An Improved Combined Lamp and Blow-pipe.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Lamp and Blow-pipe.
FREDERICK GEORGE ROBERTS Compton House Bore Street Lichfield Dentist,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:---
This invention relates to an Improved Combined Lamp and Blow-pipe, and it
consists of a short tubular reservoir of brass or other suitable metal, which is fitted at one
end with a removable screw plug for the purpose of filling the aforesaid tube with
methylated spirit, benzoline, gasoline, petroleum or other liquid fuel.
This tube may also be used to hold a candle with a spiral spring attachment for
automatically adjusting flame.
At the other end of tube is fixed a burner which is curved outward at right
angles or other angle to the reservoir though which a cotton or hemp wick is passed
into the reservoir.
This wick also passes through a wad inside tube at burner end to prevent leakage
through burner when being used upside down.
This same burner is also fitted with a removable air tight cap which must be
replaced when not in use.
At the burner end of tube there is fitted on a ball joint or other suitable
swivelling device a small blowpipe which is passed through a sleeve through which
it may slide, being fixed in the same sleeve by means of a small binding screw.
The sleeve is also fitted with a rod of convenient length at the end of which there
is a ring device into which the tip of the finger or thumb is placed for the purpose
of varying the position of the blow pipe during operations.
At one end of this blow pipe is attached a small nozzle with a fine needle hole
through its end, and to the other end of blowpipe is attached a short flexible rubber
tube fitted at its extreme end with a mouthpiece, by blowing through which a strong
current of air is expelled through the nozzle end of blowpipe and which on being
directed on to the lighted wick of burner or flame of candle by means of the
aforesaid thumb ring a flame of any desired temperature may be obtained according
to the work in hand.
There is also a loose ring anchored to side of reservoir for the purpose of hanging
up in any convenient place when not in use.
The burner is so constructed that it can be used in any position whatsoever upside
down or otherwise.
September 16th 1896.

page_text: FREDERICK GEORGE ROBERTS late of Compton House Bore Street Lichfield now
12 Ellescombe Road Old Charlton Kent Dental Surgeon do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference
being had to the accompanying drawing in which
Fig. 1 shows a section of the apparatus with a curved burner and Fig. 2 a part
section of a modified form with a straight burner.
This invention relates to an improved combined Lamp and Blowpipe it consists of
a short tubular reservoir E of Brass or other suitable metal which is fitted at one end
with a removable screwed plug F for the purpose of filling the aforesaid reservoir E
with Methylated spirit Benzoline gasoline petroleum or other liquid fuel. This tube
may also be used to hold a candle with a spiral spring attachment for automatically
adjusting flame. At the other end of tube is fixed a burner B straight or curved
outward at right-angle or other angle to the tube or reservoir E & through which a
cotton or hemp wick K is passed into the said reservoir E. This wick K is also
passed through a wad D to prevent leakage through the burner B when being used
upside down. This same burner B is also fitted with a removable air tight cap A
which is replaced when not in use. At the burner end B of tube E there is fitted on
a Ball joint or other approved swivelling device a small pipe C which is passed
through a sleeve G through which it may slide being fixed in the same sleeve G by a
small binding screw. The sleeve G is also fitted with a rod of convenient length at
end of which there is a ring device L into which the tip of the finger or thumb is
placed for the purpose of varying the position of blow pipe C during operations. At
one end of pipe C which is passed through the sleeve G is attached a small nozzle
with a fine needle hole through its end and at the other end of pipe C is attached a
short flexible rubber tube M fitted at its extreme end with a mouthpiece H by
blowing through which a strong current of air is expelled through the nozzle end of
pipe Cand which on being directed into the lighted wick of burner B or candle, a
flame of any desired temperature may be obtained according to the nature of work
in hand.
There is also fitted a loose ring J on side of reservoir E at the burner end B for the
purpose of hanging up in any convenient place when not in use.
The burner B is so constructed that it can be used in any position whatever upside
down or otherwise.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of iny said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
Angle wick tube B or burner B. Wads for preventing leakage through burner B.
Ball joint or swivelling device of Blowpipe C. Rod with thumb or finger ring L for
regulating position of Blowpipe C. Nozzle with needle point hole loose ring J on
side of reservoir E for hanging when not in use.
10th Jan of Tune 1807