An Improved Ceiling Rose, and Attachment therefor, chiefly applicable for Electrical Purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 11th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ceiling Rose, and Attachment therefor, chiefly
applicable for Electrical Purposes.
I, ROBERT WALTER BRAHAM of 76 St. Agnes Terrace, Kennington in the
County of Surrey and 60 Red Lion Street Clerkenwell in the County of
Middlesex Metal Worker and Electrical Brass Finisher do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvement relates to ceiling roses and their attachments which are
universally employed in electric light rise and fall pendants.
In carrying my invention into practice I use a ceiling rose (similar to the ones
at present in use) and form around the base thereof a thin groove. I then form
the pulley ring or attachment with three or more lugs, which lugs are so arranged
that they fit the semi circular slots or grooves formed in the rose for the screws,
so that the said pulley ring can be easily slipped on the base of the ceiling rose
and readily adjusted by simply turning the ring or pulley attachment to the right
or to the left thereby causing the lugs to slide into the groove formed in the base
of the said ceiling rose.
To prevent the pulley ring or attachment from turning in either direction when
adjusted on the ceiling rose, I arrange thereon any suitable spring which fits into
a groove or slot formed on the outer edge of the base of the ceiling rose, thereby
holding the pulley attachment very firmly.
Several advantages are obtained by my above described improvement viz. It can
be produced without any increase in cost.
Another advantage of my improvement is that the ceiling rose can be fixed
without the pulley attachment as will be readily understood from the above
description it can be very easily adjusted after the rose has been fixed. This will
be found very advantageous when it is found necessary to convert an ordinary
pendant into a rise and fall pendant, as it obviates the necessity of disconnecting
the ceiling rose from the main wires.
Dated the 10th day of February 1896.
An Improved Ceiling Rose, and Attachment therefor, chiefly
applicable for Electrical Purposes.
I ROBERT WALTER BRAHAM of 76 St. Agnes Terrace Kennington in the
County of Surrey and 60 Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell in the County of
Middlesex Metal Spinner and Electrical Brass Finisher 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 improvements relate to ceiling roses and their attachments which are
universally employed in electric light rise and fall pendants.

page_text: In carrying my invention into practice I use a ceiling rose (similar to the ones.
at present in use) and form around the base thereof a groove of sufficient
proportion to take my improved ring and pulley attachment hereafter described.
The pulley ring or attachment I form with two or more lugs, which lugs are so
arranged that they fit the semi circular grooves formed in the rose for the screws,
so that the pulley ring can be easily slipped on the base of the ceiling rose and
readily adjusted by simply turning the ring or attachment to the right or to the
left which cause the lugs to slide into the groove formed in the base of the
ceiling rose.
To prevent the pulley ring or attachment from turning in either direction on
the ceiling rose I arrange thereon a suitable spring which fits into a groove or slot
formed on the outer edge of the base of the ceiling rose.
Reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which
Figure 1 is a view of the ceiling rose shewing the groove.
Figure 2 is a view of the ring and pulley attachment with spring.
Figure 3 is a view shewing the semi-circular grooves formed in the ceiling rose
for receiving the lugs.
Letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawing.
A, is the base of the ceiling rose, B, is the groove which I form in the base of
the said ceiling rose in which the pulley attachment slides. C is the pulley ring or
attachment formed with lugs D, which slide in the groove B, E is the spring which
I arrange for keeping the pulley ring or attachment in position. F, F, are the
grooves formed on the outer edge or flange of the base of the ceiling rose for
securing the pulley ring by means of the spring E. The grooves F. F. are formed,
one for receiving the spring when the pulley ring or attachment is slipped on the
ceiling rose ready for turning into position, and the other, for locking the pulley
attachment when it has been turned into position.
If found necessary my improved pulley ring may be used without the spring.
According to my invention several advantages may be obtained, amongst which
may be mentioned the following. The ceiling rose may be fixed without the pulley
ring or attachment, which is necessary with the arrangement at present in use, and
.3 will be seen from the foregoing description it can be easily adjusted after the
rose has been fixed which in practice will be found very advantageous when
an existing pendant is found necessary to be converted into a rise and fall
pendant.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
First. An improved ceiling rose formed with a groove B and with grooves F. F.
substantially as described and for the purpose specified.
Second. An improved pulley ring C with lugs D with or without the spring E
substantially as described.
Third. An improved ceiling rose formed with a groove B in combination with
the pulley ring and attachment formed with lugs D for fitting in the groove B, to
be used with or without the spring E substantially as described.
Dated the 10th day of October 1896.
R. W. BRAHAM.