Improvements in Fixing or Hanging Sun Burners or Ceiling Lights.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Fixing or Hanging Sun Burners or Ceiling
Lights.
THOMAS REDMAN Gas Lighting & Mechanical Engineer Sycamore Street,
Crossflatts, Bingley, Yorkshire, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN FIXING OR HANGING SUN BURNERS OR CEILING LIGHTS,
to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the method of and arrangements for fixing or hanging
Sun Burners or Ceiling Lights in such a manner as to enable the manager or
attendant to draw up the said Sun Burner or Ceiling Lights into the under-roof
whereby he may clean or make any necessary alterations or repairs thereto without'
the aid of scaffolding etc.
To gain this object I fix or hang the Sun Burners or Ceiling Lights with a chain'
or wire rope which chain or wire rope passes over a groved pulley or pulleys, this
chain or wire rope is secured at its extremity so as to allow the Sun Burner or
Ceiling Light to drop into its proper position when lighted and in use or ready
for use.
The gas supply connections may be made by the use of swivels or flexible tubes
arranged and fixed in such a manner as to enable the operator to rise or lower
the Sun Burner or Ceiling Light without breaking or disconnecting the gas supply
therefrom.
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By this means the operator or attendant is enabled to light, adjust or make any'
alterations whilst it is above the under-roof and within his reach.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fixing or Hanging Sun Burners or Ceiling
Lights.
I, THOMAS REDMAN Gas Lighting. and Mechanical Engineer, Sycamore Street,
Crossflatts, Bingley, Yorkshire do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN FIXING OR HANGING SUN BURNERS OR CEILING LIGHTS 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 the methods of and arrangements for fixing or hanging
Sun Burners or Ceiling Lights in such a manner as to enable the manager or
attendant to draw up the said Sun Burners or Ceiling Lights into the under-roof
whereby he may clean or make any necessary alterations or repairs thereto without
the aid of scaffolding. To gain this object I fix or hang the Sun Burners or
Ceiling Lights with a chain or wire rope which passes over a grooved pulley or
pullies or is attached to levers in lieu thereof and is secured at its extremity so as
to allow the light to drop into its place when lighted and in use or r ready for use.
The gas supply connections may be made by the use of swivels or flexible tubes
arranged and fixed in such a manner as to enable the operator to raise or lower the
lights without breaking or disconnecting the gas supply therefrom.
By this means the operator or attendant is enabled to light, adjust, or make any
alteration whilst the light is above the under-roof and within his reach.
The accompanying drawings will illustrate my apparatus and with the description
render my meaning clear. Fig. I. represents a side view of a Sun Burner or
Ceiling Light lowered into position and in use or ready for use. Fig. 2 represents
a front or face view of Sun Burner or Ceiling Light and in same position as Fig. I.
The same letters represent the same parts in both views. A. is the Sun Burner or
Ceiling Light. B is the chain or wire rope by which the light is suspended.
C is the grooved pulley or pullies, which may be substituted by levers, over which
the chain or wire rope is passed, and which are fixed by suitable bearings to posts
or by preference a stout board. D are the posts or board to the back of which are
fixed hooks E E in a convenient position so as to enable the operator when raising
or lowering the lights to secure the extremity of the suspension chain or rope by
means of the hand rings as shewn. Instead of the rings and hooks I substitute
when necessary a windlass arrangement of barrel, shaft, and ratchett wheel, fixed
by suitable bearings to board D by which means the lights are more easily
manipulated and can also be raised or lowered through any desirable distance.
G shows the gas supply connections which may consist either of swivels or flexible
tubing as shewn, thus allowing the operator to manipulate the lights without
detriment to the gas supply or connections. H is an extra length of chain or
wire rope connected with the ring at the extremity of the suspension chain or rope
and secured as shewn to the bottom hook behind posts or board D.
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This prevents the danger of mishap should the operator by any means accidentally
let the suspended light or lights slip.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st The arrangement whereby Sun Burners or Ceiling Lights are carried into
the under-roof for the better convenience of manipulation as shewn and described.
2nd The arrangement of chain or wire rope pullies and hooks when used for the
aforesaid purpose as shewn and described.
3rd The arrangement of gas supply and connections when used for the aforesaid
purpose as shewn and described,