Improvements in Hanging Lamps.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 27th Jan., 1894
Improvements in Hanging Lamps.
1, RICHARD SEYMOUR HUGHES, of 96 Hatton Garden, in the County of
Middlesex, Gasalier Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The invention relates to that class of hanging lamp in which the body of the
lamp is of glass.
Heretofore in changing or renewing the glass body of such description of lamp, it
has been necessary to disconnect some of the metal parts to enable a glass body to
be inserted, thereby involving considerable trouble and expense.
According to my present invention I avoid these difficulties and so construct the
metal supports for the glass body that the latter can be readily inserted and with-
drawn without the necessity for removing any of the parts.
In carrying my invention into effect I support the bottom of the glass body on
supports depending from the upper part of the metal frame and I guard the upper
part of the glass body by a metal frame loosely surrounding it.
According to my invention 1 hinge one or more of the dependent supports to
the upper part of the metal frame, and I weight these supports so that when the
glass body is slightly raised, said hinged support or supports will swing slightly
away from the lower edge of the glass body so as to allow the latter to be readily
removed or replaced as may be required.
My invention is applicable to either gas, oil or electric light lamps.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hanging Lamps.
1, RICHARD SEYMOUR HUGHES, of 96 Hatton Garden, in the County of
Middlesex, Gasalier 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 :-
The invention relates to that class of hanging lamp in which the body is made
of glass.
Heretofore in changing or renewing the glass body of such description of lamp
it has been necessary to disconnect some of the metal parts to enable a glass body
to be inserted, thereby involving considerable trouble and expense.
According to my present invention I avoid these difficulties by so constructing
the metal supports for the glass body that the latter can be readily inserted and
withdrawn without the necessity for removing any of the parts.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a hanging lamp constructed according to my invention,
and
Figs. 2 and 3 are elevations, drawn to an enlarged scale and at right angles to
each other, of the joint of one of the hanging supports.

page_text: In carrying my invention into effect I support the glass body a at its bottom on
the turned up ends of supports depending from the upper part c of the metal
frame, and I guard the upper part of the glass body a by a metal frame loosely
surrounding it and fixed to the frame c.
According to my invention I hinge one or more of the dependent supports to
the upper part c of the metal frame by hinge formed joints 61, and I weight these
supports b so that when the glass body a is slightly raised, said hinged support or
supports 6 will swing slightly away from the lower edge of the glass body a so as
to allow the latter to be readily removed or replaced as may be required.
In the drawing the lamp frame is shown provided with two dependent supports b.
both of which are hinged, but if desired only one of such supports may be hinged,
the other being a fixture, whilst other numbers of such supports may be used.
My invention is applicable to either gas, oil or electric light lamps.
b
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 :-
1. The construction of hanging lamps with dependent supports to carry the
glass body a, one or more of said dependent supports 6 being hinged to the upper
part of the metal frame, and a fixed metal frame c' being employed to guard and
hold the upper part of the glass body a, substantially as herein shown and described
and for the purpose stated.
2. In hanging lamps, the employment of one or more hinged dependent supports b
for carrying the bottom of the glass body a, substantially as herein shown and
described.
Dated this 12th day of December 1893.
RICHD. SEYMOUR HUGHES,
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By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.