Year: 1898

page_text: (A communication from BENJAMIN JAMES BACON, of Sydney, New South Wales).
I, JOHN LANG, of 29, Gracechurch Street, in the City of London, Seed Mer-
chant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to candlesticks, and it has for its main objects to pio-
vide a cheap and simple form of candlestick which will firmly hold various sized
candles without packing or "setting up" which shall be easy to clean and which
shall allow of burning effectively the candle down to the very smallest remnant
In a candlestick constructed according to this invention the candle is held by
pressure between the opposite sides of a double spring which is adapted to be
inserted and held at its opposite ends in two catches provided at opposite points
of a preferably round and saucer-shaped base, or body, or of a part standing up
vertically from the base or body. Preferably the double spring is made of a
single piece of spring wire bent in the middle and folded somewhat in the form
of an elongated U.
At its middle each limb may be flattened and curved to the form of an aic
of a circle or shaped to the form of a half polygon for the purpose of affording
a firm grasp of the candle The arrangement is such when the bent or closed
end of the double spring 18 inserted in one catch on the base (this catch may
conveniently be in the form of a slot) and the other or open end of the double
spring is compressed together for insertion into and 18 so held after being
released in the other or opposite catch on the base, the candle which has been
introduced between the flattened parts of the limbs will be held firmly by such
parts as in a bottomless socket approximately.
Preferably a segmentary socket of semi-circular oi semi-polygonal shape is fixed
to each limb in such a manner that the two segments will form an enture or
approximately entire bottomless socket when the double spring is fixed in posi-
tion in the catches on the base as above described
Instead of a double spring made in one piece, two single spinga may be used,
or one sping may be used in conjunction with a fixed piece against which the
candle would be pressed by the spring.
The base or body of the candlestick may be made of any suitable metal or
material, and the catches may be formed on or affixed to the base on body. A
convenient method when the body of the candlestick is of china or other brittle
material, 18 to mount on the body a metal hoop or ring with which the catches
may be formed in one piece
A reflector which may also act as a wind guard, may be mounted in a removable
manner on the double spring
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A save-all" of any suitable form may be provided for burning short ends
of candles. For this purpose the "save-all" which preferably comprises a metal
spike projecting centrally from a shallow cup-shaped part, 18 provided with a
lower stem or part (telescopic or not) adapted to be inserted in and gripped
firmly by the socket portions of the double spring. When the candle has burned

page_text: down to about the top of the said socket portions, it can be removed and stuck
upon the save-all where it will burn down to the last remnant without waste or
flare.
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No handle need be provided, as the candlestick is adapted to be held by any
convenient part of the aim of the saucer-shaped base or body.
Consequently when the double sping is removed, the body is quite free from
any projecting parts (with the exception of the catches which may however be
made removable) that would hold the dust and grease, so that there is no diffi-
culty in cleaning the candlestick
These candlesticks will pack very close in quantities for transport
[A communication from BENJAMIN JAMES BACON, of Sydney, New South Wales)
I, JOHN LANG, formerly of 29, Gracechurch Street, in the City of London, but
now of 11, Ironmonger Lane, in the same City, Seed Merchant, 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 candlesticks, and it has for its main objects to pio-
vide a cheap and simple form of candlestick which will firmly hold various sized
candles without packing or "setting up" which shall be easy to clean and which
shall allow of burning the candle effectively down to the very smallest remnant.
In a candlestick constructed according to this invention the candle is held by
pressure between the opposite sides of a double spring which is adapted to be
inserted and held at its opposite ends in two catches provided at opposite points
of a preferably round and saucer-shaped base or body, or of a part standing up
vertically from the base or body. l'icferably the double spring is made of a
single piece of spring wire bent in the middle and folded somewhat in the form
of an elongated U
At its middle each limb may be flattened and curved to the form of an aic
of a circle or shaped to the form of a half polygon for the purpose of affording
a flim grasp of the candle The arrangement is such when the bent or closed
end of the double spring 18 inserted in one catch on the base (this catch may
conveniently be in the form of a slot) and the other or open end of the doublo
spring 18 compressed together for insertion into, and is so held after being
released in, the other or opposite catch on the base, the candle which has been
introduced between the flattened parts of the limbs will be held firmly by such
parts as in a bottomless socket approximately
Preferably a segmentary socket of semi-circular or semi-polygonal shape 18 fixed
to each limb in such a manner that the two segments will form an entire or
approximately entire bottomless socket when the double spring 18 fixed in posi-
tion in the catches on the base as above described
Instead of a double spring made in one piece, two single springs may be used,
or one spring may he used in combination with a fixed piece against which the
candle would be pressed by the spring.
The base or body of the candlestick may be made of any suitable metal or
material, and the catches may be formed on or affixed to the base or body A

page_text: convenient method when the body of the candlestick 18 of china or other brittle
material, is to mount on the body a metal hoop or ring with which the catches
may be formed in one place
A reflector which may also act as a wind guard, may be mounted in a removable
manner on the double spring
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A save-all" of any suitable form may be provided for burning short ends
of candles For this purpose the "save-all" which preferably comprises a metal
spike projecting centially from a shallow cup-shaped part, is provided with a
lower stem or part (telescopic or not) adapted to be inserted in and gripped
firmly by the socket portions of the double sping When the candle has burned
down to about the top of the said socket poitions, it can be removed and stuck
upon the save-all where it will burn down to the last remnant without waste or
flare.
No handle need be provided, as the candlestick 18 adapted to be held by any
convenient part of the rim of the saucer-shaped base or body.
Consequently when the double spring 18 removed, the body is quite free from
any projecting parts (with the exception of the catches which may however bo
made removable) that would hold the dust and grease, so that there is no diffi-
culty in cleaning the candlestick
These candlesticks will pack very close in quantities for transport.
In the accompanying illustrative drawings..
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a candlestick constructed according to this
invention.
Figure 2 is a plan of the said candlestick
Figures 3 and 4 are respectively an elevation partly in section, and a plan of
a modified consti uction
Referring first to Figures 1 and 2 the candle 1 18 gupped between two seg-
mentary sockets 2, 2 of semi-polygonal shape which are fixed respectively to
the two limbs 3, 3 of a double spring. This double spring 3, 3 is adapted to bo
inserted and held at its bent or closed end 4 in a slot 5 undercut in a projecting
catch 6 attached to or forming part of the saucer-shaped body 7 of the candlestick
The other or open ends 8, 8 of the double sping are adapted to be compressed
together for insertion into and to be so held after being released, in the othei
or opposite open-ended catch 9, 9 attached to or forming part of the body 7
A reflector 10 which may also act as a wind guard 18 mounted in a removable
manner on the double spring 3, 3 by means of a flat sheath on socket 11 which
is attached to the reflector by wues 12 and through which the double spring 3, 3
is passed before the latter is engaged in the catch 6
In some cases, the body 7 may be provided or combined with a stand 13 as
indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1
In the modified construction illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the double
spring 3, 18 connected at its bent or closed end 4 to the body 7 by means of
a hinge or pivot 14 fixed on the body
This construction whilst preventing the parts from becoming lost or mislaid,
allows the spring with the reflector to be turned up out of the way when cleaning
out the inside of the body of the candlestick
Figure 5 epiesents a "save-all" which can be used when the candle has
burnt down to about the top of the sockets 2, 2. The candle end is removed from
the sockets and stuck upon the spike of the save-all which can then be placed in
the said sockets
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, as communicated to me, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, I declare that what I claim 18 —
1. In a candlestick, a double spring adapted to hold the candle between its
opposite sides as in a socket when inserted with its opposite ends in catches pro-

page_text: vided at opposite points of the body of the candlestick, substantially as herein-
before described
2 The modifications herein before described in which in lieu of a double spring
as specified in Claim 1 two single spings or one single sping in combination
with a fixed piece are employed
3 The combination with the springs which hold the candle as set forth of a
reflector or wind guard mounted on said springs, substantially as herein before
described and shown in the accompanying drawings
4 The improved candlestick constructed and arranged substantially as herein-
before described with reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying diaw-
inga.
The improved candlestick constructed and arranged substantially as herein-
before described with reference to Figures 3 and 4 of the accompanying diaw-
ings
UL
JC MEWBURN & ELLIS,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Chartered Patent Agents