Improvements in Cycle Lamps.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 14th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
Improvements in Cycle Lamps.
We, CHARLES ALBERT MILLER and FREDERICK JOHN MILLER, trading
as H. Miller and Company, of Miller Street, Aston, near the City of Birmingham
Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention pertains primarily to the construction or to the mounting of the
movable section part of a two-part hinged or connected together section lamp, and
is an amplification of the improvements described by us in our application for
Letters Patent dated the 22nd day of July 1892, No. 13391.
Our invention has for its object accessibility to the interior of the lamp, for
lighting and trimming the wick, and for cleaning the reflector and said interior
parts.
Our new or improved compound section lamp, may be made up of either two
portions, or of three portions, hinged or connected together so as to admit of the
separation of the said sections or portions, and the turning or swinging of them
back from over the top of the oil tank, which constitutes the base or bottom section
part to the lamp.
Thus in carrying out a compound sectioned lamp according to our invention, we
take a shell body part, with closed sides, and open at top and bottom, and with the
front of the said closed sides carrying the "bell" or funnel shaped glazed front.
The body part off-side lower edge is hingedly connected to the off-side top of the tank
or base, in manner that the said shell body part admits of turning outwards, and
from off the top of the said tank, hence the exposing of the burner of the lamp,
the top of the oil tank, the entrance to the same, and the interior of the shell
body part.
Directed upwardly from the back side of the oil tank or base, and independent
and clear of the back of the hinged shell part is a back strap, or upright bracket-
plate, from the upper and lower ends of which, the parallel arms of a compensating
spring system of support or mounting, are jointedly connected as usual.
The top or the table to the oil tank is made of the inside shape of the lower
part of the shell body, so that the said lower part fits socket-wise upon it, and
with the back strap or arm carrying bracket, coming at the back of the body part
when the same is closed.
If necessary the upper part of the back strap may be connected to the upper
part of the body part by a fastener, or by a jointed cross strap, engaging with a
catch, when in its fastening position.
The head of the lamp, which comprehends hood, crown and breaker, is hinged or
connected to the top of the front side of the body part, above the bell, so as to
turn outwardly, and when separated or thrown back, the interior of the lamp is
accessible through the top, as well as through the bottom. The said section head
is fastened by a spring catch or other fastener, and preferably by a tongue spring
catch-fastener, whose free and lever end, which is cranked, takes over a flange of the
opening of the said head.
The body section of the lamp is fastened to the tank or base section by a lever
spring catch-fastening, directed from off the tank, or through the tank, or from off
the body part. When directed through the tank, an oil tight chamber or casing
open at the outer end is located within the oil tank, and wherein the lever spring is
fitted, with its inner end fixed, and the outer end, extending through and beyond
the open front, being free, and acting both as a catch, and as a lever for releasing.
The casing containing this said lever spring catch, is preferably made in a single

page_text: section, or in sections, soldered in position, and with the inner end of the lever catch
soldered to the underside of the socket of the burner.
The inside back of the lamp, rear of the reflector, is provided with a shaft or air
channel, leading from an outside hole or piercing, and with the said channel on the
inside of the lamp pierced with small holes, so that hurricane currents of air are
prevented from reaching the lamp, other than through a circuitous course, by
which they are baffled; this shaft also serves the purpose of strengthening the
back.
Dated this 11th day of November 1892.
CHARLES ALBERT MILLER,
FREDERICK JOHN MILLER,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Lamps.
We, CHARLES ALBERT MILLER and FREDERICK JOHN MILLER, trading
as H. Miller and Company, of Miller Street, Aston, near the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturers, 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 :-
Our invention pertains primarily to the construction, or to the mounting of the
movable section part of a two-part hinged or connected together section lamp, and
is an amplification of the improvements described by us in our application for
Letters Patent dated the 22nd day of July 1892 No. 13391.
Our invention.has for its object, accessibility to the interior of the lamp, for
lighting and trimming the wick, and for cleaning the reflector and said interior
parts.
Our new or improved compound section lamp may be made up of either two
portions, or of three portions, hinged or connected together so as to admit of the
separation of the said sections or portions, and the turning or swinging of them
back from over the top of the oil tank, which constitutes the base or bottom section
part to the lamp.
Thus, in carrying out a compound sectioned lamp according to our invention, we
take a shell body part, with closed sides, and open at top and bottom, and with the
front of the said closed sides carrying the "bell" or funnel shaped glazed front.
The body part off-side lower edge is hingedly connected to the off-side top of the
tank or base, in manner that the said shell body part admits of turning outwards,
and from off the top of the said tank, hence the exposing of the burner of the
lamp, the top of the oil tank, the entrance to the same, and the interior of the shell
body part.
Directed upwardly from the back side of the oil tank or base, and independent
and clear of the back of the hinged shell part, is a back strap, or upright bracket
plate, from the upper and lower ends of which, the parallel arms of a compensating
spring system of support or mounting are jointedly connected as usual.
The top or the table to the oil tank is made of the inside shape of the lower part
of the shell body, so that the said lower part fits socket-wise upon it, and with the
back strap or arm carrying bracket, coming at the back of the body part when the
same is closed.
If necessary, the upper part of the back strap may be connected to the upper
part of the body part by a fastener, or by a jointed cross strap, engaging with a
catch, when in its fastening position.
The head of the lamp, which comprehends hood, crown and breaker, is hinged or
connected to the top of the front side of the body part, above the bell, so as to turn

page_text: outwardly, and when separated or thrown back, the interior of the lamp is
accessible through the top, as well as through the bottom. The said section head
is fastened by a spring catch or other fastener, and preferably by a tongue spring
catch-fastener, whose free and lever end, which is cranked, takes over a flange of
the opening side of the said head.
The body section of the lamp is fastened to the tank or base section by a lever
spring catch-fastening, directed from off the tank, or through the tank, or from
off the body part. When directed through the tank, an oil-tight chamber or
casing open at the outer end is located within the oil tank, and wherein the lever
spring is fitted, with its inner end fixed and the outer end, extending through and
beyond the open front, being free, and acting both as a catch, and as a lever for
releasing.
The casing containing this said lever spring catch is preferably made in a single
section or sections, soldered in position, and with the inner end of the lever catch
soldered to the underside of the socket of the burner.
The inside back of the lamp, rear of the reflector, may be provided with a
shaft or air channel, leading from an outside hole or piercing, and with the said
channel on the inside of the lamp pierced with small holes, so that hurricane
currents of air are prevented from reaching the lamp, other than through a
circuitous course, by which they are baffled; this shaft also serves the purpose
of strengthening the back.
Figure of the accompanying drawings represents in side elevation, a section-
lamp, or a three part jointed sectional lamp, constructed and mounted according to
one form of our present invention.
The dotted lines at the top of the lamp, show the position the head takes,
when the same is turned or thrown back, and further, the bracket arms or
supports are broken away, as the same constitute no part of our invention.
Figure 2 represents the said hinged sectional lamp open, or with the body
part turned from off the tank or base part for gaining access to the interior of
the said body part, and also to the burner for the trimming or lighting of the wick,
or otherwise.
This said view also shows the erect back-strap at the back of lamp, and to
which, the bracket arms for the carrying of the lamp are jointed.
Figure 3 represents a top side plan of Figure 2, but with the shell body part of
of the lamp in section, thus showing the interior of the said body part, and how the
crown admits of turning back and leaving top part open.
Figure 4 is a section of modified form of our invention; in this arrangement
the body part of the lamp is hinged to the top side front of the tank, instead of to
the side of the tank, as in the other arrangement.
In Figures 1, to 3, a is the shell body part of the lamp of a tubular construction,
or surrounded upon all sides, but open at both top and bottom, and hinged at
the lower part at a', to the off-side top part 6', of the tank or base b, which
carries the burner c, and back strap or back d, to which the suspension means or
bracket arms e, are jointed at e¹.
Thus, the body part of the lamp is open at top and bottom, with the latter,
when in position, fitting upon and coming over the table or rabated top 62, so as
to make the same practically wind-tight, and also to make the one part fit to the
other part, whilst the open top is closed by the head f, comprehending breaker,
crown and hood, and which head is hinged at 2, to the upper portion of the
said part a, which may be fitted with either fixed or sliding side lights.
The said head, which is jointed at 2, is fastened in position by a tongue
catch g, having a shoulder 9', which takes and snaps over a flange f³, of the
head
The hinged body part of the lamp is fastened to the base or tank b, by a
spring tongue, having a shoulder 2, adapted to take over a flange a³, coming
upon the near side edge of the lower portion of the said body a, of which the
lower open part is marked at, and the upper open part a³.

page_text: The said spring h, works through a hole 63, formed in the walls of the tank or
base, and with the fixed end of the same attached to the inside of the oil-tight
pocket or recess 4, within the base.
The fixed bell is carried by the front of the body of the lamp as usual.
In Figure 4, a is the body part, open at bottom at a', and open at top at a³, and with
the latter enclosed by a head f, hinged at 2, and fastened in position by a spring
tongue catch g, taking over a flange f, and with the front part of the said body
(which is hinged at a¹ to the tank b, at the top side 1) carrying a bell i.
To admit of the turning off or outwardly of the said body part, the said tank is
recessed or cut away at 5 for the purpose of giving clearance to the bell. d is the
back strap with the bracket arm e, jointed to it at e¹. c is the burner and the
spring tongue.
We wish it to be understood that in both constructions of the lamps, the head
may be fixed instead of being hinged or moveable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
:-
First. In a two-part and jointed sectional cycle lamp, jointing the body part,
which is of a lantern or tubular construction, open at bottom and closed at top by a
fixed or moveable head, to the side or to the top side of a base or oil tank, provided
with or having directed from its rear, a back plate or a fixed back plate, strap or
their equivalent to which the arms for the carrying of the lamp are hinged or
connected, substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1, 2, and 3.
Secondly. In a two-part and jointed sectional cycle lamp, the combination with a
jointed shell body part a, being open at bottom, and having a fixed or moveable
head, of a fixed back or strap d, mounted or carried by an oil tank or base 1,
having a table or raised part 62, substantially as described and set forth in
Figures 1, 2 and 3.
Thirdly. In a two-part and jointed sectional cycle lamp, providing the same
with a hinged or jointed head, which turns outwardly and admits of access to
the interior of the body part from the top, substantially as described and set forth
in Figures 1, 2, and 3.
Fourthly. The improvements in the construction, arrangement and combination
and fitting of cycle lamps, with or without moveable beads, substantially as
described and set forth in Figures 1, 2 and 3.
Fifthly. The improvements in the construction, arrangement and combination and
fitting of cycle lamps, with or without moveable heads, substantially as described
and set forth in Figure 4.
Dated the 11th dow of A1902
CHARLES ALBERT MILLER,
FREDERICK JOHN MILLER,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.