A New or Improved Device for Facilitating the Lighting and Extinguishing of Oil Lamps.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 4th June, 1898-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
A New or Improved Device for Facilitating the Lighting and
Extinguishing of Oil Lamps.
I, EDWIN DOMAN, of Frimley Road, York Town, near Camberley, Surrey,
Painter, 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 relates to a new or improved device for facilitating the lighting
and extinguishing of oil lamps and refers more particularly to those lamps used
for street illuminating purposes, also for the lighting of railway stations and for
use out of doors generally, the said device being applicable for use in connection
with all lamps having a central opening or passage through which the lighting
device can be inserted
The object of this invention is to combine in a simple device, means for enabling
the lamp to be lighted or extinguished without removing the glass or chimney,
thereby enabling a ladder or other similar mounting device to be dispensed with,
and allowing the lamps to be lighted and extinguished more easily and with less
labour than was hitherto possible
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed
to describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1
is an elevation of an oil lamp of a kind similar to that with which my improved
device is intended to be employed.
Fig 2 is an elevation of my improved lighting and extinguishing device, and
Fig. 3 a longitudinal section through same
Fig 4 is a longitudinal sectional view with the taper carrying tube projected,
and Fig 5 18 a similar view with the taper carrier and taper removed, and with
the blowing tube in position
My improved device consists of an outer case or tube a furnished with an
extending part a' and within which is arranged an inner or taper carrying tube b
capable of being projected and withdrawn by means of the push-piece c, passing
through the longitudinal slot a, formed in the case a.
furnished
The taper carrying tube b is furnished with a removable screw plug
centrally with a hole or perforation to allow of a taper being inserted within
Bame In order to light a lamp with my improved device, the bottom of the
lamp case is provided with a hinged or sliding door or flap or the like which is
capable of being raised or opened by the extremity of the extension tube a¹, the
tube b is then projected from the device by means of the push piece c, the taper
and a part of the taper carrying tube passing through the central passage or
opening of the lamp for the purpose of igniting same, the height of the wick
being regulated by turning the wick turning device d¹.
In order to employ my improved device for the purpose of extinguishing the
lamp, the screw plug p carrying the taper 18 removed and a blowing tube dis
inserted within the extremity of the taper carrying tube 6 so that by inserting
the end of the tube b within the central hole or passage of the lamp 7 and blow-
ing through the tube d the lamp is readily extinguished

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The tube d may be either arranged permanently within the tube 6 or it may
only be inserted when the device is required for extinguishing purposes
extremity of the extending tube a' 18 furnished with a suitable number of small
holes or perforations to supply the necessary air to keep the taper alight while it
is within said tube and before being projected
By the above description it will be readily seen that any lamp having a central
opening or passage such as is well known and understood, can be easily lighted
or extinguished without removing the glass or chimney, while in the case of
street lamps or other lamps arranged at a height above the ground, these opera-
tions can be easily effected without the use of a ladder or other mounting device
being necessary
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1/. The new or improved device for facilitating the lighting and extinguishing
of oil lamp, arranged, constructed and operated, substantially as herein described
and shown and for the purposes specified
2 The new or improved device for facilitating the lighting and extinguish-
ing of oil lamps, comprising an outer tube 01 case a with an extend-
ing tubular part a furnished with small hole or perforations 9 in 1
combination with an inner sliding tube b, taper carrying plug p, and a
blowing tube d, the whole arranged and operated, substantially as described and
shown with reference to the accompanying drawings
3/. The new or improved tubular lamp extinguishing device substantially as
descubed and shown with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 95th day of Mar 1808
FG CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant