IMPROVEMENTS IN GLOBES OR SHADES FOR CANDLES "
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James, Bates Goodwin of Ely Place in the County of
Middlesex, Merchant for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN GLOBES OR
SHADES FOR CANDLES
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Bates Goodwin at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th February 1883.
JAMES BATES GOODWIN, of Ely Place, in the County of Middlesex, Merchant
"IMPROVEMENTS IN GLOBES OR SHADES FOR CANDLES
"
My invention relates to improvements in globes or shades to be used with
candles of any kind. The said invention consists chiefly in the combination of a
glass-globe or shade with a support in such a manner that, as the candle burns
away, the globe will descend so that the globe or shade is kept in such a position
relatively to the flame as to afford the most efficient protection from the glare
thereof during the whole time the candle is burning.
In carrying my invention into practice I form the globe or shade and its
support, which may be of any desired tint or colour and may be ornamented or
decorated according to any prevailing style or fashion, of one piece of glass as
follows. At the bottom of the globe there is a neck and a shoulder of the proper
form and size to rest and support the globe on the top of the candle without
touching or interfering with the wick. From the shoulder the glass is extended
downward in a tubular or similar form and has its lower end contracted to fit
loosely around the candle so as to slide freely thereon and guide and keep the
globe in its proper position as it descends.
In some instances I provide the neck, or that part of the glass-globe immediately
surrounding the wick, with some material which will protect the same against the
effects of excessive heat
By providing a globe or shade constructed of glass as above described I afford
the means not only for preventing the guttering and wasting of a candle and the
spilling of grease therefrom but I do this in such a manner as to furnish an elegant
appendage to a candle and increase the comfort and convenience attending the use
of such source of light, at a very slight cost
In some instances, instead of forming the support in one piece with the globe or
shade I make the same separately of glass, wire, or other suitable material.
My improved candle globes or shades may be manufactured by moulding or
blowing the glass and may be made of any desired form or size.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said James Bates Goodwin in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
4th August 1883.
JAMES BATES GOODWIN, of Ely Place, in the County of Middlesex, Merchant,
"IMPROVEMENTS IN GLOBES OR SHADES FOR CANDLES
"
My invention relates to improvements in globes or shades to be used with
candles of any kind.
The said invention consists chiefly in the combination with a glass globe or
shade, of a support formed integrally therewith and adapted to rest upon the
upper edge of a candle in such a manner that as the candle burns away the globe
will descend. By these means the globe or shade is kept in such a position
relatively to the flame as to afford the most efficient protection from the glare
thereof during the whole time the candle is burning. Moreover the globe is so
formed that not only is the guttering of the candle prevented, but the flame
thereof is rendered brighter and steadier than when burning under the ordinary 1
conditions. I prefer also to provide the globe with a cap or upper portion so
arranged as to admit air at the top of the globe as hereinafter set forth.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice
Figure 1 is a vertical central section of one form of globe made in accordance
with my invention.
Figure 2 is a vertical central section of another form thereof, and
Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line x, x, Figure 1.
Like letters indicate the same parts throughout the drawing.
a is a globe which, at the part a¹ surrounding the top of the candle, is preferably
made either horizontal or slightly cup-shaped to receive the melted grease should
any accumulate. This shape is also preferable because it assists in maintaining the
flame of the desired shape and intensity. bis the support which is formed
integrally with the globe. The globe and its support are made of glass and may
be of any desired tint or color, and ornamented or decorated according to any
prevailing style or fashion. At the bottom of the globe there is a neck c forming
an internal conical shoulder of the proper size to rest and support the globe on the
top of the candle without touching or interfering with the wick. From the said
shoulder the tubular or bulbous portion d extends downward and has its lower
end contracted, as shewn at d', to fit loosely around the candle so as to slide
freely thereon and guide and keep the globe in its proper position as it
descends.
In some cases I form the cap integrally with the globe as shewn at e in Figure 1,
and in other cases I provide the globe with a separate cap e¹ of metal, glass or other
suitable material as shewn in Figure 2. These caps are made with an aperture e²
at the top to permit the heated air and products of combustion to escape, and a
series of apertures or spaces must be formed between the cap and the globe for the
admission of air to support the flame. When a separate cap is employed as shewn
in Figure 2, it is supported upon the globe by means of the hooks for other
suitable devices, so that sufficient space is left for this purpose. When the cap is
formed integrally with the globe, I make it with a projection e³ in which are cut
three apertures et, or there may be any suitable number of these apertures. Instead
of forming these apertures at the top of the globe I may make the latter with
apertures of the desired area at the part marked a², and in this case the cap may
be dispensed with. But by using the cap I am enabled to dispense with apertures

page_text: for the admission of air at the lower part of the globe and thus ensure uniformity
in the light radiating therefrom and prevent the flickering of the flame when the
candle is carried from one place to another. Moreover the improved globe protects
the flame from the approach of insects so that the candle can be used in the open
air, if desired.
A paper shade of any well known description is sometimes placed upon the
said cap.
By providing a globe or shade constructed of glass as above described I afford
the means, not only for preventing the guttering and wasting of a candle and the
spilling of grease therefrom, but I do this in such a manner as to furnish an elegant
appendage to a candle and increase the comfort and convenience attending the use
of such source of light.
The lower part of the piece d may, if desired, be curved as shewn in Figure 1,
so that it will rest upon the top of the candlestick when the candle has burnt
down.
My improved candle globes or shades may be manufactured by moulding or
blowing the glass and may be made of any desired form or size.
Having thus fully described the said invention and the manner of performing
the same, I wish it understood that I do not claim broadly or irrespectively of the
novel features herein described, the employment of a device, for preventing the
guttering of a candle, adapted to rest upon the edge thereof and to descend as the
candle burns away, but I claim :—
The combination, with a globe or shade, of a support formed integrally
therewith and adapted to rest upon the upper edge of a candle and to descend as
the candle burns away, (with or without the cap or upper portion), all substantially
as, and for the purposes, set forth.
In witness whereof I the said James Bates Goodwin have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Fourth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty three
I R GOODWIN Gal
IR GOODWIN (10)
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