Improvements in or connected with Carriage Lamps.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Apr., 1896-Accepted, 16th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Carriage Lamps.
I. WILLIAM TUCKER WEBBER, of The City Lamp Works, Bishop Street, in
the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with carriage lamps, and
more particularly refers to the mechanism by which the candle tube (or handle as
it is sometimes named) is secured in the lamp socket and the locking of such
mechanism by its insertion in the lamp iron, the whole being arranged in such a
manner that shall permit of the said tube being withdrawn from the lamp, when
desired, without the complete removal of the lamp from the iron.
It consists as follows:-The socket of the lamp is made somewhat longer than is
usual. Within the socket is secured a spring catch at whose free end is a lump
upon which is formed a recess or the like, which engages with a bead or collar or
the like upon the candle tube. The spring catch is so placed that the lump is near
the top of the socket, the latter being cut away at such part to allow of the said
lump to extend to or project from its exterior surface. The collar or bead upon
the tube is so arranged that-when the said tube is pushed home-it shall be fair
with the notch &c. in the spring catch lump aforesaid.
Thus by these means, when the lamp is not in the lamp iron, the tube may be
passed into or withdrawn from the lamp, the spring catch being quite sufficient to
hold it, and readily yielding to permit of its passage into or out of position, and
when the lamp is further put into the iron such iron also embraces the lump, and
thereby prevents its yielding, and so absolutely locks the mechanism, but by
slightly raising the lamp in the iron such lump is free of the iron and consequently
the tube may be withdrawn without the removal of the lamp from its iron.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1896.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Carriage Lamps.
1, WILLIAM TUCKER WEBBER, of The City Lamp Works, Bishop Street, in
the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the saine is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with carriage lamps, and
more particularly refers to the mechanism by which the candle tube (or handle as
it is sometimes named) is secured in the lamp socket and the locking of such
mechanism by its insertion in the lamp iron, the whole being arranged in such a
nauner that shall permit of the said tube being withdrawn from the lamp, when
desired, without the complete removal of the lamp from the iron.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention I have appended hereunto an

page_text: illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference
similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1 shows the candle tube, in the secured position in the lamp when the latter
is in the lamp iron.
Fig. 2 shows the position of the fastening spring catch, when the tube is being
withdrawn.
It consists as follows;-The socket of the lamp 5, is made somewhat longer than
is usual. Within the socket is secured a spring catch 6 at whose free end is a lump
upon which is formed a recess 7 or the like, which engages with a bead or collar 8
or the like upon the candle tube 9.
The spring catch is so placed that the lump is near the top of the socket, that is,
near to the underside of the body of the lamp, the said socket being cut away at
such part to allow of the said lump to extend to or project from its exterior surface,
as seen in Fig. 2. The collar or bead 8 upon the tube is so arranged, that when
the said tube is pushed home it shall be fair or level with the notch 7 in the spring
catch 6 aforesaid.
Thus by these means, when the lamp is not in the lamp iron, the tube may be
passed into or withdrawn from the lamp in the ordinary manner the spring catch
being quite sufficient to hold it and readily yielding to permit of its passage into
or out of position, and when the lamp is further put into the iron or bracket 10,
such iron also embraces the lump as seen in Fig. 1, and thereby prevents its yielding,
and so absolutely locks the mechanism, but by slightly raising the lamp in the iron
as seen in Fig. 2, such catch 6 is free of the iron 10, and consequently the tube 9,
may be withdrawn without the further removal of the lamp from its iron.
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. Securing the handles or candle tubes of lamps, to the bottom of the lamp by
means of the catch lump 6, having the recess 7, engaging with the collar 8, but
placed at the upper end of the extended socket 5, so as to permit of the said tube 9,
being withdrawn from the lamp without the entire removal of the lamp from the
lamp iron 10, all substantially as set forth and shown.
Dated this 1st day of April 1896.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicant's Agent.