IMPROVEMENTS IN HAND LANTERNS to be as follows:-
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM SANDBROOK of Ebbw Vale in the County of Monmouth, Ironmonger
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN HAND
LANTERNS to be as follows:-
"
My invention relates to hand lanterns constructed in two portions, the lower
portion containing the lamp or other luminary; the upper portion forming the
cover for the lamp or other luminary and fitting into the lower portion.
My improvements consists in providing the bottom of the lamp with a screw so
that the said lamp can be screwed into a socket in the cup or lower portion of the
lantern and can thus be readily fixed in or removed from the said lantern; also in
providing a cap or cover which screws over the burner of the said lamp, the said
cap or cover carrying a tube or socket for the reception of a candle so that either a
lamp or a candle can be burnt in the lantern.
My improvements further consist in providing a simple and efficient fastening
whereby the two portions of the lantern may be readily secured to oach other or
detached, and consists in providing inside the lower portion a spring snap or catch.
When the upper portion is inserted into the lower portion of the lantern the said
snap or catch takes over a stud or projection on the inside of the upper portion
thereby holding the two parts of the lantern securely together. A stud secured to
the said snap or catch extends through the side of the lantern and by pressing on
the said stud the upper portion of the lantern is released from the snap or catch
and readily detached from the lower portion of the lantern. A guide pin on the
upper portion of the lantern fits into a slot in the lower portion and thus indicates
the position of the parts to ensure the proper action of my improved fastening.
A horizontal slot is formed in the cup or lower portion of the lantern the said
horizontal slot opening into the before-mentioned slot and by turning the portions
of the lantern so as to bring the said guide pin to the farther extremity of the
horizontal slot, holes formed in the two portions of the lantern are brought opposite
each other, thus admitting of the passage of a pin or other implement for raising
the wick or of a match for lighting the lamp. The spring catch for fastening the
lantern may be arranged vertically or horizontally, inside or outside of the said
lantern, or may be dispensed with and the two portions united by the said pin
and slots.
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page_text: I WILLIAM SANDBROOK of Ebbw Vale in the County of Monmouth, Ironmonger
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN HAND
LANTERNS " and in what manner the same is to be perforined, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had
to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification :—
My invention relates to hand lanterns constructed in two portions, the lower
portion containing the lamp or other luminary the upper portion forming the cover
for the lamp or other luminary and fitting into the lower portion..
My improvements consist in providing the bottom of the lamp with a screw so
that the said lamp can be screwed into a socket in the cup or lower portion of the
lantern, and can thus be readily fixed in or removed from the said lantern; also in
providing a cap or cover which screws over the burner of the said lamp; the said
cap or cover carrying a tube or socket for the reception of a candle, so that either &
lamp or a candle can be burnt in the lantern.
My improvements further consist in providing a simple and efficient fastening
whereby the two portions of the lantern may be readily secured to each other or
detached, and consists in providing inside the lower portion a spring snap or catch.
When the upper portion is inserted into the lower portion of the lantern the said
snap or catch takes over a stud or projection on the inside of the upper portion
thereby holding the two parts of the lantern securely together. A stud secured to
the said snap or catch extends through the side of the lantern, and by pressing on
the said stud the upper portion of the lantern is released from the snap or catch
and readily detached from the lower portion of the lantern. A guide pin on the
upper portion of the lantern fits into a slot in the lower portion and thus indicates
the position of the parts to ensure the proper action of my improved fastening.
A horizontal slot is formed in the cup or lower portion of the lantern the said
horizontal slot opening into the before-mentioned slot, and by turning the portions
of the lantern so as to bring the said guide pin to the farther extremity of the
horizontal slot, holes formed in the two portions of the lantern are brought opposite
each other, thus admitting of the passage of a pin or other implement for raising
the wick or of a match for lighting the lamp. The spring catch for fastening
the lantern may be arranged vertically or horizontally inside or outside the said
lantern or may be dispensed with and the two portions united by the said pin
and slots.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hand lantern with my improvements applied
thereto.

page_text: Each lantern consists of two portions a lower portion or cup A and an upper
portion or cover B, the portion B fitting into the portion A as shown in figures 2
and 4. To the underside of the lamp C I fix a screw D which screws into a screw-
socket E in the centre of the cup or lower portion A of the lantern. The lamp
is thus readily removable from the lantern, admitting of their being more readily
cleaned, and the lamp can be used as an ordinary lamp, without the lantern.
I also provide the lamp-burner with an exterior screw thread upon which screws
a cap or cover F carrying a socket or tube G for the reception of a candle, so that
by screwing the said cap or cover and tube over the lamp-burner the lamp is at
once converted into a candlestick.
The fastening shown in figures 1 and 2 consists of a spring snap or catch H on the
inner side of the cup A of the lantern, the lower end of the said spring catch being
secured to the side of the said cup. The said snap or catch is operated by a small
stud or push I extending through to the outside of the lantern. The upper portion
or cover B of the lantern is provided on the inside with a rib or projection J so
that when the said cover is inserted into the cup or lower portion A the snap or
catch H takes over the rib or projection J and the two parts of the lantern are
thereby held securely together. By prossing the stud I the projection J is released
from the catch H and the cover B of the lantern can be readily removed. Instead
of using the rib or projection J the spring catch H may take over a pin or stud K
as shown in figure 4. These fastenings may be arranged in any suitable position
horizontally or vertically.
In order to light and trim the lamp without removing the cover of the
lantern I form a hole L in the cup A and a similar hole M in that portion
of the cover B which fits into the cup A and the said holes are formed in
such positions as that the burner can be readily reached through them and that
a slight turn of the cover B in the cup A will either bring the holes L and M
opposite to each other as in figure 1 or away from each other thus opening or
closing the passage for a match to light the lamp or a picker to trim it. In
figure 3 the passage is shown partially closed. The cover B is cut away as shown
at N to admit of the passage of the spring catch H and the sides of the said cut
also serve as stops to limit the extent to which the cover B can be turned in the
cup A and the holes L and M are so arranged as to be brought opposite each other
when the cover B is turned as far as possible in one direction.
When the rib or - projection J is used for the fastening the said rib extends
around the inner side of the cover B a sufficient distance to prevent the fastening
being released by the turning of the cover B in the cup A.
When the pin or stud K is used for the fastening it is extended through to the
outside and enters a vertical slot O in the upper edge of the cup A ; when the
pin K is at the lower end of the slot O the lamp is fastened and the hole Lis
closed. A horizontal slot P opens into the slot O and when the cover B is turned
until the pin K is at the farther end of the slot P the holes L, M are opposite each
other and the passage through them opened. The slot P therefore regulates the
extent of the movement of the cover B and cup A with relation to each other and
also, in conjunction with the pin K, holds the two parts together when the pin K
is released from the spring catch H by the turning of the parts A and B.
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
First. A hand lantern having a lamp provided with a screw D and a cup ▲
provided with a screw socket E so that the lamp can be screwed into or removed
from the said cup substantially as set forth.
Second. In a band lantern, the combination of a lamp burner, having an
external screw thread with the cap or cover F carrying socket or tube G, the said
cap and socket being adapted to screw over the said lamp-burner substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
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page_text: Third. In a lantern, composed of a cup A and a cover B the spring snap or
catch H having stud or push I in combination with the rib or projection J or stuc
or pin K or their equivalents constructed and arranged substantially as herein set
forth.
Fourth. The hole L in the cup A and the hole M in the cover B arranged 5
substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.