Improvements in the Fastenings of Carriage Lamps and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 4th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Fastenings of Carriage Lamps and the like.
JOHN WATHEN and WILLIAM HENRY WATHEN, Stampers and Piercers and
Tool Makers, 120 Barford Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For the perfect fastening or secure holding of the candle barrel to the lamp
socket. In the fastenings of known constructions there has always been great
liability for the said barrel from the vibration of the carriage to jar & shake out.
To overcome this defect we construct the slot catch, of either an inverted V,
crescent or similar form, so that the peg on the candle barrel by being merely
inserted in the slot and turned about a quarter round, it is firmly locked, & the
spring which is inserted under the candle keeps the peg home, but may be redily
removed when required. We construct the slot either on the socket or the candle
barrel.
Dated this 15th day of July 1895.
JOHN WATHEN.
WILLIAM HENRY WATHEN.
Improvements in the Fastenings of Carriage Lamps and the like.
JOHN WATHEN and WILLIAM HENRY WATHEN, Stampers Piercers, and
Tool Makers, 120 Barford Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
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 :-
This invention relates to an improved secure and perfect fastening of the candle
barrel or lower portion of the carriage lamp to the lantern or upper portion, and
thereby to overcome the great liability in the lamps of known construction, to jar
and shake apart.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing, represents in elevation a carriage lamp,
a, is the body or lantern b, the socket attached to the carriage, c, the lamp plug
fitting into the socket b, d, is the candle barrel, and at e, is indicated by dotted
lines the position of our improved fastening slot catch. f. and flare apertures
through which to see that the peg has gone home, and being there the spring placed
under the candle keeps it tight.
Figure 2, represents about in full size a vertical section of the carriage lamp
plug or barrel showing the inside appearance of the slot catch e, of a crescent form,
and detached and below in elevation a portion of the candle barrel having thereon
the peg 9.
Figure 3 shows a horizontal section upon the dotted line A, B, Figure 2,
showing the peg g, entering the catch slot e.
Figure 4 represents our improved catch slot adapted to another form of lamp.
The slot e is made in the socket attached to the carriage, and the peg 9 is fixed
D

page_text: onto the plug of the lamp a, and in this arrangement of our improved secure
fastening a suitable spring, spiral / or otherwise is fixed to the socket b, so that it
lifts up and presses the pegg.
home.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and the manner the. same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is -
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Firstly. In fastenings for holding the candle barrel to the socket of carriage
lamps, substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1. 2. and 3 of the
accompanying drawings.
Secondly. In the fastenings for holding the carriage lamp into the socket
attached to the carriage as described and set forth in Figure 4.
Dated this 14th day of April 1896.
JOHN WATHEN.
WILLIAM HENRY WATHEN.