Swinging Candle Holder.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 5th June, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Swinging Candle Holder.
I, FELIX EBELING, Engineer, of 32 Georgstrasse, Hanover, Germany, 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 present invention consists of a swinging candle holder as hereinafter
particularly described.
And in order to render the present specification more easily intelligible reference
is had to the accompanying drawing in which similar numerals denote similar
parts throughout the several views :-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a candle stick constructed on the principle of the
present invention,
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1 with the candle holder removed from its supporting ball,
Fig. 3 is a part side elevation of a modified form of candle stick,
.
Fig. 4 shows the adaptation of the holder for use in connection with Christmas
trees, the dotted lines shewing the clamping device when open,
Fig. 5 is a plan of Figure 4. -
Referring to Figures 1 and 2 :-The candlestick is provided with a tray 1 of the
usual construction having a handle 2 which carries an upwardly extending arm 3
having a bifurcated end. The bifurcations of the said upper end are formed to
bearings for the ball 5, said bearings being hollowed out as at 4 to enable the
ball to be rotated therein and in short to form an universal joint with said ball 5.
At the upper part of the ball 5 is fixed the candle holder 6, whilst a counter-
From the above
poise 7 is suspended from the lower side of the said ball.
description it will be clear that the candle will remain in a vertical position owing
to the action of the counterpoise and the universal joint, whether the tray is in a
horizontal or slanting position. According to Figure instead of two laterally
recessed supporting arms for the ball, a horizontal recessed arm 8 is employed, in
which the bill is supported and carries the counterpoise and candle.
Figs. 4 and 5 show the adaptation of the invention for illuminating Christinas
trees. According to this arrangement the ball supporting the light and the counter-
poise is supported in a bifurcated arm having lateral recesses in its bifurcations and
having at the other extremity a downwardly extending arm with gripper teeth as
at 10. Two supports of this kind are pivoted together as at 11 and the weight of the
candle at each side and the counterpoise for each candle causes the grippers to grip
the bough of the tree. In this form of the invention instead of the bifurcated arms 4
the horizontal ball support 8 might be employed as will be evident.
The herein before described invention is applicable to chandeliers and other candle
arms.
The material of which the device is made is of no importance as any suitable metal
or other substance may be employed.
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 combination of a candle holder a ball affixed thereto and a counterpoise
under said bali and attached thereto, an arm having means thereon for supporting

page_text: the said ball to move in any direction and means for supporting said arm substantially
as described.
2. The combination of a candle holder, a ball attached thereunder, a counterpoise
under said ball and attached thereto, an arm having means for supporting said ball
free to rotate within certain limits, a downwardly extending arm at the opposite end
of said arm, and means for pivotally attaching the same to a duplicate arm in the
manner and for the purpose substantially as described.
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CASTLE SMITH,
Invention " Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.