An Improved Clamp or Guide for use in Trimming Lamp Wicks.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 11th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clamp or Guide for use in Trimming Lamp Wicks.
I, WILLIAM ALFRED KING of 318 Essex Road, London N. Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in a clamp or guide for use in trimming lamp wicks of
which the essential parts are two flat plates similar to each other and so held
together that when a wick is placed between them and they are pressed together
upon
the two surfaces of the wick two curved edges which correspond on the two
plates serve as guides for use in cutting off or trimming the end of the wick. The
curvature of the edges of the plates is according to the curvature to be given to
the end of the wick, and the plates, or one of thein is provided with a medial ridge
or line for guiding the eye of the person using the clamp so that the wick may be
accurately adjusted between the plates of the clamp.
:
Various means may be employed for connecting the plates together, thus they
may in their simplest form be struck out of one piece of sheet metal so that they
remain connected along one of their side edges. They are then bent over the one
onto the other so as to leave a tubular cavity within the bend for connection of an
eye of wire for use in hanging them up when not in use. They may also be made
hinged together with a spring which tends to press them one on the other,
projerting tails being made on them beyond the axis of the hinge so that by
pressing the tails together by hand the plates separate for insertion of the wick,
and on release of the tails the plates are pressed together by the spring and hold
the wick while it is trimmed. The one plate may also be provided with a bow
passing through slots or recesses in the other plate and provided with a set screw
by which the latter plate may be pressed towards the former.
In all these cases it will be understood that the curved edges are parallel and
that the wick when inserted and adjusted between the plates is trimmed to the
curve with ordinary scissors guided along the edges of the plates.
Dated this 10th day of December 1892.
R. HADDAN,
Agent to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clamp or Guide for use in Trimming Lamp Wicks.
I WILLIAM ALFRED KING, of 318 Essex Road, London, Engineer, 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 consists in a clamp or guide for use in trimming lamp wicks of
which the essential parts are two flat plates similar to each other and so held
together that when a wick is placed between them and they are pressed together
upon the two surfaces of the wick, two curved edges which correspond on the two
plates serve as guides for use in cutting off or trimming the end of the wick. The
curvature of the edges of the plates is according to the curvature to be given to
the end of the wick and the plates or one of them is provided with a medial ridge,
stud or studs or line for guiding the eye of the person using the clamp so that the
wick may be accurately adjusted between the plates of the clamp.
The accompanying drawing will serve to illustrate a convenient mode of
performing the invention in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan

page_text: Various means may be employed for connecting the plates together, thus they
may in their simplest form be struck out of one piece of sheet metal a as shown so
that they remain connected along one of their side edges. They are then bent over
the one onto the other so as to leave a tubular cavity e within the bend for
insertion or connection of an eye of wire d for use in hanging them up when not in
Ilse. bis a medial ridge or stud for guiding the eye. The plate or plates may
also be made hinged together with a spring which tends to press them one on the
other projecting tails being made on them beyond the axis of the hinge, so that by
pressing the tails together by hand the plates separate for insertion of the wick,
and on release of the tails the plates are pressed together by the spring and hold
the wick while it is trimmed. The one plate may also be provided with a bow
passing through slots or recesses in the other plate and provided with a set screw
by which the latter plate may be pressed towards the former.
In all these cases it will be understood that the curved edges e are parallel and
that the wick when inserted and adjusted between the plates is trimmed to the
curve with ordinary scissors guided along the edges of the plates.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
The bent plate or hinged plates a fashioned to grasp the wick, the upper and
shaped surface c, the medial studs b, or their equivalent device, the tubular cavity e
or its equivalent, and the wire eye or holder d all substantially as described and for
the purposes set forth.
I own day
γυμντι 1000,
R. HADDAN,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, Loudon, Agent for the Applicant.