Improvements in and relating to Candlesticks.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 17th Feb., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Candlesticks.
I, WILLIAM RAWSON of Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire, Manager of Candle
Works, 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 an improved form and construction of candlestick
intended to provide a more convenient article than the ordinary candlestick and
one which will retain the candle more effectively.
The shape of the candlestick in plan I prefer to make triangular with the handle
at one corner, that shape being the most convenient for my purpose but it may be
of circular or any other form desired. At another corner of the bottom is fixed a
conical post on which the extinguisher is placed, and at the third is a clip for
holding a box of matches. The holder for the candle at the centre is provided
with a spike which enters the end of the candle when the latter is placed in the
bolder and a gripping device consisting of two toothed recessed plates between
which the candle is held, operated by springs, and opened for the insertion and
removal of the candle by small finger pieces at the sides.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
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Fig. 1 is a plan of the general arrangement and Fig. 2 a vertical section of the
candle holder.
A is the bottom or plate of the candlestick shown of triangular shape with the
handle a at one corner. The extinguisher B is, as mentioned above, supported on a
conical post near another corner. A match box C is shown held between two
plates c which form a spring clip.
The central post D is furnished with a cup shaped top d formed with a
perforation d' in its cover through which the candle E is placed.
The candle is pushed on to the spike d³ projecting upwards from the bottom of
the cup.
Beneath the cover of the cup, are placed the small plates F sliding in guides f
on the under sides of the cover, formed with toothed recesses f¹ on their inner
sides.
The springs G serve to bring the two plates together, gripping the candle
between them as shown in Fig. 2. The finger pieces H project from the sides of
the cup d and serve for drawing the plates apart releasing the candle and allowing
it to be inserted. The candle will thus be firmly gripped without requiring the
insertion of a large part of the lower end and it can be released immediately when
required.
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.) A candlestick having a holder or pillar provided with a recessed top, a
central spike and two gripping plates furnished with springs and means for with-
drawal so arranged as to grip the candle between them and hold it in place,
substantially as and for the purposes specified.
(2.) A candlestick having a holder of the kind claimed above and a spring clip
fitted to the bottom plate to carry a match box substantially as described and for

page_text: (3.) The improved candlestick having a triangular bottom plate, a handle at one
corner, match box and clip, and extinguisher carrier at the others, and a candle
holder with spring clutch, all constructed substantially in the manner described and
shown in the accompanying drawings and for the purposes specified.
The 12th day of January 1894.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.