An Improved Candle-holder.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application. 20th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left. 20th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
An Improved Candle-holder.
I, JAMES BATES GOODWIN, of 65 and 66 Chancery Lane, in the County of
London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My invention relates to an improved candle-holder for firmly supporting candles
of various sizes.
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According to my invention I provide a suitable base having a spike projecting
upwardly therefrom on which the candle is fixed and I further provide a clip at
some little distance above the spike and also secured by suitable means to the base,
which clip is adapted to clasp candles of various sizes. The said clip is preferably
made of a piece or pieces of spring metal so arranged as to tend to contract in
circumference, but I may obviously use any form of expanding clip for this purpose,
with if desired additional supports not necessarily secured to the base.
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The candle to be held in the holder is forced through the clip and on to the
spike the clip then serves to prevent the candle from falling over sideways which
often happens when a spike alone is used.
I may furnish my improved candle-holder with a plug projecting downward from
the base, so that the holder may be fitted on to an ordinary candlestick. The said
plug
made of cork or other suitable material or it may be an expansible plug so as
to fit any candlestick if desired. I sometimes arrange that the candle-holder may be
affixed to a candlestick by means of a spike projecting downward; said spike is
preferably long enough to pass completely through the candlestick axially and is
secured by a nut at the bottom of the same.
My improved candle-holder is adapted to hold steadily candles of very different
sizes, and when used in conjunction with a candlestick obviates the necessity of
providing or shaping. candles to exactly fit the said candlestick.
Dated this 13th day of November 1893.
JAMES BATES GOODWIN.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Candle-holder.
JAMES BATES GOODWIN 95 Guilford Street Russell Square London W.C.
Merchant 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 object of this invention is to hold a candle of any size in general household
use and to hold or grip the candle in a safe and perpendicular manner, and to
enable the whole of the candle to be consumed, and to admit of candle being fixed
instantly, the candle holder can be cleaned in a few seconds, thus being a great
economiser of time labour and waste. The candle holder is also adapted to be
made as a complete candlestick or candleabra, by being permanently soldered or
riveted to saucer (a) of candleholder on any metal candlestick or candleabra, and
can be fixed in china or other material candlesticks by means of a steel spring on
spike as Figure (V) or (VI) on drawing and passing through candlesticks as

page_text: Figure VII fastening as Figure VIII on drawing it can be easily removed by
pressing spring at end of spike.
Figure No. I being a specimen of candle holder with cork (g) or other suitable
material to fix in socket of candlestick or candleabra.
Figure (II) being a specimen with three or four springs () having strips of cork
or other suitable material glued or riveted (I) giving a firmer hold in socket of
candlestick.
Figure III being a specimen having attached to saucer (d) a piece of round
metal or other suitable material (K) having three springs at equal distance round
same riveted or soldered to metal (K) with strips of cork as Figure III (I) or
without as required.
Figure IV showing form of saucer (d) being hollowed to prevent grease from
running over same.
Figure I being a complete specimen of candle holder I herein describe each
particular part as lettered, giving description description as to uses and fixing of
same saucer (a) being of brass or other suitable material is formed of a circular or
square shape fancy or plain edge, slightly hollowed having hole in centre for spike
to sustain cork (e) or springs as Figure II and III at a proportionate distance from
centre hole in saucer is a hole made to admit of support (b) passing through to
admit of spike being passed through hole (w). Saucer (a) to be about 7 inches
circumference.
Support (b) should be about 4 inch in depth from saucer (a) about same distance
underneath saucer, support to have end turned over as (y) or (b) to grip spring (e)
(y) clamping spring (e) to side of support and (v) being riveted to support as
position on Figure IV the support being made of brass or other suitable material,
upper part formed as (t) to keep support in position.
Spring (e) formed as (e) in seperate sketch is preferred or could be almost
circular having indent as (x) and about inch depth and about 2 inch circum-
ference to fix on support (b) in slots as (y) or (v) if riveted to support the part (c)
is unnecessary. I prefer the spring being clamped on support, the spring is
preferable with flanged edges on sides slightly hollowed as () so that on candle
burning down to saucer a small accumulation of grease is naturally left in hollow
of flange thus preventing the heat from flame of candle damaging the spring, the
spring having ends turned outwards to admit of candle being slided in and pressed
down on spike (d) or spring being of a circular form and ends overlapping each
other as (m) with flanged bollows at sides, and to admit of candle being pressed
through top of spring on to spike, another kind of spring could be used as (u) with
flattened part to fit on support (b) in (y) or (v) having round wire shaped arms, an
additional support to spring (e) (m) or (n) could be used as (bb) on Figure IV
being riveted to spring and resting on saucer, I prefer spring (e) being more
suitable for general use.
Spike (d) can be either screwed through support and saucer or passed through
top of saucer support and cork being fastened by plate (o) at bottom of cork, the
spike in this case being conical and wider at bottom of cone to prevent coming
through saucer as sketch Figure IVA.
The rod (b) in Figure (V) and (V1) is intended to pass through candlestick
Figure 7 and fasten as Figure (VIII) Figure (V) having a steel spring on
spike (p). Figure (VI) has a steel spike with split as (g) when pushed through
candlestick Figure (VII) fastens as Figure (VIII) and can be easily removed
by pressing spring at bottom Figure V and VI suitable for china or other suitable
material in candlesticks. Figure IX and X illustrating complete candlestick.
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.. Novelty claimed in my invention is the combination of spike and spring to
hold candle.

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3. The combination of spring and spike for candle and spring at bottom of spike
to fix through candlestick as Figure (V) and (VI).
Dated this 20th day of August 1894.
JAMES BATES GOODWIN.