Year: 1898

page_text: We, JOHN ALLAN, 77, Braeside Street, off Gairbraid Street, Mechanic, and
JOHN MCROBBIE, Packer, of 36, South Kinning Place, S.S., both of Glasgow,
North Britain, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to cleaning appliances for incandescent gas lamps and has
for its object to enable the mantle to be removed from the burner so that the
burner can be cleaned.
By means of a piece of bent wire, we raise the mantle from off the burner and
as the mantle is suspended from the one end of the wire, we support the other end
of the wire by inserting it in a hole in the top of a stand which may consist
of an upright rod fixed into a stand piece. The wire is preferably bent into such
a shape that it can be readily grasped by the fingers whilst laying the wire on the
stand and removing it therefrom, that is to say, keeping the wire or "hanger'
horizontal so as to prevent any liability of the mantle to slip off the end of the
wire or "hanger."
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Or the stand for supporting the wire may be provided with a spring clip for
securing the stand upon the gas-pipe; in this way, the stand may be at any
angle relatively with the gas pipe. If the stand or support for the wire
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or
hanger " is horizontal, the wire is inserted in a hole at the side of the end
of the stand piece instead of into a hole on the top of the stand piece. After the
burner has been cleaned, the "hanger" is taken off the end of the top of the
stand in order to gently lower the mantle over and on to the burner.
In connection with the said "hanger" for the mantle I may employ as part
of the cleaning apparatus, a cleaner for the glass funnel which surrounds the
burner; this consists of a wooden or other handle, the one end of which is formed
with three, four or other number of grooves running length ways.
Into these
grooves doubled strips of cloth or other material are inserted so that the strips
can be attached to the stick by perforating the stick and stitching the strips to the
stick by that means.
Also, as part of the cleaning appliance, a whiting pad may he employed. This
may consist of a round or other shaped pad previously prepared with dry whiting
so that by striking the open end of the funnel with the pad, a small quantity
is puffed or driven into the funnel for the purpose of burnishing it. The said
pad may be made by putting rags into a cloth or other bag and placing a con-
tracting ring over the mouth of the bag so that by employing an outer screwed cap
the ring may be tightened upon the open end of the bag in such a manner is

page_text: to produce a more or less ball shaped pad as the rags are more or less compressed
into the bag.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1898.
JOHNSONS,
Petitioners' Agents, 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.
Cleaning Appliances for Incandescent Gas Lamps.
We, JOHN ALLAN, 899, Garscube Road, late of 77, Braeside Street, off Gairbraid
Street, Mechanic, and JoHN MCROBBIE, Packer, of 36, South Kinning Place, S.S.,
both of Glasgow, North Britain, 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 cleaning appliances for incandescent gas lamps and
has for its object to enable the mantle to be removed from the burner so that the
burner can be cleaned.
As shewn in Fig. 1 of the drawings, by means of a piece of bent wire A, we
raise the mantle from off the burner and as the mantle is suspended from the one
end of the wire, we support the other end of the wire by inserting it in a hole
in the top of a stand B which may consist of an upright rod b fixed into
a stand piece 61. The wire is preferably bent into such a shape that it
can be readily grasped by the fingers whilst laying the wire on the stand and
removing it therefrom, that is to say, keeping the wire or "hanger" horizontal
so as to prevent any liability of the mantle to slip off the end of the wire or
"hanger."
'
Or the stand for supporting the wire may be removed from the stand piece 1
and be screwed to a spring clip C as shewn in Fig. 2 for securing the stand upon
the gas pipe, or attendants ladder or other place; in this way the stand may be
at any angle relatively with the gas pipe or other place. If the stand or support
for the wire or "hanger" is horizontal, the wire A is inserted in a hole at the side
of the stand B instead of into a hole on the top of a stand piece. After the burner
has been cleaned, the "hanger" is taken off the end of the top of the stand in
order to gently lower the mantle over and on to the burner.
In connection with the said "hanger" for the mantle may employ as part of
the cleaning apparatus a cleaner for the glass funnel which surrounds the burner;
this cleaner is shown in Fig. 3 and consists of a wooden or other handle D, the
one end of which is formed with three, four or other number of grooves & running
length ways. Into these grooves doubled strips of cloth or other material can
be attached to the stick by perforating the stick and stitching the strips to the
stick by that means.
Also, as part of the cleaning appliance, a whiting pad may be employed. This
may consist as shewn in Fig. 4 of a round or other shaped pad F previously
prepared with dry whiting so that by striking the open end of the funnel with the
pad, a small quantity is puffed or driven into the funnel for the purpose of burnish-
ing it. The said pad may be made by putting rags into a cloth or other bag
together with the whiting and placing a contracting ring G over the mouth of the
bag so that by employing an outer cap H, working on the screwed tail of the
disc J, the ring G may be tightened upon the open end of the bag in such a
manner as to produce a more or less ball shaped pad as the rags are more or less
compressed into the bag.

page_text: Or the bag may be filled with whiting alone if desired.
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 :-
The appliances for cleaning incandescent gas lamps, constructed substantially
in the manner as hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of November 1898.
JOHNSONS,
Applicants' Agents, 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.