Lamp and Walking Stick.
I, JOSEPH DAVID LAWRENCE, of Lucas Court, Woodhouse Carr, Leeds, in
the County of York, Overlooking Watchman, 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 object of my invention is to construct a combination lamp and walking stick
in such a manner, that the light from the said lamp may be made to shine through
a lens for illuminating purposes, or when desired be obscured as in the case of a
dark lantern, or when required the light may be exposed for lighting gas lamps,
cigars, and other articles.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which similar letters refer to
like parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 is a part sectional side elevation, of

page_text: a combination lamp and walking stick constructed in accordance with my
invention. Fig. 3 is a part sectional elevation showing a modification, and Fig. 4
is a detail view.
According to my invention and with particular reference to Figs. 1 and 2,
I employ a cylindrical case A. open at both ends and having an opening B formed
in the side thereof. To the upper portion of the case A. I attach a walking stick
handle C, for which purpose the said handle C is provided with a suitable mount
or fitting D, which takes into the screwed end of the case A; and a stick C' is
attached to the lower portion of the said case A by means of a mount D¹ in a
similar manner to that of the handle attachment.
A suitable lamp E is provided within the case A, being preferably carried by
the fitting D¹ from the stick portion C¹ as shewn, the lamp vessel being of such a
depth as to place the light opposite the opening B of the case A. Holes F are
formed in the lower portion of the case A, for the purpose of admitting air to feed
the flame, and holes F¹ are formed in the upper portion of the case A for the
exit of the products of combustion.
A sleeve or outer casing G is provided on the case A, having a lens H in one
side of same.
This sleeve G is retained in position by means of a pin J fixed in
the case A, which pin takes into a groove K running round the interior of the
sleeve, whilst at the same time the sleeve can be turned round on the case A, so
as to bring the lens H opposite the opening B when the light is required for
illuminating purposes, or the blank side of the sleeve may be placed opposite the
opening B in order to obscure the light. In order to expose the light for cigar
lighting and other purposes, I form a slot L in the upper portion of the sleeve G,
which enables the said sleeve to pass the pin J on moving the former downward upon
the case A.
A suitable reflector M is mounted on the lamp E, which adds considerably to
the illuminating power of light, and an ordinary arrangement N is employed for
regulating the height of the wick.
Referring to Fig. 3, I employ a case A with closed up ends, an opening B
being formed in the side of the case A for the insertion of the lamp E. The
handle C in this arrangement is permanently attached to the upper portion of the
case, whilst the stick C' is provided with a screwed mount D which takes into
the lower portion of the case A in a similar manner to that described with
reference to Figs. 1 and 2. The lamp E is held in position within the case by
means of springs P, and F and F respectively are holes formed in the case for
ventilating purposes. A sleeve or outer casing G is also employed, which may be
turned round upon the case A and thus allow the light to pass through the lens H
or the light to be obscured as desired, or the casing G may be slidden down upon
the case A for exposing the light, in a similar manner to that described at
Figs. 1 and 2.
Instead of employing a sleeve or outer casing for the purposes before described,
I may when preferred employ a circular vertically sliding piece R as shewn
at Fig. 4, which piece R is of greater width than the opening B in the case A.
The sliding piece R is held on the case A by means of a thumb screw
arrangement S, and pins T on the case A which take into slots R' in the sliding
piece R, steady and retain the latter in its movements up and down.
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 cylindrical case having a lamp vessel within same, in combination with
a sleeve whereby the flame may be exposed, obscured, or shown through a glass,
substantially as set forth.
2. The case A, having an opening B in same, the nounts D and D', stick
handle C and stick C', the lamp E, and the sleeve G, substantially as described
and for the purposes set forth.

page_text: 3. The general arrangement, construction and combination of the various parts,
forming my invention for a new or improved combination lamp and walking stick,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth together with any mere modification
or modifications thereof.
Dated this 18th day of March 1906
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.