Improvements in and relating to Ceiling Roses and other like Fittings.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 29th Oct., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Ceiling Roses and other like
Fittings.
ERNEST ALEXANDER CLAREMONT, 18, Cavendish Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy,
near Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improvements which form the subject of this invention relate to an improved
cord or wire grip in ceiling roses and other like fittings, and also to an improved
mothod of seperating the various parts The object of this invention is to ensure
the wire or wires forming the cord being securely fastened to prevent them being
withdrawn from the fitting until desired, and to relieve the terminal screws of any
weight or tension, and further to seperate the various parts of the fitting from each
other. In onder more clearly to describe any invention I have annexed hereunto
a sheet of drawings. Fig. 1 is a plan of a ceiling rose, and Fig. 2 an elevation,
partly in section of the same article, wherein a is the base, which may be made of
porcelain or other suitable material; on this base is formed the boss b, from which
radiate the arms col In the spaces formed between these arms may be fixed
the usual connecting plates. In one of the arms is formed the groove through
which may be passed the fuse wire e. In the boss b are fixed the eyelets f and f¹
which may be of any suitable shape, and may be attached to the boss by means
of a screw thread; the boss may be countersunk to allow the eyelets f and fl
to be sunk some-what below the surface of the boss and form a cup-shaped well.
Through and around the eyelets f and f' may be passed the wire or wires forming
the cord, after which the ends are connected to the terminal plates in the usual
manner. Fig. 3 is an enlarged viow of a portion of the fitting, and shews a method
in which the wire or wires forming the cord may be passed through and around
the eyelets and f¹ in order to take all weight off the terminal plates, and prevent
the wire or wires forming the cord being withdrawn.
Dated this 9th day of December 1897.

page_text: 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 improvements which form the subject of this invention relate to an improved
cord or wire grip in ceiling roses and other like fittings and also to rp improved
method of separating the various parts. The object of this invention is to ensure
the wire or wires forming the cord, being securely fastened to prevent them being
withdrawn from the fittings until desired and to relive the terminal screws of any
weight or tension and further to separate the various parts of the fitting from each
other.
In order more clearly to describe my invention I refer to the drawing left with
the Provisional Specification.
Figure 1 is a plan of a ceiling rose and Figure 2 an elevation partly in section
of the same article, wherein A is the base which may be made of porcelain or other
suitable material; on this base A is formed the boss B from which radiate the
arms C, C¹, C". In the spaces formed between these arms may be fixed the usual
connecting plates. In one of the arms is formed the groove D through which may
be passed the fuse wire E. In the boss B are fixed the eyelets F and F which may
be of any suitable shope and may be attached to the boss by means of a screw
thread the boss B may be countersunk to allow the eyelets F and F to be sunk
somewhat below the surface of the boss and form a cup-shaped well. Through and
round the eyelets F and F may be passed the wire or wires forming the cord after
which the ends may be connected to the terminal plates in the usual manner.
Figure 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of the fitting and shews a method
in which the wire or wires forming the cord may be passed through and around
the eyelets F and F in order to take all weight off the terminal plates and prevent
the said wires being withdrawn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The use of a central boss with arms radiating therefrom to separate the
terminal plates, substantially as described.
2. The use of the groove in which the fuse wire may be placed substantially as
described.
3. The method of fixing the wire or wires forming the cord so as to take the
weight off the terminal plates substantially as described.
Doted this 21st day of tronat 1900
E. A. CLAREMONT.