Improvements in Wick Sustainers for Night-lights and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left. 21st Aug. 1899-Accepted. 23rd Sept.. 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wick Sustainers for Night-lights and the like.
I, SILVESTER THRUSH, of 15, St. John's Terrace, Lewes, in the County of
Sussex, Foreman of Candle Factory, do hereby declare the nature of this inven
tion to be as follows:
The invention has for its object improvements in wick sustainers for night
lights and the like whereby a sustainer is capable of holding a wick of any size
in a perfectly upright and secure manner.
For this purpose I form the sustainer in two parts so formed and fitted that
one part is capable of being slidden in relation to the other with sufficient fric-
tion to hold them securely together. This may be effected by turning over two
opposite sides of one part so as to form grooves in which the other part can slide.
One part has a slot therein extending from one edge preferably to or about the
centre thereof, and at the inner end of said slot a piece of the metal 18 turned
up, and may be slightly curved, to form a holding jaw to act against one side of
the wick; the other part of the sustainer is also provided with a similar holding
Jaw to act against the other side of the wick; this latter jaw is also formed by
turning up a piece of metal at the inner end of a slot The sliding part is
formed with a turned-up piece to enable it to be easily handled and when the
sustainer is to be used with a night light body or the like burnt in a glass, it
may also have other parts turned up so that they may be pressed into the body.
of the night light and securely hold the sustainer in position, these turned up
parts may be also used in connection with a case night light or the like.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1898.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Wick Sustainers for Night-lights and the like
I, SILVESTER THRUSH, of 15, St. John's Terrace, Lewes, in the County of
Sussex, Foreman of Candle Factory, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement.—
The invention has for its object improvements in wick sustainers for night
lights and the like whereby a sustainer 18 capable of holding a wick of any size
in a perfectly upright and secure manner.

page_text: I will describe my invention by the aid of the accompanying drawings in
which:-
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Fig 1 is an edge view and Fig 2 a plan of a wick sustainer constructed
according to my invention.
Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 are respectively, a plan, an edge view, an end view, and
a longitudinal section of the main part separately.
Figures 7, 8, 9 and 10 are respectively a plan, an edge view, an end view and
a longitudinal section of the slide separately.
Fig 11 is a section to an enlarged scale of the complete sustainer, and Fig 12
is a similar view to Fig 11, showing the main parf without any turned up
portions.
According to my invention I form the sustainer in two parts so formed
and fitted that one part 6 18 capable of being slidden in relation to the other
part a with sufficient friction to hold them securely together This may be
effected by turning over two opposite sides of one part say the part a so as to
form grooves a¹ in which the other part & can slide The pait a has a slot a
therein extending from one edge preferably to or about the centre thereof, and
at the inner end of said slot as a piece of metal is turned up, and may be slightly
curved, to form a holding jaw a³ to act against one side of the wick e the other
part 6 of the sustamer 18 also provided with a similai holding jaw b³ to act
against the other side of the wick, this latter jaw 6 18 also formed by turning
up a piece of metal at the inner end of a slot b¹. The sliding part 6 is formed
with a tuned up piece to enable it to be easily handled When the su8-
tainer 18 to be used with a night light body or the like burnt in a glass it may
also have other parts a' turned up as shown in Figs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 11, so
that they may be pressed into the body of the night light and securely hold the
sustainer in position, these turned up parts a' may be also used in connection
with a case night light or the like. It will be evident that the form and dimen-
sions of the paits may be modified without departing from the peculiar features
of my invention
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 18.
1 A wick sustainer consisting of two parts, capable of sliding in relation to
each other and each provided with a holding jaw to act against opposite sides of
the wick, substantially as herein set forth
2 A wick sustainer formed of two parts, one of which 18 formed with guides
within which the other part is capable of sliding with sufficient friction, each
part being provided with a holding jaw to act against opposite sides of the wick
substantially as herem set forth.
3 A wick sustainer consisting of two parts, one of which is formed with guides
within which the other part is capable of sliding with sufficient fiction, each part
being provided with a wick holding jaw formed by tuning up a piece of the
metal at the inner end of a slot cut in each of such parts, substantially as herein
set forth
4 A wick sustainer as claimed in the foregoing claims, one part being provided
with upturned portions to be pressed into the night light body and the other
part being provided with an upturned portion to facilitate the handling of the
same and which can be pressed into the night light body, substantially as herein
set forth
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C, Agents.