An Improvement connected with Night Lights and their Wick Bases.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 23rd June, 1891-Accepted, 25th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement connected with Night Lights and their Wick
Bases.
I, HENRY JOSEPH SMITH, of the firm Francis Tucker and Co. Limited,
High Street, Kensington, Middlesex, Candle Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to certain means by which the wick ends of night
lights can be secured in their bases to ensure that the final ends shall be consumed
along with the composition, or ingredient composing the night light, without having
a tendency to bend or lop over when burning near the end.
For the purpose of my invention, I mould the ingredient, or composition with a
central hole, or I bore a hole through it, and push a prepared wick, say, a wax
taper, upwards, into it.
The lower end of the wick is smashed up into an aperture forming the central
part produced by punching a square, or other shaped hole in the metal base. The
metal base is sufficiently broad to constitute a bottom plate, and parts of the edge
can be turned up for forcing into the moulded article to fit it and the wick in
position.
The smashing up of the end of the wick can be effected by an appliance which
will simultaneously close the wings of the square, or other shaped punched in
portion of the base to nip the wick just above the smashed up part which lies flush
with the base.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1890.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Henry Joseph Smith.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement connected with Night Lights and their Wick
Bases.
I, HENRY JOSEPH SMITH, of the firm Francis Tucker and Co. Limited,
High Street, Kensington, Middlesex, Candle Manufacturers, 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 certain means by which the wick ends of night
lights can be secured in their bases to ensure that the final ends shall be consumed
along with the composition or ingredient composing the night light without having
a tendency to bend or lop over when burning near the end.
My invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view
of the base for supporting the wick of a night light, the central aperture being
shown open ready for the reception of the wick, and Figure 2 a view of the base
in the position it occupies with the wick inserted and fixed in place.
For the purpose of my invention, I mould the ingredient or composition with a
central hole, or I bore a hole through it and push a prepared wick a say, a wax
taper, upwards into it.
The lower end of the wick a is smashed up into an aperture produced by
The metal base c is
punching a square or other shaped hole in the metal base c.
sufficiently broad to constitute a bottom plate, and parts of the edge can be

page_text: turned up, as at d, for forcing into the moulded article e to fit it and the wick a
in position.
The smashing up of the end of the wick a can be effected by an appliance
which will simultaneously close the wings fof the square or other shaped punched
in portion of the base c to nip the wick just above the smashed up part which
lies flush with the base.
By this invention, the wick may burn down to the base as the flame never comes
into actual contact with the metal, which by this means is kept cool and does not
communicate heat to the last portion of the composition of the night light, so that
the latter may be consumed to the end without having a tendency to flare.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. Forming a hole by moulding or otherwise in the ingredient or composition of
a night light for the reception of a prepared wick, or a wax taper, as described.
2. The base or wick holder having the central aperture and wings for clamping
the wick in position, as described and shown.
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H. GARDNER,
Per R. Core Gardner,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Henry Joseph Smith.