Improvements in Inverted Regenerative Incandescent Gas Lights.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Inverted Regenerative Incandescent Gas Lights.
HENRY ANDREW KENT, The Limes, Bounds Green, Bowes Park, N.,
Mechanician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: -
The object of this invention is the production of incandescent gas lights or
burners for giving a down light free from shadows the incandesing medium
hanging under the burner. An ordanary mantle such for example the Welsbach
may be used or a cylinder of like material or strips threads or scrolls may be
the illuminating medium in lights of large power. I construct the light giving
material in a cup or semi circular form. I may arrange (3) three or more mantles
cylinders or cups in one burner or lamp, the whole being surrounded by a semi
circular or other suitable shape glass, air inlets being over edge of said glass or
otherwise.
In carying my invention into pratice I construct one or more tubes of metal
such tubes being fitted on to a smaller tube or jet for the admision of gas. Slots,
holes or the like being in said larger tubes for the admision of air these tubes I
arrange on the top side of a plate of metal such plate haveing a hole through its
center through this hole projects the end of burner or burners which may be
made of steatite or any fire resisting material-and on to which is fastened by a
clip or clips actuated by gravity or spring the light giving medium or such may
be attached by loops and hooks. Inside the said steatite part of burner I may
place a disk or disks of gauze the said plate and tubes being covered by a suitable
chimney or cone of metal, and to the under side of same is attached the semi
circular or other shape glass such burners being by means of the ascending heat
regenerative.
The whole having the appearance of the Wenham gas lamps.
Improvements in Inverted Regenerative Incandescent Gas Lights.
HENRY ANDREW KENT, Mechanician, The Limes, Brownlow Road, Bowes Park,
N., do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
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page_text: is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
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The object of this invention is the production of incandescent gas lights or
burners for giving a down light free from shadows, the incandescing medium
hanging under the burner. An ordinary mantle such for example as the Welsbach
may be used or a cylinder of like material--or strips threads or scrolls may be
the illuminating medium. In lights of large power I construct the light giving
material in a cup or semicircular form. I may arrange three or more mantles
cylinders or cups in one burner or lamp-the whole being surounded by
circular or other suitable shape glass, air inlets being over edge of said glass or
otherwise.
a semi-
In carying my invention into practice I construct one or more tubes of metal.
Such tubes being fitted on to a smaller tube or jet for the admission of gas, slots,
holes or the like being in said larger tube, for the admission of air. These tubes
I arrange on the top side of a plate of metal such plate having a hole in its
centre, through this hole projects the end of the burner or burners-which may
be made of steatite or any fire resisting material, and on to which is fastened by
a clip or clips actuated by gravity or spring, the light giving medium. Or such
may be attached by loops or hooks. Inside the steatite part of the burner, I may
place a disc or discs of gauze.
The said plate and tubes are covered by a suitable chimney or cone of metal,
and to the underside of same is attached the semi-circular or other shape glass.
Such burners are, by means of the ascending heat regenerative, and the whole has
the appearance of the Wenham gas lamp.
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This invention is an improvement on the patent granted to me No. 3667-1897.
Figures 1 and 2 will explain my invention. A represents the gas inlet, B, the
air inlet. C. the gas jet, D, the mixing tube for gas and air, E the steatite fitting,
on to which the mantle or light giving medium is attached, G, the glass, H the
metal cone or chimney.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what
I claim is:-
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First. The construction of a burner which will burn air and gas in a downward
direction, in conjunction with an incandescing material, which will give light by
the consumption of said gas and air, as herein described.
Second. The production of an incandescent gas light or burner, having no side
tubes, for giving a down light free from shadows.
Third. The arrangement and combination of parts, constituting an incandescent
gas lamp without parts obstructive to light beneath the said burner-such being
by means of conduction and the ascending heat regenerative, substantially as
hereinbefore described.
Dated 11f Te 1908