Improvements in Extinguishers for Paraffin Lamps.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 17th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 17th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Extinguishers for Paraffin Lamps.
I ARTHUR BROADBENT of 16 Frankfort Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Lamp Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to he as
follows:
The object of this invention is to prevent accidents, caused by the breakage, or
upsetting of Paraffin Lamps.
The extinguisher consists of a pair of pivotted flaps, pivotted just below the top of
the burner. Attached to the back of each flap is a weight which may consist of a
ball and be connected to the flap by a piece of wire, all being placed and working
beneath the casing of the burner.
For the purpose of limiting the working of the extinguisher the balls are adjusted
by bending the wire so that they come in contact with the sides of the burner and so
limit the movement of the extinguisher to the required distance.
Thus it will be perceived that the extinguishers are operated by means of a weight
attached to each extinguisher in such a manner, that when the lamp is tilted, the
weighted extinguisher is caused to close by the said weight, and the extinguishers
being made in pairs, that is one on each side the burner, in order that when tilted
either side, one extinguisher is always closed, and when tilted end wise or upside down
both extinguishers are closed.
Instead of the weight consisting of a ball and being connected by a piece of wire to
the extinguisher, there may be an extra thick piece of metal on the back of the
extinguisher causing it to drop, and a suitable stop projecting from the extinguisher
to limit its movement.
Dated this 16th day of July 1889
ARTHUR BROADBENT.
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Extinguishers for Paraffin Lamps.
I, ARTHUR BROADBENT of 16 Frankfort Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Lamp Manufacturer 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, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings :-
Fig. 1 represents the extinguisher open, as it would be when the lamp was in an
upright position.
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Fig. 2 represents the extinguisher closed on one side as it would be when tilted on
one side, in the act of falling over.
The object of this invention is to prevent accidents caused by breakage through
the upsetting of paraffin lamps.
The extinguisher consists of a pair of pivotted flaps A, A, pivotted just below the
top of the burner.
Attached to the back of each flap is a weight B which may consist of a ball or a
weight of any other suitable shape and be connected to the flap by a piece of wire, all
being placed and working beneath the casing or cone of the burner.
For the purpose of limiting the working of the extinguisher, the balls or stop wires
are adjusted by bending the wire so that the said balls or wires come into contact
with the sides of the burner and so limit the movement of the extinguisher to the
required distance.

page_text: Thus it will be perceived that the extinguishers are operated by means of a weight
attached to each extinguisher in such a manner that when the lamp is tilted the
weighted extinguisher is caused to close by the said weight and the extinguishers
being made in pairs that is, one on each side of the burner in order that when tilted
either side, one extinguisher is always closed as shown at Fig. 2. and when tilted
end wise or upside down both extinguishers are closed.
Instead of the weight consisting of a ball and being connected by a piece of wire
to the extinguisher, there may be an extra thick piece of metal on the back of the
extinguisher as shewn at C Fig. 1. and a suitable stop projecting from the extinguisher
to limit its movement.
The extinguisher may have connected to it a pin and thumb piece or button in
such a manner that the button comes outside the burner sufficiently to be operated on,
for putting out the lamp when required.
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
1. An extinguisher for Paraffin lamps working automatically by means of weighted
flaps as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. An extinguisher for Paraffin lamps working substantially as herein before
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
ARTHUR BROADBENT.
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent.
ARTHUR BROADBENT.
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent.