IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOULD CANDLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I WALTER WIGFIELD of Claremont, Rotherham in the County of York
Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOULD CANDLES to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to improvements in the construction of mould candles, and
refers more particularly to the formation of the socket end of such candles; the
object being to enable the candle to be pressed with comparative ease into the
socket of a candlestick during which operation the edges of the candle are pared
away and a more perfect fit is obtained than with other candles. The candle is
also more firinly secured in the desired upright position, and is not easily shaken
out of the socket.
In carrying out my Invention I use a loose cone let into the top of a candle
mould of (otherwise) usual construction, the said cone being made to spring slightly
open when withdrawn from the mould, so as to facilitate the removal of the socket
end of the candle without injury to the sharp edges.
. I construct the said socket ends of mould candles either square in cross section,
or in various modifications of a square, such as making the sides concave, or with
sunk panels, the object being to obtain sharp edges of the material of which the
candle is made, for the object as hereinbefore specified.
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I WALTER WIGFIELD of Claremont, Rotherham in the County of York
Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOULD CANDLES and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, that is to say :-
'
My Invention relates to improvements in the construction of mould candles, and
refers more particularly to the formation of the socket ends of such candles; the

page_text: object being to enable the candle to be pressed into the socket of the candlestick
with ease, during which operation the edges of the socket end, by reason of its
configuration, are pared away with facility and a perfect fit is ensured.
The candle is thus firmly secured in an upright position in the socket of the
candlestick, and is not so liable to be shaken loose as other candles.
I am aware that attempts have been made to accomplish the above mentioned
objects, and in the same direction as mine, but I claim that my improvements
carry me beyond what has already been done and successfully attain the objects in
view.
In order that my Invention may be fully understood, and the improvements be
clearly indicated, I have annexed to my Specification a Sheet of Drawings to which
I shall refer, premising that the same letters of reference indicates similar parts in
all the Figures.
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 each represent a mould candle differing only in the configuration
of the socket ends, more clearly seen end views of same shown underneath each
candle. A is the body of the candle, B the socket end.
I construct the socket ends of my improved mould candles cither a plain square
in its cross section, as shown in Fig. 1, or in various modifications of a square, such
as making the sides concave as in Fig. 2, or with plain sunk panels as Fig. 3, or
ornamental as Fig. 4.
I thus obtain four sharp or acute angles on the socket end of the candle, which
number I find to be best for the desired purpose, as a socket end with more edges
is more difficult to force. down into the socket; and one having a smaller number
of edges is not so steady and secure.
In the manufacture of these improved mould candles I use a loose cone piece,
which is let into a candle mould of otherwise ordinary construction the said cone
piece being made to spring slightly open (or expand) when withdrawn from the
mould so as to facilitate the removal of the socket end of the candle, and also to
enable the cone to be replaced in the mould.
Having now described and fully ascertained the nature of my Invention and
the manner in which it is carried into effect, I declare that what I claim as novel
and original, is :-
In mould candles of any suitable composition the construction of the socket
ends with four principal, or "fitting" edges with flat, concave, or other shaped
sides, substantially as described and illustrated.
In mould candles of any suitable composition the construction of the socket
ends with from four up to eight fitting edges and concave sides substantially as
described.
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