Improvements in Holders for Lamp Globes, Shades, and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 17th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 4th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Holders for Lamp Globes, Shades, and the like.
HENRY BISSELLER 11 to 15 New Bartholomew Street Birmingham General
Brassfounder & Chandelier Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
A gear spring lock action, as in accompanying diagram, whereby in bringing
lips A. B together as in Fig. 2, a chandelier, or any other kind of globe, is
effectually held in place, and which cannot be removed without pressing spring D
in handle C, unlocking lock E & allowing lips A B to be opened as in Fig. 1.
Dated this 18th day of February 1892.
HENRY BISSELLER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Holders for Lamp Globes, Shades, and the like.
HENRY BISSELLER 11 to 15 New Bartholomew Street Birmingham Brass-
founder & Chandelier 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 invention has for its object an easy and reliable method of adjusting and
locking a movable clip in connection with a lamp or shade holder, by which the
glass is firmly held in whatever position desired.
The invention is clearly represented by the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows arm of holder with clips A and B open, freeing the glass for
removal. Front view.
Figure 3 shows arm of holder with clips A and B open. Back view.
Figure 2 shows arm of holder with clips A and B closed, ready for holding glass
so that it cannot be removed when in position. Front view.
Figure 4 shows arm of holder with clips A and B closed. Back view.
Figure 5 shows construction of thumb catch C H, with bent spring D and
locking-piece closed.
The movement is as follows-
Figure 1. B is a fixed clip upon arm of holder, and with clip A, which is loose
and works upon pivot F, forms the holder of glass. Clip A is regulated by thumb
catch C, by means of cogs as shown in drawing. The thumb catch is formed by
two small plates, C H, Figure 5, which are joined by plate and pivot at K.
Fastened on C, and pressing against H is a bent spring D. At top of C is a
locking-piece E, which, by the action of spring D, when clip A is closed as Figure 2,
is pressed through H, Figure 5, and into hole J in fixed arm as Figure 3, which
prevents clip A from being opened until locking-piece is removed from hole. The
whole thumb catch works upon pivot G, Figures 3 and 5. By pressing CH,
Figure 5 together, spring D is compressed, and locking-piece E is thrown back,
allowing thumb catch to work upon its pivot. By moving from right to left, the
thumb catch cogs, working in clip A cogs, cause the clip A to be thrown back as
Figure 1, and so opening the holder that glass can be removed or inserted, or by
moving from left to right, the clip A is closed, Figure 2, and by locking-piece É
locking in fixed arm at J, Figure 3, as already described, clips A and B are rigid,
and hold glass so that it cannot be removed without releasing locking-piece Ę and
opening clip A.

page_text: The whole working is as follows—
When holder is closed as Figure 2, by pressing C H, Figure 5, together,
locking-piece E, which locks the movement, is released, and by moving thumb
catch C from right to left, clip A, by means of cogs, is thrown back, and holder is
opened, or vice versa by moving thumb catch C from left to right, clip A is closed,
and locking piece E springing into hole J, firmly secures globe or shade.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is―
The method of securing or releasing automatically various sized globes.
HENRY BISSELLER.