An Apparatus for Applying Gas Lamps or Brackets to Pianos and the like.
Year: 1885

page_text: An Apparatus for Applying Gas Lamps or Brackets to Pianos
and the like.
I, FRANCIS JOSEPH HARRIS of 14 Charlotte Street Fitzroy Square in the County
of Middlesex Gas-lighting Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this Invention;
to be as follows:-
My Invention has for its object to provide means whereby gas lighting may be.
applied to pianos and such like musical instruments.
According to my Invention I provide a stem or support which can be fixed to
the front board of the piano by means of a clip and screw or other means.
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Upon this stem or support a gas bracket light or lamp is fixed or fitted so as to
be capable of adjustment thereon and when adjusted of being fixed at any desired
elevation-The gas supply for the lamp may be brought to this bracket by means
of a flexible tube which can be attached to the bracket either forward of the stem.
or support or rearward of it and in the latter case the boss which slides or is fixed.
on the stem or support is hollow to form a gas channel to the burner. The part
which fits on the front board of the piano or the like may have a projection upon
or against which the lid fits to hold the said board and the said bracket or lamp.
firmly in place.
Dated this 7th day of November 1885.

page_text: and the like.
I, FRANCIS JOSEPH Harris of 14, Charlotte Street Fitzroy Square in the County
of Middlesex Gas-lighting Engineer 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 :—
My Invention has for its object to provide means whereby gas lighting may be
applied to pianos and such like musical instruments.
According to my Invention I provide a stem or support which can be fixed to
the front board of the piano by means of a clip and screw or other means. Upon
this stem or support a gas bracket light or lamp is fixed or fitted preferably so as
to be capable of adjustment thereon and when adjusted of being fixed at any
desired elevation. The gas supply for the lamp may be brought to this bracket by
means of a flexible tube which can be attached to the bracket either forward of the
stem or support or rearward of it and in the latter case the boss which slides or is
fixed to the stem or support is hollow to form a gas channel to the burner. The
part which fits on the front board of the piano or the like may have a projection
upon or against which the lid fits to hold the said board and the said bracket or
lamp firmly in place.
The accompanying Drawing represents in perspective an apparatus made
according to my Invention. A is the stem or support consisting of a vertical rod
or bar a to the lower end of which is fixed a clip a² which has a screw 6 passing
through its back member. This clip is passed over the front board of the instru-
ment (part of which is shewn at C) and the screw b is tightened up to secure it in
place. Upon the stein or support A is fitted a gas bracket light or lamp D pre-
ferably having jointed arms as shewn and provided with a boss d which can be
slidden to any required height on the rod a and be fixed there by tightening up
the screw d². The gas in the example illustrated is led to the lamp by a flexible
pipe part of which is shewn at e secured at one end to the source of gas supply
and at the other end to a nipple piece projecting from the boss d which latter is
hollow to allow the gas to pass therethrough to the lamp. The projection against
which the lid fits is shewn at a³.
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:
.
An apparatus for applying gas lamps or brackets to pianos or the like the said
apparatus being constructed or arranged substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this Ath dow of Amanat 1886