IMPROVEMENTS IN REFLECTORS FOR CARRIAGE LAMPS
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Westaway, of Plymouth, in the County of Devon,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN REFLECTORS FOR CARRIAGE LAMPS,"
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Westaway at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th July 1879.
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JAMES WESTAWAY, of Plymouth, in the County of Devon. IMPROVEMENTS IN
REFLECTORS FOR CARRIAGE LAMPS."
This Invention relates to reflectors for carriage lamps; the object being to
provide a movable or adjustable reflector for the purpose of directing the light in
any required direction.
To the outer side of the lamp is hinged a reflector plate or cover having the
reflecting surface of this or that kind upon the inner face of the said hinged plate,
which plate is to be of size and configuration conformably to the exterior shape of
configuration of the lamp when said plate is closed upon its hinge.
In order to secure the hinged reflector at the desired angle a hasp or a quadrant
lever is provided. In the case of a hasp the same will be secured at the edge of
the metal body of the lamp and will engage with a loop or catch on the hinged
reflector plate, and will also act as a fastener for the reflector plate when closed.
Again when a quadrant is employed the same will conveniently be secured upon
either the upper or lower edge of the hinged plate and slide in a curved groove in
the upper or lower part of the lamp. Indentations or holes will be provided on
the said quadrant bar, and a spring clip or binder screw will be provided on the
lamp frame to engage with the quadrant to hold the hinged reflector plate at the
required angle. The polished side of the reflector will be on the inside, and when
closed it will protect the side glass of the lamp at the same time that it will be kept
clean.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said James Westaway in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 7th
January 1880.
JAMES WESTAWAY, of Plymouth, in the County of Devon.
REFLECTORS FOR CARRIAGE LAMPS."
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'IMPROVEMENTS IN
This Invention relates to reflectors for carriage lamps, the object being to pro-
vide a movable or adjustable outside reflector for the purpose of directing the light
in any required direction.

page_text: To the outer side of the lamp is hinged a reflector plate or cover, having the
reflecting surface of this or that kind upon the inner face of the said hinged plate,
which plate is to be of size and configuration conformably to the exterior shape or
configuration of the lamp when said plate is closed upon its hinge.
In order to secure the hinged reflector at-the desired angle a hasp or a quadrant
lever is provided. In the case of a hasp the same will be secured at the edge of the
metal body of the lamp and will engage with a hasp or catch on the hinged
reflector plate, and will also act as a fastener for the reflector plate when closed.
Again, when a quadrant is employed the same will conveniently-be-secured-upon
either the upper or lower edge of the hinged plate and slide in a curved groove in
the upper or lower part of the lamp. Indentations or holes will be provided on the
said quadrant bar, and a spring clip or binder screw will be provided on the lamp
frame to engage with the quadrant to hold the hinged reflector plate at the required
angle. The polished side of the reflector will be on the inside, and when closed it
will protect the side glass of the lamp at the same time that it will be kept clean.
In order that the said Invention may be well understood I have hereunto
annexed a Sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is a side view
showing the reflector open, as in Fig. 2, which is a top view of the lamp; Fig. 3 is
a front view from right of Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating
the application of two of these outside reflectors to a lamp.
A is the reflector plate, which is shaped on the inside to clear the glass when
closed on its hinge, and the reflecting surface is of the required kind, silver or
nickel plated for instance. The hingeing of the reflector to the body of the lamp
may either be permanent or the bolt of the hinge sockets may be fixed to the
reflector plate A and be capable of being passed into the hinge sockets, so as to
allow of the reflector being removed if desired; B is a quadrant arm, shown
attached to the upper edge of the reflector plate A, and capable of sliding into a slot
in the top cover of the lamp; and a spring holding catch C is provided as shown, but
a binding screw would serve the same purpose. A metal plate A', see Figs. 2 and 4,
is in some cases secured upon the upper edge of the reflector plate A and extends
to the quadrant bar B, so as to throw the light in a downward as well as a forward
direction, and so keep the reflector clean and dry. When two of the side reflectors
are used with the top cover reflectors A¹, one or both of said covers should be pro-
vided with an opening A² to allow of the passage of the smoke from the lamp to
the chimney in case it may be desired to have one of the said reflectors closed.
Having now described the nature and particulars of my said Invention in such
wise that the same may be readily carried into practical effect I claim,-
The use of the outside reflector or reflectors A, A¹, for carriage lamps with their
holding devices, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said James Westaway, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Second day of January, in the year of our Lord One thousand
_ eight hundred and eighty.