Improvements in Box Smoothing Irons.
Year: 1893

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Date of Application, 8th July, 1893.
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 12th May; 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Box Smoothing Irons.
I, CHRISTOPHER HEAP of 12 Albert Street, Oswaldtwistle in the County of
Lancaster, Hardware Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention-to
be as follows:
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This invention relates to Improvements in Box Smoothing Irons to be heated
and maintained in the heated state by the consumption of oil a supply of which is
carried in the iron, and fed to the wick, and burnt, inside the body or box of the
iron.
According to this invention I construct a box iron the métal handle of which is
hollow and serves as a well for the oil to be consumed.
At the back of the handle is a small pipe which connects the oil well with the
wick carrier the latter being passed into the interior of the iron through an orifice
in the back of same.
The handle is carried in a slide piece or bracket cast to the top of the iron, and
is fixed therein by means of a thumb screw, so that when the screw is loosened
the handle, and with it the wick carrier can be removed, and the wick and oil
lighted or attended to and then the handle replaced so that the flame is, in the
inside of the box iron and heats the latter. At the front and top of the iron is a
chimney to carry away partly consumed gases or vapour. A (preferably detach-
able) cover is placed partly over the orifice at the back of the iron and this cover
is perforated to admit air to the interior of the iron, so causing a draught and:
preventing the chimney smoking.
The wick carrier has an outer shell or case connected with the oil well into this
shell or case any oil, which is not burnt on the wick, will pass and mingling with
the remaining oil is eventually consumed.
A small hole (preferably covered with glass) in the side of the iron allows the
flame to be seen from the outside.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION...
Improvements in Box Smoothing Irons..
I, CHRISTOPHER HEAP of 12 Albert Street, Oswaldtwistle in the County of
Lancaster, Hardware Dealer, 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:→
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This invention relates to Improvements in. Box Smoothing Irons to be heated
and maintained in the heated state by the consumption of oil or spirits, a supply.
of which is carried in the iron, and fed directly to the wick, and burnt inside the
body or box of the iron.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
in which
Fig. is a side elevation, partly in section, of a box smoothing iron, with my
improvements annlied thereto...
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page_text: Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of part of the handle and wick carrier.
Fig. 4 is a plan view of the wick carrier.
According to this invention I construct a box iron 1 the metal handle 2 of
which is hollow and serves as a well for the oil or spirit to be consumed.
At the back and bottom end of the handle 2 which is curved downwards there
is a small pipe 3 which connects the oil or spirit well with the wick carrier 4 the
latter being passed into the interior of the iron 1 through an orifice 5 in the back
of same.
The handle 2 has a bracket or lug 6 fixed to it and this bracket or lug 6 is
carried in a slide piece or bed 7 cast to the top of the iron 1, and is fixed therein
by means of a thumb screw 8, so that when the screw 8 is loosened the handle 2,
and with it the wick carrier 4 can be removed, and the wick 9 and oil or spirit
lighted or attended to and then the handle 2 replaced so that the flame is in the
inside of the box iron 1 and heats the latter. At the front and top of the iron 1
is a chimney 10 to carry away partly consumed gases or vapour. A (preferably
detachable) cover 11 is placed partly over the orifice 5 at the back of the iron 1
and this cover has a slot as at 12 to admit air to the interior of the iron, so causing
a draught and preventing the chimney smoking.
The wick carrier 4 is formed in two pieces 4-13 an outer shell or case 4 con-
nected with the oil or spirit well 2 and a short inner case 13 (see Fig. 3) which
protrudes slightly beyond the outer shell or case 4 and any oil or spirit which is
not burnt on the wick 9 will pass or be drawn by capillary attraction between the
outer shell or case 4 and the inner one 13, and so mingling with the remaining
spirit or oil is eventually consumed.
A small hole (preferably covered with glass) may be formed in the side of the
iron allowing the flame to be seen from the outside.
The wick carrier 4 has a hole 14 (see Fig. 4) formed in its upper side, and when
in position the end of the pipe 3 or the lower end of the handle 2 passes through
this hole 14 and presses onto the wick 9 in the carrier 4 and by this means the
outlet of the oil or spirit well is closed and no oil or spirit escapes except such as
is drawn through the wick 9 by the flame.
The wick carrier 4 is secured to the lower end of the handle 2 by means of
lugs 15. 15 slightly bent at their upper ends and forming a part of the wick
carrier 4. The lugs pass through slots 16 in the flange 17 on the bottom of the
handle 2, and through slots in the locking ring 18 which latter is then partly
turned round so that the wick carrier is fixed firmly in position.
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. The general construction arrangement and combination of parts constituting
the improved box smoothing irou as herein described and as illustrated by Fig. 1
of the annexed drawings.
2. A box smoothing iron the handle of which forms a well for oil or spirit and
to which is fixed a wick carrier, the handle and wick carrier being detachable as
and for the purpose herein described and as illustrated by Fig. 1 of the annexed
drawings.
3. A box smoothing iron in which the handle forms a vessel for containing oil
or spirit, and the lower end of such handle presses on the wick and the oil or
spirit outlet is thereby closed as herein described and substantially as illustrated
by the annexed drawings.
1094.
CHRISTOPHER HEAP,
By his Agents, Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.
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