An Improved Atomizer.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 28th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 31st Dec., 1892
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
An Improved Atomizer.
1 WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn & Son of 151 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from James Gray Garland of Biddeford in the County
of York and State of Maine United States of America Inventor) to be as
follows:-
My said invention is shown herein as adapted to remove the clogging of atomizer
tubes of that class of atomizers in which the orifice of one tube is directed across
that of another. The small outlets of these atomizing-tubes often become clogged
and thus are rendered useless, and when these tubes are located in the upper part
of a room above the reach of a person standing upon the floor or at points especially
difficult of access as over machinery or goods in a factory or store room, the removal
of the obstruction involves no inconsiderable care and labour and is liable to be
neglected.
The object of my invention is to provide means casily accessible, readily worked,
and certain of operation by which the obstructions may at any time be removed.
The liquid leg of the atomizer consists of a tube held in a socket on an arm of a
casting, in which is the power leg of the atomizer, the orifice of which is directed
across the line of the discharge orifice of the liquid leg. The particular form of the
legs is not material. The passages in them at rear of the small exit orifices are
enlarged, and in them are located the plungers of the clearing needles. In the
power leg is a needle bearing tube plunger which has free longitudinal play sufficient
to allow the needle on its forward end to advance through the orifice or to be with-
drawn therefrom, so as to leave the exit opening free. It is not intended that the
needle should remain in fixed relation to the opening to regulate the flow of fluid
therethrough, but only that it may be reciprocated freely to be projected through
The air or other
and withdrawn from the opening in order to clean the same.
forcing agent may be allowed to pass the plunger by grooves therein, or by making
the cross section of the plunger different from that of the opening in which it
moves.
The plunger may be moved in various ways. A hub may be arranged to turn in
a barrel formed preferably on the power leg. The hub has on its inner end a cog
which engages with a notch in the plunger. This serves as a convenient connection
between the hub and the plunger, but this connection may be made by a pin or in
many other ways well known to skilled workmen. The outer end of the hub is
reduced, and over the reduced end is placed a screw packing cap, which presses the
packing upon the end of the barrel and hub, and thus hermetically closes the leg.
Upon the reduced end is fixed a lever which has spurs that engage with a stud on
the leg and limit the movement of the lever. The adjustment of the parts is such
that when the lever is moved one way to its limit the needle is forced through the
orifice of the leg and when moved the other way the needle is withdrawn from said
orifice. When the apparatus is located at an elevation requiring such extensions,
wires or cords may be attached to the ends of the lever these depending within
reach of the hand. The lower end of the liquid-leg as will be understood is
immersed in water. The needle-plunger for that leg consists of a wire or rod
doubled and having one prong extending up within the liquid leg with its needle
pointed end adapted to enter the discharge orifice of the leg. The other prong
extends up outside of the leg, and the end thereof is bent to form a wrist pin which
enters a hole in the side of the lever. The prongs are long enough to permit

page_text: the necessary amount of longitudinal movement of the needle in and out of the
orifice.
The prong in the leg is of less diameter than the interior diameter of the bore
and leaves space for the passage of the liquid. The same movement of the lever
which operates the needle in the power leg also simultaneously operates this needle
in the liquid-leg.
Dated this 27th day of Februar 1005
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Atomizer.
I, WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn & Son of 151 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from James Gray Garland of Biddeford in the County
of York in the State of Maine United States of America Inventor) and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My said invention is shown herein as adapted to remove the clogging of atomizer
tubes of that class of atomizers in which the orifice of one tube is directed across
that of another.
The small outlets of these atomizing tubes often become clogged, and thus are
rendered useless, and when these tubes are located in the upper part of a room,
above the reach of a person standing upon the floor, or at points especially difficult
of access, as over machinery or goods in a factory or store-room, the removal of
the obstruction involves no inconsiderable care and labor and is liable to be
neglected.
The object of my invention is to provide means readily accessible, easily worked,
and certain of operation by which the obstructions may at any time be removed.
The application is shown in the accompanying drawings in which-
Figure 1. represents the apparatus in side elevation, partly in section.
Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly in section.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing detail parts, the plunger being in section.
Fig. 4 is a side view of a modification.
Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the plungers.
In the drawings, A represents the liquid-leg of an atomizer. As a convenient
form of construction, it is shown as a tube held in a socket on an arm a of the
casting B, in which is the power leg of the atomizer the orifice of which is directed
across the line of the discharge orifice of the liquid-leg. The particular form of
these legs is not material. The passages in them back of the small exit-orifices are
enlarged and in them are located the plungers of the clearing needles.
In the power leg B is a needle bearing tube plunger, which has free longitudinal
play sufficient to allow the needle c on its forward end to advance through the
orifice or to be withdrawn therefrom, so as to leave the exit opening free. It is
not intended that the needle remain in fixed relation to the opening to regulate the
flow of fluid therethrough but only that it be reciprocated freely to be projected
through and withdrawn from the opening in order to clean the same. The air or
other forcing agent may be allowed to pass the plunger by grooves therein or by
making the cross section of the plunger different from that of the opening in which
it moves. The plunger may be moved in various ways. In Fig. 1 I have shown a
hub d arranged to turn in a barrel e, the latter being formed preferably, on the
power-leg. "The hub has on its inner end a cog ƒ, which engages with a notch a in
the plunger. This serves as a convenient connection between the hub and the
plunger; but this connection may be made by a pin or in many other ways well
known to skilled workmen. The outer end of the hub is reduced, and over the

page_text: reduced end g is placed a screw packing-cap h, which presses the packing i upon
the end of the barrel and hub, and thus hermetically closes the leg. Upon the
reduced end is fixed a lever G, which has spurs k, that engage with a stud on
the leg and limit the movement of the lever. The adjustment of the parts is such
that when the lever is moved one way to its limit the needle is forced through the
orifice of the leg, and when moved the other way the needle is withdrawn from said
orifice. When the apparatus is located at an elevation requiring such extensions,
wires or cords may be attached, as shown at 4, to the ends of the lever G, these
depending within reach of the hand. The lower end of the liquid leg as will be
understood, is immersed in water. The needle plunger for that leg consists of a
wire or rod doubled and having one prong m extending up within the liquid leg
with its needle-pointed cnd adapted to enter the discharge-orifice of the leg. The
other prong extends up outside the of leg and the end thereof is bent to form a
wrist pin o, which enters a hole in the side of the lever. The prongs are long
enough to permit the necessary amount of longitudinal movement of the needle in
and out of the orifice. The prong in the leg is of less diameter than the interior
diameter of the bore and leaves space for the passage of the liquid. The same
movement of the lever which operates the needle in the power-leg also simul-
taneously operates this needle in the liquid-leg. The power-leg may be provided
with a shank similar to that last described, instead of the form shown in Fig. 1.
This is shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In these figures a separate passage p is made for
the shank g, suitable packing being provided therein. The end of the air passage r
opens into the shank and needle passage leading to the orifice.
The plunger is shown as being hollow, with openings y at its forward and for
the escape of the air but as before stated, the air may be allowed to pass the
plunger by grooving its sides or in other obvious ways.
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 combination with the leg of an atomizer, a freely-reciprocating cleaning-
needle therein adapted to be projected entirely through and withdrawn from the
opening, a lever connected to said cleaning-needle, and an operating connection
extending from the lever, substantially as described.
2. In combination, the power leg of an atomizer, the liquid-leg, a cleaning-needle
in cach, operating means for reciprocating the needles common to both, and a
connection from said means to both of the needles, substantially as described.
3. In combination, the leg of an atomizer, the cleaning-needle, the shank therefor
formed hollow, with openings at its front end about the needle, and means for
operating said shank, substantially as described.
4. In combination with the liquid and power legs of an atomizer, needle-carrying
shanks arranged to reciprocate therein, and an operating-lever, with connections
between said shanks and the lever, whereby the shanks are reciprocated simul-
taneously, substantially as described.
5. In combination with the power leg of an atomizer, a needle-carrying-shank
arranged to reciprocate in the said leg, a barrel on said leg, and a hub therein, said
hub having a cog or pin connection with the said shank, all substantially as
described.
6. In combination with the liquid leg of an atomizer, a needle carrying shank
arranged therein, having an outside prong, said outside prong being connected to a
lever, substantially as described.
Dated this 26th day of Navamhan 1802
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.