Improved Means and Apparatus connected with the Lighting of Street and other Lamps.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improved Means and Apparatus connected with the Lighting of
Street and other Lamps.
We, GEORGE FREDERICK LOMBE FOULGER, of The Common, Upper Clapton, Gas
Engineer, and, JOHN GEORGE GLOVER, of 214, St. John Street, Clerkenwell;
Engineer, both in the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain means and apparatus known as torches for
lighting street and other gas lamps having incandescent mantles or their
equivalents.
The invention consists of an oil or spirit container and wick tube for a fixed
flame as one part, and a spirit container as the other part from which by current
of compressed air, said spirit becomes atomised and forced through, or within
range of, and from the fixed flame, the air being passed through a tube connected
with a hand bulb or other compressor to a distance from the fixed flame. The
air tube preferably encloses the spirit supply tube, around which the air has
passage and issues from the combined air and spray nozzle in combination, the
spirit (fluid) being atomised and in proportion to the degree of compression of
the bulbous body, or its equivalent, both as regard the quantity and the distance
to which the atomised spirit can be projected.
The spirit supply tube dips into the lower well or spirit container, and the air
pressure forces the spirit up said tube where it is met by the second column of
air at the nozzle for atomising it.
In practice the nozzle at the head of the torch is guarded by a skeleton guard
frame to prevent injury when the torch is used for lighting, such as might occur
when being pushed upwardly into the lamp or lantern for turning on the gas tap
just prior to the lighting up by the atomised flame.
Dated this 90th day of November 1899.

page_text: Improved Means and Apparatus connected with the Lighting of
Street and other Lamps.
We, GEORGE FREDERICK LOMBE FOULGER, of The Common, Upper Clapton, Gas
Engineer, and, JOHN GEORGE GLOVER, of 214, St. John Street, Clerkenwell,
Engineer, both in the County of London, 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:-
This invention relates to certain means and apparatus known as torches for
lighting street and other gas lamps having incandescent mantles or their
equivalents.
The invention consists of an oil or spirit container and wick tube for a fixed
Hame as one part, and a spirit container as the other part from which by current
of compressed air, said spirit becomes atomized and forced through or within
range of and from the fixed flame, the air being passed through a tube connected
with a hand bulb or other,compressor to a distance from the fixed flame. The
air tube preferably encloses the spirit supply tube, around which the air has
passage and issues from the combined air and spray nozzle in combination, the
spirit (fluid) being atomized and in proportion to the degree of compression of
the bulbous body, or its equivalent, both as regard the quantity and the distance
to which the atomized spirit can be projected.
The spirit supply tube dips into the lower well or spirit container, and the air
pressure forces the spirit up said tube where it is met by the second column of
air at the nozzle for atomizing it.
The accompanying drawings clearly illustrate our invention.
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a torch head with the air supply pipe
encircling the spirit or oil supply pipe.
Figure 2 is a part sectional elevation of a torch head with the air supply and
spirit or oil supply pipes connected at the top only
Figure 3 is a part sectional elevation of a torch head similar to Figure 2 but
with the oil or spirit and the air supply pipes somewhat differently arranged.
Figure 4 is an elevation of the air compressor or pump, this being of the usual
construction.
A, is an oil or spirit container carrying a wick tube and burner B for a fixed
flame situate within the usual perforated screens or wind guards C, D, the inner
guard D being screwed into the outer guard C at the top and carrying an asbestos
or other button or head E for protection from knocks when in use.
The oil or spirit container A is secured to a spirit container F this being
attached to the usual torch stick G by a bayonet or other joint and pipes H, I,
are arranged in connection with the spirit container F leading to a hole J situate
just above or in proximity to the fixed flame of the burner B. A branch K from
the pipe I is in connection with a bulb or compressor (Figure 4) at a distance
from the fixed flame, so that by action on such compressor, air will be forced
into the pipe I and acting upon the spirit in the container F will force it up
the pipe H to the nozzle L where it will be met by another current of air from
the pipe I, will become atomized, and be forced through the hole J in the torch
head and out of the corresponding hole J¹ on the other side of the torch head, and
in so doing will become ignited by the fixed flame and issue from outside the
torch head, the size and volume of flame being determined by the amount of
action on the compressor.
In Figure 1, the pipes or tubes H, I, are shown arranged in concentric fashion.

page_text: but at Figures 2 and 3 we have shown them side by side, but connected at their
upper ends by a nozzle L, and the nozzle L and pipes H, I, may be guarded by
a skeleton guard frame to prevent injury when the torch is used for lighting
such as might occur when being pushed upwardly into the lamp or lantern for
turning on the gas tap just prior to the lighting up by the atomized flame.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we desire it to be
understood that we are aware of Simmance's Specification No. 3683 of 1899 and
we claim nothing described and claimed therein, but we declare that what we
claim is:
1. In a torch for lighting street and like lamps, producing a spirit or oil
vapour flame at an angle to the fixed flame by a combined air pressure and
suction on and from the spirit or oil in the spirit or oil container, whereby the
spirit or oil is commingled with the air at the burner and becomes atomized, as
set forth.
2. In a torch for lighting street and like lamps, atomizing the spirit or oil for
producing the jet flame by pressure of air at the issuing nozzle, as and in the
manner specified.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London.
Agent for the said G. F. L Foulger and J. G. Glover