A New or Improved Candlestick.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 21st Apr., 1893-Accepted, 27th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Candlestick.
I, ERNEST ALBERT WATTS, of 353 York Road, Battersea, in the County of
Surrey, Tailor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a form of candlestick by the use of
which the flame shall be kept at one level, guttering avoided, and the candle
completely consumed.
According to this invention I provide a suitable cylindrical cap having an
opening in its otherwise closed end. This I support with its partially closed end
uppermost on suitable standards springing from a foot or base. Two or more of
these standards are inclined towards each other so that if continued they would
meet one another at their upper ends. I also provide a flat steel spring bent some-
what to the shape of a horse shoe and formed with a suitable eye or bush at each
end to work freely upon the said inclined supports between which it is placed.
The tendency of this spring being to maintain its ends nearly or completely in
contact with one another it will be readily seen that it tends to remain at the upper
end of these supports where they more nearly approach one another, and if brought
to the lower end of the supports where they are more widely separated it will
travel towards the upper end of the supports. On the centre or bent portion
of this spring I secure a small platform having a projecting pin or pins upon its
face.
In use the hereinbefore described spring platform is depressed and a candle
placed thereon, the upper end of the same being introduced into the cap carried at
the top of the supports so that the wick projects through the opening on the upper
side thereof.
It will be seen that the spring platform as it tends to rise in the manner herein-
before described, presses the candle against the cap and pushes the same up as it
away after the manner of an ordinary carriage lamp.
Over the outer side of the said cap 1 fit a tube telescopically so that the same
may be slid upwards to enclose the sides of the flame when it is desired to limit
the amount of light given out, as for instance, when the candle is to be used as
a night-light. It is obvious that the said tube must be provided with air holes to
allow of the admission of the proper amount of air to support combustion.
A gallery may be formed round the upper part of the candlestick to support
and retain a chimney or globe.
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CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Candlestick.
1, ERNEST ALBERT WATTS, late of 353 York Road, but now of 2 Falcon Road,
Battersea, in the County of Surrey, Tailor, 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a form of candlestick by the use of
which the flame shall be kept at one level, guttering avoided and the candle
completely consumed.

page_text: According to this invention I provide a suitable cylindrical cap having an
opening in its otherwise closed end. This I support with its partially closed end
uppermost on suitable standards springing from a foot or base. Two or more of
these standards are inclined towards each other so that if continued they would
meet one another at their upper ends. I also provide a flat steel spring bent some-
what to the shape of a horse shoe and formed with a suitable eye or bush at each
end to work freely upon the said inclined supports between which it is placed.
The tendency of this spring being to maintain its ends nearly or completely in
contact with one another it will be readily seen that it tends to remain at the upper
end of these supports where they more nearly approach one another, and if brought
to the lower end of the supports where they are more widely separated it will
travel towards the upper end of the supports. On the centre or bent portion
of this spring I secure a small platform having a projecting pin or pins upon its
face.
In use the hereinbefore described spring platform is depressed and a candle
placed thereon, the upper end of the same being introduced into the cap carried at
the top of the supports so that the wick projects through the opening on the upper
side thereof.
It will be seen that the spring platform as it tends to rise in the manner herein-
before described, presses the candle against the cap and pushes the same up as it
burns away after the manner of an ordinary carriage lamp.
Over the outer side cap I fit a tube telescopically so that the same may be slid
upwards to enclose the sides of the flame when it is desired to limit the amount of
light given out, as for instance, when the candle is to be used as a night-light. It
is obvious that the said tube must be provided with air holes to allow of the
admission of the proper amount of air to support combustion. A gallery may be
formed round the upper part of the candlestick to support and retain a chimney or
globe.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried
into practice I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings illustrative of my said invention
Fig. 1 representing the hereinbefore described arrangement and Fig. 2 a detached
portion of the same.
Fig. 3 shows a modified form of the device and Fig. 4 a detached portion of the
same.
Referring to Fig. 1 a is a cylindrical cap having an opening in its otherwise
closed end i.e. a tubular piece with its upper edge turned inwards so as to reduce
the size of the opening at that end. This is supported upon two or more standards b
springing from a foot or base c. As shown these standards are inclined towards one
another so that if continued they would meet one another at their upper ends.
A flat springd bent somewhat to the form of a horse shoe, as shown at Fig. 2, is
formed with an eye or bush at each end to work freely upon two of the standards b
over one of which each of the said eyes is passed. The tendency of this spring
being to maintain itself in its normal position shown at Fig. 2 it tends to rise and
remain at the upper portion of the standards as shown in dotted lines at Fig. 1
by reason of its being there able to more nearly maintain itself in the form shown
at Fig. 2. In the centre of this spring I support a small platform having a pin or
pins or an annular flange e upon its upper face to afford a means for retaining the
lower end of the candle fin position. As shown at Fig. 1 the candle f is placed
between the spring d and the cap a and thence it is pressed by the tendency of the
spring to rise." It will thus be seen that the candle is fed upwards as it is consumed
as is the case in an ordinary carriage lamp. Over the outer side of the cap a I fit
a tube g telescopically so that the same may be slid upwards to enclose the sides of
the flame when it is desired to limit the amount of light given out as for instance
when the candle is to be used as a night-light. This tube g may be perforated as
shown, or otherwise constructed, to allow of the admission of air to the flame.
A gallery may be formed around the tube y to support and retain a chimney or
h

page_text: globe. The supports may be enclosed within a suitable casing of an ornamental
nature which may for instance partake of the form of an urn or vase.
The modified arrangement shown at Fig. 3 is better adapted for enclosure within
a vase shaped casing and simply consists in an inversion of the arrangement shown
at Fig. 1. In this case the standards tend to meet at their lower ends instead of
at their upper part. The spring d in this case is a straight piece of steel, shown
separately at Fig. 4, which in tending to regain its normal condition, travels
towards the wider part of the frame as will be readily understood from an
inspection of the drawings. This arrangement is better suited for use with carriage
lamps than that shown at Figs. 1 and 2.
In Figs. 3 and 4 the same reference-letters are employed as in Figs. 1 and 2 to
indicate similar parts, the perforated tube g and gallery being omitted to better
show the cap a.
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 :-
:-
For the purpose of feeding a candle forward as it is consumed the employment
of inclined guides or standards arranged so as to approach each other at or towards
one end in combination with a spring of such form that when threaded upon or
held between the said standards or guides the said spring tends to move towards
one end of the said standards or guides by reason of the power expended by it as
it tends to regain its normal form acting against the inclined surface of the
standards or guides, substantially as and for the purpose herein before set forth and
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of April 1893
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CASTLE SMITH,
Invention "Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.