Improvements in Carriage Lamps.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Carriage Lamps.
GEORGE. ISAAC RANDALL 3 Terrell Street St. James Bristol Machinist do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
An idea to prevent the lamp sockets of carriages or other vehicles as now con-
structed becoming detached from the lamp whilst in motion or otherwise unless
wished.
By means of a metal or otherwise spring clip attached, to new or existing vehicle
lamps, inside the collars into which the above described sockets enter whereby on
turning the socket into position the before described clip "springs" behind the stop
now fixed on all movable carriage lamp sockets by which spring clip sockets are
'securely" prevented from becoming detached.
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1000
I, GEORGE ISAAC RANDALL 3 Terrell Street St. James Bristol, Machinist, 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:
An idea to prevent the lamp sockets of carriages or other vehicles ag now
constructed becoming detached from the lamp whilst in motion or otherwise unless
wished.
"
By means of a metal or otherwise spring clip attached to new or existing
vehicle lamps inside the collars into which the above described sockets enter,
whereby on turning the socket into position the before described clip "springs
behind the stop now fixed on all movable carriage lamps sockets by which spring
clip the sockets are securely prevented from becoming detached.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now refer to the
annexed drawings in which :-
Figure 1 is an elevation shewing my invention applied to a carriage lamp.
Figure 2 cross section through line x-y Figure 1.
same.
a is a socket piece provided with the projecting rib or flange b running round
c is a pin affixed to the collar d which carries the lamp e, f is a spring clip
also affixed to the collar d and which, when the socket and collar d are in position,
lies between the ends g and h of the rib or flange b. The pin c is shaped so as to

page_text: engage underneath the rib or flange b. It will be seen that the socket and roller are
prevented from twisting independently of each other when the clip f is in its locked
position.
When it is required to separate the parts the spring clip f is removed from
between the ends g aud h of the rib or flange b and by twisting the collar d in the
direction of the arrow the pin c will travel round the rib or flange until it comes
to the space between the ends g and h of same when the collar d & lamp can be
removed from the socket piece a. The reverse procedure is followed when the
collar and socket are being attached together.
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 I
claim is :-
1. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts substantially
as described and illustrated herein.
2. In lamps for carriages and the like: the means of securing the socket and
collar of same together consisting of a spring clip which engages between the ends
of a rib or flange employed for retaining the socket and collar together by means of
a pin or stop.