Automatically Holding Candles in Candlesticks.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Mar., 1895-Accepted, 24th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Automatically Holding Candles in Candlesticks.
I, JOSEPH LEGGE, of Stafford Street Willenhall in the County of Stafford,
Lock Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to apply to candlesticks a combined handle and
candle-holder of simple construction and neat design, which shall at the same
time be thoroughly effective in use.
To the ordinary saucer-shaped dish forming the body of the candlestick, I fix
in a suitable position a strip of metal of sufficient strength. This strip of metal,
which forms the handle of the candlestick, is riveted or otherwise fixed near its
one extremity to the edge of the saucer-shaped dish, and then curved inwards
towards the candle socket, which is of any ordinary construction. In the said
candle socket, and about halfway up, I cut a horizontal slot of sufficient length
to receive the disengaged end of the strip forming the handle, which thus protrudes
into the interior of the cylinder forming the socket, where it is bent upwards
(preferably), for a short distance, at right angles. The horizontal slot above
referred to is of sufficient size to enable the loose end of the strip forming the
handle to play freely in the socket. It is obvious that in a candlestick so con-
structed, the handle being fixed at one end and free at the other is equivalent
to a flat spring, while the part of the said spring-handle which projects into the
socket and there turns upwards (preferably) is capable of holding the candle in
the manner I shall now describe.
When it is desired to place the candle in the socket, the turned up part of
the spring-handle (which in the absence of the candle projects well towards the
centre of the candle socket) is pressed back against the inner circumference of
the socket, (which it fits) and the candle is inserted. The elasticity of the handle
then causes the turned up part within the socket to press against the candle and
so hold it firmly in position within the socket.
Evidently the design of the handle, its degree of elasticity, its position on the
candlestick body, and the exact arrangement of slot and turned up part, may be
varied to any extent without departing from my invention.
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Dated this 22nd day of June 1894.
I, JOSEPH LEGGE, of Stafford Street Willenhall in the County of Stafford,
Lock 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 :-
"The object of my invention is to apply to candlesticks a combined handle and

page_text: candle holder of simple construction and neat design which shall at the same time
be thoroughly effective in use.
To the ordinary saucer shaped dish forming the body of the candlestick, I fix in
a suitable position a strip of metal of sufficient strength. This strip of metal,
which forms the handle of the candlestick is riveted or otherwise lixed near its one
extremity to the edge of the saucer shaped dish, and then curved inwards towards
the candle socket, which is of any ordinary construction. In the said candle
socket, in a suitable position, I cut a horizontal slot of sufficient length to
receive the disengaged end of the strip forming the handle, which thus protrudes
into the interior of the cylinder forming the socket, where it is bent upwards
(preferably) for a short distance, at right angles. The horizontal slot above
referred to is of sufficient size to enable the loose end of the strip forming the
bandle to play freely in the socket. It is obvious that in a candlestick so con-
structed, the handle being fixed at one end and free at the other is equivalent to a
flot spring, while the part of the said spring handle which projects into the socket
and there turns upward (preferably) is capable of holding the candle in the manner
I shall now describe.
When it is desired to placed the candle in the socket, the turned up part of the
spring-handle (which in the absence of the candle projects well towards the centre
of the candle socket) is pressed back against the inner circumference of the socket
and the candle inserted. The elasticity of the handle then causes the turned up
part within the socket to press against the candle and so hold it firmly in position
within the socket.
Having thus stated the nature of my invention I will proceed to describe it in
reference to the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked
thereon. The same letters occurring on different figures denote corresponding
parts.
Figure is a sectional elevation of a common type of candlestick to which my
invention is applied. With a view to increased clearness I have in this and the
other figures indicated the candlestick by dotted lines and the essential feature of
my invention by solid lines.
A is the spring-handle already described. It is formed, as will be seen in
Figure 2, which is a plan of Figure 1, of a strip of any suitable material, and is
fixed at one extremity B to the saucer like body of the candlestick C in any
suitable manner. In the drawing it is shown rivetted. The said strip is then
curved upwards and inwards towards the candlestick socket D as shown. At E
(Figure 1) I cut a horizontal slot in the said socket of sufficient width to receive
the end of the spring handle, which passes through the said slot into the interior
of candlestick socket D, where it is turned upwards (preferably) for a short
distance, at right angles, as shown at F, Figures 1 and 2. The spring handle A
passes freely through the slot at E, which is just large enough to allow free
play. As it is undesirable that the turned up part F of the spring handle should
protrude too far into the interior of socket and thus have a tendency to crush
the candle when the latter is nearly burnt out and therefore somewhat soft,
I place suitable stops G G (Figures 2 and 3) on the said spring handle A which
come into contact with the sides of the slot E and thus prevent the turned up
part F from projecting farther into the socket than is shown by Figures 1 and 2.
When it is desired to place the candle in position sufficient pressure is applied to
the spring handle A to bring the turned up part F from the position shown in
Figures and 2 to that shown in Figure 3, when it rests against the interior
circumference of the socket. The candle is then inserted in the socket and the
spring handle A released. It immediately seeks to resume its normal position
(Figures 1 and 2) but is prevented by the candle which is thus firmly gripped in
the socket.
I may point out that the design of spring handle A, its degree of elasticity, its
position on the candlestick body, and the exact arrangement of slot E and turned

page_text: up (preferably) part F may be varied to any extent without departing from my
invention.
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,―
1. The use of a spring handle for automatically holding candles in candlesticks
substantially as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The use of a candle holder actuated by a spring handle for automatically
holding candles in candlesticks substantially as herein described and illustrated by
the accompanying drawings.
3. The use of a combined spring handle and candle holder for automatically
holding candles in candlesticks substantially as herein described and illustrated by
the accompanying drawings.
Dis 10th dow at Man 1805
JOSEPH LEGGE.