An Improved Candle Holder.
Year: 1898

page_text: 1, LUTHER JONES, Black Lion, Llandyssul, Cardiganshire, Draper, Grocer &
Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention is constructed in one piece of metallic wire bent into a suitable
shape so as to form two curved jaws, herein termed the "grip," with two vertical
finger pieces or levers for pressing the jaws open in order to receive a candle
between the said jaws, and a vertical spiral spring. The aforesaid apparatus is
fixed to a candlestick by means of a vertical screw passed through the
vertical spiral spring into the top of a clip drilled and tapped to receive the
same, thereby wedging or fixing the clip and candlestick together.
By pressing the two vertical levers the jaws can be opened to suit the dimensions
of any candle; the vertical spiral spring being the power for holding the said
jaws rigidly closed
Dated this 24th day of March 1808
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.
An Improved Candle Holder.
I, LUTHER JONES, of The Black Lion, Llandyssul, in the County of Cardigan-
shire, Shop Assistant, 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:-
My invention relates to an improved candle holder, which consists of an
apparatus constructed of wire by means of various twists and bends so as to
form spring grippers to hold any size candle.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a plan of the candle holder mounted on a candle stick pan.
Fig. 2, is a side elevation of Fig. 1.
In carrying my invention into practice, I take a piece of drawn metallic wire
and twist or bend the same into the desired shape as shown on the drawing,
thus forming a spiral spring 9 and two arms i with finger and thumb pieces d
and two curved grippers c at the ends. The arms i near the curved grippers c
lay one over the other as shewn in Fig. 2. Light wire ties h are used for binding

page_text: the parts of the arms
together. The apparatus is mounted on a candle stick
pan a by means of a screwed pin b passing through the spiral spring g and
screwing the same to a block e soldered to the pan. A stop pin f is fixed to the
block in order to keep the candle holder in its proper position.
The apparatus is operated by pressing together the finger and thumb pieces d
thereby opening the grippers c in order to receive the candle.
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-
1. The candle holder, substantially as described in the above specification and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. In a candle holder, the combination of the spring g arms i ties h grippers c
and the finger and thumb pieces d, substantially as herein described and according
to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 26th day of November 1898.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.