Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 13th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 13th Apr., 1889
I ROBERT MUTER STEWART of the firm of Scott Dawson & Stewart of 51 Milton
Street Cripplegate in the City of London Merchant do hereby declare the nature of
this Invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to that description of supports for candle shades which consists
of a short tube fitting onto the top of the candle and having upwardly projecting rods
carrying a ring upon which the shade is placed. This support together with the shade
descends as the candle burns away and it has been found in practice that in con-
sequence of the softening of the upper end of the candle when burning the shade
support as hitherto constructed is liable to turn over sideways and thereby subject the
shade to injury and to ignition by coming into contact with the flame from the candle.
The object of my invention is to provide ineans whereby the liability to accidents of
the kind and in the manner hereinbefore described are entirely obviated. According
to my invention I provide in addition to the short tube fitted onto the top of the
candle as hereinbefore described another tube or ring of sufficient diameter to fit
easily and to slide on the candle at a short distance below the upper tube. This
additional tube or ring is connected to the upper tube by arms or projections on the
lower tube having eyes or holes therein through which pass rods attached to and
depending from the upper tube the said rods having nuts or projections on their lower
ends to keep the lower ring from becoming detached therefrom. This additional or
lower ring serves as an additional support to the shade holder and maintains the upper
tube and shade holder in a vertical position. As the candle burns away the lower or
additional ring or tube slides over the candle until it comes into contact with the
socket of the candle holder after which as the candle continues to burn the upper tube
will descend towards and onto the lower tube or ring, the rods which connect them
together sliding through the eyes or holes in the arm which project from the said
lower tube or ring.
By the employment of the lower ring as hereinbefore described the length of the
upper tube may be considerably reduced and the tube made much lighter than hore-
tofore.
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I, ROBERT MUTER STEWART of the firm of Scott Dawson & Stewart of 51 Milton
Street, Cripplegate, in the City of London Merchant do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be perforined to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to that description of support for candle shades which consists
of a hurt tube or rin fitting onto the top of the candle and having upwardly project-
ing rods carrying a ring upon which the shade is placed. This support together
with the shude de-cends as the candle buins away and it has been found in practice
that in consequence of the softening of the upper end of the candle when burning, the
shade support as hitherto constructed is liable to turn over side ways and thereby
subject the shade to injury by coming into contact with the flame from the candle-
The object of my Invention is to provide means whereby the liability to accidents ofť
the kind and in the manner hereinbefore described are entirely obviated.
According to my Invention I provide in addition to the short tube or ring fitte i
onto the top of the candle us hereinbetoro described another tube or ring of sufficient
diameter to fit easily and to slide on the candle at a short distineo below the upper
tube or ring. This additional tube or ring is connected to the upper tube by armis or
projections on the lower tube having eyes or holes therein through which pass rois
attached to and depending from the upper tube the said rods having nuts or pro-
jections on their lower ends to keep the lower ring from becoming detached there-
from. This additional or lower tube or ring serves as an additional support to the
shade holder and maintains the upper tube and shade holder in a vertical position. As
the candle burns away the lower or additional ring or tube slides over the candle until
it comes into contact with the socket of the candle holder after which as the candle
continues to burn the upper tube will descend towards and onto the lower tube or
ring, the rods which connect them together sliding through the eyes or holes in the
arms which project from the said lower tubu or ring.
By the employment of the lower tube or ring as hereinbefore described the upper
tube or ring may be considerably reduced in length and be made much lighter than
heretofore.
The accompanying drawing roprosonis in elovation a candlo shade holder constructed
uccording to iny invention A being the short tube or ring which is fitted onto the top
of the candlo when in use, and to which is attached by rods B the ring or tube Gupon
which the paper or other shade is placed, so far the drawing represents the ordinary
construction of candle shade holder with the exception that the tube A may be con-
siderably shorter than usual. According to my invention these same rods B are
extended below the tube A (or separate rods attached to the tube A are used) as shown
at B and passed through holes in the outer onds of arms D formed on or attached to
the ring or short tubo barranged at a short distance (say for example 2 inches)
below the bottom edge of the tube A tho ring E boing connected to the rods B by
bending the lower ends of the rods beneath the arms D as shown at or by passing

page_text: pins through the lower ends of the rods B2 or by screwing nuts onto the lower ends
of the said rods or by other suitable means. The internal diameter of the tube or
ring E is such as to admit of the said ring sliding freely on the candle whilst at the
same time it affords rigidity and support to the shade holder by bearing against the
candle at a distance below the ordinary support A.
When the shade support is in use and the candle is burning the shade and its
support will gradually descend bodily as the candle burns away until the tube or ring E
comes into contact with the socket of the candle holder whereupon the descent of the
ring E will be arrested whilst the candle continuing to burn, the other portion of
shade support will continue to descend, the rods B permitting of such descent by
sliding through the holes in the arms D until the tube A comes into contact with the
ring E.
If desired the additional ring or support E may be rigidly connected to the rods B²
in which case the support would cease to be useful after the ring E has descended into
contact with the socket of the candle holder.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
1st. In supports for candle shades the combination with the tube or ring A rods B
and ring C, of an additional supporting ring or tube arrangod at a distance below and
connected to the tube A substantially as herein before described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
2nd. In supports for candle shades the combination with the tube or ring A of an
additional support arranged to engage the candle at a distance bolow the tube A, the
said additional support having arms or projections through which pass rods connected
to the tube A substantially as and for the purpose herein before described with
reference to the accompanying drawing.
3rd. The general combination and arrangement of parts constituting an improved
support for candle shades substantially as herein before described and illustrated by
the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 12th day of March 1889