A Candle Holder Adjustable to Take and Hold Securely any Size Candle.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Mar.. 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 18th May, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Candle Holder Adjustable to Take and Hold Securely
any Size Candle.
ERNEST PRATER of Number 6 Woodville Road Stoke Newington London in the
County of Middlesex (Artist) do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
ollows:-
A
The socket of the candle holder consists of two cylinders (A and B)-Fig. 2.
open at either end. B. open at top only. C. is a coil spring which drops into, B.
A fits and telescopes into B, resting on coil spring, C. by a small projecting rim round
foot D. When fitted A is prevented from coming out of B by closed shoulder E.
F. are four long claws joined together at foot to form circle and opening outwards at
G is a hollow cylinder
op, which drops inside A. B and C. and fixed at bottom.
closed at top which drops inside F. and forms foundation for candle. Fig. 3. shows
A pressed down and telescoped into B releasing claws F. at top which immediately
extend outward. Releasing the pressure on A it is forced up by coil spring (C)
closing the claws F. securely grips any size candle Fig. 4 made in metal or china.
Dated this Ninth day of March 1889.
ERNEST PRATER.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Candle Holder Adjustable to Take and Hold Securely
any Size Candle.
ERNEST PRATER of 6 Woodville Road Mildmay Park in the County of Middlesex
(Artist) 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 bearing on candle holders, candelabra and the
like, wherby a candle of any size can be inserted and held securely; being possessed at
the same time with all the advantages of the 'save all,' requiring no readjusting after
once fixed, and allowing the candle to burn itself out with perfect safety. Reference
being made to my drawings left with the Provisional Specification,-Fig. 2 illustrating
its component parts.
The socket of the candle holder consists of two cylinders or tubes A and B. A fits
and telescopes into B. Inside B is dropped a coil spring C. A bears on by means
of a small projecting rim D and when fitted into B is prevented from coming out by
closed shoulder E.
F. are four long claws joined together at base in form of circle and opening out-
wards at top the head of each being tulip shaped with the inner edge turned over to
securely bite the candle. These claws are made to fit and drop inside A. B. and (.
and fixed at bottom. I do not here confine myself to four claws as the same purpose
could be answered more or less successfully by a less or greater number.
G is a
hollow cylinder closed in at top which drops inside F, and is fixed at bottom, forming
a foundation for candle to stand upon. Fig 3.-Shows A pressed down and telescoped
into B, releasing the claws at top, which immediately extend outwward. Releasing
your pressure on A it is suddenly forced up by coil spring C, closing the claws and
gripping securely any size candle which it does at so short a distance from the end
as to be entirely non-wasting when in use. I wish to distinctly state that I do not
confine myself to any particular material in its manufacture as portions of it could be
made in china etc.
Having now clearing 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.) A telescopic candle holder adjustable as herein described.
(2nd) A safe and firm grip by the claws of any size candle.
(3rd) By its shallow grip, nonwasting and a
Dated this Tanth day of Annil 1000
save all."