Improvements in Lamp Brackets or Holders for Carts, Vans and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Jan., 1899-Accepted, 18th Feb.,
1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lamp Brackets or Holders for Carts, Vans
and the like.
I, FREDRICK WILLIAM CAUNT, of 24, Commercial l'lace, Aberdare, in the
County of Glamorgan, Pastrycook, Confectioner, Purveyor, etc., 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 in lamp brackets or holders for carts,
vans, wagons or the like, the object being to provide means whereby a lamp can
be used both inside and outside a cart or the like.
According to the invention I provide a bracket comprising a fixed base to which
is hinged an arm or holder for carrying the lamp which can be of any suitable
construction, the said base being suitably secured to the frame of the cart or the
like and the arm or holder being of such a shape that it can be swung outside the
cart so as to shew a light in the usual manner or inside the cart so as to illuminate
the interior thereof when required.
Suitable catches may be provided for holding the lamp bracket in its two
positions.
To enable the invention to be fully understood I will describe it by reference
to the accompanying drawing in which:.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a lamp bracket or holder constructed accord-
ing to the invention and shewn applied to the front of a cart, van or the like;
and
Figure 2 is a sectional plan thereof.
a illustrates a portion of the front of the cart or van and b is the basal portion
of my lamp bracket or holder, the said basal portion being secured to the inside
of the cart or van by means of the screws 61, 61 as clearly shewn.
c is the arm,
the said arm being formed at its outer end wih a socket c¹ for receiving a lamp
of any suitable construction and being hinged at d to the base plate of the
bracket; this arm or holder c is preferably curved in such a manner that a portion
thereof can be brought against the front a of the cart or van, as shewn in the
drawings, in order to be suitably secured thereto.
с
A suitable catch or the like for holding the arm c in its outermost position
comprises a plate e screwed or otherwise secured to the front a of the cart and
having a ledge el provided with a hole in which a pin f is adapted to engage
when the arme is brought against the front a of the cart so as to thereby hold
the said arm in position upon the ledge . A strap or the like g is provided
for securing the pin to the front a.
It will be obvious that a catch can also be provided for retaining the arm or
holder in its innermost position.
With this arrangement when the lamp is required to be employed
as a head
lamp in the usual manner, the lamp bracket is swung outwards and secured in
position as illustrated in the full lines in Figures 1 and 2, but when the interior
of the cart is required to be illuminated it is only necessary to take out the

page_text: pin f and swing the arm or holder e into the position indicated in dotted lines
in Figure 2.
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. A lamp bracket or holder for carts, vans, wagons and the like, comprising
a basal portion such as adapted to be secured to the frame of the cart and an
arm or holder such as c hinged thereto, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. The combination with a lamp bracket or holder of the kind described in
Claim 1, of a catch or lock such as e, f, g for securing it in position, substantially
as herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 14th day of January 1899.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.