IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS BURNERS
Year: 1886

page_text: I RICHARD MOUNTFORD DEELEY, Junior, Engineer, of No. 1, Highland Villas,
Mill Hill Road, Derby, in the County of Derbyshire, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS BURNERS to be as follows:
My improvement relates to a means whereby the amount of light given out by
a gas burner may be largely increased without either enriching or increasing the
consumption of gas.
The invention consists of so placing a suitably shaped plate of metal, or other
material, with relation to an issuing jet of gas that the gas shall move along its
surface and spread out to form the gas flame. The plate is fixed just above the
point where the gas issues from the burner and occupies the lower part of the dark
portion of the flame. After the gas leaves the edge of the plate it spreads out and
burns with greatly increased brilliancy.

page_text: I RICHARD MOUNTFORD DEELEY, Junior, Engineer, of No. 1, Highland Villas,
Mill Hill Road, Derby, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN GAS BURNERS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and. by the following statement :-
My improvement relates to a means whereby the amount of light given out by a
gas
burner may be largely increased, without either enriching the gas or increasing
the rate of its consumption.
The invention consists in so placing a suitably shaped plate of metal, or other
material, with relation to an issuing jet of gas, that the gas shall impinge upon and
move along one of its sides, and then spread out to form the flame.
Figures 1 and 2 show respectively a cross section and a side elevation of a gas
burner b with the plate a attached. The gas, after passing through the small
oritices d d, beats against. the plate a, spreads over one of its surfaces, and, after
leaving its edge, forms a flame ƒ of great brilliancy. In Figure 1 the gas is caused
to impinge upon the plate a by placing the plate at an angle with the centre line
of the burner b. Another way of effecting the same object is to place the plate
parallel with the centre line of the burner b; and then angle the small holes d'd so
as to deflect the gas against the plate a, which is secured to the burner by the
clips c c.
In Figures 3 4 and 5 another variety of burner is shown with the plate attached.
Figure 3 is a vertical section, Figure 4 an end elevation, and Figure 5 a sectional
plan. The plate a is secured to the burner by means of the clips c.
In Figure
the clips c form part of the plate a, but in Figures 3 4 and 5 they are attached to
the burner b. The plate a is placed in a vertical position between the clips c, and
the gas issues against it from the inclined orifice a. If desired the plate can be
inclined, as in Figure 1, and the gas directed against it from a vertical slit in the
burner. The plate a may also be attached to the burner by clips similar to those
shown in Figures 1 and 2.
Gas burners constructed as above described not only give out a much stronger
light, without increasing the quantity of gas consumed, but they enable the flame
to retain its shape and illuminating power for a very long period. This is especially
the case with the smaller burners.
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
1 claim is
The improved form of gas burner, substantially as herein figured and described,
having a plate placed in the dark portion of the flame in such a position that the
issuing gas shall impinge upon it and pass over one of its sides. After leaving the
edge of the plate the gas spreads out and burns with greatly increased brilliancy.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1886.