Improvements in Brackets for Holding and Suspending "Fairy Lamps" and similar Articles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 31st July, 1889-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brackets for Holding and Suspending "Fairy
Lamps" and similar Articles.
We JOHN EMPSON & JOHN HEWITT both of 58 Graham Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
Our invention relates to the manner in which we construct and arrange brackets for
readily securing to walls, timber, metal frames or other objects whereby a rigid
attachment is made without disfiguring the walls or other objects to which the brackets
may be attached.
Another part of our invention relates to the manner in which we construct the
holder for receiving the glass to contain the burning candle or other object, whereby
we form a more simple support than is at present possible with the systems now
adopted and whereby we also secure the support direct on to the wall or other
object to which it is desired to be attached instead of employing a special or
independent bracket to sustain the holder.
In carrying our invention into effect we construct a combined bracket and holder
by forming a metal ring having a neck with a projecting rim, the bottom edge of the
neck being sometimes scalloped or otherwise figured for ornamentation. The outer
part of the rim we form with one or more projections for attaching direct on to the
wall or other object. The end or ends of the projections we turn up in such a way as
to form a surface to pass on to a screw or nail or to have small holes within same
for tacking or screwing to the wall or other object, in this manner we make a
bracket and suspender as it were in one article.
When using the holder as above described to be fitted as an ordinary suspender.
from another bracket we form three or more projecting lips from the ring of the suspender
and to these lips we attach small chains or wires in any ordinary manner connecting
them to a centre attachment and hook at the top, this hook we pass into our improved
independent bracket which bracket may be attached to the wall or other object direct.
In constructing the independent bracket we form a back plate of metal having two
projections, the underside of the top projection being open or cut away and tho
upper side of the lower projection being likewise open or cut away thereby forming
an entrance into these projections from the front of the plate.
This plate we attach to the wall or other object by pins or screws in any ordinary
manner. We attach the projecting arm from which the holder is suspended to the
back plate by means of a suitably formed head or flange standing out from the surface
of the arm itself. The length of this head or flange being such that when it is caused
to pass first under one of the projections of the back plate and then drawn up so as to
enable the bottom end of the flange to be clear of the bottom projection, we can then
cause the lower part of the flange to enter the bottom opening and when pushed down
to be securely held within the projections and the back plate, the under side of the armi
resting upon the top of the lower projection.
By another system we construct the back plate with a centre standing out or
projecting from the same; having part of this projection cut through at its outer edge
so as to enable us to pass through this opening a suspending bracket with a flange or
head as before described. We also form the back plate of the projection standing out
from the centre to enable us to pass a circular, square or other shaped end of the
suspending arm within the same and thus to form a support for the suspender.
We do not limit the application of our invention to the particular systems for

page_text: supporting lamps as hereinbefore set forth but employ them with equal advantage
when constructing brackets and holders for carrying vases for receiving flowers or
plants or for other similar purposes.
Dated this 21st day of Databo 1000
MARKS & CLERK,
Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brackets for Holding and Suspending "Fairy
Lamps" and similar Articles.
We, JOHN EMPSON and JOHN HEWITT both of 58 Graham Street Birmingham in
the County of Warwick, Manufacturers, 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:-
Our invention relates to the manner in which we construct and arrange brackets for
readily securing to walls, timber metal frames or other objects whereby a rigid
attachment is made without disfiguring the walls or other objects to which the brackets
may be attached.
Another part of our invention relates to the manner in which we construct the holder
for receiving the glass to contain the burning candle or other object, whereby we
form a more simple support than is at present possible with the systems now
adopted and whereby we also secure the support direct on to the wall or other object
to which it is desired to be attached instead of employing a special or independent
bracket to sustain the holder.
In carrying our invention into effect we construct a combined bracket and holder by
forming a metal ring having a neck with a projecting rim, the bottom edge of the
neck being sometimes scalloped or otherwise figured for ornamentation. The outer
part of the rim we form with one or more projections for attaching direct on to the
wall or other object. The end or ends of the projections we turn up in such a way as
to form a surface to pass on to a screw or nail or to have small holes within same for
tacking or screwing to the wall, or other object, in this manner we make a bracket and
suspender as it were in one article.
When using the holder as above described to be fitted as an ordinary suspender
from another bracket we form three or more projecting lips from the ring of the
suspender and to these lips we attach small chains or wires in any ordinary manner
connecting them to a centre attachment and hook at the top this hook we pass into
our improved independent bracket, which bracket may be attached to the wall or other
object direct.
In constructing the independent bracket we form a back plate of metal having
two projections the underside of the top projection being open or cut away and
the upper side of the lower projections being likewise open or cut away thereby
forming an entrance into these projections from the front of the plate.
This plate we attach to the wall or other object by pins or screws in any ordinary
manner.
We attach the projecting arm from which the holder is suspended to the back plate
by means of a suitably formed head or flange standing out from the surface of the
arm itself. The length of this head or flange being such that when it is caused
to pass, first under one of the projections of the back plate and then drawn up so as to
enable the bottom end of the flange to be clear of the bottom projection, we can then
cause the lower part of the flange to enter the bottom opening and when pushed down
to be securely held with in the projections and the back plate, the under side of the
arm resting upon the top of the lower projection. By another system we construct
the back plate with a centre standing out or projecting from the same; having part of

page_text: this projection cut through at its outer edge so as to enable us to pass through this
opening a suspending bracket with a flange or head as before described. We also
form the back plate of the projection standing out from the centre to enable us to pass
a circular square or other shaped end of the suspending arm within the same and thus
to form a support for the suspender.
We do not limit the application of our invention to the particular systems for
supporting lamps as herein before set forth but employ them with equal advantage
when constructing brackets and holders for carrying vases for receiving flowers or
plants or for other similar purposes.
And in order that our invention may he properly understood and readily carried
into effect we append hereunto two sheets of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to.
Figure 1 Sheet 1 is a front elevation, and Figure 2 a plan of our combined bracket
and holder. Figure 3 is an elevation of our suspended holder and Figure 4 is a plan
with the links or chains removed. Figure 5 is a side elevation of our independent
bracket and Figure 6 is an elevation of the back plate of our independent bracket
showing the projecting arm in section.
Figure 7 Sheet 2 is a front elevation and Figure 8 is a plan of our holder with legs
or supports attached for standing upon any table or other surface. Figure 9 is an
elevation of our bracket back plate suitable for carrying an arm having a circular
or pin shaped end and Figure 10 is a section through the same. Figure 11 is an
elevation of our bracket back plate to receive a plain end but having only one slot or
recess for containing the end of the arm.
The lower flange of the riun A Figure 1 we make plain or ornamental as may be
desired and attach or form upon the rim a projection 6' which we turn up to form a
back plate for securing to a wall or other object by means of pins through holes d d d.
Within this back plate 6 we form a suitable holo and slot C so that if desired the plate
can be placed upon a nail or any ordinary screw and thus can be easily and readily
lifted off when it may be desired.
Wo construct a suspended bracket as shown in Figure 3 and 4 by forming three
lips or projections e, e, e, to which we connect any ordinary chains or other links fƒ
and bring them to a central bell shaped top g to which we attach the suspending
hook, but the attachment or chains do not form part of our present invention.
The independent bracket arm D Figure 5 we construct in any ordinary manner
either plain or ornamental, but the end which we connect to the back plate B we form
by placing a flange head or projecting plate D¹ to the arm so that it may enter first
under the top projection E and then by being drawn up, the bottom part of the flange
will be above the bottom projection E, and will be enabled to enter the recess or
opening in this bottom projection and when pushed down to be securely held within
the two projections E E' of the back plate. We formn the end flanges or beads of
different lengths that is to say we cause the part above the arm to be longer than that
below it for enabling us to attach it to the back plate, and we attach the suspending
hook to the hole i.
The independent holder Figure 7 and 8 we construct with three or more legs K
employing the same rim support A for sustaining the "Fairy Lamp" or similar
article as before described.
We sometimes employ a circular stem to fit into corresponding circular projec-
tions E E as shown on Figure 9 and in section in Figure 10.
We also make a
simple attachment by forming only one recess either circular or rectangular as shown
at e in Figure 11.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
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1st. The construction and arrangement of a bracket with a back plate for attaching to
a wall or frame substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described with
reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2nd. The construction of a back bracket plate to receive a flange or wire end of an
arm or suspending bracket substantially as and for the purposes herein before described
and illustrated by Figures 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the accompanying drawings.
3rd. The combination of a suspending bracket with an arm having a flanged end
either rectangular or round substantially as and for the purposes herein before described
and illustrated in Figure 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 30th day of l„ 1990
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for Applicants.