An improved Candlestick.
Year: 1898

page_text: An improved Candlestick.
I, JOHN WILLIAMS, of Tynewydd, Ogmore Vale, Glamorganshire, Draper and
Grocer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention relates to the sockets for holding candles in candlesticks.
In the improved candlestick in which this invention consists, the socket is
divided vertically into two limbs forming a pair of spring arms fixed to the base
of the candlestick. Towards their upper ends the arms are cranked or turned
outwards and then upwards and are furnished with teeth the points of which
are turned inwards. Below the parts thus widened, the arms are ribbed or
roughened on the inner faces. Each arm is provided on the outer face with
a loop or eye to receive the fingers of a person when placing a candle in the
socket or shifting or removing a candle.
When a candle is first placed in the holder, the latter is, for this purpose,
previously opened out by hand and the candle is then so placed that its lower
end rests on the candlestick base or on the foot of the holder. The holder is
then allowed to close on the candle which is gripped by the ribbed or roughened
part aforesaid of the arms. When the candle has been sufficiently consumed
to render it necessary, it is released from the grip of the neck of the arms and
is drawn up into the widened part where the lower end of the candle is made
to rest on the cranked part of the arms. The arms are then again allowed to
close, and, by this means, the teeth at the top are forced against and into the
candle which is thus again securely gripped and, in this position, can be con-
sumed to nearly the lower end; thus reducing waste.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Chartered Patent Agent, Bristol.
I, JOHN WILLIAMS, of Tynewydd, Ogmore Vale, Glamorganshire, Draper and
Grocer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the
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page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:—
This invention relates to the sockets for holding candles in candlesticks.
In the improved candlestick in which this invention consists, the socket or
holder is divided so as to form two limbs constituting a pair of spring arms.
The socket is secured to the base of the candlestick which may be of any suitable
pattern. Towards their upper ends the arms are cranked or turned outwards
and then upwards and are furnished at their extremities with teeth projecting
inwards. Below the parts thus widened, the arms are preferably ribbed or
roughened on the inner faces. Each arm is provided on the outer face with a
loop, eye, or hook to receive the fingers of a person when opening out the socket
for the purpose of placing a candle therein, or shifting or removing a candle.
When a candle is first placed in the socket or holder, the latter is, for this
purpose, previously opened out by hand, and the candle is then so placed that
its lower end rests on the foot of the holder. The holder is then allowed to
close on the candle which is gripped by the ribbed or roughened part aforesaid
of the arms. When the candle has been sufficiently consumed as to require
shifting, it is released from the grip of the neck of the arms and is drawn up
into the widened part where the lower end of the candle is made to rest on the
cranked part of the arms. The arms are then allowed to close and, by this
means, the teeth at the top are forced against and, if desired, into the candle
which is thus again securely gripped. The candle can then be consumed to the
lower end, thus reducing waste.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings, Fig. 1 represents,
in vertical section, my improved candlestick socket or holder. In this view the
socket is shown in its normal position, that is to say, in the position it assumes
when devoid of a candle.
The socket consists of a piece of sheet tin, or other suitable metal, shaped as
shown. By virtue of being so shaped, the socket is a spring clip the two
limbs a a of which tend constantly to assume the position shown at Fig. 1.
The socket is secured to the base 6 of the candlestick by a rivet c, or the like.
Towards their upper ends the arms a a are cranked or turned outwards and then
upwards and are furnished at the upper extremities with teeth a¹ projecting in-
wards. Each arm a is provided with a hook d to receive the fingers of a person
when spreading or opening the socket to insert a candle or to shift or remove
a candle.
When a candle-sufficiently long-is first placed in the holder, the limbs a a
are, for this purpose, first moved apart and the candle is then placed so that
its lower end rests on the foot of the holder. The limbs a a are then allowed to close
upon the candle which is thus gripped by the limbs a a, as seen in the vertical
section, Fig. 2, in which the candle is indicated by the letter e. The inner
faces of the limbs a a are preferably ribbed or roughened so as to improve the
grip.
When the candle has been sufficiently consumed as to require shifting, it is
released from the grip of the arms a a and is drawn up into the widened part,
and the lower end of the candle e is made to rest on the cranked part of the
arms, as seen in the vertical section, Fig. 3. The arms a a are then again
allowed to close and accordingly the teeth a¹ are forced against and, if desired,
into the candle which is thus securely gripped. The candle e can then be con-
sumed to the end and without unduly heating the arms below the bottom of the
candle. Thus waste of candle is reduced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim
is:-
In a candle-stick a socket divided so as to Tussent times
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page_text: cranked towards their upper ends and furnished with teeth at the upper
extremities, the arms together constituting a spring clip so arranged and shaped
as to afford two distinctive and alternative gripping places for seizing a candle,
substantially as hereinabove described with reference to the accompanying
drawing.
Dated thin 141 dow of tament 1000