IMPROVEMENTS IN SOLDERING IRONS
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE WILLIAM WILKINSON of N° 6 Saint Mary Abbotts Terrace Kensington
in the County of Middlesex, Artist in Stained Glass do hereby declare the nature
of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SOLDERING IRONS" and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement and accompanying sheet of Drawings:—
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My Invention has for its object improvements in soldering irons by which I am
able to economize the gas used by obtaining the more perfect combustion which
also prevents the soot from accumulating which is now the case with gas soldering
irons such as those used for the work of stained glass artists besides avoiding much
of the fierce blaze and heat of such soldering irons. In order that my Invention
may be better understood I have appended hereunto a sheet of Drawings showing
my Invention practically carried out.
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Figure 1 is a part sectional elevation of one of my soldering irons for working
in the most usual way upon stained glass work.
Figure 2 is a part plan of the same.
Figure 3 is a part plan of the soldering iron adapted to upright work for more
minute manipulation.
Figure 4 is an end view of the junction block A.
In Figures 1 and 2, B is the removable copper bit which is heated and which is
actually brought to bear upon the work, this bit being interchangeable for other
shaped bits as is well understood in the trade-C is the deflector or shade and D
any desired arrangement for holding the same, E is the flexible pipe conveying
the gas to the burner F and G is the cock for regulating the supply of the same
and H is the handle by which the soldering iron is manipulated, and so far there
is great similarity between this and the present irons.
Now the front pipe J
and the back pipe K is connected together by the junctiou piece or equivalent
arrangement A in which the air passage M is formed.
The small reducing or inlet piece N is also contained therein and may be either
attached to the pipe K or to the junction block A. The position of this inlet
piece N to the air passage M is of importance as also the size of the inlet passage, n¹,
through the said inlet piece which for the apparatus shewn 1 have found to work
well if say one fourteenth of an inch in diameter.
The action is as follows: As the gas travels through the inlet passage n'
a certain amount of air is carried with it up the pipe J and burnt in combination

page_text: with the gas at the burner holes 8, 8, 8, and so perfect is the combustion by this
apparatus that the iron may be worked for hours without any inconvenience and
there is no "popping out" of the light.
Such irons are ready for use say one and a half minutes after lighting and the
economy of gas is very great indeed.
It will be clearly understood that the positions and shapes of the iron B may be
adapted to circumstances.
Having therefore now explained my Invention what I claim is
The atmospheric soldering iron with the air passage M and inlet piece N in
combination with the other parts substantially as herein set forth.
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GEO. BARKER,
8, Quality Court,
Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.