IMPROVE- to be as MENTS IN GLOBE HOLDERS FOR GAS AND OTHER BURNERS AND LAMPS follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I WILLIAM HENRY SLEEP of St Germans in the county of Cornwall, Implement
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVE-
to be as
MENTS IN GLOBE HOLDERS FOR GAS AND OTHER BURNERS AND LAMPS
follows:-
"
My invention relates to improvements in globe holders for gas and other burners
and lamps whereby the necessity for employing screws for fixing the globes is
entirely obviated, the globe holder is very simple in construction and effective in
its action.
In carrying out my invention, at a suitable distance below the burner I hinge or
joint three or other suitable number of arms each arm extending upwardly out-
wards and downward from its hinge or joint, the two parts being thus at an angle to
each other. The upper part of each of the arms is formed with a clip to receive and
hold the globe as usual and the lower part of cach arm is so constructed that when
the upper parts of the arms are opened to receive the globe, the said lower parts of
the arms come close to the gas or other tube. The lower parts of the arms inay
vary in length and at or near the hinges or joints thereof, they do not bear against
the gas or other tube, but stand off at a distance therefrom. On the gas or other
tube below the hinges or joints of the arms I provide a collar having a flange and
sliding loosely on the said tube and serving to spread and contract the arms by
being raised and lowered respectively. Between the said loose sliding collar and
the hinges or joints of the arms I sometimes place a spiral or other suitable spring
for automatically moving down the collar to draw together the arms after they
have been spread for receiving the globe. Or the collar may be employed without
the said spring. Or it can be arranged with one, two, three or more moveable
arms for that purpose.
:
To fix a globe by means of a holder of this construction the loose collar is pushed
or lifted up on the gas or other tube and the upper parts of the arms will spread
out to receive the globe, the globe is then placed in position on the said upper
parts of the arms and the collar is allowed to fall, or is pressed down by means of
the hereinbefore described spring, the collar in falling spreads the lower parts of
the arms and at the same time closes the upper parts thereof onto the globe; the
said arms will clasp or hold the globe firmly and will not allow it to become loose
from being shakon. To remove the globe it is only necessary to raise the collar
when the upper parts of the arms will move outwards and allow of the globe being
taken off.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM HENRY SLEEP, of St Germans, in the county of Cornwall, Implement
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN GLOBE HOLDERS FOR GAS AND OTHER BURNERS AND LAMPS" and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in globe holders for gas and other burners
and lamps whereby the necessity for employing screws for fixing the globes is
entirely obviated, the globe holder is very simple in construction and effective in
its action.
In carrying out my invention, at a suitable distance below the burner Ì hinge or
joint three or other suitable number of arms cach arm extending upwardly out-
wards and downward from its hinge or joint, the two parts being thus at an angle
to each other. The upper part of each of the arms is formed with a clip, to receive
and hold the globe as usual and the lower part of each arm is so constructed that
when the upper parts of the arms are opened to receive the globe, the said lower
parts of the arms come close to the gas or other tube. The lower parts of the arms
may vary in length and at or near the hinges or joints thereof, they do not bear
against the gas or other tube, but stand off at a distance therefrom. On the gas
or other tube below the hinges or joints of the arms I provide a collar having a
flange and sliding loosely on the said tube and serving to spread and contract the
arms by being raised and lowered respectively.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, is a plan
and figure 2, an elevation of a globe holder constructed according to my invention
and shewn applied to an ordinary gas burner the parts being in the open position
ready to receive a globe; figure 3, is an elevation of the globe holder holding a
globe in position. Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a, a', are the arms which are hinged or jointed to lugs or projections 6, situated
below the burner c,; the parts a, of the arms extend upwards and outwards as
shewn, and the parts a¹, extend downwards from the hinges or joints; d, d, d, are
the clips on the upper ends of the arms for receiving and holding the globe; when
the upper parts a, of the arms are opened as shewn in figure 2, to receive the globe
the lower parts a¹, of the arms come close to the gas tubo e, but stand off at a
distance therefrom near the hinges or joints b; f, is the collar sliding loosely on the
tube e, below the hinges or joints b, of the arms and g, is the flange on the collar
which flange serves to spread and contract the upper parts of the arins a, when the
ring is raised and lowered respectively.
To fix a globe by means of a holder of this construction the loose collar f, is
pushed or lifted up on the gas (or other) tube e, into the position ashewn in figure 2,
and the upper parts a, of the arms will spread out to receive the globe as the
raising of the ring g, will allow the lower parts a', of the arms to fall inwards
against the tube c,; the globe is then placed in position on the said upper parts a,

page_text: of the arms and the collar f, is allowed to fall, and the said collar f, in falling will
by means of its flange g, spread or move outwards the lower parts a¹, of the
arms thereby closing or moving inwards the upper parts a, thereof onto the globe h,
as shewn in figure 3, the said arms will clasp or hold the globe h, firmly and will
not allow it to become loose from being shaken as the tendency of the collar f, is
always to fall and move inwards the parts a, of the arms. To remove the globe h,
it is only necessary to raise the collar f, when the upper parts a, of the arms will
move outwards as herein before described and allow of the globe being taken off.
It will be obvious that if required I can employ a spiral or other suitable spring
between the loose sliding collar f, and the hinges or joints 6, of the arms such spring
serving to automatically move down the collar f, to draw the upper ends of the
arms inwards after they have been spread for receiving the globe. Or the holder
can be arranged with one, two, three or more moveable arms for that purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. A globe holder for gas and other burners and lamps having pivotted arms or
clips so constructed and arranged as to automatically open into position for receiving
the globe on a sliding collar being raised on the tube of the gas or other lamp and
to automatically close over the rim of the globe when the said collar is released
substantially as herein before described.
2. In a globe holder for gas and other burners and lamps the combination of
pivotted arnis or clips having downward extensions with a sliding collar adapted
to operate the said arms substantially us and for the purpose hereinbefore described
and represented in the accompanying drawing.
3. The improved globe holder for gas and other burners and lamps hereinbefore
described and represented in the accompanying drawing.