improvements in ships signal lights rockets or other fireworks
Year: 1896

page_text: declare the
Of this
This invention relates to improvements in ships signal lights rockets or other
fireworks.
In Letters Patent No. 1031 of 1888 granted to James Pain and Alfred Albert
Craig two screw caps were used the first one bearing part of the ignition material
on the top thereof and screwed over the ignition surface of the fireworks and a
second or outer cover screwed over the first-named screw cap to protect the
ignition surface thereon.
Now according to my present invention I provide a removable cap or hollow
device coated or provided with a chemical composition for igniting the firework as
before only instead of screwing such cap over the ignition surface of the firework
my invention consists in removing same entirely from the end or part of the fire-
work where the latter is ignited and mounting same on another part of the firework
entirely separate for instance same may be mounted by a bayonet joint or be
screwed or otherwise forced on or attached to such firework and then over the
igniting material or chemical composition aforesaid I provide a screw cap to cover
and protect same so that even if this detachable igniting device should accidentally
become loose or detached from its firework nevertheless by reason of the screw cap
provided thereon according to my present invention thereby the igniting surface
will remain covered and thus accidental ignition of the firework is prevented.
Any desired form or shape of detachable igniting device may be used as desired
provided same is covered with a screw cap according to my present invention and
moreover such detachable device may be mounted or secured on or to any suitable
part of any firework (other than the ignition end or part of said firework) to which
my present invention is applicable.
3000
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COME DELE DEPOTICATION (AMENDED).
Improvements in Ships' Signal Lights, Rockets, and similar
Fireworks.
I, ARTHUR PAIN of 121 Walworth Road, London, S.E. Pyrotechnist, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to improvements in ships signal lights rockets or other
fireworks.
In Letters Patent No. 1031 of 1888 granted to James Pain and Alfred Albert
Craig two screw caps were used the first one bearing part of the ignition material
on the top thereof and screwed over the ignition surface of the fireworks and a
second or outer cover screwed over the first-named screw cap to protect the
ignition surface thereon.
Now according to my present invention I provide a removable cap or appliance
coated or provided with a chemical composition for igniting the firework mounting
same on a part of the firework entirely separate from the ignition surface of the
combustible charge for instance same may be mounted by a bayonet joint or be
screwed or otherwise forced on or attached to such firework but with the igniting
composition on said cap or device outermost and then over the igniting material
or chemical composition aforesaid on said cap or equivalent I provide a screw cap
or capsule or other cover to cover and protect same so that even if this detachable
igniting device should accidentally become loose or detached from its firework
nevertheless by reason of the screw cap or cover provided thereon the igniting
surface will remain covered and thus accidental ignition of the firework is pre-
vented the ignition surface of the firework also being separately covered or pro-
tected in any suitable manner for instance by an independent screw or other cap or
cover or by a capsule with tape laid in to remove said capsule.
Any desired form or shape of detachable igniting device may be used as desired
provided same is covered with a screw cap capsule or other suitable cover and
moreover such detachable device may be mounted or secured on or to any suitable
part of any firework (other than the ignition end or part of said firework) to which
my present invention is applicable.
In the accompanying drawings Sheet 1 illustrates my present improvements
applied to a ship's signal light and Sheet 2 applied to a rocket.
Fig. 1 shows said signal light according to my present invention.
Fig 2 is a local view of Fig. 1 showing the ignition cap Fig. 3 and outer cap or
cover Fig. 4 removed therefrom.
a is handle of the hand signal light (the ignition end of which is covered and
protected by a capsule and tape y laid in for which no claim separately is made
herein) provided with a screw thread a' thereon see Fig. 2.
bis detachable screw cap (Fig. 3) adapted to screw on to said end a¹ and having
igniting material on the outermost end bi thereon so that when cap b is screwed on
to the screwed end a¹ of said handle the said igniting material at b' is outermost
and over this latter I provide the screw cap or outer cover c (Fig. 4) which on
being firmly screwed onto the cap 6 will consequently enclose and protect the said
igniting material on the end 6¹ of said cap b as shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 shows a capsule z placed over the cap b as outer cover (instead of the
screw cap c) with a tape y for which no claim separately is made herein laid in
under same to easily remove said capsule z when required.
Referring now to Sheet 2:-

page_text: Fig. 6 shows a rocket, Fig. 7 the top end of said rocket with the removable cap
Fig. 8 and outer cover Fig. 9 removed.
d is the case containing the combustible charge and e is fuse the ignition device
thereon being protected by the removable cap or cover e¹ the latter shown detached
at Fig. 10.
f is rocket stick.
al is screw thread provided on the case or body of the rocket.
b is detachable screw cap provided with igniting material on the outermost end b¹
as before described and adapted to screw on to the end a¹ of the rocket with the
igniting material at 6' outermost.
The outer cover or screw cap cor it may be a capsule and tape as before
is adapted to cover and protect the igniting material on the end 61 as above
described.
The operation is as follows:-
The protective covering such as the capsule z or el is removed and the prepared
surface or ignition material on the firework thus exposed.
The protective covering such as c or z is also removed from the prepared surface
or ignition material on the outermost end b' of the detachable cap b and the latter―
having been detached from the firework-the ignition material at 61 thereon is now
applied to the said ignition material on the firework and so the latter is ignited.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I would remark that
I make no claim separately herein to a detachable device carrying ignition material
thereon nor to mounting same at a distance from the ignition material on the
firework but what I do claim and claim only is :-
1. In ships signal lights rockets and similar fireworks provided with separate
igniting devices the arrangement of one part of said igniting material on a
removable cap or device adapted to be attached to the firework at the opposite
end or at some other suitable point distant from the igniting material on said
firework with the igniting material on said cap or device outermost in combination
with an outer covering to protect said igniting material on said removable cap or
device substantially as and for the purposes herein before described & as illus-
trated in the accompanying drawings.
2. A ship signal light rocket or similar firework having one part of the igniting
material arranged thereon and protected in any suitable manner-provided with a
removable screw cap attached to the opposite end of or other suitable part of said
firework with the ignition material on said cap outermost and adapted to receive
another screw cap as cover thereover in combination and acting in conjunction
with a screw cap to screw on to and thereby cover and protect the ignition
material on the outside of said removable cap substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed:
Dated this 19th dox of Danamber 1906
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.