IMPROVEMENTS IN SHADE OR GLOBE HOLDERS FOR GAS AND OTHER LAMPS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, FRANK EDWARD ALLEN of Hockley Hill, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturing Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of said invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN SHADE OR GLOBE HOLDERS FOR GAS AND OTHER LAMPS
to be as follows:―
My Invention consists of the following improvements hereinafter described in
effectually and securely fastening the shades or globes of gas and other lamps in
their supporting holders or galleries in a simple and efficient manner.
For convenience of description I will describe my invention as applied to an
ordinary shade or globe.
The radial arms of the shade holder, are provided with the usual recesses or cut
away parts for receiving the lower edge of the shade; that is to say, seats are
formed near the ends of the arms into which the edge of the shade rests and is
supported, and in order to fix the shade securely within the seats described and to
the radial arms, I apply a hinged catch, which is jointed and moves in a horizontal
plane, the said catch being connected to the side of one of the radial arms, near the
shade, seat or rest; that is the catch or holder of the shade consists of an arm,
connected by a hinged joint to one or other of the radial arms by a depending
bracket like piece-The joint is preferably of the knuckle kind made preferably
from the metal of the radial arm and catch-The arm or catch holder is bent or
curved outwards at its top, while the lower part is made into the form of a thumb
piece or turn for rotating the catch into and out of position-The said catch or
holder is situated within the shade, while the thumb or turn part depends a little
below the body of the shade, for moving the catch for the fixing or releasing of
the shade.
In fastening and securing a shade to its holder or gallery, when placed in
position, it is only necessary to rotate the catch upon its hinge into the same plane
as the radial arm upon which it is attached, thereby enclosing the lower edge of
the shade between the fixed horn on the end of the radial arm, and the end of the
movable catch, thereby securely and effectually fastening the shade to its holder or
gallery.

page_text: To liberate the shade, it is only necessary to rotate the catch so that it shall
stand at right angles to its radial arm, when the globe is free to be removed.
The hinge catch may if desirable, be retained either in its open or closed position
by a flat spring which presses upon the tail end of the catch for keeping it over
the centre, when opened or closed.
Although I have only described a single catch, the upper end of which covers or
overbangs the lip of the shade when in use, yet more than one catch may be
employed, attached to the other arms of the holder; as when large globes or shades
are required to be supported and held.
Dated this downton Ca
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1004

page_text: Lamps.
I, FRANK EDWARD ALLEN of Hockley Hill, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturing Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SHADE OR GLOBE HOLDERS FOR GAS AND OTHER LAMPS,"
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My invention consists of the following improvements herein-after described in
effectually and securely fastening the shades or globes of gas and other lamps in
their supporting holders or galleries in a simple and efficient manner.
For convenience of description I will describe my invention as applied to an
ordinary shade or globe.
The radial arms of the shade holder, are provided with the usual recesses or
cutaway parts for receiving the lower edge of the shade; that is to say, seats are
formed near the ends of the arms into which the edge of the shade rests and is
supported in order to fix the shade securely within the seats described, and to the
radial arms,
I apply a hinged arm or catch, which is jointed and moves in a hori
zontal-plane, the said catch being connected to the side of one of the radial arms, near
the shade, seat or rest; that is, the catch or holder of the shade consists of an arm,
connected by a hinged joint to one or other of the radial arms by a depending
bracket like piece. The joint is preferably of the knuckle kind made preferably
from the metal of the radial arm and catch. The arm or catch holder is bent or
curved outwards at its top, while the lower part is made into the form of a thumb
piece or turn for rotating the catch into and out of position. The said arm or
holder is situated within the shade, while the thumb or turn part depends a little
below the body of the shade, for moving the catch for the fixing or releasing of the
shade.
In fastening and securing a shade to its holder or gallery, when placed in
position, it is only necessary to rotate the arm or catch upon its hinge into the
same plane as the radial arm upon which it is attached, thereby enclosing the lower
edge of the shade between the fixed horn on the end of the radial arm, and the
end of the movable catch, thereby securely and effectually fastening the shade to
its holder or gallery.
To liberate the shade, it is only necessary to rotate the arm or catch so that it
shall stand at right angles to its radial arm, when the globe is free to be removed.
The hinged arm or catch may be retained in its open or closed position, by a flat
spring, which presses upon the tail end of the said catch, or by an ear taking into
a piercing.
Although I have only described a single catch, the upper end of which covers
or overhangs the lip of the shade when in use, yet more than one catch may be
employed, attached to the other arms of the holder; as when large globes or shades
are required to be supported and held.

page_text: I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawing the
manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents a shade or globe holder constructed according to my inven-
tion, the shade being shown in section and the fastener arm turned back to a
position for the placing of the shade upon the gallery or holder. Figure 2 is the
same with the shade or holder fixed by the turning of the fastener arm upon its
binged joint. Figure 3 is a plan of figure 1, and figure 4 is a plan of figure 2.
Figure 5 is an edge view of the fastener arm shown to better exhibit the teit or
catch for fixing the arm in its holding or fastened position.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the Drawing.
a a a are radial arms of the shade holder provided with recesses or seats a³ for
receiving and supporting the lower edge of the shade b. c is a jointed catch or arm
hinged at d to one of the radial arms a. The arm or catch c is cranked or bent
outwards at its upper end, and is marked c³, while the lower end is shaped into
the form of a thumb piece or turn c³ for turning and rotating the securing arm into
and out of position. c' is a teit or turned up ear which snaps into a corresponding
hole or piercing a³ made out of the metal of the globe support a which carries the
fastener. The said arm or catch c turns upon its knuckle joint d in a horizontal
position.
In fastening or securing a shade to its holder or gallery, when the said shade is
placed in position figure 1, it is only necessary to rotate the catch or arm c upon
its hinge d so as to make the bent part c² approach or become concentric with the
inside of the globe, and also to lie flat with the radial arm upon which it turns as
represented in figure 2, thereby enclosing the lower edge of the shade between the
horn rising from the seat a², and the end of the movable catch, and thus effectually
and securely fastening the shade to its holder or gallery.
The arm is affixed in its fastened position by a teit or raised ear c¹ which snaps
into the piercing a³.
To liberate the shade, it is only necessary to again rotate the catch or arm in
the reverse direction when the bent terminal end c² is removed from the inside of
the globe, when the globe or shade can be removed.
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
Securing globes or shades to their galleries or holders, by means of a fastener
arm or catch, which turns horizontally upon a hinged joint. The upper end of the
said fastener arm being bent outwards; so that on the fastener being rotated, the
bent part becomes concentric or excentric with the inside of the globe or shade for
fastening or unfastening. The securing of the fastener arm in position is effected
by a turned up ear, taking into a hole or piercing, substantially as described and
illustrated.