AN IMPROVED POCKET LANTERN
Year: 1865

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Edward Newton, of the Office for Patents,
66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, for the
Invention of "AN IMPROVED POCKET LANTERN."-A communication from
abroad by John Augustus Minor, of Middletown, in the State of Con-
necticut, United States of America.
Sealed the 20th October 1865, and dated the 1st June 1865.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Edward Newton
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
1st June 1865.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane,
in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "AN INPROVED POCKET LANTERN," to be as follows:-
The Invention consists in constructing the lantern in such a manner that
it may, when not in use, be folded in compact form sufficiently small to be
conveniently carried in the pocket, and at the same time admit of being
readily adjusted for use, and contain within itself candles and friction matches,
so that it may be at any time brought into requisition when required. The
rear of the lantern is composed of what may be termed a shallow box of
rectangular form, having a door at its outer side. The inner side of this door
has a receptacle attached to receive candles and friction matches. The
candles may be of wax, and quite short. The inner side of the box is
composed of a plate, which is in contact with two edges of the box only, a.

page_text: space being allowed between the other two edges of the box and plate. . A
candle socket is attached to a plate pivotted to the bottom of the box, at such
a point as to admit of the candle in the socket being moved either within or
out of the box. The two side pieces of the lantern are connected by hinges
to the box at its inner edge, and the front piece is connected by hinges to the
side pieces. These pieces, in consequence of being thus connected by hinges
respectively to each other and to the box, may be folded together in contact
and against the box, or they may be adjusted in quadrangular form. Two or
all of these pieces bave openings in them, covered with mica or other trans-
parent material. The top of the lantern is composed of two parts connected
by hinges. One of these parts is binged to the top of the front piece, and the
outer edge of the other piece is provided with lips or projections, which fit
into slots in the top of the box. When the lantern is adjusted for use the
top forms two inclined surfaces, and when the. lantern is to be folded the top
is turned down in contact with the front piece. The bottom of the lantern is
connected by hinges to the bottom of the box, and when the lantern is folded
it is turned up. The candle is adjusted in the centre of the lantern, and is
turned within the box when the lantern is folded in compact form for the
pocket.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Edward 'Newton in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 1st December 1865.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in the County
of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the First day of June, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, in the twenty-eighth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me,
the said William Edward Newton, Her special licence that I, the said William
Edward Newton, my executors, administrators, and assigns; or such others as
I, the said William Edward Newton, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all
times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might
make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands; and Isle of Man, an Invention for "Ax

page_text: IMPROVED POCKET LANTERN," being a communication from abroad, upon the
condition (amongst others) that I, the said William Edward Newton, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their;
or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next-and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent. .
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NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Edward Newton, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in. and. by the
following statement, reference being had to the Drawings hereunto annexed,
and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that is to say):
.
This Invention consists in constructing the lantern in such a manner that it
may when not in use be folded in compact form sufficiently small to be
conveniently carried in the pocket, and at the same time admit of being readily.
adjusted for use, and contain within itself candles and friction matches, so that
it may be at any time brought into requisition when required.
In the accompanying Drawings Fig. 1 is a side view of the lantern folded
for use; Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, also folded; Fig. 3 is a side
view of the lantern adjusted for use; Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the same,
taken in the line x, x, Fig. 5; Fig. 5 is a plan or top view of the lantern;
Fig. 6 is a horizontal section of the same, taken in the line y, y, Fig..3;
Fig. 7 is a rear view of the lantern in elevation, with the door open; Fig. 8 is
an end view of the same, partially folded.
. The rear of the lantern is composed of what may be termed a shallow box A
of rectangular form, having a door B at its outer side, attached by hinges a.
The inner side of this door has a receptacle C attached to receive candles b
and friction matches c. The candles may be of wax, and quite short. The
inner side of the box A is composed of a plate d, which is in contact with two
edges of the box only, a space e being allowed between the other two edges of
the box and plate d, as shewn in Fig. 7. A candle socket D is attached to a
plate E, pivotted to the bottom of the box A at such a point as to admit of
the candle 6 in the socket being moved through the space e at one side of
plate D, either within or out of the box A. The two side pieces F, F, of the
lantern are connected by hinges c*, c, to the box A at its inner edge, and the
front piece G is connected by hinges f to the side pieces. These pieces F, F.
and G, in consequence of being thus connected by hinges respectively to each
other and to the box A, may be folded together in contact and against the

page_text: box A, as shewn in Fig. 2.; or they may be adjusted in quadrangular form,
as shewn in Fig. 6. Two or all of these pieces have openings in them, covered
with mica k or other transparent material. The top H of the lantern is
composed of two parts g, g, connected by hinges h. One of these parts is
hinged to the top of the front: piece G; and the outer edge of the other piece
is provided with lips or projections i, i, which fit into slots j,j, in the top of the
box. A. When the lantern is adjusted for use the top forms two inclined
surfaces, as shewn in Fig. 4, and when the lantern is to be folded, the top is
turned down in contact with the front piece G. The bottom I of the lantern
is connected by. hinges to the bottom of the box A, and when the lantern is
folded it is turned up in contact with plate d. The candle is adjusted in the
centre of the lantern, as shewn in Fig. 6, and is turned, within the box A
when the lantern is folded up for the pocket..
Having now described this Invention of "An Improved Pocket Lantern,"
and having explained the manner of carrying the same into effect, I claim as
the Invention secured to me by Letters Patent, as aforesaid,-
First, a lantern composed of sides and a front piece, and a top and bottom,
connected together and arranged with hinges, so that they may be folded
together in contact when not required for use, and at the same time are capable
of being readily unfolded and adjusted for use when required.
. Second, I claim the box A with candle and match receptacle in connection
with the folding sides and front piece, as herein set forth.
Third, I claim the candle socket D attached to the pivotted plate E, and
arranged within the box A for, the purpose set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said William. Edward Newton, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, the First day of December, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.
Witness,
FRED. WALKDEN;
66, Chancery Lane.
W. E. NEWTON. (L.S.).