A New or Improved Holder for Tapers.
Year: 1897

page_text: A New or Improved Holder for Tapers.
I, THOMAS HIGGINS, of 39, Buckley Street, Lower Broughton, Manchester,
Blacksmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be us follows:-
This invention relates to a device to be employed in connection with the
ordinary taper and provides a simple and inexpensive article which will allow
the tapers to be held in a convenient manner.
The device is somewhat similar to a candle stick in its application, but is
formed from wire which is bent into the required shape. The wire is bent round
80 08 to form a conical coil terminating in a stem formed from a short cylindrical
coil. The end of the wire at the base is bent up and curved into the form of a
handle. The arrangement forms a base on which the taper and holder can stand,
and the taper is inserted in the end of the stem.
For more elaborate forms of holder, the stem may be made considerably longer,
and may be formed with a central enlarged part, the wire being bent or otherwise
treated to give an ornamental appearance.
n. of Drawh 1907
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
A New or Improved Holder for Tapers.
I, THOMAS HIGGINS, of 39, Buckley Street, Lower Broughton, Manchester,
Blacksmith, 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 a device to be employed in connection with the
ordinary taper and provides a simple and inexpensive article which will allow
the tapers to be held in a convenient manner.
The device is somewhat similar to a candle-stick in its application, and is
formed from wire which is bent into the required shape. The wire is bent round
so as to form a conical coil, terminating in stem formed from a short cylindrical
coil. The end of the wire at the base is bent up and curved into the form of a
haudle. The arrangement forms a base on which the taper and holder can stand,
and the taper is inserted in the end of the stem.

page_text: For more elaborate forms of holder, the stem may be made considerably longer,
and may be formed with a central enlarged part, the wire being bent or otherwise.
treated to give an ornamental appearance.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had
to the accompanying drawings which illustrate two forms of my improved
device.
As shown in Fig. 1 the wire is bent round so as to form a conical base A
consisting of a series of coils, diminishing in diameter as they ascend. The wire
is continued in smaller coils to form the straight stem B, the internal diameter
of which is sufficient for it to receive an ordinary taper. The taper is held by
these smaller coils while the base allows the article to be placed upon any support,
so that the taper can be put out of the band without requiring to be blown out.
The wire at the lower part of the base is bent at right angles and formed into a
small coil C which serves as a handle when the taper is to be carried.
As shown in Fig. 2 the stem D¹ is of considerably greater length and at the
middle the coils are enlarged to form the bulged part b. The taper can thus
be held by both the upper and lower parts of the stem giving a better grip,
the taper at the same time being more easily inserted than would be the case
if the stem were continued in small coils. The top b may also be slightly
enlarged to allow the taper to be inserted more easily.
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
1 claim is;-
(1) A holder for use in carrying tapers formed with a base by which the holder
can be supported, a stem at the top of the said base to receive a taper and a
handle at the side of the base by which the holder can be carried, substantially
as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) A holder for tapers formed from wire coiled or bent so as to form a base,
a straight stem at the top of the said base to receive the taper, and a handle at
the bottom of the base at one side, substantially as described and for the pur-
poses specified.
(3) The improved holder for tapers formed from wire coiled into a conical
base and continued in small coils to form a stem; the lower end being bent and
coiled at right angles to serve as a handle, substantially as described and shown
in Fig. 1 and for the purposes specified.
(4) The improved holder for tapers formed from wire coiled or bent into a
conical base, a handle at the side of the said base and a stem having an enlarged
part at the middle, substantially as described and shown in Fig. 2 and for the
purposes specified.
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