Improved Supports for Incandescent and other Electric Lamps.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 27th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Supports for Incandescent and other Electric Lamps.
We, RALPH SCRIVENER KEEP and PHILIP GALLIMORE, Adams Street, Birming-
ham, Brass Founders and Metal Spinners, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of two stamped or spun shells or cases in brass, copper,
or other metals. They are attached together by bayonet slots and wire pins, and
secured in a rigid position by brass nuts or knobs. The result is a light and elegant
ball fitting, which can be detached quickly, and put together without mixing up
or twisting the wire.
The fitting may also be made with two holes, tapped and screwed, in lieu of
bayonet slots if desirable.
Dated thin Ofth dose of Anil 1807
Improved Supports for Incandescent and other Electric Lamps.
RALPH SCRIVENER KEEP and PHILLIP GALLIMORE, Adams Street, Birming-
ham, Brass Founders and Metal Spinners, 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:-
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The object of our improved supports for incandescent, & other electric lamps is
to make a support, or a suspension ball, in two halves to facilitate the attachment
& detachment of the same, & also to prevent the mixing up, or twisting of the
electric wire. In carrying out this our invention, which consist of two stamped, or
spun, or cast shells or cases, in brass, copper, or other metal. They are attached
together, by bayonet slots, & wire pin's, & secured in a rigid position, by brass nuts
or knobs the cast shell's by a lock nut ring. The result is a light, & elegant ball
fitting, which can be detached, quickly, & put together, without mixing up or
twisting the wire. The fitting may also be made with two holes tapped & screwed
in lieu of the bayonet slots or the two shells forming the support or suspension
ball, made in sheet, or cast metal, may be otherwise attached to each other &
detached.
It is understood, that the top part of the case is threaded for attachment to other
fittings, & the bottom case carries four (more or less) short pieces of threaded tubes
to support other fittings. We shall adopt any mere modification that may be desired
in carrying out our improvements.
In order that our invention, may be fully understood, we will more particularly

page_text: describe it, with the aid of the accompanying drawings, in which similar parts are
marked with like letter of reference.
Fig. 1, represents in elevation, of the top & bottom shell, stamped or spun from
sheet metal, with bayonet slots in rim, & pins & screwed knob also the four tubes
in bottom shell, Fig. 2, represents in elevation our support or suspension ball, the
two shells attached to each other, by the bayonet slots & pins & screwed knobs, as
in Figure 1, but shown there apart. Fig. 3, represents an elevation, of the top &
bottom shell cast, with the top rim threaded, & the lock nut ring, upon the bottom
shell, & the four threaded tubes. Fig. 4, represents in elevation, our support, or
suspension ball, & the two shells attached to each other by the lock nut ring, as in
Figure 3, but shown there apart a top shell, made from sheet metal, a 1 top
shell cast, b bottom shell made from sheet metal, 6 1 bottom shell cast, c support
or suspension ball made from sheet metal, c 1 support or suspension ball, cast,
6. knobs working upon the pins 1e knob pressing against the bayonet slot, in the
rim-f thread rim, of the cast, top shell, G, lock nut ring-upon cast bottom shell,
G 1 lock nut ring, attached to the support, or suspension ball, h, tubes upon the
bottom shell-i, threaded top, for attachment to other fittings, the bayonet slot
in the rim.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said
invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1st. A support, or suspension ball, made in sheet metal, in two halves for incan-
descent & other electric lamps as set forth described & illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings as shown at Figures 1, & 2.
2nd. A support or a suspension ball, cast, in two halves for incandescent & other
electric lamps as set forth described, & illustrated in the accompanying drawings
as shown at Figures 3, & 4.
3rd. A support or a suspension ball made in two halves for incandescent & other
electric lamps.
Daind th: 06th Ja.. nf Tanu—— 1000
J. T. B. BENNETT,
4, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.