An Improved Method or Apparatus for Causing a Bracket, for Supporting a Candlestick or Flower Holder or the like, to Adhere to Glass or any Smooth Surface.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 19th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 24th Aug., 1888
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An Improved Method or Apparatus for Causing a Bracket, for
Supporting a Candlestick or Flower Holder or the like, to
Adhere to Glass or any Smooth Surface.
HERBERT AUGUSTUS MARSHALL, of Number 15 George Street Mansion House in
the City of London Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
My invention consists of an arrangement of an india rubber sucker of a conical or
cup shape fixed in such a manner that it has greater weight bearing powers than at
present and to bring about this result I take a base of any material fixing at one end
of it an india rubber sucker or cup from the centre or any lower part of the base
I place a bracket of any desired shape, projecting from the base thus when a candle-
stick, flower holder or the like be placed on this bracket the bulk of the weight of
such article placed upon the bracket is thrown upon the lower part of the base, this
being pressed against a smooth surface, thus releiving the rubber sucker which is
placed at the top of the base from the great bulk of the weight which it would
otherwise have to bear.
Dated this 19th day of October 1887.

page_text: An Improved Method or Apparatus for Causing a Bracket, for
Supporting a Candlestick or Flower Holder or the like, to
Adhere to Glass or any Smooth Surface.
I, HERBERT AUGUSTUS MARSHALL, of Number 15 George Street, Mansion House
in the City of London, Gentleman, 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 fixing an ordinary or other india rubber sucker of conical
or cup shape to a base plate and in supporting at a distance therefrom below, a
candlestick, flower holder, or the like, so that the bulk of the weight is thrown upon
the lower part of the base in contra distinction from the centre of the india rubber
sucker as is usual.
My invention is shown in the annexed drawings.
A is the base, B the sucker or cup, C the bracket, D the candle holder pivotted
at E, so that at whatever position the base A is placed, the candle can be kept vertical.
F is a paper or other washer fixed at the bottom of the base A to prevent scratching
of glass or other surface to which the bracket is attached. In lieu of the washer
the end of the base may be kinked at G.
When the appliance is constructed for holding flowers I may fit two suckers B, B,
to a base A and the bracket U is made with a ring H at its end to hold a vase 1, in
which flowers can be placed.
I am aware that suction rubber cups have been employed in a similar manner but
the cup when put in contact with a smooth surface has been caused to adhere by the
action of a screw and the article supported by the washer has been from the centre
of the cup washer. Now according to my invention, I fix the bracket C or supporting
body from below the suction cup and by means of the foot F or kink G having a
bearing against the smooth surface, the cup is not so liable to be dragged away from
the smooth surface as previous cups have been but the cup is prevented slipping by
the pressure of the foot For kink G, the article as a supporter being more permanently
fixed than heretofore.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is-
An apparatus composed of a long or equivalent base plate, having at one end an
india rubber sucker or cup and the candlestick or flower holder supporting device
projecting from the centre or at any part of the base below the sucker or cup, as and
for the purpose described and substantially as shown in the annexed drawings.
The 15th day of July 1000.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Herbert Augustus Marshall.