Improvements in or connected with Gas Globe Holders,
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 9th Nov. 1892-Accepted, 10th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Gas Globe Holders,
I, WILLIAM BEAL, of Hill Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Gas Fitting
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to gas globe holders for gas brackets gasaliers and
the like and the object of this invention is to provide means whereby the said globe
holder will serve for turning down the flame to a very small size (when the full
light is not required) and also prevent the flame being accidentally turned out when
being thus turned down.
In carrying out this invention the central boss or body of the globe holder, with
which the arms are formed or to which the arms are fixed, is fitted easily on a
central circular upright plug which latter is at its lower end adapted for screwing
on to the gas bracket, gasalier or the like and the upper end of the plug is adapted
to receive the gas burner. This plug is by preference made conical so that the
body or boss of the globe holder will fit thereon and remain gas-tight. In the said
plug and in the body of the globe holder there is a passage or there are passages
Bo arranged that when the globe holder is in a certain position relatively to the
central plug the gas can pass freely to the burner but when the globe holder is
turned round, as far as a nighting peg or other stop will allow, there is only a very
small passage open for the gas and the flame is consequently reduced to a very
small size. Thus by simply turning the globe holder round as far as the said stop
will allow the gas flame is instantly either turned up or turned down without any
fear of extinguishing the flame. The flame is extinguished by the usual tap in the
gas fitting.
One or more of the arms of the gas globe holder may be made tubular so as to
supply gas to other lights or for other purposes and the passage or passages in the
plug and in the body of the globe holder may be arranged so that by turning
the globe holder the supply of gas to these lights may be turned down or up as
above described.
Dated this 8th day of Februar™ 1809
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Gas Globe Holders,
I, WILLIAM BEAL, of Hill Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Gas Fitting
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 :-
This invention has reference to gas globe holders for gas brackets gasaliers and
the like and the object of this invention is to provide means whereby the said globe
holder will serve for turning down the flame to a very small size (when the full
light is not required) and also prevent the flame being accidentally turned out when
being turned down.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on which
Figs. 1 and 3 are sectional elevations of a globe holder and central plug
constructed according to this invention the globe holder being shewn in Fig. 1 in
the position which it occupies when the flame is turned on full and Fig. 2 shews

page_text: the globe holder turned round through a small angle as bereinafter described so as
to turn down the flame to a glimmer;
Fig. 2. is a sectional plan of the central part in the position shewn by Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a sectional plan of the central part in the position shewn by Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 shews the central plug part of the same separately;
and
Figs. 6, 7 and 8 each shew a slightly modified form of my invention and
Fig. 9 is a separate view of the plug part of the modification shewn by Fig. 8.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of my drawing.
In carrying out this invention the central boss or body A of the globe holder,
with which the arms a' a' a' are formed or to which the arms are fixed, is fitted
easily on a central circular upright plug B which latter is at its lower end b'
adapted for screwing on to the gas bracket, gasalier or the like and the upper
end of the plug is adapted to receive the gas burner C. This plug B is by
preference made conical as shewn with the smaller end at the top so that the body
or boss A of the globe holder will fit thereon and remain gas-tight. The ordinary
nighting pin d prevents the boss A rising off the plug B. In the said plug B and
in the body A of the globe holder there is a passage or there are passages so
arranged that when the globe holder A is in a certain position relatively to the
central plug B the gas can pass freely to the burner and give a large flame as
shewn in Fig. 1; but when the globe holder A. is turned round, as far as the
nighting peg d or other stop will allow, there is only a very small passage open for
the gas and the flame is consequently reduced to a very small size as shewn in
Fig. 3. These, passages may be arranged in various ways so as to give the results
above described when the globe holder is turned, but I prefer the arrangement
shewn upon my drawing where it will be seen that the upper part of the plug B is
divided from the lower part thereof by a partition in which is a very small pin
hole e through which the gas passes and which is only large enough to give the
small flame shewn by Fig. 3. Below this partition there is a hole f leading to
the outside of the plug and above this partition & there is a similar hole g and in
the inner surface of the body A of the globe holder there is a vertical slot h
corresponding with these holes f and g. When the globe holder A is turned on
the plug B as far as the nighting peg d will allow in one direction the holes fand
correspond with the slot as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 and the gas passes through
these holes and gives a full flame as shewn, but when the globe holder A is turned
on the plug B in the opposite direction as far as the nighting peg d will allow then
the holes and are closed as shewn by Figs. 3 and 4 by being turned away from
the slot g and the gas only passes through the small pin hole e and the flame is
consequently reduced to a glimmer as shewn in Fig. 3. Thus by simply turning
the globe holder A round the plug B as far as the stop d will allow the gas flame
is instantly either turned up or turned down without any fear of extinguishing the
flame. The flame is extinguished by the usual tap in the gas fitting.
arms. a¹ a³ a³ of the globe holder may either be formed (in a piece) with the body A
(see Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4) or the said arms may as shewn in Figs. 6 and 7 be made
separate from the body A and fixed thereto by the central part I with which the
arms are formed or permanently fixed, being screwed on the body A thus any
globe holder which has a central tapped hole of sufficient size can be used with the
body A.
The
One or more of the arms of the gas globe holder may be made tubular so as to
supply gas to other lights or for other purposes and the passage or passages in the
plug and in the body of the globe holder may be arranged so that by turning the
globe holder the supply of gas to these lights may be turned down or up as above
described. Fig. 8 shews in sectional elevation a globe holder of this kind and
Fig. 9 is a separate view of the plug of the same. It will be seen that the tubular
arm a¹ connects to the slot in the body to permit of the gas passing through the
hole slot and arm a to the supplemental gas supply, and there is a very fine
slot e¹ at one side of the hole so that when the body A is turned to reduce the

page_text: supplemental flame to a mere glimmer the gas then only passes through this fine
side slot e'.
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 improvements in or connected with gas globe holders to enable the flame
to be regulated but not extinguished by turning the globe holder hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, that is to say, the
combination with a gas globe holder of a central plug upon which the globe holder
can be turned, the central boss or body of the globe holder and the said plug having
passages and a stop so arranged that when the globe holder is turned upon the plug
in one direction as far as the stop will allow the flame will be full and when the
globe holder is turned in the other direction as far as the stop will allow the flame
will be diminished to a mere glimmer, the movement of the globe holder being so
limited by the stop as to prevent the flame being extinguished by turning the globe
holder, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
2. With the body A of a gas globe holder, the combination of the plug B fitting
therein and adapted to connect a gas burner to a gas fitting the body A and the
plug B having passages and a stop arranged substantially as and for the purposes
described so that by turning the body A of the globe holder the gas flame can
either be turned up or down but not extinguished as hereinbefore set forth.
3. With the body A of a gas globe holder which has one or more tubular arms
for supplemental gas supply as set forth the combination of the plug B fitting
therein and adapted to connect a gas burner to a gas fitting, the body A and
plug B having passages and a stop arranged substantially as and for the purposes
described and shewn by Figs. 8 and 9 so that by turning the body A of the globe
holder the gas flames can either be turned up or down but not extinguished as
hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 8th day of November 1892.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.