Improvements in Candle Lamps.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 18th July, 1889-Accepted, 31st Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Candle Lamps.
I ROBERT JOSEPH SEABURY of 47 Farringdon Street, in the City of London,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, a communication to me
from abroad by Henry D. Lovis of the City, County and State of New York, in the
United States of America, Gentleman, to be as follows :-
The object of the invention is to produce a simple and compact form of travelling
or hand lamp capable of burning candles.
For this purpose the lamp is formed with a tubular body and an enlarged base or
foot upon which it stands and it is furnished with a handle by which it may be carried
about from place to place.
The candle is forced upwards by means of a coiled spring acting upon a piston as is
usual in this class of lamp but instead of employing a simple flat or curved surface to
the piston as heretofore it is according to the present invention constructed in the
form of a cup within which is fixed a conical or tapered ring furnished with a series
of holes or openings around its lower edge where its diameter is greatest and the
candle is supported upon the upper edge or smallest diameter of this ring.
The object of this peculiar formation of the piston is to enable the candle to be
completely or almost completely burnt out and to catch the melted wax or composition
and thus prevent it flowing into the interior of the lamp..
The candle is held in place by means of a downwardly projecting cone or ring
carried by a fitting which is attached to the lamp by means of a bayonet joint as
heretofore but an ornamental cap or cover is hinged to this fitting and is so arranged
that it may be turned back out of the way when the candle is burning or may be
turned into position over the candle in order to extinguish the light and close the
lamp.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Candle Lamps.
I ROBERT JOSEPH SEABURY of 47 Farringdon Street, in the City of London,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, a communication to me
from abroad by Henry D. Lovis of the City, County and State of New York in the
United States of America, Gentleman and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of the invention is to produce a simple and compact form of travelling
or hand lamp capable of burning candles.
For this purpose the lamp is formed with a tubular body and an enlarged base or
foot upon which it stands and it is furnished with a handle by which it may be carried
about from place to place.
The candle is forced upwards by means of a coiled spring acting upon a piston as is
usual in this class of lamp but instead of employing a simple flat or curved surface to
the piston as heretofore it is according to the present invention constructed in the
form of a cup within which is fitted a conical or tapered ring furnished with a series
of holes or openings around its lower edge where its diameter is greatest and the
candle is supported upon the upper edge or smallest diameter of this ring.

page_text: The object of this peculiar formation of the piston is to enable the candle to be
completely or almost completely burnt out and to catch the melted wax or composition
and thus prevent it flowing into the interior of the lamp.
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The candle is held in place by means of a downwardly projecting cone or ring
carried by a fitting which is attached to the lamp by means of a bayonet joint as
heretofore but an ornamental cap or cover is hinged to this fitting and is so arranged
that it may be turned back out of the way when the candle is burning or may be
turned into position over the candle in order to extinguish the light and close the
lamp.
And in order that the said Invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully to
describe the same.
Invention and showing the cap or cover closed.
Figure 2. is an elevation thereof showing the cap or cover opon or turned back.
Figure 3. is a vertical section of the cup or piston separately showing the conical
or tapered ring removed.
Figure 4 is an elevation of the conical or tapered ring separately and,
Figure 5 is a plan thereof.
Figure 6 is a vertical section of the cone and fitting separately with the cap or
cover removed and
Figure 7 is a plan thereof..
In the several figures of the drawings like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference.
a represents the body of the lamp which is of tubular form and a¹ represents the
enlarged base or foot which may be circular as shown in the drawings or of any other
suitable form such as rectangular so as to conveniently stand upon the arm of a
railway carriage seat.
a² represents a handle by which the lamp may be carried about from place to
place and is more especially useful when the lamp is employed for domestic
purposes.
6 represents the candle which is forced upwards by means of a coiled spring c
acting upon a piston c¹ as is usual in this class of lamp but instead of employing a
simple flat or curved surface to the piston c¹ as heretofore it is according to the
present invention constructed in the form of a cup.
Within this cup c¹ is removably fitted by springing in or otherwise a conical or
tapered ring furnished with a series of holes or openings around its lower edge
where its diameter is greatest and the candle 6 is supported upon the upper edge or
smallest diameter of this ring c².
The object of this peculiar formation of the piston c¹ is to enable the candle b to be
completely or almost completely burned out and to catch the melted wax or com-
position and thus prevent it flowing into the interior of the lamp and to facilitate the
cleansing of the lamp.
The holes or openings c³ in the tapered ring c² permit the melted wax or composition
to flow to the interior of such ring c² which affords the necessary space for the
reception of the melted material.
When after a time a considerable deposit of wax or composition has been formed in
the piston or cup c¹ the spring c together with the piston c¹ may be withdrawn from the
lamp when the ring c³ may be removed from the piston or cup c¹ thus facilitating the
cleansing of the parts.
The candle 6 is held in place by means of a downwardly projecting cone or ring d¹
formed on or carried by a fitting d which is removably attached to the lamp body a
by means of a bayonet joint consisting of studs d2 upon the ring or fitting d entering
grooves or indentations a³ formed in the body a of the lamp.

page_text: An ornamental cap or cover d³ is by a hinge joint d attached to the ring or
fitting d and is so arranged that it may be turned back out of the way as represented
at Figure 2. when the candle is burning or may be turned into position over the
candle as represented at Figure 1. in order to extinguish the light and close the
lamp.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
1. In a candle lamp constructed with a tubular body a and spring c a cup shaped
piston fitted with a removable tapered or conical ring formed with holes or
openings around the lower edge thereof and adapted to support the candle upon
its upper edge substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose
stated.
2. In a candle lamp a tubular body a an enlarged base a¹ a spring c, a cup shaped
piston c¹ fitted with a removable tapered or conical ring c³ formed with holes or
openings around the lower edge thereof and adapted to support the candle upon its
upper edge and a fitting d removably attached to the tubular body a and carrying a
downwardly projecting cone d¹ and a hinged cap or cover d³ all in manner sub-
stantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
Dated this 10th dow of Tule 1000
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.