Year: 1886

page_text: I JULIUS ALFRED WHITE of 38 Holborn Viaduct in the City of London Solicitor
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The lamps can be made any shape and of any metal suitable for lamps.
The lamp when in use has the appearance of an ordinary Tricycle or Bicycle or
Carriage lamp (see Fig. 1) but instead of opening in the front only, the front,
top and sides work on hinges so as to leave the whole of the inside exposed and
this facilitate the cleaning and trimming. The details are shewn in Fig. 2 as
follows:-
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The top of the lamp (A) is secured to the back (B) by a hinge. The front (C)
is similarly secured to the base (D) and the sides (E) are attached by hinges to the
back (B). The right side as appearing in the drawing has a hole or slit (F) large
enough to permit the thumbscrew (or wheel) (H) which is to regulate the wick, to
pass through. A small circular plate (J) is fixed on the rod (K) to prevent draught
from extinguishing or affecting the light when the lamp is in use.
To close the lamp, the sides (E) are brought forward, the front (C) is then raised
on its hinge and the edges of the sides (E) fit into grooves (L) on the front (C)—
the top (A) is then brought over on its hinge and fits over the top edges of the
sides and front and is fastened by a snap spring (M) which is worked by the
button (N. Fig. 1).
The oil reservoir (which is moveable in ordinary lamps) is fixed to the base
thus rendering leakage unlikely.

page_text: I, JULIUS ALFRED WHITE of 38 Holborn Viaduct in the City of London Solicitor
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 lamp can be made any shape and of any metal suitable for lamps. The
lamp when in use has the appearance of an ordinary Tricycle or Bicycle or Carriage
lamp (see Fig. 1 in the drawings left with my Provisional Specification which
drawings I request may be used with this my Complete Specification) but instead
of opening in the front or other part only, the front top and sides work on hinges
so as to leave the whole of the inside exposed and thus facilitate the cleaning and
trimming The details are shewn in Fig. 2 as follows.
The top of the lamp (A) is secured to the back (B) by a hinge. The front (C)
is similarly secured to the base (D) and the sides (E) are attached by hinges to
the back (B). The right side as appearing in the drawing has a hole or slit (F)
large enough to permit the thumbscrew (or wheel) (H) which is to regulate the
wick, to pass through-A small circular plate (J) is fixed on the rod (K) to prevent
draught from extinguishing or affecting the light when the lamp is in use.
To close the lamp the sides (E) are brought forward-the front (C) is then
raised on its hinge and the edges of the sides (E) fit into grooves (L) on the
front (C) The top (A) is then brought over on its hinge and fits over the top
edges of the sides and front and is fastened by a snap spring or other fastening (M)
which is worked by the button (N. Fig. 1).
I find the arrangement of parts above described the most convenient mode of
carrying out my invention but according to my invention such arrangement may
be varied so long as the front top and sides work on hinges and open outwards so
as to leave the inside of the lamp exposed.
In my improved lamp I prefer that the Oil, Reservoir (which is moveable in
ordinary lamps) should be fixed to the base, thus rendering leakage unlikely. The
lamp may be fixed to the desired part of the Bicycle Tricycle or Carriage by any
suitable means.
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. The construction of Tricycle, Bicycle or Carriage lamps having the front,
sides and top opening outwards and working on hinges so as to leave the inside
of the lamp exposed substantially as and for the purposes herein before described.
Dated this 8th day of November 1886.