An Improved Stopper with Automatic Pouring Arrangement, Specially Applicable to Cans, Bottles, and the like, for Filling Paraffine and all Oil Lamps.
Year: 1888

page_text: An Improved Stopper with Automatic Pouring Arrangement,
Specially Applicable to Cans, Bottles, and the like, for Filling
Paraffine and all Oil Lamps.
JAMES WILLIAM JONES, 10, High Street, Camden Town, London, N.W. Musician
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
A Cork, with hole in centre through which are inserted two tubes, the larger one
to be used as an outlet for the Oil, the smaller one used as an air pipe.
By placing the above stopper in the neck of a Can or Bottle, the filling of Lamps
is made very simple. I place the nose of stopper in the Lamp after removing the
Burner, and as soon as the Lamp is full, the flow of oil stops, as no more oil can
get out, in consequence of the air pipe being closed, by the accumulation of oil in
the Lamp.

page_text: An Improved Stopper with Automatic Pouring Arrangement,
Specially Applicable to Cans, Bottles, and the like, for Filling
Paraffine and all Oil Lamps.
JAMES WILLIAM-JONES-10 High Street Camden Town London, N.W., Musician,
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 :-
I employ a stopper of Cork or any other material, made in a suitable shape, to fit
any can or bottle, through which I insert two tubes, composed of metal or any other
material, slightly curved so as to facilitate the pouring of the oil or liquid, by placing
the nose of the tubes in the reservoir of the lamp. Lamps or other vessels, can be
filled easily and safely, as when the reservoir of the lamp is full, the flow of oil
stops automatically, in consequence of the oil or other liquid stopping the air tube, 1
and I also employ the same stopper with only one pipe or tube inserted-which can
be used in the same way.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING.
Fig. 1. letter A. Stopper of Cork or any other material made in a suitable taper
shape, to fit any Can or Bottle. B. outlet or feed pipe. C. and D. air pipe, to 1
supply Can or Bottle with air, to allow a free flow of oil. E. entrance of outlet for
oil from Can or Bottle. F. nose of feed pipe, to be placed in Reservoir of lamp.
G. Cap or cover made of metal or any other material, to be fixed on wire, soldered
on nose at letter H. to prevent any smell arising from the Oil or other liquid.
Fig. 2. exactly the same in action as Fig. 1. with the air pipe fixed inside the outlet 2
or feed pipe.
Fig. 3. same as Fig. 1. and Fig. 2. in action with only one tube or outlet pipe,
and no air tube.
Letter A. Stopper of Cork or other material. B. outlet or feed pipe. C. entrance
of oil or other liquid from Can or Bottle to feed pipe. D. nose to be placed in 2
Reservoir of lamp or other vessel.
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:
Claim No. 1. I claim as my Invention the method of filling lamps or other vessels, a
through the stopper of cork or other material by introducing two tubes through the
stopper, the larger one acting as outlet or feed pipe the smaller one acting as air
pipe, the air pipe being placed outside feed pipe (see Fig. No. 1.)

page_text: Claim No. 2. I further claim as my invention, the introduction of only one tube
through the above Stopper, the air pipe being placed inside the feed pipe (see
Fig. No. 2.)
Claim No. 3. I further claim as my invention the introduction of only one tube
through the above stopper see Fig. 3.
Claim 4. I claim as my invention the introduction of a cap, or cover, made of
metal or any other material, to be fixed on wire soldered at letter H in Drawings.
Claim 5. I claim as my invention that the above Stopper is automatic, as when
placed in the Reservoir of a lamp or other vessel as soon as it is full, the flow of
oil or other liquid stops automatically when the oil or liquid reaches the air tube.
Dated this 24th day of April 1888.
JAMES WILLIAM JONES,
10, High Street, Camden Town, N.W.