Improvements in the Manufacture of Bull's Eye and other Hand Lanterns.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Feb.. 1891-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Bull's Eye and other Hand
Lanterns.
I, WILLIAM DAVIES, of 23, 24 and 25, Emily Street, Birmingham, Warwick-
shire, Tin Toy Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has reference to bull's eye and other hand lanterns and it consists
in the herein-described improvements in the manufacture of the same whereby the
construction of certain of their parts is simplified and the use of solder for those
parts is dispensed with, thereby rendering these parts not liable to come off from
the body of the lantern when the same is overheated, and enabling the lanterns to
be made cheaper than heretofore.
My said invention comprises firstly an improved method of forming the hinge
which connects the door to the lantern body. This is carried out by forming a
tongue or tongues on the lantern body where the door is hinged which tongue or
tongues is or are bent outwardly and back to the body so as to embrace the hinge
pin which is fixed to the door in the usual way. The said tongue or tongues thus
form an integral part or parts of the body instead of being made separate therefrom
and soldered thereto as is usual.
The second part of this invention has reference to the construction of the door
fastening. I provide a hinged catch piece on the door formed of a strip of tin or
other metal bent round the edge wire of the door and coiled round upon itself
towards the lantern body; this coiled part, when the door is closed, engages with a
lateral projection on the body formed of a piece cut and turned outwardly
therefrom.
A further improvement consists in the method of securing the handle to the
lantern body. This I effect by forming a tongue or tongues integral with the
lantern body which are bent and clenched over the handle plate; or tongues may
be formed on the handle plate and engaged with corresponding holes in the lantern
body.
A further improvement consists in the method of securing the bull's eye holder
to the lantern door. This I effect by forming tongues round the base of the said
metal holder which pass through the hole in the door and are clenched over so as
to embrace the same and secure the bull's eye holder thereto, the use of solder being
almost or entirely dispensed with.
Dated this 1st day of May 1800.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Bull's Eye and other Hand
Lanterns.
WILLIAM DAVIES, 23 to 25, Emily Street, Birmingham, Manufacturer, 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 :-
The object of my improvements in the manufacture of bull's eye & other hand
lanterns is to save the trouble of soldering various parts or sections to a hand lantern.
In carrying out my improvements in lanterns I construct any desired pattern

page_text: lautern, that may be required for trade purposes. At the back part of a lantern,
where usually the two ends of the metal meet, & are joined together, by a scam,
near the top edge or rim of the lantern upon this seam, I cut therefrom a longitudinal
lip, for gripping the handle of the lantern, & also near the bottom edge of the
lantern. also cut a similar longitudinal lip upon the seam-for the like aforesaid
purpose between those two longitudinal lips upon the body of the lantern, I insert
the ordinary handle of a lantern made with wires, & held together by tin, or any
other suitable handle. The above mentioned longitudinal lips, I press the ends
thereof upon the tin of the handle, & the said handle is held firmly, instead of
soldering. These longitudinal lips may be cut, upon the sides of the seam, on the
centre of the body of the lantern, or in any other position required, or these lips
may be formed, from the tin holding the handle, or otherwise.
The front of the lantern, wherein is the aperture, leading to the inside of the
lautern, on one side of this opening, I cut two required slits, & in this piece of the
body of the lantern, so cul, make a groove, therein, to hold thereby, the wire, in
the door of the lantern, thus forming half of a hinge, in the body, of the lantern.
Upon the other side of the body of the lantern, leading to the inside, I cut a small
section, & bend this piece, backwards thus forming a projection, or catch, for
fastening the knob of the door, of the lantern, & keeping the door, of the lantern
closed.
The bell front of the lantern, which carries the glass or bull's eye therein, & is
always soldered to the open space, left in the door of the lantern, the edgo of this
rim, which comes next to its place, in the door, I make four small projections, or
fangs, thereon, for gripping the lantern door. If so desired, I shall also solder the
same, & if required, I shall form more or less projections or fangs, upon the afore-
said rim of bell front.
It is understood in carrying out my invention, I shall use any required material,
ns tin, iron, brass, glass, etc., etc., for the manufacturing any part or parts of my
improvements, & shall adopt any modification, merely that shall be required, in my
improvements. Further, in order, that my improvements may be fully understood,
I will now proceed to describe the same, with reference to the accompanying
drawings
Fig. 1. the back body of a lantern, & shows thereon, my longitudinal lips, for
gripping the handle a, a the longitudinal lips, cut ready for use.
Fig. 2. represents the front body of a lantern, & its opening, leading to the
inside, & upon each side of this opening, are placed my improvements. b. Oue
half of a hinge, made from the body, of the lantern, to haug the door thereon,
without soldering. c. A small section, cut from the body of the lantern, & bent
backwards or outward to act, as a catch, for fastening the knob, of the door, of the
lantern.
Fig. 3. represents the inside door of the lantern, & the bell front, with bull's eye
glass, attached to the door, shows my fangs or the projections for holding, &
fastening the bell front, to the door, d, d, d, d, fangs, or projections, on the rim, &
bent over upon the door, of the Inntern.
Fig. 4. represents my improved hand lantern. i, half hinge, formed out of the
body of the lantern & holding the door. h, bell front. g, rim holding the bull's eye
glass. a, a, showing the longitudinal lips pressed down, & holding the handle, of
the lantern, in position.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. claim, the improvements upon a hand lantern, as set forth, & described, &
illustrated, in the accompanying drawings,
2nd. I claim, the lips, whereby the handle of the lantern, is held, without soldering.
3rd. I claim, to make, half the hinge, out of the body of the lantern, whereby, the
door, of the lantern, is held, without soldering.

page_text: 4th. I claim, the fangs on the rim, of the bell front, for gripping the door of the
lantern.
5th. I claim, the catch, made out of the body, of the lantern, whereby, the knob
of the door, of the lantern is held closed.
6th. I claim, to use upon a hand lantern, separately, or in combination, any of my
improvements as set forth, & described, & illustrated, in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 31st day of January 1891.
JOHN BENNETT,
149A, Gt. Hampton Row, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.