IMPROVEMENTS IN LAMPS
Year: 1885

page_text: We WILLIAM SOUTTER & EDWIN SOUTTER of Farm Street Brass Works,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Chandelier Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN LAMPS," and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:―
This Invention consists of an improved method of raising the wicks of circular
burner lamps and is specially applicable among other purposes for heating Hot
water kettles and Tea Urns. It dispenses with the ordinary rack and pinion in
use for this purpose, as it allows the lamp and consequently heating power to be
brought much nearer the Kettle or Urn which was impossible with a short wick
under the aforesaid system on account of the protrusion of the rack through the
cover of the lamp.
This Invention will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying
drawings in which Fig. 1. is an elevation of the body of the lamp or reservoir a.
made of Brass or any suitable material attached to which is the hinged cover, or
extinguisher b. and the small plate c. hinged at d. used for opening and closing
the feeding hole shewn in the top view Fig. 3. by the dotted circle e.
Fig. 2. is a semisectional view of the interior having the cover b. thrown open.
The cylindrical pipe f. passes through the bottom of the reservoir a. to which it is
firmly fixed, having its end left open at g. to allow of a free passage of air-A
second or outer cylinder h. constitutes the wick-holder and is made sufficiently
large to pass freely up and down the pipe f. The outer cylinder h. is made with
an extended arm . having an enlargement shown in section at its end which is
tapped or screwed to fit the screw k. On moving the screw k. to the right or left
by the means of the small milled finger knob n. the wick-holder with its wick is
moved up or down as desired. The screw k. is reduced at its ends to form
shoulders, one passing through the upper part of the reservoir at o. the other
working in the bush or step r. To place the screw k. in position it is first passed
through an opening m. at the bottom of the reservoir, screwed through the end of
the arm i. and passed through the small hole in the top of the reservoir at o. where
the finger knob is attached to it by screwing soldering or other means.
bush r. which closely fits the aperture at m. is lastly placed in position and tightly
attached to the reservoir by solder or other suitable methods. Lamps on this
The

page_text: principal may be constructed with duplicate or triplicate burners. In the con-
struction of these lamps we do not confine ourselves to any precise details of size,
shape or material.
"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. The combination of the vertical screw k with the wick-holder h. for the
purposes substantially as described and shewn in the drawings.
2. The method of construction and general arrangement of parts substantially
as herein set forth and shewn in the drawings.
Doted thin 09-d de- of Contamhau 1002