Improvements in Certain Pendent Fittings for Carrying Globes or Shades for Gas, Oil, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 2nd July, 1895-Accepted, 17th Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Certain Pendent Fittings for Carrying Globes or
Shades for Gas, Oil, and the like.
We JOHN GRUBB, of The Upland, Alvechurch, near Redditch, Worcestershire,
Manufacturer, and WILLIAM ROBINSON, of Highgate Hill Terrace, Angelina
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Foreman of Gas Fittings Shop, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in certain pendent fittings for gas or oil
and the like in which it is desirable that the globe or shade shall be passed upwards
upon the fitting from below and there sustained. This frequently occurs and
particularly when the pendant consists of two parallel downhanging rods to which
at their lower ends is attached the burner &c. Usually a ring or other similar
device is secured upon the fitting at the required height somewhat larger than the
hole in the upper part of the globe or shade. The fitting is removed from the main
pipe or fitting, and the globe or shade passed into position from the top downwards
resting upon the said ring, when the fitting is readjusted into position.
It is to obviate this inconvenience that we have devised this our invention.
It consists as follows:-The said ring or its equivalent is made less in diameter
than the interior of the globe or shade, so that the latter can be passed over it from
below. Upon the ring are provided two or more hinged levers of a crank like
shape, so arranged in relation to the said ring that their one arm can only move
from a vertical into a horizontal position, their other arm resting against the ring
and supporting them in such position. Thus in passing the globe or shade upwards
the arms of the levers yield, that is are pushed upwards so as to allow the passing
of the neck of the shade, but the latter having passed them, they fall into the
horizontal position and so support the shade. To remove the shade it is necessary
first to raise the shade so that the said levers may be again pushed into the vertical
while the shade is drawn downwards past them. Instead of the levers we may
provide springy outstanding projections capable of being pressed inwards to permit
the passing of the shade or globe in the manner before stated, and which afterwards
project thereunder as a support thereto. In some instances fixed projections only
may be used on one side and one of such levers &c upon the other, so that the
shade may be passed on by the turning up or yielding of the said one lever &c.
Dated this 9th day of November 1894.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Certain Pendent Fittings for Carrying Globes or
Shades for Gas, Oil, and the like.
We JOHN GRUBB, of The Upland, Alvechurch, near Redditch, Worcestershire,
Manufacturer, and WILLIAM ROBINSON, of Highgate Hill Terrace, Angelina
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Foreman of Gas Fittings Shop, 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 relates to improvements in certain pendent fittings for gas or oil

page_text: and the like, in which it is desirable that the globe or shade shall be passed
upwards upon the fitting from below and there sustained. This frequently occurs,
and particularly when the pendent consists of two parallel downhanging rods to
which at their lower ends is attached the burner &c. Usually a ring or other
similar device is secured upon the fitting at the required height somewhat larger
than the hole in the upper part of the globe or shade. The fitting is removed from
the main pipe or fitting, and the globe or shade passed into position from the top
downwards resting upon the said ring, when the fitting is readjusted into position.
It is to obviate this inconvenience that we have devised this our invention.
In order to more clearly explain this our invention, we have appended hereunto
an illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, shows this our invention as it appears when passing the shade into
position.
Fig. 2, shows the invention as seen when the shade is in position.
Fig. 3, is a sectional plan view on line A-B (Fig 2) with the shade removed.
Figs. 4 and 5, show details of a modification in this our invention.
Upon the pendent fitting 8, is secured the brackets 9, 9, or if desired these two
brackets may be formed of or by a continuous ring. Upon the brackets 9, are
provided two or more hinged levers 10, of a crank like shape, so arranged in
relation to the said bracket, that one arm 10 can only move from a vertical into a
horizontal position, their other arm 10 resting against the bracket and supporting
them in such position as seen in Fig. 2. Thus in passing the globe or shade 11,
upwards as shown in Fig. 1, the arms 10, of the levers yield, that is, are pushed
upwards so as to allow the passing of the neck 12, of the shade, but the latter
having passed them, they fall again into the horizontal position and so support the
shade, as shown in Fig. 2. To remove the shade it is necessary first to raise it, so
that the said levers may be again pushed into and held in the vertical position,
while the shade is withdrawn downwards past them. Instead of the levers we may
provide as shown in Figs. 4 & 5, springy outstanding projections 10°, capable of
being pressed upward and inwards to permit the passing of the shade or globe in
the manner before stated, and which afterwards project thereunder as a support
thereto. In some instances fixed projections only may be used on one side and one
or more of such levers &c. upon the other, so that the shade may be passed on by
the turning up or yielding of the said one or more levers &c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
The combination with gas, oil and other like pendent fittings such as those
herein described, of the levers 10, or projections 10%, combined and operating
substantially as described and illustrated, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 1st day of July 1895.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicants' Agent.