An Improved System of Lighting by Oil.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Apr., 1895
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved System of Lighting by Oil..
WILLIAM REYNOLDS High Street Hampstead London Journalist do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A cistern for containing oil is placed in any convenient position above the level
of the burners and a pipe or pipes is laid from the cistern to the lamps, brackets or
other fittings to which the burners may be attached. At the base of each fitting is a
chamber with a float and the supply pipe is stopped by a tap or valve which is
operated by this float the object being to keep the oil in the chamber always at
one level which level should preferably be close up to the burner. Should a
number of brackets be on one level there needs only be one float chamber for the
whole series.
The fittings are preferably similar in shape to gas fittings with the part to which
the burner is attached made only large enough to hold a short wick.
Where it is convenient to use a shallow cistern placed on the same level as the
burners the float and valve or cock may be dispensed with. Any number of
burners may be supplied from one cistern and these may be at any distance from
the cistern. In the place of a float and cock any other valve arrangement may be
used which will control the supply of oil the object being to supply oil to the
burners in minute quantities as required to keep up the flame.
In large installations where a great number of lights are required it is convenient
to place the cistern outside the top of the house and to use a supply pipe through
which the oil may be pumped up into the cistern.
Dated this 11th day of April 1895.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved System of Lighting by Oil.
I, WILLIAM REYNOLDS of Express Office High Street, Hampstead, London,
in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 an improved system of lighting by oil so that any
desired or convenient number of lights or lamps may be kept continuously burning
without a storage of oil directly in connection with the burner and by this means
much danger is avoided besides the facility of keeping the lamps burning without
direct interference therewith for a time equal to the endurance of the wick before
it requires retrimming or recutting or other equivalent attention. My invention
may be described as follows:-
From a tank or cistern placed in any convenient part of the premises proceed
pipes or tubes leading to the oil burners. These may be attached to fittings such
as wall brackets, chandiliers or standards which may be similar in appearance to
gas fittings and may be of such character or design as may be convenient. To

page_text: control the supply of oil to the burners a feed is interposed between them and the
main supply pipe. This feed cousists of a stop cock or valve operated by a float of
any suitable shape or material placed in a box or receptacle and adjusted at such a
level as to cause the oil to keep at a suitable level in the fittings to supply the
burners. In the case of a number of brackets or standards placed at one level one
feed can be used for the whole series or if preferred each fitting can be provided
with a separate feed. The feed may be in a box by itself or it may be contained
in the fitting as in the body of a chandilier. The burners may be attached directly
to the tubes of the fittings or a cup can be interposed between the fittings and the
burners, to hold a wick if one be used. The cistern itself may be placed at such a
level us to feed the burners by gravity without using a feed as described and the
cistern may be close to the burner fittings or it may be any distance away.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have illustrated examples of my system by diagrams which
are in all cases shown as applied to lamps for lighting purposes. It will however
be obvious that the same system of supply is equally applicable to warming,
cocking or other stoves or apparatus and that the diagrams shown are examples
only as the arrangement is capable of large variation to suit the varying conditions
met with in practice.
Figure 1 is the sectional elevation of a room showing one mode of carrying out
my system.
Figure 2 is a sectional plan of another room showing another mode of carrying
out my system.
Figure 3 is an example of one of the many kinds of float cocks which may
be used.
Referring now to Figure 1 the room is fitted with the chandelier H which is
fixed to the ceiling in any firm and suitable manner and it may be at a fixed height
or it may have a sliding arrangement with weights. There are also brackets B
and B which may be of any suitable design so long as the regulating box is
combined at the base. A similar regulating box is at the centre of the chandelier
and generally I place a tap or cock ³ or 66" for shutting the fittings off from the
main supply. Each of the fittings in this Figure 1 has a regulating box with a
float tap such for instance as that shown by Figure 3 which always keeps the small
supply in the regulating box to a minimum height and to the smallest quantity for
its particular burner. The main supply is stored in the tank T, above the room
and this may be supplied from time to time by a pump from a barrel or other
reservoir. I prefer to place the stop tap t near the tank T as an extra precaution
by which the supply may be cut off from all the burners at once. If the globe and
chimney have any of the well known lifting arrangements for lighting and also an
extinguisher the system is as easily managed as gas but with a purer and better
light. By this arrangement the centre lights and each of the side lights may be
at different elevations.
Referring to Figure 2 the lamps L are arranged all to the same level and
therefore only require one regulating box T' which is common to all by a main
pipe and a branch to each of the lamps L.
It will be obvious that either or both of the systems herein before described may
be connected with an elevated main holder at any convenient distance away which
may supply any desired number of buildings or lamps and which may be measured
by placing a liquid metre in connection with each building.
It will also be clearly understood that stoves for heating or cooking may be
supplied according to the same system and that separate metres may be placed in
any desired positions for measuring the quantity of oil consumed. It will also be
observed that in all cases my reservoirs whether small or large are at a considerable
distance from the burners so that both explosions and complications are avoided.
The fittings such as pipes, cocks &c. require to be of thoroughly good quality and
sufficient size to ensure success.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The improved system of lighting by oil substantially as herein explained in
regard to Figure 1 of the drawings where each fitting has its own regulating
box 6' or ' supplied from a tank T.
2nd. The improved system of lighting by oil where all the fittings in a room are
upon one level and are regulated from one box T' and form a main tank T
substantially as set forth and shown.
3rd. The improved system of lighting by oil from a town or village reservoir to
lamps on the same or a variety of levels in buildings or streets substantially as set.
forth.
Dated this 11th day of January 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant..