AN IMPROVED HOLDER FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS
Year: 1884

page_text: I ROBERT BARLOW of Norfolk House Albion Road Dalston in the County of
Middlesex, Patentee do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN
IMPROVED HOLDER FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improved means of attaching electric lamps of the
ordinary Incandescence type to the wires conveying the electric current, and is
designed to admit of easy removal and replacement while ensuring good contact.
I construct my holder in two sections. The undermost section consists of a tube
screwed at its lower end for attachment to the bracket or other fitting carrying the
light and screwed or fitted at its other end for receiving the upper section of the
holder. A plug of insulating material is placed loosely in the upper portion of
the tube and is pierced with two holes for the ends of the current wires to pass
through. The upper section of the holder consists of a short tube suitably screwed
or fitted to connect with the lower section and contains a plug of insulating
material carrying spring or other hooks or attachments for holding the projecting
loops of the lamp. These hooks or attachments terminate by stems passing
through the plug to its lower end where they form contact-plates and make contact
with the current wires when the upper section of the holder is placed in position on
the lower section. The upper section may also carry a spring crutch or crutches,
(as specified in my provisional specification bearing date the 25th day of September
1883 and numbered 4573) or other support or supports for holding the lamp with
a suitable degree of tension against the said hooks or attachments.
Dated this and down of Ton 1001
EMMENS & Co.,
Agents for the said Robert Barlow.

page_text: I ROBERT BARLOW of Norfolk House, Albion Road, Dalston in the County of
Middlesex Patentec do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for AN
IMPROVED HOLDER FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention relates to improved means of attaching electric lamps of the
ordinary Incandescence type to the wires conveying the electric current and is
designed to admit of casy removal and replacement while ensuring good contact.
I construct my holder in two sections. The undermost section consists of a tube
screwed at its lower end for attachment to the bracket or other fitting carrying the
light and screwed or fitted at its other end for receiving either the upper section of
the holder or a union ring. A plug of insulating material is placed loosely in the
upper portion of the tube and is pierced with two holes for the ends of the wires
conveying the current to pass through. The upper section of the holder consists of
a short tube suitably screwed or fitted either to connect with the lower section
or to take the union ring and contains a plug carrying spring or other hooks or
attachments for holding the projecting hooks of the lamp. These hooks or
attachments terminate by stems passing through the plug to its lower end where
they form contact plates and make contact with the aforesaid wires when the
upper section of the holder is placed in position on the lower section.
The upper
section may also carry a spring crutch or crutches (as specified in the Specification
referred to in Letters Patent granted to me and numbered 45731883) or other
support or supports for holding the lanp with a suitable degree of tension against
the said hooks or attachments.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
An electric lamp holder constructed in sections substantially as specified.