AN IMPROVED. CONSTRUCTION OF SHADOWLESS SHADE OR REFLECTOR SUPPORTS FOR GAS AND OTHER LAMPS OR BURNERS
Year: 1884

page_text: I. JOHN HENRY WESTON of 16 Sterndale Road; West Kensington, Middlesex,
Gas Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for " AN
IMPROVED. CONSTRUCTION OF SHADOWLESS SHADE OR REFLECTOR SUPPORTS FOR
GAS AND OTHER LAMPS OR BURNERS," to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a shadowless shade or reflector for
gas or other lamp or burners in such a manner that no portion of the shade or
reflector frame is exposed on or within the shade.
For the purpose of my invention I make a frame of skeleton and preferably in
ring form on which clips can be arranged and adjusted at suitable parts of the
ring's circumference said clips have points or pins to pass through the papershade;
paper be used, and burred down upon the inner surface.
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This ring or skeleton shade holder has fork like prongs to engage in sockets of
the burner branch to be held thereon.
The upper part of the shade has a tapered or shaped screen pinned or rivetted
to it, with preferably a coronet surrounding it as a finish, the screen gives rigidity
and strength to the upper part of the shade, into which it projects sufficiently to.
prevent the flame (supposing the flame to be an open one) burning or disfiguring
the interior of the shade.
The prongs are capable of being adjusted on the skeleton ring and has a kind of
bracket provided with a pin which passes through the lap-over of the shade.
The socket is adjustable on the branch and can be set at any position to suit the
burner which should be centralized with the shade.

page_text: DIECTIVATION.
I JOHN HENRY WESTON of 16 Sterndale Road, West Kensington, Middlesex,
Gas Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for AN IMPROVED
CONSTRUCTION OF "SHADOWLESS SHADE OR REFLECTOR SUPPORTS FOR GAS AND
OTHER LAMPS OR BURNERS," and in what manner the same is to be performed to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to construct a shadowless shade or reflector for
gas or other lamp or burners.
For the purpose of my invention which is represented in the annexed drawings
I make a frame A (Figure 1) of skeleton and preferably in ring form on which
clips B (two examples of which are shown at Figures 2 and 3) can, be arranged
and adjusted at suitable parts of the ring's circumference said clips B have points
or pins C to pass through the paper shade F, (if paper be used) and burred down
upon the inner surface.
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This ring or skeleton shade holder A. has fork like prongs D D to engage
sockets E E on the burner branch or on an attachment secured thereon to be held
in position.
The upper part of the shade F has a tapered or shaped screen G pinned or
rivetted to it, with preferably a coronet H surmounting it as a finish, the screen G
gives rigidity and strength to the upper part of the shade F, into which it projects
sufficiently to prevent the flame (supposing the flame to be an open one as at
Figure 10) burning or disfiguring the interior of the shade. The ring A passes
through clips a, a, (Figure 5) on the bracket M carrying the prongs D D. The
prongs may be attached at any part but preferably at the lap over of the shade as
at Figuro 11.
The prongs DD can be made capable of being adjusted on the skeleton ring
as shown at Figure 4. For this purpose a kind of bracket J is provided with a
pin K which passes through the lap-over of the shade. The socket E examples
of which are shown at. Figures 1, 6, 7, 8 and 12 is adjustable on the branch L
and can be set at any position to suit the burner which should be centralized
with the shade.
Figures 7, 8 and 9 show a modified arrangement for attaching the shade to the
branch, in which the prongs are dispensed with (but to which prongs may be fitted)
and a square N upon a hinged clip N₁ and square hole P in the bracket M
substituted. The clip when closed round the branch and after the shade is in
position, is secured by an ornamental nut Q as shown at Figure 8.

page_text: Having now particularly 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
First. The improved construction of shadowless shades or reflector supports for
gas and other lamps or burners herein before described and shown on the annexed
drawings.
Secondly. The skeleton frame or ring A substantially as hereinbefore described
and shown for the purpose set forth.