A Device for Tapering or Pointing the Ends of Candles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 10th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 7th Mar.,
1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Device for Tapering or Pointing the Ends of Candles.
I, WOLDEMAR VOGEL, of 59, Nürnbergerstrasse, Leipzig, in the German
Empire, Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a device for tapering or pointing the ends of candles so
as to renew the appearance of the same after the tapered portion has burnt away,
the device also having for its object to taper the bottom end of a candle to enable
it to fit the socket of the candlestick in which it is to be held.
According to my invention I provide a cylinder or socket of a size to receive
a candle of the largest diameter and provided at its upper end with a knife head
or carrier, the said knife head or carrier being curved to correspond to the shape
it is desired to give to the end of the candle and being provided with a similarly
curved knife blade.
For tapering the bottom end of the candle the said knife head or carrier is made
conical and carries a straight knife blade. A slot in the knife head serves as an
outlet for the material pared off by the knife.
To enable my device to be used with candles of different sizes I provide the
bottom end of the cylinder or socket with a guide ring, the said guide ring having
an upturned edge which encloses the lower end of the cylinder or socket whilst the
inner upwardly projecting edge of the said ring forms a guide for the candle.
The upper end of the guide may be, if desired, provided with a beading to prevent
the ring from rocking on the candle. These guide rings may be made of different
sizes so that by inserting a guide ring of the proper size into the cylinder my
device may be used to taper candles of different diameters.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1895
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
A Device for Tapering or Pointing the Ends of Candles.
I, WOLDEMAR VOGEL, of 59, Nürnbergerstrasse, Leipzig, in the German
Empire, Architect, 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 :-
This invention relates to a device for tapering or pointing the ends of candles so
as to renew the appearance of the same after the tapered portion has burnt away,
the device also having for its object to taper the bottom end of a candle to enable
it to fit the socket of the candlestick in which it is to be held.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 represents a candle which has been already used:
Figure 1 is a vertical section of my device in position for tapering the upper end
of a candle: and.

page_text: Figures 3 and 4 are views similar to Figures 1 and 2 respectively in which the
device is shewn in position for tapering the bottom end of a candle:
Figures 5 and 6 are elevations of my device for tapering the top and bottom
ends respectively of a candle; and,
Figures 7, 8 and 9 are sections of a detail.
According to my invention I provide a cylinder or socket a of a size to receive a
candle of the largest diameter and provided at its upper end with a knife head or
carrier b, the said knife head or carrier being curved to correspond to the shape it
is desired to give to the end of the candle and being provided with a similarly
curved knife blade c, as shewn in Figure 1.
For tapering the bottom end of the candle, the said knife head or carrier is
made conical, as shewn at 6 in Figure 3, and carries a straight knife blade c¹.
A slot d in the knife head serves as an outlet for the material pared off by the
knife c or c¹.
To enable my device to be used with candles of different sizes I provide the
bottom end of the cylinder or socket a with a guide ring e, the said guide ring
having an upturned edge f, which encloses the lower end of the cylinder or socket a
whilst the inner upwardly projecting edge g of the said ring forms a guide for the
candle A. The upper end of the guide 9 may be, if desired, provided with a
beading h, as shewn in Figure 9, to prevent the ring from rocking on the candle.
These guide rings may be made of different sizes, as shewn in Figures 7, 8 and 9,
so that by inserting a guide ring of the proper size into the cylinder a my device
may be used to taper candles of different diameters.
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:--
1. A device for tapering or pointing the ends of candles, such device consisting
of a cylinder or socket the upper end of which is provided with a knife head or
carrier for tapering the top or bottom end of the candle whilst the lower end of
the said cylinder is provided with a guide ring the inner diameter of which
corresponds to the diameter of the candle to be tapered or pointed substantially as
described.
2. The manufacture and use of the devices for tapering the ends of candles
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th day of January 1896.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.