New or Improved Candle Clip for Candlesticks and other Candle Holders.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1906
Complete Specification Left, 13th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 13th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Candle Clip for Candlesticks and other Candle
Holders.
I, DAVID EVANS, of No. 51 Gwaelod-y-Garth, Merthyr Tydfil in the County of
Glamorgan, Auctioneer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention consists of the new or improved candle clip hereinafter described
for candlesticks and other candle holders, such for example as candle brackets and
the like, by the use of which clips candles of varying size may be firmly and
securely held in the candlestick or the like and readily removed therefrom when
desired.
I will describe my invention in connection with a candlestick.
To a vertical pillar or support, preferably at or near one edge of the pan or tray
of the candlestick, I fix in the manner hereinafter described a spring clip, the said
spring clip being made preferably of wire in the following manner. I take a length
of wire and form at its middle a spring coil of a diameter suitable to take on the
vertical pillar or support hereinbefore referred to. The two branches of the wire
projecting from each end of the coil are brought parallel or nearly parallel for a
short distance and are then made to cross each other. The part of each branch of
the wire beyond the crossing is doubled upon itself for, say, about an inch after
which it is brought forward again, the wire during the last named operations being
preserved in the same vertical plane, a triple barred part being thereby formed
near each end of the wire. The triple barred parts are bent at their middle so as
to give to each of them the form in plan of two sides of a lozenge shaped figure,
the concave sides of the two triple barred parts being presented to each other and
constituting the candle grip. The parts of the wire projecting beyond the triple
barred parts cross each other and constitute lever arms the extreme ends of which
are formed into finger loops by pressure on which the candle grip is opened for the
reception of a candle. On the removal of the pressure of the fingers the grip closes
by the spring action of the clip and the candle is gripped and securely held. The
spring wire clip is fixed to the vertical pillar or support by securing to the said
pillar above the top of the spring coil of the clip one end of the finger or thumb
loop by which the candlestick is held and carried.
The application of my invention to candle holders other than candlesticks,
differs in no essential respect from its application to a candlestick as hereinbefore
described.
Dated thi Wifteenth dar of Luna 1896
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Candle Clip for Candlesticks and other Candle
Holders.
I, DAVID EVANS, of No. 51 Gwaelod-y-Garth, Merthyr Tydfil, in the County
of Glamorgan, Auctioneer, do hereby declare the nature of my 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 consists of the new or improved candle clip hereinafter described
for candlesticks and other candle holders, such for example as candle brackets and
the like, by the use of which elips candles of varying size may be firmly and
securely held in the candlestick or the like and readily removed therefrom when
desired.
I will describe my invention in connection with a candlestick.
To a vertical pillar or support preferably at or near one edge of the pan or tray
of the candlestick, I fix in the manner hereinafter described a spring clip, the said
spring clip being made preferably of wire in the following manner. I take a length
of wire and form at its middle a spring coil of a diameter suitable to take on the
vertical pillar or support hereinbefore referred to. The two branches of the wire
projecting from each end of the coil are brought parallel or nearly parallel for a
short distance and are then made to cross each other. The part of cach branch of
the wire beyond the crossing is doubled upon itself for say about an inch, after
which it is brought forward again, the wire during the last named operations being
preserved in the same vertical plane, a triple barred part being thereby formed
near each end of the wire. The triple barred parts are bent at their middle so as
to give to each of them the form in plan of two sides of a lozenge shaped figure,
the concave sides of the two triple barred parts being presented to each other and
constituting the candle grip. The parts of the wire projecting beyond the triple.
barred parts cross each other and constitute lever arms the extreme ends of which
are formed into finger loops by pressure on which the candle grip is opened for
the reception of a candle. On the removal of the pressure of the fingers the
grip closes by the spring action of the clip and the candle is gripped and securely
held. The spring wire clip is fixed to the vertical pillar or support by securing
to the said pillar above the top of the spring coil of the clip one end of the finger
cr thumb loop by which the candlestick is held and carried."
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in elevation a candle clip
constructed according to my invention applied to a candlestick, parts of the said
candlestick being broken away for better illustrating my invention.
Figure 2 represents the said candlestick and clip in plan and Figure 3 is a
section through the handle of the candle stick, the said section being taken on the
dotted line, Figure 2.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several figures of
the drawing.
The candle clip constituting my invention is made preferably from a length of
wire. A coil a is made at the middle of the said length of wire and the two
branches b, b thereby formed, are madie to cross each other at c. The parts of the
branches beyond the crossing c are folded upon themselves several times, preferably
twice, so as to form triple barred parts 2, 6. Each of the triple barred parts b², b²
is bent at its middle into a V form, the two V shaped triple barred parts
constituting a lozenge shaped grip for the candle. The candle grip 63, 6 inay be
of a circular or other figure in plan instead of being made of a lozenge shape.
The parts of the two branches of the clip are made to cross at d, that is beyond
the triple barred parts 2, 3, and the ends of the wire are formed into finger arms

page_text: or levers 63, 63 terminating in loops 64, 6 by which the candle grip is opened for
the introduction and removal of the candle. In Figure 2 the lozenge shaped
grip 63, 63 is indicated in dotted lines in its open position ready for the reception
of a candle, the arms 63, 6 having been pressed by the thumb and finger in the
direction of the arrows in the said Figure 2.
The clip is fixed to the candle-stick by prolonging the part of the handle e
towards the centre of the pan f, the prolongation of the said handle constituting a
support e for the clip. The coil a of the candle clip is placed around a cylindrical
depression ein the support e and is secured thereto by a plate g and rivet h.
The candle clip is prevented from turning on the cylindrical part e preferably by
soldering the said clip at i to the underside of the support e. Where for greater
strength or rigidity it is thought necessary or desirable a vertical pillar may be
fixed between the plate g and the bottom of the pan f of the candlestick.
Although I prefer to make the candle clip from one piece or length of wire yet
I wish it to be understood that it may be made of two short pieces or lengths the
spring arms b, b which respectively constitute the inner ends of the two wires being
preferably fixed in tubular sockets formed on the underside of the support e³.
The application of my invention to candle holders other than candle-sticks,
differs in no essential respect from its application to a candlestick as hereinbefore
described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that I claim
as my invention :-
A candle clip made preferably of wire for candlesticks, candle brackets and
other candle holders, the said candle clip consisting essentially of two double
crossing spring arms, the parts between the crossings of the said spring arms
constituting the candle grip proper, the several parts being constructed, arranged
and used substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
Dated the Thirteenth day of March 1897.
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.