Improvements in Candle Holders and Extinguishers.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 17th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Candle Holders and Extinguishers.
1, PATRICK KENEALY of 32 George Street, Cathays, Cardiff, in the county of
Glamorganshire, Coal Trimmer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
My invention relates to a holder for candles, and it has for its object, first the
extinguishing of the candle automatically in case it is left lighted by accident, secondly,
the adjustment of the height of the candle in the holder, and thirdly, facilitating the
fixture of the holder in any desired place.
My improved candle holder may be used for many purposes but that for which it is
specially designed and is more particularly useful, is the lighting of the holds of ships
when they are being coaled.
I attain the object of my invention in the following manner :-I take an L shaped
bracket of any suitable size and construction, and in the horizontal arm I fit two
slides one above the other, each carrying at its outer end a semicircular or equivalent
shaped lip, adapted with a fixed lip on the end of the horizontal arm of the bracket, to
form a socket to receive the candle. The slides are pressed forward by suitable
springs and are each provided with suitable knobs or fangs whereby they may be drawn
back to insert or adjust the vertical height of the candle.
On the top of the bracket is fitted a smoke cover or cap of any convenient size
and shape.
On to the back of the bracket is fixed a suitably shaped spring adapted to hang
the holder on to beams of iron ships. A chain with a spike and gripping device is
also provided to enable the holder to be made fast to an iron stanchion or to be hung
from any convenient part of the frame of a ship.
It will be seen that as the candle burns down the upper spring slide will close
on the fixed lip of the bracket and extinguish it, the lower spring slide still
holding it.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers, 70-72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Candle Holders and Extinguishers.
I, PATRICK KENEALY, of 32 George Street, Cathays, Cardiff, in the County of
Glamorganshire, Coal trimmer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to a holder for candles and it has for its object, first, the
extinguishing of the candle automatically in case it is left lighted by accident, secondly,
the adjustment of the height of the candle in the holder, and thirdly, facilitating the
fixture of the holder in any desired place or position.
My improved candle holder may be used for many purposes, but that for which it
is specially designed and is more particularly adapted, is the lighting of the holds of
ships when they are being coaled.
I attain the object of my invention in the manner illustrated in the accompanying
drawing in which Figure 1. is a view in side elevation of my improved holder.

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Figure 2. is a view in front elevation thereof, and Figure 3. is a view in plan thereof
with the smoke cover or cap removed,
Throughout these views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
I take an L-shaped bracket A of any suitable size and construction and on the
horizontal arm 1 fit two slides B and B one above the other, each carrying at its
outer end a jaw or lip b. of a flat or semicircular shape, adapted with a fixed jaw or
lip a on the end of the horizontal arm of the bracket A to form a socket to receive
and hold the candle X. The slides B and B are pressed forward by suitable
springs C. C. and are each provided with suitable knobs or fangs b', b¹, whereby
they may be drawn back to insert or adjust the vertical height of the candle.
On the top of the bracket A is fitted a smoke cover or cap D of any convenient size
.and shape.
On to the back of the bracket A is fixed a suitably shaped spring or spring arm E
shaped to adapt the holder to be hung on to the beams of iron ships. To force the
spring or spring arm E back to open the jaw formed by and between it and the
bracket A, a suitable finger piece may be provided, or a hole a² may be made through
the bracket A, to enable a spoke or its equivalent to be passed through it to impinge
on the said spring or spring arm.
On the front of the bracket A is formed or fixed an arm a³ having a flexible
chain F, or its equivalent, attached to one end and having a slot at or its equivalent
formed in the other end to receive and hold a spike for its equivalent attached to the
free end of the flexible chain F, or its equivalent, thereby adapting the holder to be
made fast to the stanchion of a ship. Holes as and e are also made through the
bracket A and spring or spring arm E to allow the spike for its equivalent to be
passed therethrough to support the holder by driving or fixing the said spike, or its
equivalent, into any suitable support.
It will be seen that the candle is supported by the fixed jaw or lip a and the two
spring jaws or lips b and b, and that as the candle burns down the upper spring jaw
or lip b. will close on the fixed jaw or lip a and so automatically extinguish the candle
while it is still held by the lower spring jaw or lip b.
I wish it to be particularly understood that I do not bind myself to the particular
details of construction hereinabove described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing, but hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall
within the spirit and scope of my invention.
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 ;-
1st. A candle holder constructed, arranged and operating as and for the purpose
set forth.
2nd. In a candle holder, the combination with the fixed jaw or lip a, of the inde-
pendent spring jaws 6 and 6 constructed, arranged, and operating as and for the
purpose set forth.
3rd. In a candle holder, the combination with the bracket A having a fixed jaw or
lip a, of the spring slides B, B, having jaws or lips b, b, and fangs or knobs b¹, b¹,
acted on by springs C, of the smoke cover or cap D, of the spring or spring arm E,
and of the cross bar a³ having a flexible chain F carrying a spike f connected to its
one end, and having a slot a cut or formed in its other end, all combined, arranged,
and operating as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 16th day of Anil 1800