Safety Billiard Table and Shaded Oil Lamps.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 18th June, 1892-Accepted, 30th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Safety Billiard Table and Shaded Oil Lamps.
JAMES ASHCROFT of Ashcrofts Buildings Victoria Street Liverpool in the
County of Lancaster Billiard Table Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in oil lamps particularly adapted for
billiard table lighting and also for any purpose, where all round reflector shades.
are necessary..
As arranged at present, the lamps have to be lifted bodily from their sustaining
ring, for lighting, or when requiring to be replenished with oil, this is a
dangerous inconvenience, because without great care is exercised, the lamp may
become upset damaging the green cloth of the table and even causing a con--
flagration.
My invention relates to improvements by which the inconveniences described are
avoided.
To enable this to be performed. I adopt the arrangement shewn in the accom--
panying sheet of drawings.
Instead of having to lift the lamp from the sustaining ring, the latter can
be bodily lifted from its socket, which is provided at the end of the bracket or
projecting arm.
In the illustrations
Figure 1 shews a side view of the general arrangement of which A is the lamp.
sustaining ring, B is the lamp, C the reflector shade, D the socket formed at the
end of the bracket E.
Figure 2 shews the sustaining ring and spiggot which is tapered and is provided
with a central core, on which a pin is passed to attach the connections more.
firmly.
Figures 3 & 4 shew respectively, a view of the bracket and a section through the.
socket and a view of the bracket in plan looking from below.
The part of the socket F is provided with side pieces which keep the ring from
turning, all that is required to remove the lamp is the removal of the pin G,.
and the ring can then be bodily lifted from its socket carrying with it the oil
lamp.
An alternate arrangement can be adopted by which the sustaining ring and lamp.
may be bodily lowered to enable this to be accomplished. I counter balance the
weight of lamp and ring by means of a weight which is suspended in the manner
adopted for gas chandeliers.
Dated this First day September 1891.
JAMES ASHCROFT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Safety Billiard Table and Shaded Oil Lamps.
JAMES ASHCROFT, Ashcroft Buildings 37 Victoria Street Liverpool, in the
County of Lancaster Billiard Table Manufacturer 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 oil lamps particularly adapted for
billiard table lighting and also for any purpose where all round reflector shades are
necessary. As arranged at present, the lamps have to be lifted bodily from their
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page_text: sustaining rings, for lighting, or when requiring to be replenished with oil. This
is a dangerous inconvenience because without great care is exercised, the lamp may
become upset damageing the green cloth of the table; and even causeing a con-
flagration. My invention relates to improvements by which the inconveniences
described are avoided.
To enable this to be performed I adopt the arrangement shewn in the accom-
panying sheet of drawings.
Instead of having to lift the lamp from the sustaining ring, the latter can be
bodily lifted from its socket which is provided at the end of the bracket or
projecting arm.
In the illustrations,
J
Figure 1 shews a side view of the general arrangement of which A is the lamp
sustaining ring, B the lamp, C the reflector shade, D the socket formed at the end
of the bracket E.
Figure 2 shews the sustaining ring, and spiggot which is tapered and is provided
with a central core, in which a pin is passed to attach the connection more
firmly.
Figures 3 & 4 shew respectively a view of the bracket and a section through the
socket, and a view of the bracket in plan looking from below.
The part of the socket F is provided with side pieces which keep the ring from
turning.
All that is required to remove the lamp is the removal of the pin G, and
the ring can then be bodily lifted, from its socket carrying with it the oil lamp.
An alternate arrangement can be adopted by which the sustaining ring and
lamp may be bodily lowered, to enable this to be accomplished. I counter balance
the weight of lamp and ring, by means of a weight which is suspended in the manner
adopted for gas. chandeliers.
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
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Firstly That the lamp can be detached without danger of upsetting the oil.
Secondly There being no supports as usual, to carry the wire frame of reflector
shade, the light consequently reflects no shadows.
Thirdly The general arrangement as shewn & described.
Dated this 17th day of June 1899
JAMES ASHCROFT.