Improvements in Connection with Self Generating Gas or Vapour Burners.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left. 28th June, 1889-Accepted. 3rd Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Connection with Self Generating Gas or Vapour
Burners.
We, 'ROUGHSEDGE WALLWORK, of the firm of Henry Wallwork & Co., of Union
Bridge Iron Works, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Engineers and Iron-
founders, and ARTHUR COLLINGS WELLS of Carnarvon Street Manchester aforesaid,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention, to be as follows :—
Our improvements refer to means for conveying the oil or combustible:liquid from
the supply cistern to self generating gas or vapour burners, and for elevating the
burner to the required height for giving light in the most efficient manner.
We attach straps or other arrangements to the oil reservoir provided with sockets
or holders into which a tube or rod is inserted.and held firmly therein in a vertical
position.
The upper end of this tube or rod extends some distance above the oil supply
cistern, and has a casting secured upon it to hold a hollow stud. or cone plug in a
horizontal position.
The exterior of this stud or cone plug is ground to fit fluid tight a hole or socket
in a casting with two branches, and into this socket the supply pipe from the cistern
comes, the junction between the supply pipe and the socket in the two branch casting
being formed by a gland packing arrangement.
Into one branch of the two branch casting one end of a pipe is screwed the other
end of which is prepared with a gland packing to receive the stem of the self
generating gas or vapour burner, which thus arranged will allow the burner to be
swivelled round in any required direction.
The other branch of the two branch casting has a rod or pipe screwed in it, the
end of the pipe, (if used) screwed into the branch, being closed.
By means of this last named rod or pipe the two branch casting and thus the
burner carried by the pipe attached to it can be oscillated on the stud or cone-plug,
in order to lower the burner for lighting, cleaning or other purpose and then raise
and hold it with the supply pipe in a vertical position and the burner at its highest
elevation for giving light, and when in the latter position the lower end of the
rod or pipe screwed in the two branch casting is held by an adjustable fixing or
other arrangement attached to the upright support from the clips or brackets upon
the side of the lamp cistern.
Another arrangement of mechanism according to our invention for supplying oil
or combustible liquid to self generating gas or vapour burners and elevating, the
burner to the required position for giving light most efficiently consists in connecting
the supply cistern and the self generating burner by swivel jointed pipes which
extend to the required extent when the burner is elevated, and fold up when the
burner is lowered, the burner being raised and lowered by a cord rope or wire and
small winch; the burner being arranged to slide up and down a post pillar or pole
erected in the ground or otherwiso held vertical.
The joints or swivels of the pipes are formed by preference by a pipe the end of
which is bent at a right angle so as to enter a socket formed in a casting secured on
the end of another pipe.
"The joint between the bent end of the pipe and socket in the casting is formed
by a gland packing arrangement and the bent end of the pipe is prevented from
withdrawing from the socket in the casting by the head of a screw which is screwed
into and across the bent end of the pipe, through the branch for the pipe, which
screws into the casting, "there being a groove formed within the casting for the
head of the said screw, to allow the casting to swivel to the required extent on the
bent end of the pipe.

page_text: Another modification of our invention consists of a series of jointed pipes,
through which the oil from the supply cistern passes to the burner, these jointed
pipes with other tubes or bars being arranged on the "lazy tongs" principle, and
connected with a rack and pinion or screw or other suitable arrangement which will
give motion to the jointed pipes when required to raise and lower the burner
attached to the highest jointed pipe.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Connection with Self Generating Gas or Vapour
Burners.
We, ROUGHSEDGE WALLWORK, of the firm of Henry Wallwork & Co., of Union
Bridge Iron Works, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Engineers and Iron
Founders, and ARTHUR COLLINGS WELLS, of Carnarvon Street, Manchester aforesaid
and now also of 102 Midland Road, St. Pancras London, Engineer, 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:—
Our improvements refer to means for conveying the oil or combustible liquid
from the supply cistern to self generating gas or vapour burners and for elevating
the burner to the required height for giving light in the most efficient manner.
One of our improved arrangements will be most readily described by reference to
figs. 1 and 2, and the other by figs. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is an elevation showing an oil supply cistern, one form of our improved
self generating gas or vapour burners, and the pipe connections and arrangements
for raising the burner to the required elevation and lowering it when required.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation detached of the axis upon which the oil
supply pipe turns, and of the parts near to and connected therewith.
Fig. 3 is an elevation showing part of an oil supply cistern, and the jointed
folding pipes between it and the burner which is suspended from any suitable carrier
or support.
Fig. 4 is a detached section showing the manner in which we prefer to make the
swivel joints between the jointed folding pipes.
a, is the supply cistern; b, the pump for pumping air or oil, by means of the
flexible hose pipe 61, into the cistern.
c, is the filter plug and regulating cock, with a pipe extending from it downwards
to nearly the bottom of the inside of the cistern and a pipe d, upwards from it to a
stuffing box d', for a pipe ď.
The cistern a, pump b, and hose b, filter plug and regulating cock o, and the pipe
downward into the cistern and the pipe d, upwards from it, and the stuffing box.d²,
are the same or are similar to those described in our Complete Specifications of Letters
Patent No. 17218 A.D. 1887 and No. 2352 A.D. 1888.
e, are two straps of metal bolted to the cistern a, each having an eye e¹, or these
eyes may be formed upon or secured to the sides of the cistern a, by bolts or rivets.
Into these eyes e, in the straps e, a tube e, is fitted as shown though a solid rod may
be used, a tube being preferred because of its lightness and strength.
The upper end of this tube e³, has a casting e, screwed upon it by preference as
shown in fig. 2.
This casting e, is bored out horizontally to form the bearing of the axis or
pivot f, on another casting f, one part forming an arm f', or the casting f, is or
may be prepared to have an arm f", formed by a solid rod or tube of metal screwed
in it.
Another arm or branch ƒ³, of the casting f, is prepared to have the lower end of a

page_text: tube f*, screwed into it, of any desired and convenient length, the upper end of
which is provided with a stuffing box f³, same as, or is similar to the stuffing box d¹,
at the upper end of the pipe d.
The casting, has a passage through it, one branch of which is in a line with the
axis f1, upon which the casting f, turns, and the casting f, has a stuffing box ƒ³,
formed in it to pack the bent horizontal end of the pipe d³, the vertical end of which
is packed by the stuffing box d¹.
There is a bracket es, which can be slided up and down the pipe e³, and secured
to it by a screw e, and by means of this bracket e, which has a hole in it for the
arm f, the latter can be secured when in its vertical position, when the burner x, at
the upper end of the pipe fis in its highest vertical position.
The self generating gas or vapour burner c, shown, is one according to our
invention, and is fully described in our aforesaid Complete specification No. 2352—
1888 but any other suitable self generating gas or vapour burner may be used.
It will be seen that by means of the cock c, the supply of oil can be turned on
and off and by unscrewing the screw e, and sliding the bracket e, down the tube e³,
the arm, can be released, and the burner x, may then be lowered for cleaning,
lighting or other purpose turning on the axis f¹, and it may then he raised again
and secured in the vertical position.
If preferred a bracket is or may be secured to the tube e, carrying the bearings
for a short shaft the lengthway of which is at a right angle to the axis f', this short
shaft has a worm upon it to gear with a worm segment formed on or secured to
the lower end of the arm f.
By turning the worm shaft the arm f³, and pipe f*, can be partly rotated as
required on the axis f', and will be held in any required position.
A short shaft having its bearings carried on the tube e, with a spur pinion upon
it, and a spur segment upon the end of the arm, is or may be used when desired
in place of the short shaft, worm and worm segment, a ratchet pawl and ratchet or
their equivalents, being used in this arrangement for holding the pinion shaft from
revolving when required to be stationary.
In the illustration shown by fig. 3 the self generating gas or vapour burner x, is,
according to our invention herein before referred to, but other forms of self
generating gas or vapour burners may be used, and it is supposed to be suspended
from some suitable support, or from a post or mast and is arranged to be wound
and down by a wire or other rope or connection g, passing over a suitable pulley g²,
and actuated by a winch or other means.
up
The connection between the burner x, and the rope g, is or may he if desired
through a suitable swivel link which will permit of the burner x, being rotated
horizontally without twisting the rope.
The connection between the supply pipe x', of the burner, and the pipe from
the oil cistern a, is by any required number of folding jointed pipes h, as illustrated.
The joints may be made fluid tight in any ordinary or convenient manner, but we prefer
to screw a casting h¹, on one end of each length of pipe h, the other end being bent
at a right angle as shown in fig. 4, this end of the pipe having a collar upon it
which fits into a hole in the casting h¹, which is screw tapped to fit a screwed gland h³,
between which, and the collar, there is a suitable packing material which will
keep the joint fluid tight while permitting the desired amount of movement between
any two pipes h, at each joint.
The lowest length of pipe h, is jointed with a short branch from the filter plug
and regulating cock c, (see fig. 1) such branch being bent at a right angle or into
a horizontal direction.
The junction between the lowest pipe h, and the branch from the filter plug and
regulating cock c, may also when desired be made by a joint that can rotate on a
vertical axis which will thus adunit of the jointed connecting pipes being readily
turned round horizontally to bring the horizontal flame from the burner in a line
with the wind.

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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 and: arrangement of self generating gas or vapour burners,
with their oil supply; so ithat the pipe on the end of which the burner is carried can
be lowered down for cleaning lighting and other purposes and raised up by being
turned on tan axis, and then secured in the required position substantially as
hereinbeföreidescribed and illustrated by figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.
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2. The combination ofs.self generating, gas or vapour burners with an oil supply
cistern substantially as herein before idescribed: and illustrated by figs. 1 and 2 of the
drawings.
3. The combination with self generating gas or vapour burners with jointed folding
pipes for conveying the oils supply from its source to the burner substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings.
4.The combination and arrangement of jointed folding pipes, the oil supply cistern
and self-generating gas or vapour burner substantially as hereinbefore 'described and
illustrated by figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings.
Dated this Twenty.seventh day of June 1889.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
'Agent.