Improvements in Attaching Candles and Candle Sockets in Carriage and other Lamps.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 8th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 11th Jan, 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Attaching Candles and Candle Sockets in Carriage
and other Lamps.
I WILLIAM WHISTON of 5A Great Charles Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Carriage Lamp Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
I form my candle socket and fix the candle in the said socket in the usual way
excepting that instead of making the socket quite round, I form a flat surface of
sufficient width to form a bearing on to which I attach a spring which I form with a
projection or lip at or near the centre, I then form a case or tube of corresponding
diameter to fit on to the outside of the said candle socket in which
form a groove or
recess corresponding in size and shape to receive the projection or lip formed in or on
the spring attached to the said candle socket, the said tube I then attach or fix in
the bottom of the Lamp, I then insert the candle socket and in the movement upwards
the spring comeing in contact with the inside of the tube, is forced close to the candle
socket until it reaches the Groove or recess, formed in the said tube, on reaching
which the spring immediately forces itself into the aforesaid groove or recess, and thus
secures the Candle socket in its proper possition.
The same invention I may use also with equal effect reversed in action, namely by
fixing the spring to the tube formed in the bottom of the Lamp, and forming the recess
on the outside of the Candle socket.
To remove the candle socket it is necessary to use sufficient power in pulling
downwards to force the spring out of the groove or recess into which it has forced
itself as before described, it can then be readily pulled out.
The novelty of my invention consists in it's simplicity, as the candle socket will
attach itself in any possition it may be inserted into the Lamp, and prevent the
possibility of being lost an every day occurrence with the ordinary candle sockets now
in use.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Attaching Candles and Candle Sockets in Carriage
and other Lamps.
I WILLIAM WHISTON of 5A Great Charles Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Carriage Lamp 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 :-
I form my Candle socket, and fix the candle in the said socket in the usual way,
excepting, that, instead of making the socket quite round I form a flat surface of
sufficient width to form a bearing, on which I attach a spring which I form with a
projection or lip at or near the centro, I then form a case or tube of corresponding
diameter to fit on to the outside of the said candle socket, in which I form a groove or
recess, corresponding in size and shape to receive the projection or lip formed in or on
the spring attached to the said candle socket, the said tube I then attach or fix in the
bottom of the Lamp, I then insert the candle socket and in the movement upwards
tho spring comeing in contact with the inside of the tube is forced back close to tho
candle socket until it reaches, the groove or recess formed in the said tube, on reaching
which, the spring immediately forces itself into the aforesaid groove or recess; and
thus secures the candle socket in its proper possition.
The saine invention I may use also with equal effect reversed in action namely, by
fixing the spring to the tube formed in the bottom of the lamp; and forining the recess
on the outside of the candle socket.
To remove the candle socket it is necessary to use sufficient force in pulling down-
wards to force the spring out of the groove or recess into which it has forced itself, as
before described, it can then be readily pulled out.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which my invention is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents the tube with the groove or recess formed at B which is
attached in the bottom of the Lamp Figure 3.
Figure 2 represents the candle sockets partially formed with the bearing to receive
the spring, Figures 9 & 10.
Figures 9 & 10 represent the spring with the projection or lip formed at A.
Figure 6 represents the spring attached to the candle tube or socket in a partially
formed state, Figure 7 represents the same with a covering fitted over the spring, this
covering is of corresponding diameter to the inside of tube Figure 1 and has a hole
cut out to allow the projection of the spring to come through at A Figures 7 & 8.
Figure 8 represents the candle socket in it's complete form ready to attach to the
lamp..
Figure 3 represents a Lamp in its complete form, shewing a section of the tube
fixed in the Lamp with groove or rocess at B into which spring A Figure 8 engages.
Figure 4 represents a sectional view of the action reversed the spring being attached
to the outside of the tube formed in the bottom of the Lamp, Figure 3, Figure 5

page_text: represents the candle socket with recess B, formed to receive projection of spring A
Figure 4.
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 attaching of candle sockets to carriage and other lamps by means of a
spring as shewn and described in Figures 6, 78, 9 and 10, and also 4.
Secondly. The forming of a groove or recess (to receive the aforesaid spring) as
shewn and described in Figures 1, 3 and 5.
And thirdly the combination of the parts as represented and described in Figures 1
to 10 both inclusve of the accompanying drawings.