Improvements in Supports for Candle Shades, Candle Globes, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th May, 1899-Accepted, 6th July, 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Supports for Candle Shades, Candle Globes, and
the like.
I, ROBERT ALEXANDER SHAND of No. 11 Carnarvon Street, Glasgow in the
County of Lanark, North Britain Gentleman, 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 improvements in supports for candle shades, candle
globes and the like, the said supports being in the form of an open headed cap which
rests upon the top of the candle, and which follows the shortening of the candle, as
the candle burns, so that in this manner the shade which is carried by the holder
always keeps its proper position in front of the flame. In accordance with my Inven-
tion, I construct the cap or support of china, porcelain, glass, earthenware or other
material of a like nature, which does not retain any high degree of heat; it follows
therefore in accordance with my Invention that the cap or support does not distort
the candle, and it is able to bear the weight of a candle shade or reflector or of a
globe without distorting the candle.
Figure 1, of the accompanying drawings illustrates one method of carrying out
my said invention in which the china holder or cap A, carries a shade support B. I
prefer to mount the cap A, in a brass ring C for the purpose of giving the necessary
weight to the support so that in following the burning of the candle it may always
carry the shade, globe or reflector evenly with regard to the position of the flame.
The shade support B which I have shown in this Figure as being carried by the
holder may be mounted within a mortised hole c, of the ring C; in accordance with
this arrangement it will be found that as the candle burns down the support evenly
follows the lowering of the candle, the temperature of the china cap being insuffi-
cient to distort the candle in any way. Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings
illustrates an adaptation of my said Invention to the carrying by the holder A, of a
glass globe D; under this arrangement I may employ the gallery E, which is sprung
or otherwise fixed around the lower part of the holder.
The support as constructed according to my said Invention may also be utilized in
a similar manner as hereinbefore described, to the carrying of a reflector or other
article.
The brass ring C is preferably constructed so as to allow the thickest portion of the
candle to pass through, as an easy fit, but the china top or cap may have its internal
diameter somewhat wider than any part of the candle.
The said ring may be of solid brass or other metal but preferably I construct it of
lead or other common but heavy metal which may be brass sheathed.
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-
First. In supports for candle shades, candle globes, reflectors and the like the
construction of the cap A, of china, porcelain and like material, substantially as and
for. the purpose herein before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Second. In supports for candle shades, candle globes, reflectors and the like, the
weighted ring in combination with the china cap A, substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
تيمم
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JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.