APP OF THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT TO GYMNASTIO APPURTENANCES
Year: 1885

page_text: I JANE HARRISON otherwise known as Madame Lilla of 43, Sherbrooke Road
Fulham London in the County of Middlesex, Gymnast do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for APPLICATION OF THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT TO GYMNASTIO
APPURTENANCES, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention has for its object the application of the electrical light to
gymnastic appurtenances, more especially to Indian Clubs for stage or other effects.
In carrying own my invention I cut a portion of the club away in the thickest
part, and insert an incandescent lamp between two mirrors the lower of which is
plain and the upper one convex so as to throw out the light.
The clubs are made hollow so as to allow the spiral springs to pass through the
centre which said spiral springs hold the lamp hard down against the plain and
bottom mirror through the centre of which mirror is a hole of sufficient size to
allow of the neck of the incandescent lamp passing through, in which are the two
platinum loops for making connection as in the ordinary Swan lamp.
Half way down the clubs the ends of the spiral springs are securely fixed, & from
which proceed the two insulated wires that pass through the handle, and these
wires are again soldered to two snap fasteners, the barrels of which are left inside
the hollow in handle.
To prevent these two barrels from making metallic connection the one with the
other; they may be fixed into two holes on either side of the hollow in handle.
The top of the club carrying the convex mirror, is screwed to the remainder of
the club by means of three brass pillars.
These pillars are made as light as possible so as not to obstruct the light.
The light is obtained by means of wires carried by the user, and coming from
metallic plates fixed on the heel of the boot, (and proceeding to the wrists) at the
ends of which are soldered two little snaps and which push into the barrels of the
snaps in the clubs, thus making electrical connections with the incandescent lamp
placed in the club; as in the manner hitherto described.
The electricity may be obtained by any known means, but the method I prefer
to adopt is the automatic voltaic battery as set forth in R. A. Lee's Specification
N° 14.840, 1884

page_text: The wires proceed from the battery or other source where the electricity is
obtained; to a board, on which are two metallic strips, and on which the user or
performer with the Indian clubs stands, thus making connection with the metal
plates fixed on the boot heels. Thus it will be seen that the current of electricity
proceeding from the voltaic battery or other source, is conveyed by means of the
wires to the board on which are the metal plates or strips. The heels making
metallic connection with these plates or strips, allows the electricity to pass through
the conducting wires worn by the user or performer, and finally through the clubs
to the lamps inside therein.
To enable the foregoing description to be better understood, I refer to the 1
drawings accompanying this. Fig I is an external view of an Indian club, which
is composed of three pieces of wood A, B, and C. A is seperated about 4 inches
from B, in which space is an incandescent lamp G, fixed between two mirrors, the
upper one D being convex and the lower one being a plain mirror.
The upper portion of the club A is braced to the lower portion by means of three 1
pillars as shown at H.
From the end of the club protrude the two wires which proceed, inside and
upwards to the lamp, and are marked + and and indicate the positive and
negative ends respectively.
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Fig II is a section through the centre of Fig I in which the part A is made i
hollow for lightness. The part B is likewise made hollow to allow of the spiral
springs I, I being fixed, which hold the incandescent lamp G in position, a small
piece of wood J is fixed across the inside of the club with two small -holes, in
through which pass. the ends of the spiral springs going to the platinum loops in
lamp G.
The ends of the spiral springs I, I being fixed, which hold the incandescent
lamp G in position a small piece of wood J is fixed across the inside of the club
with two small holes in, through which pass the ends of the spiral springs going to
the platinum loops in lamp G.
The ends of the spiral springs I, I, are made fast at K, K and then proceed
downwards through the handle to M.
The lamp G is placed in position by passing a long and thin piece of wood or
metal, through a small hole L in the side of the club, and through the two loop
holes N, N, in the upper ends of the two spiral springs I, I.
Fig III, IV and V represent the plans of the club, cut through at the lines from
which they are taken. Fig VI is an end view of the handle.
Fig VII is the board with the metal strips or plates O. P on which the performer
stands as hereinbefore mentioned.
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
.
'1st. The application of an incandescent lamp to a club for stage or other effect.
2nd. Fitting the club with mirrors as hereinbefore set forth.
3rd. The general combination substantialy as described.
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