A Connecting Union for Electric Light Fittings and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 29th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 23rd Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Connecting Union for Electric Light Fittings and the like.
I, GEORGE HENRY BARNES Manufacturer of 31 Warstone Lane in the City
of Birmingham do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A connecting union to facilitate the running of wires through electric light
fittings, and other articles requiring wires to pass through for lighting and other
purposes.
It consists of two pummells and a cap, the first pummell has a hole through
centre, square at one end and screwed on the outside at same end, to take cap, the
other end left to screw or solder to fittings as required. The second pummell has
a projecting square to fit into square hole of first pummell, a hole through the
centre, a shoulder or flange on the outside for the cap to bed against, the other end
of this is also left to screw or solder as required to electric fittings.
The cap is screwed inside, the internal projecting part is turned to fit against
the flange of second pummell, the screwed part of cap fits on to the screwed part
of first pummell and secures the two pummells together.
OPERATION.
The projecting electric wires are threaded through the first pummell which is
joined to the ceiling plate of electrical fittings, the cap is slipped over down tube,
then the second pummell is fastened on to the end of down tube, the electrical
and than thrroded + the sana.
The projecting electric wires are threaded through the first pummell which is
joined to the ceiling plate of electrical fittings, the cap is slipped over down tube,
then the second pummell is fastened on to the end of down tube, the electrical
then threaded through the second pummell and red, the square on second
pummell is placed inside first pummell, and the cap screwed on to the first pummell
so making the connection.
The same process is repeated in connecting rod to body also body to arm.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Connecting Union for Electric Light Fittings and the like.
1, GEORGE HENRY BARNES of 31 Warstone Lane in the City of Birmingham
Manufacturer, 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 the connections or junctions of the component parts of
electric light fittings, such for example, as pendants, brackets, sconces, electroliers
standards and the like.
By the said invention, the said component parts are readily connected together,
and the wires, leads, or cables easily introduced or threaded through the said parts,
as hereinafter described.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing, represents, in elevation, the lower part,
or the body and branched parts of an electrolier or pendant, provided with
junctions or connections, made and applied according to my invention.
Figure 2 represents upon a larger scale, the said body part, with the connection
of its junction with the down tube shown in section, and the means whereby the
union is made.
Figure 3 represents a horizontal section upon the dotted lines A. B Figure 2.
Figure 4 represents the parts of the connection separated.

page_text: The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
a is a down pipe or tube leading from a ceiling connection, and terminated at its
lower end by a hollow. or open way pummel a², squared upon its outside at a³, and
having an annular stop collar at, against which the meeting edges 2, of an outside
screwed second hollow pummel b, connected with the body part e, of the pendant,
comes, on the parts being drawn together by a cupped nut or cap d.
The entrance or mouth 61, to the pummel by is inside shaped to the figure of the
pummel a², a³.
The second named pummel b, is outside screwed at 4, upon which the inside
wormed part 2, of the cupped nnt d, takes, & by the rotation of which, the parts a
and c are drawn and united together.
The upper end of the down pipe a, may be terminated by a connection similar to
the one described, and by which means the same is connected to the ceiling
plate.
The arms e, are also connected to the body part, by means of like connections g,
as described, and so also are the branches f, ', connected to the branches e, by
⚫connections y.
By thus fitting and connecting together the component parts, the wires, leads or
cables are readily threaded, and the connections of the parts made, without the
rotation of any of the parts, other than the hollow nuts.
The application of my invention to the connecting together of the parts of
electroliers, wall brackets, sconces,. standards and like fittings, differs in no essential
respect from.its adaption to that of an electric light pendant, as herein described
and set forth.
OPERATION.
The threading of the wires or leads is performed as follows :-
The extending wires which are threaded or introduced through a ceiling plate,
and thence-through the first pummel, are, from thence, threaded through the second
pummel, descending the down pipe, then through the he-pummel at the lower
termination of the pipe, and from thence, through the body, again through the
arms, and then through the branches, with each of the connections fitted. and
drawn together, in manner, and by the ways described and set forth.
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:-
First: A connecting union for electric light and other like fittings, consisting
of an irregular or angular ended and collared or shouldered pummel or end, of the
one part, taking into a like angular socketed and outside screwed pummel or end,
of the other part, and which parts are constructed and arranged fitted and drawn
together by a hollow and inside screwed nut, cap or the like, coming upon or
threaded around, the first named part, substantially as described and set forth.
Dated this 15th day of March 1892.
GEORGE HENRY BARNES,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.