A New or Improved Combined Night-light Box and Heating Apparatus.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1896
omplete Specification Left, 9th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combined Night-light Box and Heating
Apparatus.
I HENRI CHARLES MICHAHELLES, of 4, Via Benedetto da Foiano, Florence in the
Kingdom of Italy, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved night light box and heating apparatus
the object being to pack night lights for convenience of sale and transport and yet to
utilize the box for the night-light holder and illuminater for the bed.room or to
employ the box as a stand for a kettle or cooking pan for heating food or for giving
off steam to moisten the atmosphere of a room.
In carrying the invention into effect I make the box of rectangular form of sheet
metal that is with two sides, a front, and a back and bottom; a lid is hinged to the
box or it may be simply fitted close on the box sides.
At the ends or sides of the box there are made openings therein for distribution
of light and passage of air, and in front of the box a piercing or hole is made,
preferably of oval form but for similar purposes of lighting and passage of air as
for the side apertures.
The night light will be placed in a small tray into which water will be put in
the usual way, and this will be placed inside on the bottom of the box attached or not.
When the light is burning the rays will be reflected by the bright metal or
surface of the interior of the box and when heating is not required the open top
of the box will allow of further diffusion of the rays of light and affording a good
illuminating effect.
For heating or vapourising as before indicated the box with the night light
therein and lighted can be used as a stand for the food or liquid container.
As the reflection from the bright sides of the box affords strong illuminating
effect night-lights of less weight or "number" that is of less value will serve the
purpose of those of higher price now used.
Dated 15th February 1896.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES;
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
For the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combined Night-light Box and Heating
Apparatus.
I, HENRI CHARLES MICHAHELLES of 4 Via Benedetto da Foiano, Florence, in the
Kingdom of Italy, Gentleman, 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 a new or improved night-light box and heating apparatus,
the object being to pack night-lights for convenience of sale and transport and yet to
utilize the box as a night-light holder and illuminator for the bed room, or to employ
the box as a stand for a kettle or cooking pan, for heating food or for giving off steam
to moisten the atmosphere of a room.

page_text: In carrying the invention into effect, I make the box of rectangular form, of
sheet metal or tin, that is, with two sides, a front, a back, and a bottom; a lid
is hinged to the box or it may be simply fitted close on the boxes sides. The
latter is preferable.
In the ends or sides of the box are made openings for distribution of light and
passage of air, and in front of the box a piercing or hole is made preferably of oval
form, but for similar purpose of lighting and passage of air as the side apertures.
The night-light will be placed in a small tray or pan, into which water will be put
in the usual way and this will be placed inside on the bottom of the box. This pan
can be attached or not, but the removeable one is preferable.
When the light is burning the rays will be reflected by the bright metal or surface
of the interior of the box and when heating is not required the open top of the
box will allow of further diffusion of the rays of light, thus affording a good
illuminating effect.
As the reflection from the bright sides of the box affords stronger illuminating
effect, night-lights of less weight or "number," that is of less value, will serve
the purpose of those of higher price now used.
Referring to the drawings
Figure 1 is the night-light box packed and closed. Its size is made according
to the present mode of packing employed, say 8, 10 or 12 night-lights per box;
but its height must not exceed 2 inches, but lower is preferable.
Figure 2 is the same box open, showing the mode of packing.
Figure 3 is the night-light box ready for use.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures.
A is the night-light box and heating apparatus.
B is the lid of the same.
C and Care the apertures for the passage of air and for the distribution of the
rays of light.
D and D are the sides of the box; its height is an important item, as the
life of the night-light depends on the space left between the wick and the bottom
of the kettle, its height should never exceed 2 inches, as long as the size of the
night-lights is the same as now used. Keeping to this limit the life of the night-light
will be considerably lengthened.
E is a card-board or paper box, for the safe packing of the night-lights, and which
has to be taken out when my apparatus is used.
F the night-lights in said box E.
F is the night-light in the pan G.
G is the pan for the night-light of sufficient depth to hold a little water for safety.
H is an ordinary kettle or saucepan to heat the food or liquids or to be used
as vapourizer.
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
1. The method of converting the tin box used for the packing of night-lights into
an illuminator or night-light holder, substantially as described.
2. To employ the same with the addition of a kettle or saucepan as a heating
apparatus, as herein before described and for the purpose specified.
3. A tin or sheet metal box such as that hereinabove described, to be used for
lighting purposes and for keeping food or liquids at a high temperature without
reaching boiling point.
Dated this 4th day of November 1896.
HENRI CHARLES MICHAHELLES,
Applicant.