An Improved Chimney Gallery Raiser for Lamp Burners.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd July, 1896-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1896
[Communicated from abroad by CHARLES STANFORD UPTON, of 37 Barclay Street,
New York, U.S.A., Manufacturer.]
An Improved Chimney Gallery Raiser for Lamp Burners.
I, CHARLES AUBREY DAY, of 321, High Holborn, in the County of London,
Chartered Patent Agent, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a lamp-burner of a simple, cheap and
improved form of construction, in which the chimney gallery or support of the
burner, may simply by the partial rotation thereof, be raised up from the lower
portion of the burner, carrying the chimney with it, so as to permit of the lighting
of the wick by the insertion of a match between such raised portion or chimney
gallery, and the lower or air distributor portion thereof.
In the drawing forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of
reference designate like or equivalent parts wherever found throughout the several
views :
Fig. 1 is a view of the outer portion of the improved form of burner, partially in
section, and in the lower or closed position, and
Fig. 2 is a side view thereof in perspective, the gallery being in the upper or
raised position and a portion of the lower portion of the gallery being broken away
in order to better show the construction of the burner.
Inasmuch as the wick-carrying or central portion of the burner forms no part of
this invention, and may be of any desired form, the same is not shown in the
drawing.
In the drawing X designates the moving or upper portion of the burner, part of
which forms the chimney support or gallery, and Y is the lower or main stationary
portion thereof supporting the portion X. The main portion Y of the burner consists
of an inner perforated annular air distributing ring Ġ secured at the top and bottom
in any desired manner, preferably by a rolled annular bead H, and an annular
flange to and within the outer annular air distributing ring F; in such manner
that a free air space a closed at the top and bottom is left between such air distributing
rings G and F; as shown in Fig. 1. The perforations in the inner ring G are
preferably of small size and evenly distributed as shown, while those in the outer
ring F are preferably of larger size, and are divided by an annular imperforate
portion S, into a lower continuous annular series 0, and an upper annular series
divided by diagonal imperforate portions P into short perforated sections O', of from
three to six in number, and in two or more of the portions P, preferably in at least
three of them, are formed inwardly extending diagonal ways or slots N having at
the upper end the horizontal end portion n' and at the lower end and located in the
imperforate annular portion S, the similar horizontal end portion n, and such ways N
may be formed of slits cut entirely through the metal of the ring F; or as an
indented groove as shown.
The upper or moving gallery portion X of the burner, consists of an annular
perpendicular ring d having the outwardly extended annular horizontal ring c, from
the outer edge of which ring c drops the downwardly extending annular ring f and
all being preferably formed of one piece of sheet metal, the ring f having at the
bottom the bead k, in which is securely held the annular rings A and D; the ring A

page_text: is provided with the upwardly extending spring chimney fingers B, which are
preferably formed integral therewith and extend up through suitable holes formed
for that purpose in the ring c, and the ring D is in a similar manner provided with
the downwardly and diagonally extending standards L, which are similar in shape
and number to the imperforate spaces P, and are adapted to register therewith when
in the low position shown in Fig. 1; and to the lower ends of these standards Lis
firmly secured the annular ring R. It will be seen that the standards L, and rings D
and R together form a sleeve which will slide easily up and down on the outer air-
distributing ring F, and that the parts forming the same may be formed of one
piece of metal, or of several secured together in any desired manner, and also that
the standards L as well as the ring R, may be made of any desired artistic shape, or
ornamented in any desired manner.
The ring e forms the support for the bottom of the chimney when the same is in
position on the gallery, an the distance between such ring e and the ring R is such
that when the ring c rests upon the top of the air distributing rings F and G, being
then in the lower position shown in Fig. 1, the ring R registers with the imperforate
annular portion S of the ring F, which divides the annular perforate portions O
and O' thereof one from another.
The ring R has secured upon the inner side thereof and projecting into each of
the slots or ways N, a suitable stud T rigidly secured to such ring R, but adapted to
slide easily along such ways, and to rest in the horizontal end portions and n¹
thereof as shown at the point marked V in Fig. 2, when in the upper position, and at
the point marked V' in Figs. 1 and 2 when in the lower position.
The operation of the device is as follows:-
The parts being in the lower position shown in Fig. 1, the studs T will each be
in their respective horizontal slots n, and will there prevent accidental displacement
of the gallery during movement of the lamp. It being desired to raise the chimney
to light the burner, the operator takes hold of the movable upper or gallery portion X
thereof and turns the same toward the left, and as the studs T slide along the slots
or ways N, this of course forces upward such portion X, until such time as the
studs T are forced into the upper horizontal slots'n', (as shown at V, Fig. 2) when
the chimney and its supporting gallery will be supported permanently in the raised
position shown in Fig. 2, when the burner may be lighted by the insertion of a
match between any two of the standards L; and by a rotation to the right the gallery
may then be returned to the lower closed position, shown in Fig. 1. It is evident
that many modifications in the construction, combination and arrangement of the
several parts of this improved burner, may be made without departing from the scope
of the invention, and such invention is not limited to any particular form or mode of
construction, thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, it is declared that what
is claimed is :-
1. The new and improved form of lamp burner constructed, substantially as shown
and described.
2. A lamp-burner having a lower stationary part Y and an upper movable part X
provided with suitable studs T movable along suitable diagonal slots or ways N having
the upper extensions n', and the lower extensions n formed in the lower stationary
portion Y of the burner, substantially as shown and described and for the purposes
set forth.
3. A lamp burner having a lower stationary part Y formed of an inner perforate
ring G and an outer perforate ring F, and a sliding sleeve exterior to the part Y
formed of a ring R, standards L and a suitable chimney supporting gallery adapted
to be raised and lowered by partial rotation by the action of studs T in slots N,
substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.
4. A lamp-burner having a lower stationary part Y and an upper movable sleeve ✗
formed of a ring R, standards L and chimney supporting gallery, the lower portion Y

page_text: having a series of air distributing perforations O' divided by diagonal imperforate
spaces, having slots or ways N and an annular perforate portion O, substantially as
shown and described and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1896.
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agents,
Agents for the Applicant.