Year: 1885

page_text: HOWELL ROBERTS C.M. Minister Clynnog Carnarvon do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A candlestick having a hollow topped case in which the candle is put and which
by its own or other weight gradually falls down with the candle as it burns; or,
not having such case or part of such case, has a hollow topped cap to fix on the top
of the candle, and connected by means of one or more wires or other means to a
weight underneath the candle.

page_text: HOWELL ROBERTS .C.M. Minister Clynnog Carnarvon, do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for CLEAN & ECONOMICAL BURNING OF CANDLES and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
.
(a) A wire or stick is fixed to a stand and a case is made in which to put a
candle, and at the bottom end of the case, which is to cover either. the whole or
part of the candle, there is a hole which should fit well to the rod or wire or stick.
The candle is placed within case, or part of a case, so as to stand on the top of the
rod or stick, the hole at the top of the case being too small for the candle to slip
through, so that as the candle burns the case will sink down by its own or other
weight.
Or, instead of the rod or stick so described, standing within the bottom end of
the case (or part of a case, which may be only a cap steadily connected with the
under weight) such bottom end night be made to slide or move along rods or other
thing or things, without or about such bottom end.
The candle might be easily put into the case if the case be partly open but if it
be a complete case there might be placed a cap upon the top of it by means of
hinges screws or otherwise, and the candle might be put inside the case from the
top, or other means might be found to put it in from the bottom of the case.
The object in view is to keep the burning wax from running over, to keep the
candle steady, and to get it to burn and throw out its light well until all the wax
is consumed. So that what I have in view is cleanliness & economy.
In the Drawing A B is a case having an opening at the top at A-The candle A C
stands within the case A B upon the rod CD-The case A B moves up and down
the rod CD freely and steadily, its cavity at a, b, exactly fitting the rod C D
and the weight of AB being at least enough to to let it sink down as the candle
burns.
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―
1. That a case or part of a case in which to put a candle, and which moves easily
and steadily by its own or other weight down along a rod or rods stick or sticks
thing or things within or without the said case as the candle burns is my own and
personal Invention for which I claim Patent rights.
2. I also claim as a novelty the right the Patent right to use a glass protector
fixed upon the case and around the flame of the candle and the use of a reflector

page_text: above or about such flame, both protector and reflector resting upon the upper or
other part of the said case, and so sinking gradually down with the case and with
the flame as the candle burns,
The case has the hole at the top somewhat like that of cases in carriage lamps
but instead of the candle being kept up by a spring from below as with them in
the top of the case my invention is contrary, the case sinking down with the candle
as it burns by its own or other weight.
HOWELL ROBERTS,
(Applicant.)