Improvements in Stoves for Heating the Air of Apartments or the like by the Combustion of Gas and Air.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 7th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Sept., 1888
Improvements in Stoves for Heating the Air of Apartments or the
like by the Combustion of Gas and Air.
I WILLIAM JACKSON of Thorn Grove Mannofield Aberdeen, North Britain
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My Invention has for its object to provide an efficient simple and economical stove
for heating the air of apartments or the like by the combustion of gas and air.
According to my Invention I provide a chamber constituting the casing of the stove
and in it I place a burner for consuming gas and air, the gas being supplied by a pipe
and tap and the air may be supplied in the manner usual in what are known as
atmospheric gas burners there being however no entry for air to the chamber but
The interior of the
through the burner and this air is drawn or forced in by the gas.
chamber is fitted with a number of inclined pipes tubes or passages opening at each end
to the outside of the chamber but having no communication with the interior thereof. I
provide a small tube or passage opening from the interior of the chamber and leading
to the exterior of the apartment and opening at a place where the fumes from the
interior of the chamber can be allowed to escape. This small tube must not be so
large as to have the effect of an ordinary chimney but must be of an area such that
the products of combustion are to a certain extent retained in the chamber long enough to
allow their heating power to be effectually utilized in heating the surfaces with which
they come in contact. Owing to the only inlet for air being through the burner and there
being no chimney this retention of the products is obtained as the products instead of
being drawn away by draught as would be the case with a chimney can only escape
by forcing themselves through the said small tube. The pipes or the like by which the
air is heated are preferably arranged in tiers one above the other and are in such a
position or at such an angle that the air of the apartment enters them at one end,
becomes heated in them, and passes out from them at the other end so that a circula-
tion of the air of the apartment through the stove is secured.
Dated this 7th day of November 1887.
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Stoves for Heating the Air of Apartments or the
like by the Combustion of Gas and Air.
I WILLIAM JACKSON of Thorn Grove Mannofield, Aberdeen North Britain
Gentleman 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:-
My Invention has for its object to provide an efficient simple and economical stove
for heating the air of apartments or the like by the combustion of gas and air. 1
will describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein
Figures 1 and 2 are reverse side views and Figure 3 is a vertical section. According
to my Invention I provide a chamber A constituting the casing of the stove and in it
I place a burner B for consuming gas and air the gas being supplied by a pipe b and
tap 62 and the air may be supplied at 3 in the manner usual in what are known as
atmospheric gas burners there being however no entry for air to the chamber A except
through the burner and this air is drawn or forced in by the gas. The interior of the
chamber A is fitted with a number of inclined pipes tubes or passages C opening at
each end to the outside of the chamber A but having no communication with the
interior thereof. I provide a tube or passage D opening from the interior of the
chamber A and leading to the exterior of the apartment and opening at a place where
the fumes from the interior of the chamber A can be allowed to escape. This tube D
must not be so large as to have the effect of an ordinary chimney but must be of an area
such that the products of combustion are to a certain extent retained in the chamber A
long enough to allow their heating power to be effectually utilized in heating the
surfaces inside the chamber A with which they come in contact. Owing to the only
inlet for air being through the burner (as at 63) and there being no chimney this
retention of the products is obtained as the products instead of being drawn away by
draught as would be the case with a chimney can only escape by forcing themselves
through the said tube D. The pipes C or the like by which the air is heated are
preferably arranged in tiers one above the other as shown and are in such a position or
at such an angle that the air of the apartment enters them at one end, (the lower end)
becomes heated in them, and passes out from them at the other end (the upper end) so
that a circulation of the air of the apartment through the stove is secured. The tubes
form a convenient means for holding a stand support or other device at any suitable
height for holding or supporting clothes for airing them for example, the said device
being provided with a stem for inserting into either of the tubes C. Such devices are
represented at e and f.
The chamber A may be provided with a tightly fitting door for purposes of cleaning
and inspection and for igniting the gas.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of iny said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
First. A stove for heating air by burning of gas and air consisting of a closed
chamber with air inlet only by the burner and with an outlet such that the heated
products are not drawn but force themselves therethrough there being passages or
tubes for the entry and exit of air to be heated substantially as herein before
described.
Second. A stove for heating air by the burning of gas and air consisting of a closed
chamber with air inlet only by the burner and with an outlet such that the heated
products are not drawn but force themselves therethrough there being passages or
tubes for the entry and exit of air to be heated the said passages or tubes being
arranged at an angle substantially as hereinbefore described.
Third. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the air heating stove
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Twenty third day of July 1888.
WILLIAM JACKSON.