An Improved Bracket for Supporting Candles, Flowers, Trays for Trinkets, and other Goods.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb.; 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1889-Accepted, 28th Dec., 1884
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
An Improved Bracket for Supporting Candles, Flowers, Trays for
Trinkets, and other Goods.
HERBERT YOUNG DICKINSON 140 Inverness Terrace Bayswater London, W.
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I form the bracket with two arms which terminate in a suitable shape to clutch on
either side. These clutches are brought together by the sliding of a ring on the
arms, which serves to adjust the size of the opening jaws so that the bracket may be
fixed instantaneously to a pillar, gaselier, dressing mirror, or in other required
position, and removed at will. In some cases I form a spring clip at the end of the
bracket, of the nature of a letter clip. Sometimes I use a thumb screw to close the
jaws of the clip, or other suitable mechanism to attain my object namely a bracket
suitable to hold candles, flowers, trays for trinkets, or other goods, which can be
fixed by means of a clutch clip in any desired position without use of nails or screws,
the fastening being obtained by the pinch of the jaws as above described.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1889.
HERBERT YOUNG DICKINSON.
HERBERT YOUNG DICKINSON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Bracket for Supporting Candles, Flowers, Trays for
Trinkets, and other Goods.
I HERBERT YOUNG DICKINSON of 140 Inverness Terrace Bayswater London W.
Gentleman, 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 :-
I form the bracket in a suitable shape to admit of its being fixed instantaneously to
a pillar, gaselier, dressing mirror, or in any other required position, without the aid
of nails, screws or any other means of attachment than what forms an integral part
of my bracket. My improved bracket consists in forming two arms which meet at
the outer extremity where the candle holder or tray is affixed, and which diverge
from one another towards the other extremity where the bracket is attached to the
pillar or other support. At this last mentioned extremity 1 provide two clutches or
claws, one to each of the arms above mentioned, these clutches or claws are shaped so
as to conveniently embrace or hold to the pillar. or other means of support.
I further provide a sliding ring which encloses the two arms before mentioned, and
by means of which the two clutches or claws at the extremities of the arms can be
made to firmly grip the means of support, by pressing the ring along the arms in the
direction of the said clutches or claws. The bracket can also be immediately removed
by passing the ring back again when the grip of the clutches or claws is released.
In some cases I form a spring clip at the end of the bracket, of the nature of a
letter clip. Sometimes I use a thumb-screw to close the jaws of the clip, or other
suitable inmechanism to attain my object, namely that of firmly attaching the bracket
to the pillar or other means of support.
As in some cases it would be desirable to alter the position of the candle holder or
tray in relation to the arms of the bracket, I attach the candle holder or tray to the
arms by means of a disc of metal forming a part of the candle holder or tray, and
beneath it, and to which the said arms of the bracket are rivetted sufficiently firmly
to hold rigidly in whatever position the candle holder or tray may be placed, and yet
which joint will allow the said candle holder or tray to be moved in a rotary direction

page_text: as indicated by the dotted line in the accompanying drawing at the pleasure and con-
venience of the person using the bracket.
For the better explanation of my said invention I append the accompanying
drawing.
Figure 1 represents an elevation of my improved bracket; and Figure 2 shews a
plan of the same.
A, A, are the arms to which are attached the clutches or claws B. B.
C is the ring which slides on the arms A, A to cause them to grip the pillar or
other means of support. And D is the metal disc to which the arms A A are pivotted
and which arrangement allows the candle holder or tray to be moved in a rotary
direction as indicated by the dotted line in Figure 1.
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 1
claim is―
A bracket suitable to hold candles, flowers, trays for trinkets or other goods,
which can be fixed by means of a clutch clip in any desired position without the
use of nails or screws, the fastening being obtained by the pinch of the jaws as
above described.
Dated this 18th dov
1000
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.