Year: 1888

page_text: I JULIUS HELLER of the firm of Balduin Heller's Söhne of Teplitz in the Empire of
Austria Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to candle holders and its object is to enable candles of
various diameters to be each securely held in the holder or in a candlestick fitted
therewith.
The holder consists essentially of a base-plate or frame having around its edge a
suitable number of upwardly extended spring arms bent inward at their upper ends,
the arms are in their normal position slightly bent outward from each other to permit
of the insertion of the end of the candle within the circle bounded by them the candle
being inserted and resting on the base plate, a ring is slid upward around the spring
arnis and the latter are pressed together and their points enter the side of the candle
and hold it in position.
The holder may be attached by the base plate to a suitable support or it may be
a loose article adapted to be fitted to any candlestick of usual form having a socket for
the candle. The edge of the socket will then perform the function of the ring before
described which may be dispensed with.

page_text: I JULIUS HELLER of the firm of Balduin Heller's Söhne of Teplitz in the Empire of
Austria-Hungary, 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 candle holders and its object is to enable candles of
various diameters to be each securely held in the holder or in a candle stick fitted
therewith.
The holder consists essentially of a base plate or frame having around its edge a
suitable number of upwardly extended spring arms bent inward at their upper ends,
the arms are in their normal position slightly bent outward from each other to permit
of the insertion of the end of the candle within the circle bounded by them; the
candle being inserted a ring is slid upward around the spring arms so that the latter
are pressed together thereby and their points enter the side of the candle and hold it
in position.
The annexed drawing illustrates the improved candle holder Fig. 1 being an
elevation thereof in open position, Fig. 2 a plan, Fig. 3 an elevation in closed position.
Fig. 4 a vertical central section.
The holder a may be stamped out to have the spring arms before mentioned bent
up around a central base and so as to have a slight ontward spring as shown in
Fig. 1.
The upper ends of the arms are bent round and project inward as shown.
Around the arms lies the ring c which may be slightly conical and is provided or
formed with the flange b which may be shaped as in Fig. 2 or otherwise for ornament
and to afford convenient hold for moving the ring. A disc d is fixed below the body a
to prevent the ring c from falling off the body a.
The outward curving of the upper ends of the arms as shown prevent the removal
of the ring c from off the upper ends of said arms.
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
1. A candle holder comprising in combination the body a with arms as set
forth and the ring c with flange b substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. The combination of the body a having arms with their upper ends shaped
substantially as set forth with disc d below said body and ring c sliding on said arms
substantially as set forth.
Dated this 11th dow of December 1888