Improvements in Lamps for Burning the Gas or Vapour from Benzoline and similar Fluids in Perfect Safety.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 31st July, 1889-Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lamps for Burning the Gas or Vapour from
Benzoline and similar Fluids in Perfect Safety.
ARTHUR ALFRED DORRINGTON, 23 Walmer Place, Longsight, Manchester, Engineer,
JAMES LEEMING Junr. 97 Plymouth Grove Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester,
Engineer and JAMES FREDERICK BARKER, 222 Morton Street, Longsight Manchester
Engineer, in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows
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Our improvement consists in placing one or more inverted conical tubes in the Lamp
Body, having a small opening at the bottom and a larger one at the top. We fix this
tube in the Lamp Body by means of a plate so as to form a cavity or chamber in the
top part of the vessel, through this chamber we fix another tube or tubes which
connects the conical tubo or tubes to the burner or burners, and in this chamber tube
we place a smaller tube which is loose. The conical tube we fill with sponge or other
porous material and through the loose tube in the chamber we pass asbestos fibre or
other suitable material, which passes up to the burner and rests on the spongo in tho
conical tube and this conical tube is surrounded with the liquid-The Burner consists
of a small tube perforated at the top and fixed to the Lamp Body by means of a nut
or screw. Air is admitted to the burner by means of small holes through the
cavity or chamber and the chamber tube-This arrangement of Lamp, makes it
perfectly safe, as, should it get accidentally upset it is an impossibility for the liquid
to escape.
Dated this 1st day of November 1888
ARTHUR ALFRED DORRINGTON.
JAMES LEEMING, JUNR.
JAMES FREDERICK BARKER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lamps for Burning the Gas or Vapour from
Benzoline and similar Fluids in Perfect Safety.
ARTHUR ALFRED DORRINGTON Engineer, JAMES LEEMING Junr. Engineer, JAMES
FREDERICK BARKER, Engineer 23 Walmer Place Longsight Manchester we 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 improvement consists in placing one or more inverted Conical Tubes in the
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Lamp Body having a small opening at the bottom and a large one at the top.
fix this tube in the Lamp Body by means of a plate so as to form a cavity or chamber
in the top part of the body of the vessel. A vertical tube (or tubes) runs from the
bottom of the vessel which contains the liquid, and passes through the conical tube
(or tubes) and through the Air Chamber to the Burner. This tube (or tubes) is filled
with asbestos fibre or other suitable material. Air is admitted to the Burner by small
holes through the Air Chamber and central tube connected to the Burner.
The Burner consists of a small tube perforated at the top and fixed to the Lamp
Body by means of a nut and screw-We will now explain our invention by accom-
panying Drawing.
A Lamp Body, B Conical Tube, C Air Chamber, D Central Tube, E Air Holes,
F Burner. We would have it understood that we do not limit ourselves to the exact

page_text: details or configuration of the various parts we have explained and shown, as the
same may be varied or modified without in any way departing from the nature or
principle of our invention.
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.
1. The Air Chamber.
2. The Conical Tube (or tubes) which prevents the liquid running out, should the
Lamp be upset, thus making the Lamp perfectly safe.
Dated this 31st day of July 1889
ARTHUR ALFRED DORRINGTON.
JAS. LEEMING, JUNR.
JAMES FREDERICK BARKER.