Improvements in Miners' Candlesticks.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 2nd Apr., 1898
Improvements in Miners' Candlesticks.
I, ROBERT CLINCH, Silver Miner, of Combination, in the County of Granite and
State of Montana, United States of America, 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 :—
My invention has relation to improvements in combination candlesticks for
miners' use, and the object is to provide a candlestick of this kind that combines
several other implements, and is capable of being folded and carried in the pocket.
To these ends the novelty consists in the construction, combination and arrangement
of the same as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out
in the claims.
In the accompanying drawing the same figures of reference indicate similar parts
of the invention.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved combination candlestick as it
appears when folded up;
Figure 2 is a similar view of the same as it appears when ready for use; and
Figure 3 is a plan view showing the knife blade open.
1 represents the handle, preferably made of steel, the integral parallel arms 2-3
being spring tempered to give them resiliency, the outer end 4 of the arm 2 being
rabbeted to receive the bifurcated end 5 of the spike 6, which is pivoted thereto
by a rivet 7, and which folds backwards parallel with said arm, the pointed blade
of the spike folding into a slot 8 in the handle bow 9.
The outer end of the opposite arm 3 is formed with a slot 10, in which is
this
pivoted the shank 12 of a knife blade 13, by a rivet 14, and when not in use,
blade folds into a recess 15 in the outside of said arm.
The inner face of this arm 3 is formed with a transverse recess 16, which engages
the corresponding lugs 17 on the bifurcated end 5 of the spike, and the outer
end 18 of the shank 12 of the knife blade extends into a slot 19 in the right
angular shoulder 20 of the end 5 of the spike, which serves to stiffen the spike
when it is in use.
22 and 23 represent integral lugs on the arms 2 and 3 respectively, and in them
is mounted a diagonal transverse shaft 24, one end of which is formed with a
collar 25 to which is secured a spring candle holder 26, having a projecting lip 27,
by means of which the holder may be sprung open to adjust the candle in it.
side of this lip is provided with a lug 28 which engages the edge of the spike when
folded in the handle, and serves to retain it in place.
One
The outer face 22 of the lug 23 is formed with a notch 29 and a shoulder 30.
The shank 31 of the hook 32 is rigidly secured to the outer end of the shaft 24,
and when the hook is opened at a right angle to the jaws 2-3, it also carries the
candle holder parallel with it, and the shank of the hook rests against the shoulder 30,
and at the same time rests in the notch 29, which retains both the hook and candle
holder in an upright position.
It will be observed that the outer face 33 of the lug 23 is beveled or formed at
an inclination with reference to the arm 3, so that when said hook is folded as

page_text: shown in Fig. 3, it rests on this inclined face 33 and draws the arms 2 and 3
together; but when said hook is opened as shown in Fig. 2, it then rests in the
notch 29, and thus allows the arms 2 and 3 to spring apart, so that if either
the spike or the knife blade be extended and the hook folded, the free ends of the
arms 2 and 3 will be drawn together, and the blade or spike clamped between
them.
By referring to Fig. 3, in which the knife blade is shown extended and the hook
folded, it will be seen that the inner parallel side of the end of the arm 2 binds
against the contiguous parallel edge 34 of the shank of the knife blade and locks it
in place.
The shank 31 of the book 32 is formed with an offset 35, which allows the point
of said hook to lie within the handle how 9, as shown in Fig. 1.
36 represents a lever fulcrumed in the handle bow by a rivet 37, Its outer end form-
ing a curved jaw 38, the inner concave face of which is serrated. to correspond to the
contiguous serrated recess 39 in the arm 3, and 40 represents a V-shaped spring,
one end of which is secured to the inside of the handle bow, and its free end
presses against the lever 36 as shown. This lever is intended for use in crimping
the caps on the fuses used in blasting.
Although I have specifically described the construction and relative arrangement
of the several elements of my invention, I do not desire to be confined to the same,
as such changes or modifications may be made as clearly fall within the scope of
my invention, without departing from the spirit thereof.
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. A miner's candlestick, comprising the parallel spring arms 2 and 3, the spike 6
hinged to the arm 2 and the blade 13 pivoted in the arm 3, in combination with
the transverse shaft 24, having a collar 25, the candle holder 26 secured thereto,
and the hook 32, having its integral shank 31 secured to one end of the shaft 24,
substantially as shown and described.
2. A miner's implement, comprising the handle bow, having integral parallel
spring arms 2-3, provided with lugs 22-23, the latter provided with an inclined
face 33, notch 29 and shoulder 30, the shaft 24 journaled in said lugs and having
an integral collar 25, a candle holder secured to said collar and provided with a
lip 27 having retaining lug 28, and the hook 32 having its shank 31 secured to said
shaft so as to engage said notch and shoulder on the lug 23, in combination with
the spike hinged to the outer end of the arm 2, and its shank adapted to engage
the lug on the lip 27, when folded, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. A miner's implement, comprising the handle bow, the integral parallel spring
arms provided with lugs 22-23, the latter having an inclined face 33, notch 29 and
shoulder 30, the shaft 24 journaled in said lugs and provided at one end with a
collar to which is fixed a spring candle clamp and the hook 32 having its shank 31
secured to the other end, in combination with the hinged spike 6, the pivoted knife
blade 13, and the lever 36 fulcrumed in the handle bow, and having a serrated jaw
contiguous to the recess 30 in one of said arms, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
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