Improvements in Night and other like Lights.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 6th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 22nd Jan., 1898
TRUVIDIONAL
DI PUITIONT
Improvements in Night and other like Lights.
We, WILLIAM CHARLES SMITH, of White House, Red Bridge, Ilford, Manufac-
turing Chemist, and ALBERT PIDGEON, of 18, Winnifred Road, White Post Lane,
Little Ilford, Engineer, both in the County of Essex, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention has mainly for its object improvements in night and other like
lights with a view to retain the wick securely in an upright position during the
entire period of burning, even in spite of side draughts or of undue heat. For
this purpose we form the night or like light in two parts, the inner part being in the
form of a separately made small candle which may conveniently be about of an
inch in diameter fitting a hole of corresponding size in the centre of the outer
part. We form the central portion of the light of material having a much
higher melting point than that of which the outer portion is made and we
preferably make the central part of a different color to that of the outer part which
in addition to giving an ornamental appearance may also be used to denote different.
qualities of material. The central portion has the wick passing centrally there-
through and said wick is at the lower end passed through a sustainer.
It will be readily understood that by the above described improvements the wick
will be securely held by the comparatively hard material immediately surrounding it,
notwithstanding that the material of the outer part of the light may be in a somewhat
melted condition.
We would here remark that the method of manufacture above described may be
employed apart from the use of materials having different melting points.
We would also remark that we are aware that wicks have heretofore been coated
with high quality wax but the amount of wax used thereon has been very small and
if a larger quantity of such high quality wax were employed it would make the night
or other like light expensive to produce, but by our invention we are enabled to use
a cheaper material to form the central candle like portion of the light.
Dated this 5th day of March 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Night and other like Lights.
We, WILLIAM CHARLES SMITH, of White House, Red Bridge, Ilford, Manufacturing
Chemist, and ALBERT PIDGEON, of 18 Winnifred Road, White Post Lane, Little
Ilford, Engineer, both in the County of Essex, 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:—
The invention has mainly for its object improvements in night and other like

page_text: lights with a view to retain the wick securely in an upright position during the
entire period of burning, even in spite of side draughts or of undue heat.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood, we will proceed aided by
the accompanying drawings fully to describe the same.
Fig. 1 is a plan of a night light constructed according to the invention and Fig. 2
is a vertical section of the same.
We form the night or other like light in two parts, the inner part a being in the
form of a separately made small candle, which may conveniently be about of an
inch in diameter, fitting a hole of corresponding size in the centre of the outer
part b.
We form the central portion a of the night light of material having a much
higher melting point than that of which the outer portion 6 is made, and we
preferably make the central part a of a different color to that of the outer part b,
which, in addition to giving an ornamental appearance, may also be used to denote
different qualities of material. The central portion has the wick a¹ passing
centrally therethrough, and said wick is, at the lower end, passed through a
sustainer c.
It will be readily understood that by the above described improvements the wick a¹
will be securely held by the comparatively hard material immediately surrounding
it, notwithstanding that the material of the outer part 6 of the light may be in a
somewhat melted condition.
We would here remark that the method of manufacture above described may be
employed apart from the use of materials having different melting points, for the
purpose of ornamentation only or to denote different classes of night lights.
We are aware that wicks have heretofore been coated with high quality wax, but.
the amount of wax used thereon has been very small, and if a larger quantity of
such high quality wax were employed, it would make the night or other like light
expensive to produce, but by our invention we are enabled to use a cheaper material
to form the central candle-like portion of the light.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. A night or other like light consisting of an inner part in the form of a small
candle containing a wick fitting a hole of corresponding size in the outer part,
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
2. A night or other like light consisting of an inner part in the form of a small
candle fitting a hole of corresponding size in the outer part, the inner part being
made of material having a higher melting point than that of the surrounding
material, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
3. In a night light of the character claimed in Claims 1 and 2, forming the inner
part of a different color from the outer part, substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose stated.
4. A night light consisting of a central portion a containing a wick a¹, an outer
portion b, and wick sustainer c, substantially as herein shown and described and
for the purpose stated.
5. The improvements in night lights substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 6th day of December 1897.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.