Improvements in Heat-radiators for use with Oil and Gas Burners.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 27th Nov.,
1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Heat-radiators for use with Oil and Gas Burners.
We, GEORGE ERASTUS RUST, Manufacturer, and JOHN JAMES PHELAN, Tailor,
both residing at Union Hill, in the County of Hudson, and State of New Jersey,
United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement.
This invention relates to heating attachments for gas burners, lamps and other
illuminating devices, and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of
this class which is designed to be connected with or suspended over a gas burner,
lamp or other device of this class.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which:
Fig. 1, is a side view of our improved heating attachment;
Fig. 2, a central vertical section thereof; and,
Fig. 3, a plan view thereof.
In the drawing forming part of this specification, the separate parts of our
improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the
views, and in the practice of our invention, we provide a heating attachment
which comprises a central, vertical tube 5, which is preferably slightly conical
in form, the walls thereof being tapered from the base to the top and each end of
said tube is provided with an annular outwardly directed flange or rim 6.
We also provide a plurality of annular plates or disks 7, which are mounted on
the tube 5, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and are separated by substantially equal
8 and said disks or
spaces
plates are secured to the tube 5 or connected therewith
in any desired manner, and each is provided with an annular depending flange or
rim 9 which may be of any desired width in vertical section and said rims or
flanges over-lap each other as clearly shown in Figs. 1, and 2, and each extends
downwardly over the one directly below it for about two-thirds of the length of
the latter with the exception of the lower one which is covered by the rim or
flange above it for about three-quarters of its width or more.
Our invention however, is not limited to the number of the disks or plates 7.
nor to the width of the flanges or rims 9, and each of said flanges or rims are pre-
ferably corrugated as shown at 10, and these corrugations are so arranged that
they over-lap each other as shown in the drawing, the inwardly directed portions
of the corrugations on one of said flanges or rims extending inwardly to the
central convex points of the corrugations on the flange or rim directly beneath it
and by this arrangement, the spaces between said flanges or rims are divided.
vertically as will be readily understood.
As shown in the drawing, the upper disk or plate is provided with two rings or
eyes 12 by means of which our improved heating attachment may be suspended
over a gas burner, lamp or other illuminator; but this feature of construction is
not an essential element of our invention, and the heating device may be supported
by brackets or in any preferred manner.

page_text: The central tube 5 is preferably provided at the upper end thereof with a supple-
mental disk or plate 11 which over-laps the top disk or plate 7, and said' top disk
or plate 7 is also preferably corrugated as shown in Fig. 3, and said central tube 5
is also perforated between each of the disks or plates 7 as shown at 13, and the
operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description, when taken
in connection with the accompanying drawing, and the following statement thereof.
The heating device is suspended over or supported above a gas burner or other
illuminating device in such manner that the tube 5 will be directly over the flame,
and said tube will serve as a chimney or escape flue for the heated gases, and in
this operation, the heated gases flow into said tube from the bottom thereof, and
pass out through the perforations 13 formed therein, into the annular space
between the disks or plates 7, and downwardly between the flanges or rims 9, and
said disks or plates and said flanges or rims are highly heated and by radiation
heat the compartment in which the device is placed.
The spaces between the rims or flanges 9, at the bottom thereof, may also be
partially closed so as to break up the downward flow of the heated gases there-
through, and thus retain the heat in said disks or plates and in said flanges or
rims for a greater length of time, and various changes in, and modifications, of the
construction herein described may be made without departing from the spirit of
our invention or sacrificing its advantages.
We may also provide a damper which may be connected with the central tube 5
or with the upper end thereof,, and which may be operated, to retard the flow of
the heated gases therethrough, and thus retain the heat within said heating
attachment, and any suitable form of device may be employed for this purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
1. A heating attachment for gas burners, lamps and other illuminators con-
structed as herein described and as shown in the drawing.
2. The herein described heating attachment for gas burners and other illumin-
ating devices, the same consisting of a central, vertical tube which is perforated
throughout its length, and a plurality of disks or plates mounted thereon, and
separated be corresponding spaces, each of said disks or plates being provided with
a depending rim or flange, and said depending rims or flanges being so formed as
to over-lap each other, while permitting the air to pass between them, substan-
tially as shown and described.
3. The herein described heating device for gas and other burners, the same con-
sisting of a central vertical perforated tube, a plurality of disks or plates mounted
thereon and operated by corresponding-spaces, said disks or plates being provided
with depending flanges or rims which overlap each other, so as to form spaces
between them, and said flanges or rims being vertically corrugated, substantially
as shown and described.
Dated this 4th day of Cintabon 1907
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.