A COMBINED BENZINE LAMP AND CIGAR CUTTER
Year: 1886

page_text: I WILHELM FISCHBACH of N° 99 Köpnicker Strasse in the City of Berlin,
Prussia, Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention
for "A COMBINED BENZINE LAMP AND CIGAR CUTTER" 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 a lamp for burning benzine or other volatile hydro
carbons, in combination with a cigar cutter, which said lamp offers the very great
advantage in places where gas is not used or cannot be readily applied or obtained,
that at a trifling expense a tiny flame is kept constantly burning which at the
moment it is required automatically starts up into a large flame and is after use
reduced in like manner to its original size.
This result is attained by a novel lever mechanism acting upon a tube or cylinder
encompassing the wick tube or sheath and shutting in the flame when not required,
while at the moment the cigar cutter is brought into use, the external tube or
cylinder will be moved in such manner, that the small flame is freed and now
enabled to develop itself to its full sizė.
The aforementioned lever mechanism is brought into action by turning the axis
of the cigar cutter by means of a handle with which the same is provided, and is
returned to its original position by the action of a spring, whereby the flame
is automatically reduced to its original size.
In the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is an elevation of my combined benzine lamp and cigar cutter.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same as seen from the rear.
Fig. 3 is a side view, and
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4 is a vertical section of Fig. 3.
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The upper part 6 carrying the lever mechanism is fastened upon the lower part a,
forming the receptacle for the benzine or other volatile hydro carbon by means of
screws or their equivalents and is provided with the wick sheath c. In order to
give the latter as central a position as possible, the axis d is provided with a recess,
or the same may for the same purpose be cranked-The wick sheath c is affixed to
an upper part of the casing 6 and a lower partition wall and is provided with the
pinion f for moving the wick.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
nvention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
claim is :-
y
1. A benzine lamp with cigar cutter of the form as described and characterised
a) The arrangement of the sliding tube or cylinder g upon the wick sheath c,
which said tube or cylinder on turning the axis d is actuated by the
regulating pin m by means of the bell crank lever k and the rod h, for the
purpose of causing the flame to start up simultaneously with the advance
of the cigar cutter, and for reducing the said flame after use to its original
diminutive size which is automatically effected by the action of the spiral
or coiled spring u
b) The bent or cranked axis d arranged within the casing in order to enable the
wick sheath to be arranged in the centre of the apparatus substantially as
described in the foregoing specification and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
2. In benzine or other hydro-carbon lamps with cigar cutters, the arrangement
of the disc v with the cam or curved slot w (fig. 8) in which the friction roller
noves in combination with the rod h and the cylinder g for the purpose of
enlarging or reducing the flame at the upward or downward movement of the
aid cylinder, substantially as set forth in the foregoing specification and shown
on the accompanying drawings.