Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd July, 1896-Accepted, 8th Aug.. 1896
We, THOMAS FLETCHER BRAIME, of 148 Chapeltown Road, Leeds, in the
County of York, Oilcan Manufacturer, and JAMES HENRY BRAIME, of Rothwell,
near Leeds, aforesaid, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object, improvements in lamps and other vessels, and
it consists in an improved method and means of constructing the filling hole of
such lamps or other vessels, whereby the said lamps or other vessels are made to
be the more easily and economically filled than when provided with the ordinary
screw-feed hole.
In order to affect this we make the lamp or other vessels with, or provide and
attach thereto, a suitable flange or ring around a suitable orifice in the surface or
body portion of the lamp or other vessel, which thereby constitutes the filling
hole of the said lamp or other vessel.
We then make a suitable cover or stopper, say of brass or any other suitable
material, providing it with a suitable edge or surface such as will fit in or on or
engage with the above said flange or ring fitted to the lamp or other vessel.
We
preferably make the surface of the flange or ring of the lamp or other vessels, and
that surface of the cover or stopper which are desired to come into contact, in
such a manner that they shall be, say, somewhat in the form of a ball-valve, or
spherical faced seating at the place of contact, but we would have it understood
that we may make them in any other suitable form.
On a part of the flange or ring we form or provide and attach thereto a suitable
catch or projection, which may be fixed rigid therewith, or have a spring or other
connection, or we may use the flange or ring before mentioned as that part in lieu
of the above catch or projection, and under which the edge or a projection formed
on the edge of the cover or stopper shall engage when the cover or stopper is
resting on its seating on the said flange or ring.
On the side of the cover or stopper opposite to that engaging with the above
catch or projection we form an arm having a suitable hole through it. Through
this hole in the arm of the cover or stopper we pass a rod, pin, or the like which
we secure either to the outside of the lamp or other vessel, or cause to pass through
a suitable hole into the interior of the lamp or other vessel.
In the case in which this rod, pin or the like, is secured to the outside of the
lamp or vessel, we place a spiral or other suitable spring in such a manner as to
press or pull down the arm of the cover or stopper, when such cover or stopper is
on its seating and held by its engagement with the catch or projection, or part of
the flange or ring as the case may be, such pressing or pulling-down action of the
spring or other means, causing the side of the cover or stopper on which the arm
is situated to be held on its seating, whilst the catch or projection is holding the
opposite side, the cover or stopper thus being firmly held down on its seating.
Or in lieu of the spring we may use a screw or other suitable means for the same
purpose.
Or when the rod, pin, or the-like which passes through the arm of the cover or
topper, passes into the interior of the lamp or other vessel, we place a spiral or
ther spring in compression, one end being secured to the rod, pin, or the like, and

page_text: the other rosting under the surface of the lamp or other vessel. The spring thus
causing the end of the rod, pin, or the like, which in this case is provided with a
suitable head, which rests on the arm of the cover, to hold or pull down the arm of
the cover or stopper and thus to keep the cover or stopper on its seating as in the
first described method.
From the above construction it will be seen that the cover or stopper, engaging
at one side with, or being held by the catch or projection or the flange or ring
fitted to the lamp or other vessel, and the other and opposite side of the cover or
stopper being held down by means of the spring or other means pressing on or
pulling down the arm fitted thereto, the cover will be held on all its seating
surface on the flange or ring, effectually closing the feedhole of the lamp or other
vessel.
In order to uncover the feedhole of the lamp or other vessel, we cause the cover
or stopper to move sideways, or to turn on its pivot, by means of pressing or
pulling at its edge or a lip formed thereon; by so doing the side held by the catch
or projection is disengaged therefrom and the cover or stopper allowed to swivel
around the rod, pin, or the like, passing through its arm.
In order to replace the cover or stopper on its seating, we cause the same to
swivel round and force the side which engages with the catch or projection on the
flange or ring under or into engagement therewith, forcing the cover on to and
over its seating, when it is held thereon by the spring or other suitable means
employed to press upon the arm of the cover or stopper; the opposite side being
held by the catch or projection or part of the edge of the flange or ring as the case
may be.
Dated this First day of October 1895.
THOMAS FLETCHER BRAIME,
JAMES HENRY BRAIME,
By W. Fairburn-Hart,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lamps and other Vessels.
We, THOMAS FLETCHER BRAIME, of 148 Chapeltown Road, Leeds, in the
County of York, Oilcan Manufacturer, and JAMES HENRY BRAIME, of Rothwell,
near. Leeds, aforesaid, 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:-
This invention has for its object, improvements in lamps and other vessels, and it
consists in an improved method and means of constructing and closing the filling
hole of such lamps or other vessels, whereby the said lamps or other vessels, all of
which are hereinafter termed and included in the term "lamps," are made to be
the more easily and economically filled than when provided with the ordinary
screw-feedhole.
Lamps with feed holes and coverings constructed according to this invention are
illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which,
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 2 a plan looking at the top with a feed
hole and cover constructed according to this invention.
Fig. 3 a sectional elevation with the feed hole uncovered.
Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional elevations showing means for attaching the cover to
the body portion of the lamp.
Like parts in all the views are marked with similar letters of reference.
A is the body of the lamp, B the spout or wick tube, and C the stay for

page_text: strengthening purposes. All these parts may be constructed in the ordinary and
well known manner, or as described in the said Thomas Fletcher Braime's
Specification No. 17638 dated 21st September 1895. If desired, the stay C may
be dispensed with.
In the drawings the opening or orifice D is shown at the top of the body A of
the lamp but it may be formed in any other portion thereof.
The orifice D in the body of the lamp A is provided with a flange or ring E,
hereafter termed and included in the term flange, which is either formed on or
attached to the body A by any suitable means, such as for example by stamping
or soldering, or galvanizing. This consitutes the filling hole of the lamp.
A suitable cover or stopper hereafter termed the cover F say of brass or any
other suitable material, is provided with a suitable edge or surface, hereafter
termed the edge G, such as will fit in or on or engage with the above said flange E
which is fitted to the lamp body A as described. The surface of the flange E,
and that surface of the edge G of the cover F which are desired to come into
contact, are preferably made in such a manner that they shall be, say, somewhat
in the form of a ball valve, or spherical faced seating, or in angular form similar to
a mushroom valve, at the place of contact, and as shown in the drawings, but we
would have it understood that the edge G may be made in any other suitable form.
The cover F may be made out of a single piece of metal bent or stamped to the
shape shown; or of two or more pieces bent, or pressed, or soldered or otherwise
fastened together to form the shape required.
On a part of the flange E is formed or provided and attached thereto a suitable
catch or projectiou H, which may be fixed rigid therewith, or have a spring or
other connection, or we may use the flange before mentioned as that part in lieu of
the above catch or projection, and under an edge or a projection (not shown in the
drawings) formed on the edge of the cover F is made to engage when the cover or
stopper is resting on its seating on the said flange E. But the method we prefer
to employ is that shown in the drawings in which the edge of the cover F is made
to pass under the catch H which is formed on or attached to the ring E.
On the side of the cover F opposite to that engaging with the above catch His
formed an arm I having a suitable hole through it. Through this hole in the
arm of the cover F is passed a rod, pin, or the like hereafter termed the pin J
which is secured either to the outside of the lamp as shown at Figs. 1, 3 and 5, or
caused to pass through a suitable hole into the interior of the lamp body as shown
at Fig. 4.
In the cases in which this pin J is secured to the outside of the lamp, a spiral
or other suitable spring K (enclosed if required in a tube or cap L) is placed in
such a manner as to press or pull down the arm I of the cover F, when such cover
or stopper is on its seating and held by its engagement with the catch H, or part
of the flange or ring as the case may be, such pressing or pulling-down action of
the spring K causing the side of the cover F on which the arm I is situated to
be held on its seating, whilst the catch H is securely holding the opposite side.
By this means the cover F is firmly held down on its seating. Or in lieu of the
spring we may use a screw or its equivalent for the same purpose.
But when the pin J, which passes through the arm I of the cover F, passes into
the interior of the lamp body A as at Fig. 4, the spiral or other spring K is in
compression, one end being secured to the pin J, and the other resting under the
surface of the lamp body A. The spring K (which may or may not be enclosed
in a tube L) thus causing the end of the pin J, which in this case is provided with
a suitable head J¹, arranged to rest on the arm 1 of the cover F, to hold or pull
down the arm of the cover F and thus to keep the said cover on its seating as in
the first described method.
A similar arrangement to that shown at Fig. 4 for securely holding down the
cover F is applied to the outside of the lamp body as illustrated at Fig. 5.
At Fig. 1 the pin J is prolonged to form a handle M.
From the above construction it will be seen that by the cover F engaging at one

page_text: side with, or being held by the catch H or with the flange E fitted to the lamp or
other vessel, and the other and opposite side of the cover F is held down by
means of the spring K which pressing on or pulling down the arm I fitted thereto,
the cover F will be held on all its seating surface E of the flange, thereby
effectually closing the feedbole D of the lamp.
In order to uncover the feedhole or orifice D of the lamp, the cover F is
-caused to move sideways, or to be turned on its pivot, which is formed by the
pin J as shown at Fig. 3, by means of pressing or pulling at its edge or a lip N
formed thereon; by so doing the side held by the catch or projection is disengaged
therefrom and the cover F allowed to swivel around the pin J which passes through
the arm I.
In order to replace the cover or stopper on its seating, the cover F is caused
to swivel round and the side which engages with the catch H on the flange E is
passed under or into engagement therewith; the cover F being forced on to and
over its seating, when it is held thereon by the spring K or its equivalent employed
to press upon the arm I of the cover F. The opposite side of the cover F being
held by the catch H or part of the edge of the flange as the case may be as
before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
In lamps and other vessels the method of constructing the filling hole and its
cover substantially as described, which consists of (1) the flange E formed on or
attached to the lamp body A so as to form a seating for the cover, and provided
with a catch for securing the same, (2) the moveable cover F shaped to fit the
-seating portion of the flange and to engage with the said catch, and also provided
with a lip N and arm I as set forth, and (3) the pin J forming the pivot for the cover F
upon which a spring K or its equivalent, as described, is mounted (with or without
a covering tube or cap L) for holding down the arm I and one portion of the said
cover when closed upon the flange E whilst the opposite portion of said cover is
held down by the catch H-all combined and arranged in the manner and for the
purposes herein described and illustrated.
Dated this First day of July 1896.
THOMAS FLETCHER BRAIME,
JAMES HENRY BRAIME,
By W. Fairburn-Hart,
Agent.