Lamps" and other Lamps of a similar Form.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 7th June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 13th July, 1888
Lamps" and other Lamps of a similar Form.
I GEORGE MOSS of 87 Constitution Hill, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick,
Lamp Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of lamps generally
known as ships globe lanterns or lamps, and other lamps of a similar forin and make,
which have a guard or fence about their glass portions.
Generally speaking such lamps are formed with their upper and lower portions or
parts consisting of a ring or body form, circular or otherwise.
Between this upper and lower part, the glass, which may be of a globular or other
shape is mounted, and around such glass a guard or fence is made. In case such
glass should be broken or damaged, requiring its removal & replacing, or for other
reasons, it is desirous that they should be so constructed, as that they may be readily
and easily taken to pieces or parts in a simple yet efficient manner, in order to do
this, and afterwards to be readjusted and secured; and for these purposes I have
made this my invention, which consists of the guard being made in two parts, and
connected by means of screw unions, in combination with parts (or halves) or
additions of the top or bottom ring or body of such lanterns or lamps being connected
and secured to their corresponding parts, by means of strong click springs, or by
means of cotter pins, or their equivalents; such separate parts of the top and bottom-
rings or body, being connected to its associate part of the guard, by means of such
other portions of the said guard, which serve as tio pieces; the whole being constructed
in such a manner, as that when taken apart for the purpose of inserting a new glass
or for other purposes, it shall consist virtually of two parts only, which said two parts
can be readily and quickly connected together in the manner described.
Dated this 13th day of September 1887.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: Lamps
and other Lamps or a similar Form.
I GEORGE MOSS of 874 Constitution Hill, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick,
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 relates to improvements in the construction of lamps generally
known as ships globe lanterns or lamps, and other lamps of a similar form and make,
which have a guard or fence about their glass portions.
Generally speaking the frameworks of such lamps are formed with their upper and
lower portions or parts consisting of a ring or body form, circular or otherwise.
Between this upper and lower part, the glass, which may be of a globular or other
shape is mounted, and around such glass a guard or fence is made.
In case such glass should be broken or damaged, requiring its removal and replacing,
or for other reasons, it is desirous that the framework of the lamp should be so
constructed, as that it may be readily and easily taken to pieces, and afterwards
readily readjusted and secured, in a simple yet efficient manner and for these purposes
I have made this my invention, which consists of the guard being made in two parts,
and connected by means of unions in combination with parts (or halves) or additions
of the top or bottom ring or body of such lanterns or lamps and connected and secured
to their corresponding parts, by means of strong springs, or by means of cotter pins,
or their equivalents; such separate parts.of the top and bottom rings or body, being
connected to their associate part or parts of the guard, by means of such other portions
of the said guard, which serves as tie pieces; the whole being constructed in such.a
manner, as that when taken apart for the purpose of inserting a new glass or for
other purposes, it shall consist virtually of two parts only, which said two parts can be
readily and quickly connected together in the manner described.
I will now proceed to more particularly describe this my invention, having reference
to the accompanying illustrative sheets of drawings upon which are figures and letters
of reference, and upon which also similar letters refer to the same thing or part.
•
Fig. is a part sectional elevation of a lamp with loose part of guard or fence
detached, and having its top and bottom framework open at the side to allow of the
removal of the glass.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of the detachable portion of the guard.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the lamp complete.
Fig. 4 is a part sectional plan of Fig. 3 upon line A-B.
Fig. 5 is an elevation and plan shewing how a spring fastening may be used instead
of a cotter fastening as seen in Figs. 1 to 4.

page_text: Fig. is a part plan of Figs. 7 & 8.
Fig. 10 is a detailed view of the slot for securing the cotter peg seen in
Figs. 7 & 8.
Fig. 11 is an elevation of Figs. 6 to 10 inclusive completed.
Fig. 12 is a part sectional elevation of a lamp having a cylindrical form of glass,
and a modification in detail of the method of attachment of the guard to the
framework.
Fig. 13 is an elevation of one of the loose portions of the guard.
Fig. 14 is a plan of Fig. 13.
Fig. 15 is an elevation of Figs. 12, 13 & 14 completed.
I will first describe it as seen in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, in which a is the globe or
glass,,, the top and bottom framework of the lamp; c, c', the guard or fence
around the glass or globe. This guard is made in two parts, one of which may be
secured permanently to the top and bottom framework b, b, (as shewn), or they inay
be made separate and distinct from such framework as seen in Figs. 6, 7, & 8.
As shewn however the one part is permanently secured to the said framework, and
to accommodate this a portion of the said framework is cut away at d, d', to admit of
the passage of the globo a, sideways into its place.
Having thus placed the glass in position the detachable portion of the guard Fig. 2
is next placed in position, the ends e passing into the sockets e', and the cotters f
being secured by the hinged fastenings as shewn complete in Fig. 3.
Instead of this cotter fastenings I may if desired substitute therefor a spring catch
as for instance as shewn in Fig. 5. Generally however I should prefer the former.
Figs. 6 to 11 inclusive illustrate a modified form of fastening the guard to the
framework, in which as before intimated the guard is shewn in two detachable
parts Figs. 7 & 8. In this case the top and bottom framework completely encircle the
upper and lower ends of the glass at ; . Upon the semi cylindrical upper and
lower portions of the guards, a projecting peg is provided, which, (when the two
parts forming the guard is put together around the frame and glass, as shown in
Fig. 11,) takes into the slot in the sliding rings k, k¹, shewn, in detail in Fig. 10,
the rings k, k, being made to slide up and down the cylindrical portions l, l, of the
framework.
j
Upon the said rings k, k, being first slid on to the said pegs in a vertical direction
and then turned round circularwise for a short distance, the fastening is again
complete, the ends e again passing into the socket e as before.
Although in Figs. 6 to 11 inclusive the guard is illustrated as consisting of two
independent detachable portions, still it will be apparent, one of such portions may
be secured to the top and bottom parts 1, 1, if desired, in which case an opening would
be made in the sides, similar as at d, d¹ Fig. 1 for the admission or removal of the
glass.
In Figs. 12, 13, 14 & 15, is illustrated a further modification in the method of
fastening the detachable portions of the guard, to the framework of the lamp; and
also the application of this my invention to a lamp having a cylindrical shaped glass.
In this case the one end (upper or lower) of the two portions of the guard would
be similar to those shown in Figs. 7 & 8 having a projecting peg i, to correspond to
and be secured in a sliding ring slot j, but the other end (lower,) the vertical portions
of the guard would be formed into a somewhat hook form, to take into holes or loops
formed in or upon the corresponding end of the framework at m.
In putting this together, the glass having been first inserted, the lower hooked
ends would be passed into their respective holes, when their upper parts would be
brought together, the ends e again passing into the socket e¹, and the upper
seini cylindrical portions brought close against the upper framework, when the
sliding ring is slid down on to the peg i and turned round securing it as before,

page_text: In Fig. 12 the two portions of the guard are in their position ready for the sliding
down of the ring k, while Fig. 15 shews the fastening completed.
The portions of the lamp not described are more or less of ordinary construction,
and form no part of this my invention.
I am aware that lamps have already been constructed having detachable
portions of their guards and therefore I do not claim broadly the use of such
portions but:
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The combination and arrangement of the parts constituting my detachable guard
lamp substantially as herein described and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 1 to 5
inclusive.
2. The combination and arrangement of the parts constituting the modification
substantially as herein described and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 6 to 11
inclusive.
3. The combination and arrangement of the parts constituting the modification
substantially as herein described and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 12 to 15
inclusive.
Dated this cal 1. "T
1000
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham,
Applicant's Agent.