AN IMPROVED GLOBE HOLDER FOR GAS BURNERS
Year: 1885

page_text: J, WILLIAM BEAL, of Hill Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Lamp and Gas
Fitting Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "AN
IMPROVED GLOBE HOLDER FOR GAS BURNERS" and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the
letters and Figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
My Invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of the
parts of a holder for comet globes and other similar globes for gas burners as
hereinafter described the object being to provide a holder which by the manipu-
lation of a screw or screws will readily and firmly hold such a globe in position
and suit globes of slightly varying sizes and from which the globe can be readily
removed when required.
I proceed with reference to the accompanying drawing to fully describe my
Invention.
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The same letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a holder constructed according to my Invention
and shewn holding a comet globe in position; Fig. 2 is a plan of the same holder
the globe having been removed; Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the same holder
and globe, the holder being open ready for attachment of the globe; Fig. 4 shews
in sectional elevation, cross-section and plan on an enlarged scale part of the globe
holder illustrated by the preceeding Figures and Fig. 5 shews in sectional elevation
and plan a portion of a modified form of holder constructed according to my
Invention.
I will first describe my Invention with reference more particularly to Figs. 1
to 4, both inclusive.
A is an ordinary comet globe and B1, B2, B3 are three radial arms of the holder
joined to or formed with the central boss C which is screw threaded centrally for
attachment in the ordinary manner. The three arms B', B3, B³ may be of any
convenient shape and their ends b', 62, 63 are produced upwards so that the globe
can rest steadily between them (see Fig. 1). Formed with or attached to the
two arms B, Ba and between their extreme ends 6%, 63 and the central boss C
I provide two upwardly projecting pieces d³, d³ of a shape to suit the inside of the
globe so that when the globe is in position (see Fig. 1) they will prevent its being
raised from the arms d³, d³. On the arm B¹ I provide a clipping-piece d' which.

page_text: may be of somewhat similar shape to the said upwardly projecting pieces d³, d³.
The said piece d' can be moved to or from the central boss C along the arm B¹
by means of the screw E the head e¹ for turning which is outside the globe A.
The said screw E passes through a plain hole e³ in the arm B' and through the
clipping-piece d' which latter is threaded to suit. The inner end of the screw E
may turn in a hole e³ in the arm B¹. When the globe has been placed in position
on the arms B1, B2, B³ of the holder it can be readily and securely attached thereto
by turning the screw.E in one direction so as to move the clipping-piece d¹ to clip
and hold the globe A as shewn in Fig. 1 and it will suit globes of slightly. varying
sizes and the globe can be readily detached from the holder by turning the screw E
in the opposite direction so as to move the clipping-piece d' away from the globe A,.
as shewn in Fig. 3.
Instead of arranging for the screw E to turn in a plain hole e' in the arm B¹
and to have no longitudinal movement as in the holder illustrated by Figs. 1 to 4,
both inclusive, I may as a modification of my Invention make the screw E to
move longitudinally with the clipping-piece d¹ by passing it through a screw
threaded hole e' in the arm B¹ (see Fig. 5). The clipping-piece d¹ is provided with.
a hole d' in which the end of the screw turns freely.
Instead of the upwardly inclined pieces d³, d³ I may provide a clipping-piece
and screw for one or both of the arms B3, B³ as well as for the arm B¹ constructed
and arranged to operate similarly to that above described for the arm B'.
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. The improved globe holder for gas burners herein before described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing, that is to say, a holder for comet globes
and similar globes provided with a clipping-piece capable of being moved in &
straight line radiating from the centre of the globe, so as to clip the inside of the
globe and operated by means of a screw substantially as described and illustrated.
2. The improved globe holder for gas burners hereinbefore described with
reference to the accompanying drawing, that is to say, a holder for comet globes
and similar globes provided with two or more clipping-pieces capable of being
moved in straight lines radiating from the centre of the globe and each operated
by means of a screw substantially as described with reference to the accompanying
drawing.