Improved Means of Preventing the Spilling of Grease from Candles and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1889
Specification Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Preventing the Spilling of Grease from Candles
and the like.
I, ARTHUR JOHN FUZZEY, of Clarence Street, Penzance, Cornwall, Salesman,
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:
The object of this invention is to prevent the spilling of melted grease from ignited
candles and the like when moved from place to place or the running down thereof
when stationary, and which is liable to occur with an unprotected candle on account
of the small base afforded by the top of the candle for the support of' such melted
grease and which frequently results in damage to carpets, draperies, dresses, or
whatever happens to be in the way of the falling grease, and also in waste of the
material of the candle.
To this end the Invention consists essentially in a device made to fit and rest on
the top of the candle in such a manner as that it will fall as the candle burns, and
will catch and retain any melted grease which may run over and will so prevent the
same from falling on to and damaging anything else. The said device may also be
so made as that it will prevent the flickering of the flame of the candle due to any
passing draught, and it may also be so adapted as that it will serve as a shade or
shield from the direct rays of the candle light.
Examples of the improved device are shown on the accompanying drawings in
Figs. 1. 2. and 3. Fig. 1. being a perspective view, and Figs. 2. and 3. being sectional
elevations, but I wish it to be understood that I do not restrict myself to the forms
delineated on the accompanying drawings as the device may be made in various other
plain and of any suitable ornamental formations. The device may also be made
of any suitable material depending in great measure upon its shape, for instance, if
made in the form delineated in Fig. 1. or in any analogous form it should be made of
plain, coloured or frosted glass or of any other suitable transparent or translucent
material, it being in such cases adapted with air inlet holes, 4, for supplying an inner
current of air for supporting combustion and keeping the device cool, but if made of

page_text: the forms delineated in Figs. 2. and 3. or in other analogous saucer or dished forms
it may advantageously be made of metal or earthenware. In all cases the device
should be made of as little thickness or substance and of as light a weight as possible
in order that it may not become unduly heated and may retain its intended position
on the candle.
The device thus consists essentially of a part, 5, adapted to fit around the candle,
of a part, 6, adapted to rest on the top of the candle, and of a part, 7, adapted to
catch and retain any fallen melted grease, and each of which parts may be made of
any suitable material and of any suitable formation other than the examples illustrated
on the accompanying drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
The herein before described improved means of preventing the spilling of melted
grease from ignited candles or the like.
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DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.