Improvements in Brackets or Hangers for Cycle and other Lamps.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
[Communicated from abroad by FRED KENDALL PHILLIPS, of 50, University Place
New York City, New York, United States of America, Machinist.]
Improvements in Brackets or Hangers for Cycle and other Lamps.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
45, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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:-
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My present invention relates to an improvement in clamp hangers for lamps
wherein a rigid connection is made between post, clamp and lamp thus entirely
obviating any danger of the lamp swinging and becoming entangled in moving
parts.
In the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the invention,
Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved clamp hanger showing the same in connec-
tion with a lamp.
Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, part of the
clamp being broken away.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The clamp A consists of two jaws B B hinged together at C and connected by
thumb screw at E. The inner portion of the jaws are so shaped as to grasp a circu-
lar post as at F while the outer portion is so shaped as to grasp an angular post as
at G. On the side of one of the jaws opposite the center of the circular portion F
is a rigid tongue H having a ratchet face as shown in Fig. 2 which tongue engages
the bracket arm I I on the lamp J which arms are also ratchet faced on their inner
faces the tongue being fastened in the bracket arms by bolt K. In placing the
clamp in position the thumb screw ]) is loosened sufficiently to permit the jaws to
open and engage the post. The thumb screw is then tightened thus closing the
jaws. In adjusting the position of the lamp with respect to the clamp the bolt K is
loosened thus permitting the lamp to be swung vertically in the bracket arms I I
and when the desired position is reached the bolt is tightened the ratchet face of the
tongue and bracket arms engage and the lamp is held firmly in a desired position.
Should it be desired to reverse the position of the clamp the bolt K is removed, the
clamp turned over, replaced and again fastened by the bolt. My improvement per-
mits of a rigid connection between post, clamp and lamp thus entirely obviating any
danger of the lamp swinging in any direction and coming in contact with moving
parts.
I do not desire to limit myself to the shape of the jaws shown or to the arrange-
ment of brackets shown as it is obvious that the shape of the former may be changed
or the arrangement of the latter varied without altering the nature of my inven-
tion

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is:
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1. In a clamp hanger for a lamp the combination of clamp jaws, of a rigid tongue
on one side of one of said jaws, a bracket engaging with the tongue and a lamp to
which said bracket is affixed, substantially as described.
2. In a clamp hanger for a lamp the combination of clamp jaws, of a ratchet faced
rigid tongue on one side of one of said jaws, a bracket engaging with the tongue
and a lamp to which said bracket is affixed, substantially as described.
3. In a clamp hanger for a lamp the combination of clamp jaws, of a rigid tongue
on one side of one of said jaws, a ratchet faced bracket engaging with the tongue
and a lamp to which said bracket is affixed, substantially as described.
4. In a clamp hanger for a lamp the combination of clamp jaws, of a ratchet faced
rigid tongue on one side of one of said jaws, a ratchet faced bracket engaging with
the tongue and a lamp to which said bracket is affixed, substantially as described.
Dated this 25th day March 1898.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.