Improvements in Guards or Shields for Lamps or Lanterns.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 24th July, 1896-Accepted, 29th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Guards or Shields for Lamps or Lanterns.
1, SAMUEL NEWSTEAD GOODMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at
13 East Walnut Lane, of Germantown in the County of Philadelphia, and
State of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manuer the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to lamps, or lanterns, and particular to that class thereof,
which is usually employed in connection with bicycles and similar vehicles; and
the object of the invention, is to provide a shield, or protector for this class of
lamps or lanterns, which will serve as a means to prevent the burner or flame
thereof, from being extinguished.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part; in which,
Fig. 1, is a side view of a lamp or lantern provided with my improvement;
Fig. 2 a front view thereof, and,
Fig. 3, a plan view.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a lamp or lantern A, which may be
of the usual or any desired form of construction, and which is provided with a
reflector B, a base C, and perforations D, for the admission of air at or near the
bottom thereof.
The lamp or lantern A, is also provided with side glasses E, but one of which
is shown, and the top thereof, is preferably constructed as shown in dotted lines
at F, Fig. 1, and over this portion is placed the usual cap plate, or shield, G, also
shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, and in full lines in Fig. 3. All these parts
are, however, of the usual construction and form no part of this invention, which
consists in a supplemental shield, guard or protector H, which is in the form
shown in the drawing, and which is curved in the form of a yoke so as to provide
side wings h, which extends backwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the front
of which extends downwardly as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, and in dotted lines
in Fig. 2, at h¹, the said front being cut out or semi-circular in form, so as to fit
around that portion of the reflector B, which is secured to the body of the lamp
or lantern.
The shield, guard or protector H, is continued or projected above the lamp or
lantern, and the above parts F, and G, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and may be
secured in place, by springs K, connected with a cross bar L, or in any desired
manner, and when thus constructed and arranged, it serves as a perfect guard for
the flame and absolutely prevents the rush of the air into the upper part of the
lamp or lantern, by which the flame is extinguished.
My invention is simple in construction and operation and perfectly adapted to
accomplish the result for which it is intended, and at the same time is comparatively
inexpensive, and does not add materially to the cost of the lamp or lantern to
which it is attached.
Dated this 1st day of June 1906
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Guards or Shields for Lamps or Lanterns.
I, SAMUEL NEWSTEAD GOODMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at
13 East Walnut Lane, of Germantown, in the County of Philadelphia, and State
of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Designer, 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 lamps or lanterns, and particular to that class thereof,
which is usually employed in connection with bicycles and similar vehicles; and
the object of the invention, is to provide a shield or protector for this class of
lamps or lanterns, which will serve as a means to prevent the burner or flame
thereof from being extinguished.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
drawings filed with the Provisional Specification form a part, in which :
Fig. 1 is a side view of a lamp or lantern provided with my improvement;
Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, and
Fig. 3 a plan view.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a lamp or lantern A which may be
of the usual or any desired form of construction and which is provided with a
reflector B a base C and perforations D for the admission of air at or near the
bottom thereof.
The lamp or lantern A is also, provided with side glasses E but one of which is
shown, and the top thereof is preferably constructed as shown in dotted lines at F
Fig. 1, and over this portion is placed the usual cap plate or shield G also shown
in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, and full lines in Fig. 3. All these parts are
however of the usual construction and form no part of this invention, which
consists in a supplemental shield, guard or protector H which is in the form shown
in the drawing and which is curved in the form of a yoke so as to provide side
wings which extends backwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and the front of
which extends downwardly as shown in full lines Fig. 1, and in dotted lines in
Fig. 2 at ', the said front being cut out or semi-circular in form, so as to fit round
that portion of the reflector B which is secured to the body of the lamp or
lantern.
The shield, guard or protector H is continued or projected above the lamp or
lantern, and the above parts F and G as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and may be
secured in place by springs K connected with a crossbar L or in any desired
manner, and when thus constructed and arranged it serves as a perfect guard for
the flame and absolutely prevents the rush of the air into the upper part of the
lamp or lantern by which the flame is extinguished.
My invention is simple in construction and operation and perfectly adapted to
accomplish the result for which it is intended, and at the same time is comparatively
inexpensive, and does not add materially to the cost of the lamp or lantern to
which it is attached.
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 :
1. A lamp or lantern such as is usually employed in connection with bicycles or
other vehicles, provided with a shield, guard or protector which encloses the front
and sides of the upper portion thereof, substantially as shown and described.
2. A lamp or lantern such as is usually employed in connection with bicycles or
other vehicles, provided with a shield, guard or protector which encloses the front

page_text: and sides of the upper portion, and extends above the top substantially as shown
and described.
3. A lamp or lantern such as is usually employed in connection with bicycles
or other vehicles, provided with a shield, guard or protector which encloses the
front and sides of the upper portion thereof, and extends above the top, and which
is provided with side wings which extends outwardly and backwardly at each side,
substantially as shown and described.
4. A lamp or lantern of that class usually employed in connection with bicycles
or other vehicles which is provided with the usual means for ventilation and the
usual front reflector, and also provided with a shield, guard or protector which
extends upwardly in front thereof above the reflector to and above the top of the
lamp or lantern and is provided with side wings which extend backwardly beyond
the sides thereof, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1896
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W C., Agents.