Improvements relating to Carriage, Bicycle, and similar Lamps.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Aug., 1890-Accepted, 22nd Nov. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Carriage, Bicycle, and similar Lamps.
I, BRADBY MARK PEYMAN, of South Bank, Milverton, Leamington, in the County
of Warwick, no occupation, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to combine a match-box with a bicycle, tricycle,
carriage, or other similar lamp, so that the means of ignition may always be
convenient to the lamp.
The match-box is preferably formed in one with the body of the lamp and
may be placed at the bottom thereof at the back, so as to avoid the danger of
the matches becoming overheated and spontaneously igniting, or in any other
convenient position.
Dated thi 90-11
CAT
1000
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CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Carriage, Bicycle, and similar Lamps.
I, BRADBY MARK PEYMAN of South Bank, Milverton, Leamington in the County
of Warwick, no occupation 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.
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The object this invention is to combine a match box with a bicycle, tricycle,
carriage or other similar lamp, so that the means of ignition may always be convenient
to the lamp.
The match box is preferably formed in one with the body of the lamp, and may
be placed at the bottom thereof, at the back so as to avoid the danger of the
matches becoming overheated and spontaneously igniting, or in any other convenient
position.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings, the
manner in which my invention is constructed and used.
Figure 1 represents a side view of a portion of a bicycle lamp formed to receive
a match box.
Figure 2 represents an edge view of sliding door of match chamber.
Figure 3 represents the bottom portion of a carriage lamp formed with a match
chamber.
Figure 4 represents the bottom portion of a carriage lamp formed with a chamber.
into which is placed a movable match-box.
Figure 5 represents a side elevation of match box.
Figure 6 represents a front elevation of match box.
Figure 7 represents a plan of match box with lid open and leaning back.
Figure 8 represents a plan of Figure 3.
Figure 9 represents a plan of Figure 4.
Figure 10 represents a side elevation of portion of a bicycle lamp formed with a
chamber to receive matches.
Figure 11 represents the sliding lid similar to Fig. 2.
Figure 12 represents a complete carriage lamp showing the position of the
natch-box.
Figure 13 represents a complete cycle-lamp provided with match box chamber.

page_text: Figure 14 represents an enlarged plan of Figure 13 on the line A B.
In carrying out my invention I utilize any ordinary pattern of bicycle-lamp and
combine therewith a match box, altho I may where desired form a recess on any
part of the body of the lamp either at the top at the bottom or on either of the
sides, into which to put matches or into which to put a box containing matches, never-
theless I consider that the recess illustrated at a Figure 1 is in the most advantageous
position because when so situated the circulation of air round the walls of the said
recess a will effectually prevent the heat from the lamp 6 igniting the matches.
The walls c of the recess a are carried round the staunchions or axial screws d-and
thereby connected to lamp.
In using lamps with radius bars of a different pattern to the radius bars e the
walls of the recess a may be bent at to suit the staunchions, axial screws or other
equivalent connections; the sides of the recess may be formed by the walls c, the top
of plate at g forming the top of the recess and the bottom of plate at h forming the
bottom of the recess; I prefer in some cases to make the sides of the recess a out of
the separate plates j and k so that the recess to receive the box Figure 5 would be a
separate case, pressed, wedged, soldered or otherwise secured in the position shewn at
Figure 1 the walls j and k of the case are shown separate from the walls c for con-
venience of reading the drawing but in action the walls j and would press tightly
against the inside of the walls c.
I next provide a match-box as represented at Figures 5, 6 and 7: a spring m is
secured to the underside of the match-box, ledges n are provided in the recess, a
spring o is by preference secured to the back of the match-box; a ring p or other
equivalent being secured to the front of the match-box; a spring q is secured to
the lid of the match-box for the purpose of pressing the lid open and supporting it
continuously over the box when the box is withdrawn from recess a. The match-
box Figure is slidden into the recess u, the side edges of the spring m passing
under the ledges n, the match box would be pushed into the recess until the
spring pressed against the back of the case or recess; a door as shown in side
view at Figure 2 is next slidden down suitable grooves formed on the front of the
recess or case to receive it and thus the match-box would be secured in the recess or
case; the door Figure 2 may be hinged at the top or at the bottom or at either side
instead of sliding down grooves.
To get matches from the match-box the door would be slidden up or radiated on
its hinges to expose the box; the pressure of the spring o would then start the
box moving and ease it so that it could be quickly withdrawn by means of the
ring p.
I can in some cases dispense with the box Figure 5 and form the recess or case
into a box by putting a plate over the lower part of the front of recess, as
illustrated at Figure 10, a sliding or hinged lid, Figure 11 would be used in the
manner hereinbefore described in reference to Figure 1.
Having described the part of my invention relating to bicycle lamps I will now
proceed to describe the second modification, namely the combination of a match-box
with a carriage-lamp or other similar lamp.
Figure 3 represents the stem of an ordinary carriage-lamp, s represents the
ordinary spring used to lift or press upwards the burning candle, this spring can be
made to rest on the crown of match-box at t instead of at the bottom of stem at v.
A circular partition plate u would be secured as represented at Figures 3 and 4, thus
converting the space from t to u into a match-box.
The door aa is by preference hung in the manner represented altho I can in
some cases make it to revolve round the back of stem at bb, or I can hinge the
door at top or at bottom.
Instead of putting the matches direct into the recess a¹ as represented at Figures 3
and 8 I prefer in some cases to make a separate match box cc which would be
filled with matches and slidden under the flanges dd; the front part of the box c c
is formed into a convenient handle-shape e e by means of which the box can be
easily put into or taken from the stem.

page_text: Altho I have shown the match-box applied to the stem of a carriage-lamp as the
most convenient and practical means of combining a match-box with a carriage-
lamp, nevertheless I can where desired combine a match-box or box case with any
other part of a carriage-lamp.
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 1
claim is,
1st. The combination of a match-box with a cycle lamp, in the manner illustrated
and described.
2nd. The combination of a match-box with the top, or with the bottom, or with
the sides, of a cycle-lamp or with any other part of a cycle lamp.
3rd. The combination of a match-box with a carriage-lamp, in the manner illustrated
and described.
4th. The combination of a match-box with the top, or with the bottom, or with the
sides of a carriage-lamp or with any other part of a carriage-lamp.
Dated this 21st day of August 1890.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.