Improvements in and applicable to Candlesticks
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in and applicable to Candlesticks
We, JOSEPH SMITH and HENRY SMITH, trading as C Smith & Sons, at
71 Norfolk Street Sheffield, Tin Plate Workers, and THOMAS WILLIAM
HEMINGWAY of 25 Samt Mary's Road, Sheffield, Clerk, 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.―
On invention relates more especially to candlesticks intended to receive candles
having then lower ends nearly parallel, and has for its object to secure a firm hold
upon a candle when inserted therein, although some variation of size may exist in
successive candles, and also by the same arrangement to provide for raising the
ennant when buint down to nearly the level of the holder, without resorting to
the usual slotted, or push up bottom sliding pieces or devices.
In carrying ou invention into practice for say a bedroom candlestick, we proceed
as follows:-
To any of the usual shaped bottoms we fix a perfectly plain central tube or
socket, also within such a tube we fix a shorter and smaller tube having its upper
end covered, so forming a pillai for the candle end to rest upon, and instead of the
dished top usually fixed to the central tube we make up a compound socket cup
capable of having a limited sliding movement in a vertical direction, and to such a
cup, we attach a spring gripping device which takes a firm hold of the candle by
its upper end, while by the expansion of the lower part against the inside of the
central tube it sustains the whole at any desired elevation, and when pushed
down, causes the candle to project, and so allow of its being burnt to almost the
last bit.
And in order that our invention may be better understood, we will now further
explain the same by reference to the drawings annexed hereto; wherein
Fig. 1. represents a piece of thin steel or other elastic material, a. 1, with pieces
punched cut ready to be rolled up into shape of Fig. 2, which is an clevation of a
spring gripping device, a.
Fig. 3. represents a collar, b, to fit up to the neck of gripper and theroby prevent
the same being unduly expanded.
Fig. 4. shows the body of the compound socket cup, c, to which all the other
parts are secured by rolling over the edge of the ornamental top piece, d, Fig. 5.
Fig. 6. shows the central pillai, e, to sustain the end of candle.
All the several parts are shown detached but ready to be fixed in position for use
as illustrated by big 7, wherein by full lines is shown the position of all the parts
when a short end of candle is burned away, also by broken lines, the position into
which the compound socket and gripper are drawn for the reception of the full
length candle. The top end of the central tube, f, being flanged over prevents
the socket being pulled off entirely.
Fig 8, is a top view or plan of compound socket and gripping device.
The preparation and putting together of the several parts is accomplished by the
usual tools and means, as is well understood.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is―
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1. In a candlestick the combination with an ordinary bottom and holder tube, of
1 central internal support, a spring gripping device attached to a compound socket

page_text: capable of sliding upon the holder tube for the purposes set forth, substantially as
berein described and illustrated.
Dated this 5th day of October 1894.
ISAAC BECK, Certified Patent Agent,
Agent for the Applicants.