Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 27th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 27th Sept., 1887.
I, JAMES HENRY WATSON, of 105, Park Road, Aston, Warwickshire, Clerk, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to an improved holder for gas globes which is so
constructed, as hereinafter described, that the globe, when placed in position upon it
is automatically locked and held by the holder. My said invention is more particularly
for use with those globes known as comet" globes which have a wide opening at the
base without a neck.
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For the purposes of my invention I provide a holder consisting of a central boss,
for screwing on to the gas burner, having arms preferably three in number to carry
the globe. Each of two of the said arms bas at its end a deep inclined notch,
extending downwards in a direction inclined towards the centre of the holder, in
which notches the edge of the base of the globe fits. Near the end of the third arm
I provide a U-shaped or approximately U-shaped piece which is loosely pinned at its
lower part to the said arm so that it can be rocked on its joint pin to or from the
centre of the holder. The said U-shaped piece is made of such a size that the edge of
the base of the globe will fit easily therein. The distance through which the said
U-shaped piece can be rocked on its pin is limited by a link jointed to the upper end
of the inner side of the U-shaped piece, the lower end of the link having a bayonet-
slot through which projects a stop pin fixed to the arm of the holder.
The holder above described is used as follows:-Before placing the globe on the
holder the U-shaped piece is turned on its pin as far towards the centre of the holder
as the top of the bayonet-slot and stop pin will allow. On placing the globe on the
holder the edge of its base will rest in the notches of the first and second arms and in
the U-shaped piece, and as that side of the globe which rests on the U-shaped piece is
gradually lowered the outside of globe bears against the outside of the U-shaped piece
and moves it over as far as it will go in an outward direction. The globe is now in its
proper position, where it is locked by the lower end of the link falling for a short

page_text: space, when the stop pin will engage with the notch of the bayonet-slot. When
removing the globe it is only necessary to first raise the lower end of the link and
disengage the stop pin from the notch of the bayonet-slot when the globe can be
lifted off the holder.
I prefer to prolong the outer end of the third arm in an upward direction so as to
suit the outside of the globe and more firmly hold it in position.
It will be evident that means of locking the U-shaped piece in position, other than
those above described, may be employed, as for instance the bayonet-slot in the link
and the stop pin may be dispensed with and instead thereof the lower end of the link
may be arranged to engage with notches on the top of the arm: or the U-shaped piece
may have a lower projection to which the lower end of the link is loosely pinned, the
upper end having a bayonet-slot engaging with a pin and locking the U-shaped piece
when the globe is placed thereon.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, JAMES HENRY WATSON, of 105, Park Road, Aston, Warwickshire, Clerk, 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 an improved holder for gas globes which is so
constructed as hereinafter described, that the globe, when placed in position upon it is
automatically locked and held by the holder. My said invention is more particularly
for use with those globes known as comet globes which have a wide opening at the
base without a neck.
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I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which Fig. 1 represents in elevation and Fig. 2 in plan one form of my improved
holder for gas globes the globe being held in position by the holder; Figs. 3 and 4
illustrate the operation of the holder as hereinafter described; Figs. 5 and 6 represent
details of the same and Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 illustrate modifications of the globe
holder as hereinafter described.
The same letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the Figures.
Referring firstly to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and I provide a holder consisting of a
central boss A for screwing on to the gas burner, having three arms B', B2, B3 to
carry the globe C. Each of the arms B, B2 has at its end a deep inclined notch d¹
extending downwards in a direction inclined towards the centre of the holder, in
which notches the edge c of the base of the globe Ufits. Near the end of the third
arm B3 I provide a U-shaped or approximately U-shaped locking piece E (shewn
separately by Fig. 6) which is loosely pinned at its lower part to the arm B³ so
that it can be rocked on its joint pin to or from the centre of the holder. The
U-shaped locking piece E is made of such a size that the edge c of the base of the
globe will fit easily therein. The distance through which the U-shaped piece E
can be rocked on its pin fis limited by a link G (shewn separately by Fig. 5) jointed
to the upper end of the inner side e of the U-shaped piece E, the lower end of this link
having a bayonet sloth through which projects a stop pin i fixed to the arm B³ of the
holder.
The holder above described is used as follows:-Before placing the globe C on the
holder the U-shaped piece E is turned on its pin as far towards the centre of the
holder as the top of the bayonet sloth and stop pin will allow (see Fig. 3). On
placing the globe on the holder the edge c of its base will rest in the notches d' of the
first and second arms B1, B2 and in the U-shaped locking piece E (see Fig. 3) and as
that side of the globe which rests on the U-shaped piece E is gradually lowered the
outside of the globe bears against the outside of the U-shaped piece E and moves it
over as far as it will go in an outward direction (see Fig. 4). The globe is now in its
proper position, where it is locked by the lower end of the link G falling for a short
space, when the stop pin i will engage with the notch of the bayonet-sloth (see

page_text: Fig. 1). When removing the globe it is only necessary to first raise the lower end of
the link G (see Fig. 4) and disengage the stop pin i from the notch of the bayonet-
slot when the globe will be free to be lifted off the holder as shewn by Fig. 3.
I prefer to prolong the outer end b of the third arm B³ in an upward direction so as
to suit the outside of the globe and more firmly hold it in position.
It will be evident that means of locking the U-shaped piece E in position other
than the means above described may be employed without departing from the nature
of this invention such for instance as shewn in elevation and plan by Fig. 7 where the
bayonet-slot in the link G and the stop pini are dispensed with and instead thereof
the lower end of the link G is arranged to engage with a notch on the top of the
arm B³ when the U-shaped piece E is in its locked position. Figs. 8 and 9 represent
another modification of the holder in which the U-shaped piece E has a lower pro-
jection e² to which the lower end of the link G is loosely pinned, the upper end having
a bayonet-slot engaging with a pin and locking the U-shaped piece E when the
globe is placed thereon (see Fig. 8) and allowing of the removal of the globe when
required (see Fig. 9). The link G may be dispensed with as shewn in the modification
illustrated in elevation and plan by Fig. 10 and the U-shaped piece E secured in its
locked position by a side projection & formed on the U-shaped piece shown separately
by Fig. 10 which, as the globe is lowered in place, springs past the end 6 of the
arm B3, as shewn by full lines, and engages with the outside of the arm B3; or a
projection may be formed on the arm B³ to engage with the inside of the outside
arm of the U-shaped piece E as shewn in elevation and plan by Fig. 11. In both
these modifications a stop pin m is provided on the arm B33 against which the U-shaped
piece E rests when the globe is removed so as to prevent its falling inwardly too far.
If preferred the holder may be provided with more than three arms and more than
one of them may be provided with the U-shaped locking piece above described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I claim is :
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The improved holder for gas globes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing, that is to say, a holder for gas globes having an upwardly
projecting U-shaped, or approximately U-shaped, locking piece, jointed to one or
more of its arms so as to be capable of turning inwardly towards the centre of the
holder or of turning outwardly therefrom, and so constructed and arranged that on
placing the globe in position on the holder the U-shaped or approximately U-shaped
locking piece will be automatically locked in its outward position to the arm, and the
globe thereby secured to the holder, all substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 25th day of August 1887.