Improvements in Cycle Lamps and their Attachments.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1895-Accepted, 8th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Lamps and their Attachments.
We,
JOHN PARKER and THOMAS SANDERS, trading as Parker and Sanders of
Aston Brook Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturers, and JOSEPH
BENJAMIN WORTON, of Tillingham Street, Sparkbrook, near Birmingham
aforesaid, Foreman of Department, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the general construction of cycle
lamps, and in their means of attachment, and has for one of its objects, accessibility
to the interior of the lamp for cleaning, trimming and lighting purposes; for
another of its objects, the simplifying of the parts, which are non-detachable, and
for a further object, dispensing with the use of separate brackets and the sockets
for the reception thereof.
Thus by our improvements, the shell body of the lamp, which is open at back and
bottom, and is fitted with a crown and breaker, and has a bell at the front, is hung
or hinged door-wise, either vertically or horizontally to fixed parts of the lamp
carried by the oil tank, which forms the base.
The socket plate of the lamp, rear of the parallel motion arms, is provided with
a divided or all-round band clip, which is fitted to, and is adjustable around, the
socket or sleeve of the ball head of a machine.
In carrying out one form of our invention in connection with the construction
of cycle lamps, the shell body part, which is open at bottom and back, and is
fitted with crown, breaker and other accessories at the top, and with an ordinary
bell at the front, is hinged or jointedly hung to one of the upright edges of a
fixed back plate, carried by, and at the topside of, the rear part of the oil tank or
base, which is fitted with burner and winder.
The inside portion of the back plate is fitted with a fixed or attachable
reflector, whilst its outside is provided with supporting arms and a socket or clip
connection.
The open back of the shell body part is flanged, whilst that edge of the back
opposite to the hinge is rolled over or flanged, aud so also is the back of the shell
body part, adjacent to the top of the fixed back.
That side of the shell body part opposite to the hinge has a sliding door, which
has a gap upon its bottom edge, adapted to take over the winder stein and secure
the lamp body in its closed position, to the base or oil tank.
To gain access to the interior of the lamp, raise the sliding side-light clear of
the winder stem, and swing back the body part upon its hinge in a horizontal
plane, clear of the whole of the fixed back-plate and tank, until the open back of
the shell is presented in the same plane as the said erect fixed back, thus leaving
exposed the whole of the connected-together sectional parts for cleaning, the burner
for lighting and trimming and the tank for refilling.
In carrying out a modified form of this part of our invention, we make the shell
body part drum-shaped, with cowl, breaker and crown upon the upper side, and
being open at the back and bottom part, and fitted at the front with a bell and
lens. One side of the said shell is provided with a curved sliding side-light having
a spike-shaped fastener, and with the frame of the said side-light working within
curved guides, and with the said body being horizontally hung to one sile of the
fixed back by a hinged joint.

page_text: When the lamp is closed, the side light is pushed down, and the spike
termination thereof takes into a hole in the tank, or into a hole in a bracket on
the tank.
In a further modified form of our invention, the shell body part is made semi-
circular or semi-drum-shaped, open at back, and carrying at the fore part, a
circular front fitted with a bell and lens, and at the top part, a cowl, crown and
breaker. This said shell body part is vertically hinged to the top of a fixed side
carried upon the top side of an oil tank having a fixed back, fitted with the usual
supporting accessories, such as the bracket arms and socket.
The boundary edges of the said hinged shell body part are rabated, so as to
overlap the opposed edges of the other part, whilst that side of the tank opposite
the disc front is pocketted or slotted, into which the lower part of the said front
takes when the lamp is closed.
Fastening is effected by a spring catch or by other means.
In opening the lamp, swing over vertically and clear of the fixed part, the shell
body part with bell.
In carrying out that part of our invention in which cycle lamps are secured
direct to the head of a machine, without the employment of brackets, the back
plate or socket plate, which unites the outer ends of the supporting arms together,
is fitted with a divided band clip, having ears or extensions at the outer ends of the
sides, one of which carries a screw pin, which passes through a hole in the other end
or extension, on the end of which pin, a fly or thumb nut takes.
The band clip is placed around the sleeve of the ball head, or any other suitable
part of a machine, and then affixed by pulling the section parts of the band clip,
which may be faced with rubber, together by the screw.
We propose that the said band clip should be made from a single blank of thin
sheet metal, but to this we do not limit ourselves, as the same may be made in two
parts, hinged together, and the closing may be performed by a screw, pulling-up
arm or other means.
This part of our invention is particularly applicable to cycles where the brake
is not employed, but where the brake is employed, we propose that the lamp
supporting arms should have suitable clearances for the rod to pass through.
Dated this 3rd day of August 1894.
JOHN PARKER,
THOMAS SANDERS,
JOSEPH BENJAMIN WORTON,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.
improvements in Cycle Lamps and their Attachments.
We, JOHN PARKER and THOMAS SANDERS, trading as Parker and Sanders
of Aston Brook Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturers, and JOSEPH
BENJAMIN WORTON, of Tillingham Street, Sparkbrook, near Birmingham
aforesaid, Foreman of Department, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in the general construction of cycle
lamps, and in their means of attachment, and has for one of its objects, accessibility
to the interior of the lamp for cleaning, trimming and lighting purposes; for
another of its objects, the simplifying of the parts, which are non-detachable, and
for a further object, dispensing with the use of separate carrying brackets and the
sockets for the reception thereof.

page_text: Thus by our improvements, the shell body of the lamp, which is open at back
and bottom, and is fitted with a crown and breaker, and has a bell at the front, is
hung or hinged door-wise, either vertically or horizontally to fixed parts of the
lamp carried by the oil tank, which forms the base.
The socket plate of the lamp, rear of the parallel-motion arms, is provided with
a divided or all-round band clip, which is fitted to, and is adjustable around, the
socket or sleeve of the ball head of a machine.
In carrying out one form of our invention in connection with the construction of
cycle lamps, the shell body part, which is open at bottom and back, and is fitted
with crown, breaker and other accessories at the top, and with an ordinary bell at
the front, is hinged- or jointedly hung to one of the upright edges of a fixed back
plate, carried by and at the top side of the rear part of the oil tank or base, which
is fitted with burner and winder.
The inside portion of the back plate is fitted with a fixed or attachable
reflector, whilst its outside is provided with supporting arms and a socket or clip
connection.
The open back of the shell body part is flanged, whilst that edge of the back
opposite to the hinge is rolled over or flanged, and so also is the back of the shell
body part, adjacent to the top of the fixed back.
That side of the shell body part opposite to the hinge has a sliding door, which
has a gap upon its bottom edge, adapted to take over the winder stem and secure
the lamp body in its closed position, to the base or oil tank.
To gain access to the interior of the lamp, raise the sliding side-light clear of
the winder stem, and swing back the body part upon its hinge in a horizontal plane,
clear of the whole of the fixed back-plate and tank, until the open back of the
shell is presented in the same plane as the said erect fixed back, thus leaving
exposed the whole of the connected-together sectional parts for cleaning, the
burner for lighting or trimming and the tank for refilling.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a perspective view of a cycle
lamp constructed according to this form of our improvements and showing the lamp
open, with the body part swung horizontally back from over the oil tank and away
from the supporting bracket back, so as to leave the said body part, oil tank
and reflector accessible for cleaning, lighting, trimming the wick or re-filling the
oil tank.
Figure 2 represents a side elevation of the said lamp closed.
Figure 3 is a horizontal section upon the dotted lines & Figure 1, looking
downwards from the top.
In Figures 1, 2 and 3, a is the shell body part, open at bottom at a¹ and' at
back a, and having a cowl u³, a breaker a, and a bell carried by the closed
front a, and also being provided with a flange a' at the back. This said body part
is pivotedly and horizontally hung at b, to a fixed back plate c, having a reflector el
and carried at the back d', of a rectangular shaped oil tank d which forms the base
to the lamp and carries the burner and winder d³. The fixed upright back
plate c. has upon that side opposite to the hinge a vertical beading ; to form a
rabated and finished edge to the lamp on the flange a', clositig up the fixed' and
upright back c.
Now the side as of the lamp has a sliding door or side light a, provided with a
gap a, for taking over the winder stem and a peg a", for taking into a tubular
socket, made in the oil tank d, so that when the lamp is closed, the sliding
downwards of the side light a' in the direction of the arrow causes the peg or
stalka, to pass into the socket d'; and so make fast the said body to the base and
lamp back.
The oil tank has directed upwardly through it, air inlets or ventilating shafts d³,
for keeping the oil cool and admitting air to the interior of the body when closed.
In carrying out a modified form of this part of our invention, we make the shell
body part drum-shaped, with cowl, breaker and crown upon the upper side, and
being open at the back and bottom part, and fitted at the frout with a bell and lens.

page_text: One side of the said shell is provided with a curved sliding side-light having a
spike-shaped or peg fastener, and with the frame of the said side-light working
within curved guides, and with the said body being horizontally hung to one side of
the fixed back by a hinged joint.
When the lamp is closed, the side light frame is pushed down and the spike
termination thereof takes into a hole in the tank, or into a hole in a bracket on the
tank.
Figure 4 represents a cycle lamp as last described, in which a is the hinged and
drum shaped body part, hinged at b, to the fixed and upright back c, carried at
the back of the oil tank d. "a" is the peg or stalk carried by the sliding side
light a, and adapted to engage with the socket or hcle d of the fixed part of the
base d.
In a further modified form of our invention, the shell body part is made semi-
circular or semi-drum-shaped, open at back, and carrying at the fore part a circular
front fitted with a bell and lens, and at the top part, a cowl, crown and breaker.
This said shell body part is vertically hinged to the top of a fixed side carried
upon the topside of an oil tank having a fixed back, fitted with the usual supporting
accessories, such as the bracket arms and socket.
The boundary edges of the said hinged shell body part are rabated, so as to
overlap the opposed edges of the other part, whilst that side of the tank opposite
the disc front is pocketted or slotted, into which the lower part of the said front
takes when the lamp is closed.
Fastening is effected by a spring catch or by other means.
In opening the lamp, swing over vertically and clear of the fixed part, the shell
body part with bell.
Figure 5 represents a cycle lamp constructed according to this form of our
invention.
The lamp is shown open and with the semi-drum shaped body part thrown back.
Figure 6 represents a side view of the said lamp, also open.
In Figures 5 and 6, a is the semi-circular or semi-drum shaped body part, open
at back at a and at bottom a², and carrying at the fore part a³, a circular front
Flate a', fitted with bell a and provided at top with a cowl and crown and
breaker a'. This semi-circular body part, with its accessories, is hinged at a³, to
the top of the fixed side b', which is supported by the upright back b, and the oil
tanke, which latter is provided with burner e', winder and other accessories.
The circular front or disc carrying the hell, when the lamp is closed, comes
flange-wise over and overlaps the flanged edge of the side b', whilst the edge a,
takes into the slit pocket c", whereby the body part is rigidly secured to the base.
The fastening of the opening part to the fixed part is effected by a stud a,
engaging with a hole e¹, made through the free end of a spring catch e, secured to
the oil tank c.
In carrying out that part of our invention in which cycle lamps are secured
direct to the head of a machine, without the employment of carrying brackets, the
back plate or socket plate, which unites the outer ends of the supporting arms
together, is fitted with a divided band clip, having ears or extensions at the outer
ends of the sides, one of which carries a screw pin, which passes through a hole
in the other end or extension, on the end of which pin, a fly or thumb uut takes.
The band clip is placed around the sleeve of the ball head, or any other suitable
part of a machine, and then pulling the section parts of the band clip, which
may be faced with rubber, together by the screw.
We propose that the said band clip should be made from a single blank of thin
sheet metal, but to this we do not limit ourselves, as the same may be made in two
parts, hinged together, and the closing may be performed by a screw, pulling up
arm or other means.
This part of our invention is particularly applicable to cycles where the brake
is not employed, but where the brake is employed, we propose that the lamp
supporting arms should have suitable clearances for the rod to pass through.

page_text: Figure 7 represents a perspective view of one form of attachment band cup anu
Figure 8 is a horizontal section of the same.
are the carrying arms of the lamp back, "the back strap or plate, carrying
a divided band clip 9, with ends g', wherethrough a drawing up screw pin h,
passes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
First. A cycle lamp, having a swing-back body part open at back and bottom
and closed at the sides, front and top, which body part is upright jointed to an
edge of a fixed back plate carried at the rear of the oil tank or base, substantially
as described and set forth in Figures 1 to 4.
Secondly. In cycle lamps of the type described by the preceding claim, fastening
the body part in its closed position to the tank or carrier part by a peg or stalk
(carried by a sliding side light) engaging within a socket or hole in the base, oil
tank or fixed part of the lamp, substantially as described and set forth in
Figures to 4.
Thirdly. The improvements in the construction of cycle lamps, substantially as
described and set forth in Figures 1 to 4.
Fourthly. A cycle lamp, having a swing-over body or top part, open at back
and bottom and carrying a bell at front, which body part is horizontally jointed (to
turn vertically) to the top edge of a fixed or standing side connected to a fixed or
standing back, both of which are connected to and carried by the oil tank,
substantially as described and set forth in Figures 5 and 6.
Fifthly. The improvements in the construction of cycle lamps, substantially as
described and set forth in Figures 5 and 6.
Sixthly. In cycle lamps, the combination with the back part or supporting arms,
of a band clip, either lined or naked upon its inside, and adapted to take around
the socket of the head of a cycle, thereby dispensing with the use of carrying
brackets, substantially as described and set forth in Figures 7 and 8.
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1905.
VALEO LIIS MILLY MARY
JOHN PARKER,
THOMAS SANDERS,
JOSEPH BENJAMIN WORTON,
By Henry Skerrett,
24, Temple Row, Birminghan, Agent for Applicants.