Improvements in Hurricane Lanterns.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 26th July, 1890-Accepted, 30th Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hurricane Lanterns.
SAMUEL EATON THOMAS EATON SAMUEL EATON the younger trading as
Samuel Eaton and Sons Lamp and Chandelier Manufacturers 64 66 68 70 72 Barr
Street Birmingham do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A new and improved method for lighting and extinguishing Hurricane Lanterns
and consists of double air tubes sliding one over the other.
The tubes are marked A. in the drawing enclosed in which Fig. 1 is an elevation of
the lantern when closed and Fig. 2 is an elevation of the lantern when open.
B is a wire guard to prevent the air tubes opening too far or becoming in anyway
detached.
C & D is the spring used for closing or lọcking the air tubes together.
S. EATON.
THOMAS EATON:
SAMUEL EATON; JUNR.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hurricane Lanterns.
We, SAMUEL EATON, THOMAS EATON, and SAMUEL EATON the younger, of
64 to 72 Barr Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturers; 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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Our invention has reference to the method which we adopt for causing a
hurricane lantern or ships lantern, to be lighted and trimmed without the
necessity of removing the globe or glass from its position; by raising the glass or
globe gallery.
In carrying our invention into effect we construct the "hurricane" lantern with a
buse or oil well of any ordinary shape or form, and we similarly employ any ordinary
or usual type of burner and globe in connection with it; but we form the side frame
or supports in a peculiar manner by causing them to have a sliding or telescopic
movement which will admit of the gallery being raised and lowered, when such
gallery is connected rigidly to the side tubes or sliding bars of the frame. We form
the tubes preferably out of circular pipe section and arrange that one portion shall
telescope on to another portion; and we hold the sliding tubes firmly in their lowest
or working or burning position by means of a catch or ordinary fastening provided
and fixed upon the tube for the purpose.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation of our improved
hurricane lantern when the globe or chimney A is in the position for use when
burning. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the lantern when ready for lighting or
trimming, the globe or chimney A being raised for that purpose. Fig. 3. is a side
elevation of a portion of the tube B, and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a portion of the
tube C.
The globe A is held upon the gallery protecting shield wires F, F which wires are
connected rigidly on to the gallery F, and then are also caused to be connected to
the tubes B¹ C. Separate wires may be employed for this purpose which we connect
on to the gallery by soldering or by any usual well known method. The tubes B¹¹
we make to work freely up and down upon the lower tubes B, C, and we hold one or

page_text: both in position at their lowest point by placing a catch fastening D upon B, and
sometimes upon both B and C; the fastening hinges over and engages with a
projecting catch D secured to the upper or sliding portion of the tuhe 13, thereby
rigidly holding it in its lowest position without danger of derangement when in use.
To prevent the tubes B C¹ from being withdrawn too far we place a guide E and
stop pin E, which prevents the withdrawal of one tube out of or away from
the other.
The connecting pieces or cross arms H, H, we secure to the central stem or tube G
carrying the reflector K, and also to the arms or side tubes BC, in the usual
ordinary manner; and we provide the usual lighting arrangement within the
gallery F in addition to our improved sliding arrangement for the gallery.
We do not limit the application of our invention to any peculiar form of lamp
construction used for ship's lights, "hurricane" Innterns or for similar purposes; but
adopt the same system of constructing the sliding gallery to suit any particular form
of lamp well or lamp frame with like or similarly advantageous results.
We also construct our sliding tubes or holders out of any suitable material
or any ordinary rod or tube of suitable shape to receive our catch fastening
and guide.
We employ any ordinary form of globe or chimney by arranging the gallery and
its connections to suit the bars or side frames, which we utilize as our telescopic or
sliding frames.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. The construction of "Hurricane" Lanterns with sliding or movable galleries,
supported and guided by the side rods or tubes of the lantern frame, as and for the
purposes set forth.
2. The construction of "Hurricane" Lanterns having tubes or side pillars such
as B₁ to slide upon lower tubes or pillars such as BC, and having a catch or
guard lock such as D D', and guide and stop such as E, E' substantially as herein-
before described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of July 1890.
MARKS & CLERK,
Agents for Applicants.