An Improved Automatic Device for Igniting Bicycle, Carriage, and other Lamps of a like nature.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd July, 1898
Complete Specification_Left, 29th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 13th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Automatic Device for Igniting Bicycle, Carriage, and
other Lamps of a like nature.
A communication from abroad by FRANCIS OSWALD MASSINGBERD MUNDY, of 19,
Oriental Chambers, Johannesburg, in the South African Republic.
1, PHILIP MIDDLETON JUSTICE, of 55 and 56, Chancery Lane, in the County of
Middlesex, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved device to be attached to bicycle lamps,
or to any other description of lamp used for similar purposes, (such (c.g.) as a
carriage lamp), for automatically lighting the same, the object being to provide
a means of igniting the lamp while closed, or when attached to a velocipede or
vehicle without stopping, the advantages of which are obvious.
My invention consists of a disc provided with suitable radial sockets or notches
to hold wax or other matches, pivoted at its centre to a fork or lever which in
turn, is pivoted at one extremity to the framework of the lamp, the other extremity
being provided with a knob or handle to enable the lever, with the disc in posi-
tion, to be moved forward. A ratchet wheel and pawl are fitted so that the disc
is free only to revolve in a direction towards the lamp; each time the fork or
lever carrying the disc holding the matches is moved towards the lamp, the disc
is caused to revolve a distance sufficient to bring each match successively into
operation; this is effected by means of a compound lever operating a pawl
working in a ratchet fixed centrally to the disc; when the fork or lever carrying
the disc is moved towards the lamp, the heads of the matches are ignited by
striking against a block of suitable material affixed to a door in the back of the
lamp or in any other convenient position, which door is simultaneously opened
by means of a link connecting it to the lower portion of the said fork or lever;
the lighted match is thereby brought immediately over the wick or burner and
retained there until the latter is ignited; the lever or fork is then drawn back
into its normal position, its reverse action closing the door by means of the
aforesaid link, and the lighted match is automatically extinguished so soon as.
the portion projecting beyond the socket is consumed. The whole of the
mechanism is preferably enclosed in a suitably shaped chamber.
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PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
Chartered Patent Agent, London, For the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Automatic Device for Igniting Bicycle, Carriage, and
other Lamps of a like nature.
A. communication from abroad by FRANCIS OSWALD MASSINGBERD MUNDY, of 19,
Oriental Chambers, Johannesburg, in the South African Republic.
I, PHILIP MIDDLETON JUSTICE, of 55 and 56, Chancery Lane, in the County of
Midalesex, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of l'atent Agents, 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 device to be attached to bicycle lampe,
or to any other description of lamp used for similar purposes, (such as a
carriage lamp), for automatically lighting the same, the object being to provide
a means of igniting the lamp while closed or when attached to a velocipede or
vehicle without stopping, the advantages of which are obvious.
My invention consists of a disc provided with suitable radial sockets or notches
to hold wax or other matches, pivoted at its centre to a fork or lever which, in
turn, is pivoted at one extremity to the framework of the lamp, the other extremity
being provided with a knob or handle to enable the lever, with the disc in posi-
tion, to be moved forward. A ratchet wheel and pawl are fitted so that the dise
is free only to revolve in a direction towards the lamp; each time the fork or
lever carrying the disc holding the matches is moved towards the lamp, the disc
is caused to revolve a distance sufficient to bring each match successively into
operation; this is effected by means of a compound lever operating a pawl,
working in a ratchet fixed centrally to the disc; when the fork or lever carrying
the disc is moved towards the lamp, the heads of the matches are ignited by
striking against a block of suitable inaterial affixed to a door in the back of the
lamp or in any other convenient position, which door is simultaneously opened
by means of a link connecting it to the lower portion of the said fork or lever;
the lighted match is thereby brought immediately over the wick or burner and
retained there until the latter is ignited; the lever or fork is then drawn back
into its normal position, its reverse action closing the door by means of the
aforesaid link and the lighted match is automatically extinguished so soon as
the portion projecting beyond the socket is consumed. The whole of the
mechanism is preferably enclosed in a suitably shaped chamber.
My invention will be more fully understood on referring to the accompanying
drawings, in which:-
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Fig. 1 shews a bicycle lamp fitted with my invention.
Fig. 2 shews a side view of the device in its normal position, and
Fig. 3 a side view of the same when moved to the position for lighting the
burner or wick.
Fig. 4 shews a plan of the device in its normal position with door closed.
Fig. 5 a plan of the device when moved forward in position for lighting the
burner or wick the door being open. Figs. 6 6 6 shew an alternative striking
arrangement.
A is a disc provided with radial sockets or slots B 13 B (six of which are shewn
in the drawings) into which matches may be fitted as shewn. The disc A is
pivoted at C to a fork or lever D which is itself pivoted at d¹ to the framework of

page_text: the lamp. E (Figs. 2 & 4) is a ratchet and pawl retained in position by the
spring fitted so that the disc A is free to revolve only in a direction towards
the lamp.
FF are two arms of a compound lever pivoted together and forming an elbow
joint at f. The arm F is pivoted to the framework of the lamp at f, and the
arm to the axis of the disc A. G is a ratchet wheel fixed to the disc A provided
with a number of teeth equal to the number of sockets B B. (In the accompany-
ing drawings 6 of such sockets are shewn and consequently the ratchet G is pro-
vided with 6 teeth). The said ratchet wheel G is operated by a pawl H, pivoted
to the arm F, and retained in position by the spring n. K is a door in the back
of the lamp or in any other convenient position. In the accompanying drawings,
in which as stated before, my invention is shewn applied to a bicycle lamp, the
door forms when closed a portion of the reflector. It is supported by the
binge and at its lower end is connected to the fork or lever ] by means of the
Ink M, which causes the said door to open when the lever D is pushed forward.
N is a block of any suitable striking material attached to the door K so that as
the lever D is pushed forward the head of the match is ignited.
00 are knobs or handles, by which the lever or fork D is pushed forward or
drawn back as the case may be, when in operation. In Figs. 3 to 5; P is the
burner or wick shewn in relation to the head of the igniting match when the
device is pushed forward in position for lighting.
R is a casing constructed of any suitable material in order to protect the
mechanism and matches from dust, damp, etc.
In Figs. 2 to 4 Q is a spring to prevent the disc revolving by its momentum
beyond the determined distance.
When it is desired to ignite the burner or wick of the lamp, matches (pre-
ferably wax vestas) having already been inserted in the sockets B B of the
disc A, the fork or lever D is pushed towards the lamp, thereby causing the head
of the particular match in position to ignite by striking against the block N
fixed to the door K, which door is simultaneously caused to open by the link M.
The ignited match is thereby brought up to the burner or wick P; when the
latter is ignited the lever D is drawn back into its normal position, thereby closing
the door K by means of the link M. This door when so closed prevents the heat
of the lighted lamp penetrating the chamber in which the mechanism is con-
tained, thereby obviating any chance of spontaneous ignition of the unused
matches.
The disc A is caused to revolve a distance sufficient to bring each succeeding
match into operation at each stroke by means of the compound lever F F¹, opera-
ting the pawl H working in the ratchet wheel G.
The disc A is, however, prevented from revolving when the lever D is pushed
back by means of the ratchet and pawl E aforementioned.
Figs. 6, 6, 6" shew an alternative striking arrangement in which the
striker N, instead of being of block form attached to the door K, (as in Figs. 2, 3,
4, 5) is composed of a curved arm N (Fig. 6) fixed to the fork 1) so as to move
with it. The rotary motion of the disc A during its forward stroke, causes the
match in position for lighting to strike against the roughened inner surface of
the arm N.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and the manner in which the same is to be performed as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is: -
An improved device for automatically igniting bicycle and other lamps of
similar nature consisting of a forked lever D carrying a rotary disc A provided
with match sockets B B, in combination with the ratchets E and G and pawls

page_text: working in the same, the compound lever F F1, the door K, the link M and the
striker N, substantially as herein before described and illustrated on the accom-
panying drawings.
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