IMPROVEMENTS IN SUSPENDED GAS LIGHTS FROM EXISTING GAS FITTINGS
Year: 1885

page_text: Fittings.
I, JOHN JAMES ROYLE of 27 King Street West Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN SUSPENDED GAS LIGHTS FROM EXISTING GAS FITTINGS," to
he as follows:-
The object of this invention is so to improve a certain invention or suspended light
known as the "Pendu-Light" and for which Letters Patent N° 5446 were granted
to me on the 13th December 1881 that the gas supply can be carburetted or
enriched in quality and so as to produce a better light and consists of an annular
chamber suitably connected to the depending tubes from the existing gas fitting
and which chamber forms the support for and is hidden from view by the shade or
reflector.
This annular chamber being designed to contain the carburretting material and
which becomes heated by the close contact of the illuminating flame and which is
supplied by a pipe depending from such chamber and arranged to burn at or about
the centre of the annular ring.
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In a modification of the same suspended light I employ the same union as here-
tofore but by preference a single pendulous telescopic tube and I carry the said
tube round and under a shade where I affix an ordinary or argand burner. The
shade is held in novel manner by a milled headed nut binding it through an eyelet
hole on to a piece projecting from the pendulous tube.
The shade is thus held by one side only and to stiffen it and to preserve its form
I affix to the outside of the shade a strip of hard brass or other metal at the side
immediately under the connecting eyelet.
In another modification designed to support "opal" or "comet" globes I use the
before mentioned union and telescopic tube and form a boss on the same and have
two three or more smaller tubes passing down through the openings of the globe
where they are again grouped into a central boss carrying a suitable burner-Small
ornamental brackets are affixed to the tubes to support the globe. .
I use a modified form of the same apparatus as a cigar or ignition. light by
applying a suitable "rat-tail" burner. The shade in this case is dispensed with.,
Dated: 0th on of hu100F
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Suspended Gas Lights from Existing Gas
Fittings.
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I JOHN JAMES ROYLE of 27 and 29 King Street West, Manchester in the
County of Lancaster, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is so to improve an invention or suspended light
known as "Royle's Pendu-light" and for which Letters Patent No 5446 were
granted to me on the 13th day of December 1881, that the gas supply can be
carburretted or enriched in quality and so as to produce a better light and consists,
as seen in Fig. 1. of the accompanying drawing, of an annular chamber a. suitably
connected to the depending tubes b. from the existing gas fittings and which
chamber forms the supply of carburretted material and also the support for a shade
or reflector c.
This annular chamber a. is designed for containing carburretted material by
preference in a solid form and which is supplied through a suitable capped opening d.
at the top.
In a modification of my improved suspended light as seen in Fig. 2. I employ
a single tube e. but by preference arranged to slide telescopically, and I carry the
said tube e. round and under a shade f. beneath which is either an ordinary or
.argand burner.g.
The shade f. is held in a novel manner by a milled headed nut or screw h. passing
through an eyelet hole formed in the paper shade. The shade is thus held by one
side only and to stiffen it and to preserve its form I affix to the shade a circular
strip of hard brass or other metal i. at the side immediately under the connecting
eyelet.
In another modification designed to support "opal" or "comet" globes as seen
in Fig. 3. I use the before-mentioned union and telescopic tube e. and form a boss k.
on the same and have two three or more sinaller tubes 1. passing down through the
openings of the globe m. where they are again grouped into a central bose m.
carrying a suitable burner o. Small ornamental brackets p. are affixed to the tubes
to support the globe m
''I use a modified form of the same apparatus as a cigar or ignition light as seen
in Fig. 4. by applying a suitable " rat-tail" burner r. The shade in this case is
dispensed with.

page_text: Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim as
my improvements in the apparatus known as "Royle's Pendu-light" is :-
1st The application thereto of an annular chamber for containing carburretting
material and supporting the shade substantially as and for the purposes herein-
before described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
2nd The improved mode of supporting the paper or other shade by a clamping
screw and plate substantially as herein before described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.
3rd The improved mode of supporting a glass or other globe substantially as
hereinbefore described.