Improvements in or connected with Holders for Candles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Holders for Candles.
We, WILLIAM ARTHUR THORNTON of Belper House, Wetherby in the
County of York, Draper and WILLIAM KARL FERRO, of West End, Wetherby
aforesaid, Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in holders for candles, and its
object is to provide a simple and ready appliance that may be used with a candle-
stick of ordinary construction, or mounted on a special stand or fixing attached to
the said candlestick, or it may be mounted upon or combined with a bracket that
may be readily moved from place to place and fixed in any required position by
means of a screw or its equivalent.
According to this invention we provide a socket of suitable diameter say to fit
within the socket of an ordinary candlestick, or of the diameter of the candle to
be used.
Above this socket, and connected to it by any suitable means, are a pair of
holders of any suitable size and thickness jointed together somewhat similar to a
pair of tongs.
The portions of the holder that are arranged to grip the candle are provided
with serrated edges: From the part of the holder where its two portions are
jointed together is a slotted projection in which works a die or its equivalent to
which the ends of two links are connected, whilst the opposite ends of the links are
respectively connected to the outer ends of the holder. Suitable spring.or springs
may, or may not, be employed in addition to the links and slotted portion for
keeping the gripping portion of the holder in a closed position.
The above described holder may be mounted on or connected by a bracket or
other fixing to the socket or other portion of a candlestick of ordinary construction,
or to a bracket or fixing of any suitable construction.
Dated this Eighth day of March 1893.
WILLIAM ARTHUR THORNTON,
WILLIAM KARL FERRO,
By W. Fairburn-Hart,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Holders for Candles.
We, WILLIAM ARTHUR THORNTON, of Belper House, Wetherby in the
County of York, Draper, and WILLIAM KARL FERRO, of West End, Wetherby
aforesaid, Warehouseman, 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 has reference to improvements in holders for candles, and its
object is to provide a simple and ready appliance that may be used with a candle-
stick of ordinary construction, or mounted on a special stand or fixing attached to
the said candlestick, or it may be mounted upon or combined with a bracket that

page_text: may be readily moved from place to place and fixed in any required position by
means of a screw or its equivalent.
In the drawings:-
Fig. 1. is a sectional elevation of the holder applied to a candlestick.
Fig. 2. a plan of the same.
Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are respectively a front and end elevation and a plan of holder
and tray suitable for attachment to a bracket, pianoforte, ledge, or other
projection.
Figs. 6 to 10 are respectively elevations and plans of holders suitable for fitting
into the socket of an ordinary candlestick.
Like parts in all the views are marked with the same letters of reference.
A is the socket for receiving the candle which may either be arranged to fit, as
shown at Figs. 6 to 10, within the socket A' of an ordinary candlestick, or it may
be in the form of a projecting ring A³ fixed to a tray such as A², capable of being
fixed to a bracket, pianoforte, or the like by a clamp A* and screw A** as shown
at Figs. 3 to 5. The socket A may, either be in the form of a circle, as at Fig. 5,
or at its ends may be allowed to overlap each other and to be capable of expanding
if desired.
To the top of the socket A, or of an ordinary candlestick, as at A¹ Fig. 1, is an
arm B, arranged to project at a right angle therefrom. To the arm B, or tray A²,
(Figs. 3 to 5) is fixed a vertical pivot pin C to which is jointed, so as to turn freely,
the holder of any suitable size, shape, and thickness.
The holder consists of a pair of jaws D, D, jointed together at c somewhat
similar to a pair of tongs. The jaw portions D D of the holder that grips the
candle are recessed as shown and provided (though not necessarily so) with
serrated edges d. From the pivot pin C, in some cases as at Figs. 5 to 8, is
arranged a projecting slotted arm E in which a die or pin F slides. The die or
pin E is connected to the projecting rear outer ends D D₁ of the holder by the
links G. A suitable coiled spring H, Fig. 6, is provided at each end D¹ D',
Figs. 3 to 8, under the washers I, which are also arranged to secure and hold the
ends of springs H in position (as shown at Fig. 4) for closing the jaws DD.
But when the slotted arm E is dispensed with, as at Figs. 1, 2, 9 and 10, then a
single coiled spring H may be arranged around the pivot pin C so that one (as at
Fig. 10) or both (as at Fig. 2) of its ends h may engage with the arm or arms D'
for closing the jaws. Or the spring H may be arranged horizontally as shown by
dotted lines at Fig. 2, and its ends arranged to encircle or be encircled by the
projections which hold it in position.
The above described candle holder may be made of any suitable material or
metal, such as sheet brass or the like, and we distinctly wish it to be understood
that we do not limit ourselves to the precise shape shown in the drawings as
various ornamental and other designs may be employed without departing from the
principle of the invention.
To fix the candle in the holder, the socket A is placed within the socket of the
candlestick. The jaws D D are then turned over the socket A and opened by
pressing the rear outer ends D' D' together.
The end of the candle is then placed between them and inserted in the socket A,
or A', or ring A³, after which the rear outer ends are released for permitting the
serrated edges d of the jaws D to close upon the periphery of the candle, thereby
firmly holding it in position.
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 :-
1st. A candle holder constructed and arranged substantially as herein described
and illustrated, in which a pair of retaining jaws are pivoted either directly to the
socket of an ordinary candlestick, or to a socket fitting within the candlestick
socket, or to a tray, as set forth and illustrated.

page_text: 2nd. The combination, in a candle holder, of the jaws D D pivoted by pin C
to a candle receiving and holding socket, such as A or A', A' said jaws being
capable of being closed by a spring or springs H with or without the use of links G,
and slotted arm E, substantially as herein set forth and illustrated.
3rd. The combination, in a candle holder, of the tray A', clamp A*, screw A**,
ring A, jaws D, pivoted by pin C to the tray A', links G, slotted arm E, and
springs H, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
4th. The general arrangement and combination of the parts forming the holder
for candles substantially as herein set forth and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated the Eighth day of December 1893.
WILLIAM ARTHUR THORNTON,
WILLIAM KARL FERRO,
By W. Fairburn-Hart,
Agent.