Year: 1895

page_text: I HENRY SALSBURY of 125 and 126 Long Acre, London, Lamp Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for object certain improvements in or relating to cycle and
like lamps and relates
1. To a novel catch by which the upper and lower body of a lamp can be
secured together in a rigid yet temporary manner for the double purpose of
fastening and to prevent rattling or noise while travelling.
2. To a novel method of building up a back mirror reflector of such a lamp with
its casing for insertion into the back frame or body.
3. To means of fastening the side lights or combined side and back reflectors or
one only of such to enable a side light to be readily opened for lighting the burner
wick without necessitating the removal of the lamp for that purpose.
According to the first improvement herein referred to I attach a back upright
to the oil tank and bend or affix two inwardly formed wings as guides for leading
a back plate of the upper body down when the connection has to be made. Both
these back plates are slotted and that of the oil tank has a spring_tongue like
catch jointed to it, the nose of the catch passing through its slot and exposing a
step or a couple of end steps which bear against the flat part of the other or body
plate, the nose itself engaging in the slot of said plate to lock one plate to the
other and thereby make the lamp complete.
The body back plate stands away from the body proper for passage of air by a
bole in the body for feeding or assisting to feed the flame.
The tongue of the spring catch preferably points downward to enable a persons
finger to exert pressure for separating the body from the oil well or tank in an
easy manner and where there is plenty of room for that purpose, it being below
the parallel joint frame by which the lamp is suspended to a cycle.
According to the second part of my invention I stamp a face plate with a
beaded rim and preferably with a few tangs, and also with a hole into the over-
lapping edges of which I insert and secure a hollow ground or moulded mirror,
the stamping dies being so arranged that the upper part of the front is bulged
outwardly to set the reflecting mirror at an angle. I perforate or slot the lower
part of the plate for ventilating it.
I retain the mirror in position by a felt or other fabric cushion and then cover
the felt with a thin plate which I secure by the edge beading or by the tangs if
such be provided to the reflector plate. This thin plate is perforated or slotted
to coincide with the slots of the reflector plate to prevent the mirror being
sweated.
The hinged side light frame is provided with a shell like extension in such
manner that its edge can ride over the edge of another shell like device projecting
from the body of the lamp and close to with a click but easily removed by a slight
uprising forward pressure.
Dated this 7th dow of Novambo- 1905
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London-
Agent for the said H. Salsbury..

page_text: I, HENRY SALSBURY, of 125 and 126 Long Acre, London, Lamp 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 has for object certain improvements in or relating to cycle and
like lamps, and relates:
1. To a novel catch by which the upper and lower body of a lamp can be
secured together in a rigid yet temporary manner for the double purpose of
fastening and to prevent rattling or noise while travelling.
2. To a novel method of building up a back mirror reflector of such a lamp
with its casing for insertion into the back frame or body.
According to the first improvement herein referred to I attach a back upright
to the oil tank, and bend or affix two inwardly formed wings as guides for leading
a back plate of the upper body down when the connection has to be made.. Both
these back plates are slotted and that of the oil tank has a spring tongue. like.
catch jointed to it, the nose of the catch passing through its slot and exposing a
step or a couple of end steps which bear against the Hat part of the other or body
plate, the nose itself engaging in the slot of said plate to lock one plate to the
other and thereby make the lamp complete.
The body back plate stands away from the body proper for passage of air by
a hole in the body for feeding or assisting to feed the flame.
The tongue of the spring catch preferably points downward to enable a person's
finger to exert pressure for separating the body from the oil well or tank in an
easy manner and where there is plenty of room for that purpose it being below the
parallel joint frame by which the lamp is suspended to a cycle.
According to the second part of my invention, I stamp a face plate with a
beaded and outer rim and preferably with a few tangs, and I also stamp a. piece,
out leaving an inner beaded rim, into the overlapping edges of which I insert and
secure thereby a hollow ground or moulded mirror, the stamping dies being so
arranged that the upper part of the front is bulged outwardly to set the reflecting
mirror at an angle.
I perforate or slot the lower part of the plate for ventilating it. I retain the
mirror in position by a felt or other fabric cushion and then cover the felt with a
thin plate which I secure by the edge beading, or by the tangs if such be provided
to the reflector plate. This thin plate is perforated or slotted to coincide with
the slots of the reflector plate to prevent the mirror being sweated..
My invention is shown on the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 back view of upper body of a cycle lamp.
Figure 2 back elevation of lower body or oil tank portion.
Figure 3 section through line a a (with mirror removed) of Figure 4, which is a
part sectional elevation of a lamp with the two detachable parts secured together.
Figure 5 detached perspective elevation of my catch fastener.
Figure 6 exterior elevation of the police type of lamp or lantern, constructed
according to the first part of my invention.
Figure 7 view of lower part of same, detached.
Figures 8 and 9 back and front elevations of my improved reflector and
constructed according to the second part of my invention.
Referring to Figures 1 to 5 respectively; A is the upper body, B lower or oil
tank portion, C back plate on upper body with slot D, said plate C standing away
from the back body A. by the kinks E E and secured by rivets FF by the

page_text: lips GG the lower being somewhat narrower to leave a portion of the back for
entry into the grooves formed by the inwardly turned lips on the back plate.
His the back plate of the lower or oil tank portion B with inner lipped edges I I
before mentioned to engage over and enclose the side edges of the back plate C.
The plate H is also slotted at J for the passage of a catch K provided with two
shoulders L L.
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The opposite end M of said catch is of curved formation and serves as a finger
press or tongue for releasing the catch from the two slots D J when the two
parts A B of the lamp have to be separated.
The catch K L L and tongue M at a determined part between them have a
couple of lugs N N for attachment to other lugs N', N, projecting from the back
plate H by a cross pin P as on a hinge joint, said pin being encircled by a coiled
spring, of which one end bears against the plate H and the other against the
tongue M for pressing the catch K, L, L, home, the catch passing well into the
slot J and into the slot D so that the shoulders L L bear in contact against
the back plate C the hole D being only of sufficient width to allow the catch K
to enter, the catch K thereby locking the parts together and by pressure of the
shoulders L L against the back C under the action of its spring prevents noise or
rattle of the two parts A B of the lamp while travelling.
The back H may have any kind of anti-vibration appliance, but I have shown
four socket lugs QQ for the well known parallel frame.
According to the arrangement shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, the plate H
receives the plate C and holds it within the turned lips I I, but at Figures 6 and 7
the equivalent of the back plate H is fitted to the body of the lamp as a box like
frame having a turned in lip I at the edge which joins the body of the lamp and
another lip I pinched in at the side and adapted to receive the angled frame C
attached to the oil tank, the tongue and spring catch being on the side of the box H
and consequently at the side of the lamp instead of at the back as in the earlier
figures.
Figures 8 and 9 indicate the second part of my invention, R is the mirror dished
and let into the beading of the shell S and having a piece of felt S₁ between it and
the back plate T, the lower part of which is slotted as is also the lower part of the
face plate or shell S for the passage of air, the two plates ST with the felt
between the plate T and mirror R being fastened by fold down tangs U, U. The
shell is stamped or pressed forwardly at top to set the mirror at an angle and the
appliance is slid into position in any well known manner.
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 1
claim is :-
1. In a cycle or, like lamp, the appliances shown in Figures 1 to 7 of the
drawings by which the upper and lower body parts can be securely held together
yet readily releasable from each other, as set forth.
2. In a cycle or like lamp, a spring catch K with shoulders L, L, passing into
and bearing against the plate C respectively and as and for the purposes described.
3. In a cycle or like lamp, the double cased mirror carrier with slots or their
equivalents, as shown and as and for the purpose described.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Henry Salsbury.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Henry Salsbury.