Improvements in the Construction of Candle Shades or Reflectors and in the Means of Attaching the same to Candles.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., .1887
Complete Left, 23rd June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 27th July, 1888
Improvements in the Construction of Candle Shades or Reflectors
and in the Means of Attaching the same to Candles.
DEBORAH JANE PROCTOR of 12 Royal Avenue King's Road Chelsea, London Lady
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to manufacture improved shades or reflectors for
candles, with improved means of supporting the same. My invention consists of a
metallic cap, having a central hole for the wick, to which cap two, three or more
wires, or thin metallic bands, are soldered, hinged or otherwise attached as the case
may be. These wires are extended above the ring, & so shaped and manipulated as to
carry the shade or reflector. The same wires are also extended downwards to a
suitable distance below the cap to impart stability to the shade holder. The lower
ends of the wires are bent inwards towards the candle, the wires themselves having a
tendency to spring outwards. A sliding ring is fitted round the wires, below the cap.
By lowering this ring, or otherwise shifting the same (according to the curves of the
wires) the wires or, in some arrangements the weights are caused to touch the candle;
and thereby support the shade in a vertical position, fitting candles of various sizes
& shapes.
I prefer to use three wires, the ends of which are weighted with leaden or other
weights, for assisting the descent of the shade, as the candle burns down.
In some
cases 1-dispense with the sliding ring, and provide sufficient spring in the wires to
support the vertical position of the shade; & I sometimes also dispense with the
weights the weight of the shade or the weight of the shade holder being made
sufficient to ensure its even descent as the candle burns.
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page_text: and in the Means of Attaching the same to Candles.
DEBORAH JANE PROCTOR of 12 Royal Avenue, Kings Road, Chelsea, London Lady,
do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 manufacture improved shades or reflectors for
candles with improved means of supporting the same. My invention consists of a
metallic cap having a central hole for the wick; to which cap, two, three or more
wires, or thin metallic bands, are soldered, hinged, or otherwise attached. These
wires are extended above the ring, and so shaped and manipulated as to carry the
shade or reflector. The same wires are also extended downwards, to a suitable
distance below the cap, to impart stability to the shade holder. The lower ends of the
wires are bent inwards towards the candle, the wires themselves having a tendency to
spring outwards.
A sliding ring is fitted round the wires below the cap.
By
lowering this ring, or otherwise shifting the same (according to the curves of the
wires), the wires or, in some arrangements, the weights, are caused to touch the
candle, and thereby support the shade in a vertical position, fitting candles of various
sizes and shapes.
I prefer to use three wires, the ends of which are weighted with leaden or other
weights, for assisting the descent of the shade, as the candle burns down.
In some
cases I dispense with the sliding ring and provide sufficient spring in the wires to
support the vertical position of the shade and I sometimes also dispense with the
weights the weight of the shade, or the weight of the shade holder being made
sufficient to ensure its vertical descent, as the candle burns down.
:
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1, is an elevation of my invention, fitted with weights d d, and Fig. 2 is an
elevation showing the invention fitted with a ring d' in lieu of the weights.
a is a metallic cap, which rests upon the upper end of the candle, the wick passing
through the cap. b b are wires soldered or otherwise attached to the cap.a, so as to
form the shade holder. The wires are extended downwards at c. c, and have bends e e
(in the arrangement shown in Fig. 1,) ƒ is a ring, capable of sliding over the wires cc,
as shown by dotted lines at f¹, whereby the bends e of the wires c, are caused to grip
the candle, and steady the shade.
In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2 the wires c are united to the ring d³ which
ring acts as a guide to the shade holder, and preserves it in a vertical position.

page_text: 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 improved candle shade consisting of the cap a, wires b and c, bends e,
weights d, and movable ring f, severally operating substantially as herein before
described and shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.
2. The modification of the improved candle shade, substantially as herein before
described and shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.
3. The general construction, arrangement, and combination of the several and
respective parts, together forming my improvements in the construction of candle
shades or reflectors, and in the means of attaching the same to candles, substantially
as hereinbefore described and shown by the drawings.
Dated 23rd June 1000
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.