An Improved Support of a Light for Reading Purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 4th Nov., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Support of a Light for Reading Purposes.
I, JAMES RALEIGH HUGHES, of 37 and 39 Drury Lane, in the County of
London, Music Smith, 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 relates to.an improved support of a light for reading purposes more
particularly applicable for use on a pianoforte or organ which I will describe
referring to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 represents a side elevation with the shade of the lamp in section and
Figure 2 a front elevation with the shade removed.
In a slotted bracket A which is fixed to the back of a piano, organ or other
suitable stand B. I mount a bent arm C on a pivot D. One side of this bracket
is formed with ratchet teeth E and a pawl P is pivotted at p on the arm C which
gears with the ratchet teeth E. By lifting the pawl P the arm C can be raised or
lowered so as to assume various positions as indicated. The top end of the arm C
is formed with a fork F provided with slots or hooks S from which is suspended a
framing K by means of the pins R resting in the slots S and in this framing is
supported the lamp L. The top ring of the frame T for the lamp shade is also
made with slots so that the shade frame can be supported by resting on the pins R
of the lamp framing which extend beyond the forks F. On lowering the arm the
shade assumes an inclined position relatively to the lamp, owing to the upper ring T
or one of the shade wires bearing against the arm C as indicated by the dotted
lines. It is advisable to lock the pins R in the slots S so as to prevent accidents
that might occur on attempting to lift the arm C by pushing up the lamp. This
can be done in several ways, but I prefer to make the one limb of the fork F with
a hole instead of a slot into which the one pin is inserted and the other limb with a
slot into which the other pin can drop. This second arm is provided with a disc N
as shewn to an enlarged scale in Figure 3 having a slot O corresponding to the
slot S, which disc is capable of being turned partly round so that after the pin R
has been placed in the slots O and S while in line with one .another, the disc is
turned partly round thus locking the pin R in position.
It will be seen that when the lamp is suspended in its highest position it answers
the purpose of an ordinary lamp for lighting a room but when the arm is lowered
the lamp still assuming a vertical position is brought more directly over the music
or other matter to be read while the shade assumes an inclined position in relation
to the lamp so as to shade the light from the readers eyes.
Obviously a candle or electric lamp may be supported in the manner described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the sanie is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A support of a light for reading purposes constructed and operating, substantially
as herein described.
Dated this 15th day of September 1893.