IMPROVEMENTS IN LAMP BURNERS FOR BURNING MINERAL OILS
Year: 1884

page_text: I EDWARD ALEXANDER RIPPINGILLE of the Aston Brook Lamp Works, Aston
Road near Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Lamp Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN LAMP BURNERS
FOR BURNING MINERAL OILS to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to those classes of burners in which the chimney holder,
or holder for carrying the globe and chimney or for carrying a glass serving for
the two purposes is removeable from the body of the burner for cleaning trimming
and lighting the lamp.
According to my present Invention instead of forming the cylindrical fitting of
the body of the burner which receives the holder for either or both the glass and
chimney to stand up from such body above the perforated metal plate or gauze
diaphragm I construct it to descend and I fix the perforated metal plate or gauze
diaphragm flush with or a little above the upper edge of such cylindrical fitting
by which means I am enabled proportionately to reduce the length of the wick
tube or tubes and facilitate the cleansing of the burner. I also in order to keep
the burner cool, construct the said fitting parts with a small annular space between
them, such space being secured by making the holder fitting slightly larger than
the fitting on the body of the burner and by distance pieces or by ridges stamped
up on one or other of such parts.
In order to secure the correct adjustment and fastening of the glass or chimney
holder upon the body of the burner I form the fitting parts with flanges provided
with catches so formed that when the said holder is rotated in a backward direction
such catches will offer no impediment to such rotation but which when the said
holder is rotated forwards will lock together when all further motion is prevented
by suitable stops and in cases where such holder also carries the cone or deflector
the correct adjustment of the slot or slots of the latter over the wick tube or tubes
is also obtained by the aforesaid stops.
By these means the rotation of the glass or chimney holder will only meet with
interruption in one direction and then only when the parts are properly fitted and
secured together.
I also sometimes connect with the glass or chimney holder a deflector surrounding
the cone and leaving a small annular space between the two and in such case the
cone may be hinged to the body of the burner or may be carried by the aforesaid
holder.

page_text: I also in combination with the improved construction of fittings above described
attach the gallery to the holder at such a height as to leave a space below, sufficient
to enable the holder to be comfortably and firmly held thereby facilitating
the removal of the same from the lamp with the glass, or glass and chimney in
position thereon, for trimming, cleaning, filling, and lighting the lamp.
I also in order to facilitate the filling of the reservoir without removing the
burner from the same, form two corresponding holes in the holder and burner
fittings and in connection with the latter, I carry a tube down to a space or
chamber formed in the burner which space or chamber is closed at the top and
open below to the reservoir. By these means access can be obtained to the
reservoir by simply turning the glass or chimney holder partly round and bringing
the two holes in the fittings into unison, then by the insertion of the spout of an
oil can or funnel, oil can be poured into the reservoir; after which by locking the
holder again in position on the burner the aperture leading to the reservoir is
closed.
By suitable and well known modifications the improved fittings above described
are also applicable to burners for punkah Lamps.

page_text: I EDWARD ALEXANDER RIPPINGILLE of the Aston Brook Lamp Works, Aston
Road near Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Lamp Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN LAMP BURNERS FOR
BURNING MINERAL OILS 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 those classes of burners in which the chimney holder or
holder for carrying the globe and chimney or for carrying a glass serving for the
two purposes is removeable from the body of the burner for cleaning trimming and
lighting the lamp.
According to my present invention instead of forming the cylindrical fitting of
the body of the burner which receives the holder for either or both the glass and
chimney to stand up from such body above the perforated metal plate or gauze
diaphragm I construct it to descend and I fix the perforated metal plate or gauze
diaphragm flush with or a little above the upper edge of such cylindrical fitting by
which means I am enabled proportionately to reduce the strength of the wick tube.
or tubes and facilitate the cleansing of the burner.
I also in order to keep the burner cool construct the said fitting parts with a
small annular space between them, such space being secured by making the holder
fitting slightly larger than the fitting on the body of the burner and by distance
pieces or by ridges stamped up on one or other of such parts.
In order to secure the correct adjustment and fastening of the glass or chimney
holder upon the body of the burner I form the fitting parts with flanges provided
with catches so formed that when the said holder is rotated in a backward direction
such catches will offer no impediment to such rotation but which when the said
holder is rotated forwards will lock together when all further motion is prevented
by suitable stops; and in cases where such holder also carries the cone, the correct
adjustment of the slot or slots of the latter over the wick tube or tubes is also
obtained by the aforesaid stops. By these means the rotation of the glass or
chimney holder will only meet with interruption in one direction and then only
when the parts are properly fitted and secured together.
I also sometimes connect with the glass or chimney holder a deflector surrounding
the cone and leaving a small annular space between the two and in such case the
cone may be hinged to the body of the burner or may be carried by the aforesaid
holder.
I also in combination with the improved construction of fittings above described
attach the gallery to the holder at such a height as to leave a space below sufficient
to enable the holder to be comfortably and firmly held, thereby facilitating the
removal of the same from the lamp with the glass, or glass and chimney in position
thereon, for trimming, cleaning filling and lighting the lamp.
I also in order to facilitate the filling of the reservoir without removing the
burner from the same, form two corresponding holes in the holder and burner
fittings and in combination with the latter I carry a tube down to a space or
chamber formed in the burner which space or chamber is closed at the top and
open below to the. reservoir. By these means access can be obtained to the
reservoir by simply turning the glass or chimney holder partly round and bringing
the two holes in the fittings into unison then by the insertion of the spout of an
oil can or funnel, oil can be poured into the reservoir after which by locking the
holder again in position on the burner the aperture leading to the reservoir is
closed.

page_text: By suitable and well known modifications the improved fittings above described
are also applicable to burners for punkah lamps.
And in order that my 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.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a vertical section and Figure 2 is a plan partly in section of a single
flat wick burner showing parts of my invention applied thereto, Figure 3 is a
vertical section of the glass holder and Figure 4 is an edge view of the holder
fitting separately Figure 5 is a separate view of the parts for locking the holder
to the holder fitting.
Figure 6 is a vertical section and Figure 7 is a plan of a duplex lamp burner.
showing parts of my invention applied thereto.
Figure 8 is a vertical section, Figure 9 is a side view Figure 10 is a plan and
Figure 11 is a partial side view of another form of single flat wick lamp burner
with a modified form of one part of my invention applied thereto.
Figure 12 is a vertical section showing parts of my invention applied to the
burner of a "punkah" lamp and Figure 13 is an elevation and Figure 14 is a plan
of the same with the glass holder removed therefrom. The burner shown at
Figures 1 to 5 is fitted to receive only a globe or other shaped glass, those shown
at Figures 6 and 7 and Figures 12 to 14 are fitted to receive both glass and
chimney and that shown at Figures 8 to 11 is fitted to receive only a chimney.
In all the figures like parts are marked with similar letters of reference. a is the
body of the burner, a¹ is the wick tube and a³ is the perforated metal plate or
gauze diaphragm and a³ is the cylindrical fitting to receive the holder b.
c is the cone and c³ is a deflector surrounding the cone c. According to my
present invention instead of forming the cylindrical fitting a³ which receives the
holder b to stand up from the body of the burner above the diaphragm a³
I construct it to descend and I fix the diaphragm a² flush with or a little above
the upper edge of the fitting a³ by which means I am enabled proportionately to
reduce the length of the wick tube or tubes a' and facilitate the cleansing of the
burner as when the holder 6 is removed, any dirt which may be on the diaphragın a
is readily wiped off.
I would here remark that I do not claim the application of a descending flange
to chimneyless burners as such is well known and is not used for the purposes of
my present invention.
I also in order to keep the burner cool construct the part a³ and the part b¹ of
the holder with a small annular space between them, in a somewhat similar manner
to that shown and described in the specification of Letters Patent granted to me
dated March 13, 1877 N° 1003 such space being secured by making the holder
fitting b¹ slightly larger than the fitting a³ and by distance pieces or by ridges
stamped up on one or other of such parts.
In the drawings I have represented the employment for this purpose of ridges a
stamped up on the fitting a³.
In order to secure the correct adjustment and fastening of the holder b upon the
body of the burner I form the holder fitting 61 with a flange b³, I also form the
fitting as with a flange a¹ and I provide such flanges 62 and as with catches so
formed that when the holder b is rotated in a backward direction such catches will
offer no impediment to such rotation but which when the holder b is rotated
forwards will lock together when all further motion will be prevented by suitable
stops; and in cases where the holder b also carries the cone c the correct adjustment
of the slot or slots of the latter over the wick tube or tubes a¹ is also obtained by
the aforesaid stops.
In the drawings I have represented by way of example two forms of such
catches and stops.

page_text: In the burners represented at Figures 1 to 7 and at 12 to 14 such catches and
stops are formed in the following manner. In the flange as I fix two short studs a
formed with smooth convex shaped heads and in the flange 62 I forin slots 6s
consisting of narrow portions to receive the stems of the studs a which narrow
portions terminate at one end in openings large enough to permit of the easy
passage therethrough of the heads of the studs at and the metal around the end of
such enlarged portions of the slots 6³ is raised above the height of the studs aº and
bevelled as shown at Figure 5 in order that when the holder b is turned in the
direction of the arrow, it shall slip easily over the heads of the studs a' but when
turned in the contrary direction the heads of the studs shall pass through the
enlarged ends of the slots 6s and in the continued rotation thereof the heads of the
studs a shall pass above and the stems thereof shall travel within the narrow
portions of the slots 63 until the ends of the narrow portions of the slots b³ abut
against the stems of the studs aº.
In the burner represented at Figures 8 to 11 the flange 62 is provided with clip
formed catches 6' and the flange as is divided and is formed with raised portions a
which when the holder b is turned in the direction of the arrow enter the clip
formed catches 6 and lock the two parts together in the required position whilst
when the holder b is revolved in the contrary direction the parts will be unlocked
and the holder b can be removed from the burner. By the employment of catches
acting in the manner above described the holder b will only meet with interruption
in one direction of rotation and then only when the parts are properly fitted and
secured together.
I also as represented at Figures 6 and 7 for the purpose of supplying a current
of air to the exterior of the flame, sometimes connect with the holder b a deflector c¹
surrounding the cone c to about the height shown, and leaving a small annular
space between the two and in such case the cone c may be carried as shown by the
holder b or it may as will be readily understood be hinged to the body of the burner.
This deflector c¹ is also applicable to the other burners herein shown and
described.
I also in some cases as shown at Figures 6 and 7 in combination with the
improved construction of fittings above described attach the gallery to the holder b
at such a height as to leave a space below sufficient to enable the holder to be
comfortably and firmly held, thereby facilitating the removal of the same from the
lamp with the glass, or glass and chimney in position thereon when required for
trimming, cleaning, filling and lighting the lamp.
I also as shown at Figures 6 and 7 in order to facilitate the filling of the reservoir
of the lamp without removing the burner from the same form two corresponding
holes in the holder and burner fittings, and in connection with the hole in the
burner fitting, I carry a tube a³ down to a space or chamber a³ which space or
chamber a is closed at the top and open below to the reservoir. By these means
access can be obtained to the reservoir by simply turning the holder 6 partly round
and bringing the two holes in the fittings into unison, then by the insertion of the
spout of an oil can or funnel oil can be poured into the reservoir after which by
locking the holder b again in position on the burner the aperture leading to the
reservoir is closed.
At Figures 12 to 14 I have represented a burner for a "punkah "lamp embodying
some of my improvements as will be seen by referring to the letters thereon and to
such of the foregoing description as relates thereto. In this burner the diaphragm a³
is fixed a short distance above the upper edge of the fitting a³ by means of pillars
as shown, the air to support combustion passes downwards into the interior of
the globe or other shaped glass as is well understood, it thence passes through
perforations 6 in the side of the holder 6 to the space under the diaphragm a²
whence it rises through said diaphragm to the interior of the cone.
The air is shut off from entering the body of the burner except the small amount
which will pass through the annular space between the fittings of the burner and
holder,

page_text: 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
First Constructing the body of a lamp burner with a descending cylindrical
fitting as to receive the holder b and fixing the diaphragm a² flush with or slightly
above such cylindrical fitting as substantially as herein shown and described and
for the purposes stated.
Second Constructing the fitting parts a³ and 6' of a lamp burner with flanges a³
and 62 combined with catches and stops so formed that the holder b when revolved
in a backward direction, meets with no impediment to such motion but which when
rotated forwards becomes locked in the required position substantially as herein
shown and described and for the purpose stated.
Third In flat wick burners the employment of a deflector c¹ surrounding the
cone c substantially as herein shown and described.
Fourth In combination with the improved fittings a³ a b¹ b³ the attachment of
the gallery to the holder at such a height as to leave a space below sufficient to
enable the holder to be comfortably and firmly held substantially as herein shown
and described and for the purpose stated.
Fifth Forming a hole in the holder fitting b¹ and a corresponding hole in the
burner fitting as in combination with a filling tube as fixed to the latter and
entering a chamber a³. such hole a being opened and closed all in manner
substantially as herein shown and described.
:
Sixth The application to "punkah" burners of fittings a³ as b¹ ª their
accompanying catches and stops and the fixing of the diaphragm a² a short
distance above the top edge of the fitting a³ either separately or combined
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
Dated this 92nd day of October 1884
E. A. RIPPINGILLE.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings,
Agents.