Flame Extinguishers for Lamp Burners.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr.. 1891-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Flame Extinguishers for Lamp Burners.
I, HENRY JUSTUS CLARRY, of 259 Carleton Street, Toronto, in the County of
York and Province of Ontario, Canada, Commercial Traveller, 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:—
The object of this invention is to devise a flame-extinguisher to be applied to any
burner in which a wick is used, and it consists essentially of a pair of flame
extinguisher jaws hinged at the top of a wick tube and connected to lever arms
operated by a ratchet spindle, the whole being constructed as hereinafter more fully
explained, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings
Figure 1. is an elevation of a burner having my flame-extinguisher attached and
showing the extinguisher-jaws closed.
Figure 2. is a view of the same with the jaws open.
Figure 3. is a perspective view of a portion of Figure 2.
Figure 4. is a view of the wick-wheel.
Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the Specification and
drawings.
In the drawings A, represents the wick-tube, at the top of each side a, of which
is hinged a flame-extinguisher-jaw b. Each of these jaws b, consists of a rectangular
piece of perforated metal having a flange b', extending around three edges of and
at right angles to the body thereof.
The top of each of the ends a', a', of the wick-tube is provided with a flange u².
The perforations in the extinguisher-jaws b, permit the air to pass freely to the
flame. To the under side of the jaws b, is attached an eye , to which is connected
one end of an arm c, the other end being connected to an eye c', formed on each
of the arms c², of the operating lever C.
This operating lever C consists of two arms c³, c³, rigidly connected by means of
an end bar d.
Each of the arms c², c, is fitted with an eye c', and also provided with a
downwardly projecting lug d' through which passes a spindle d, the ends of which
are journalled in the cone D, near its upper rim.
Connected to the end bar d, is a downwardly extending arm E, fitted with a slot
or guide e, in which works the end of the ratchet spindle F.
This spindle F, rectangular in shape in cross section is slightly smaller than the
rectangular shaped bearings 9, of the wick-wheel G, so that it may freely move
through the said bearings by a lateral motion when operating the lever C, and will
also turn the wheels G, by a revolutionary movement when desired.
When the extinguisher-jaws are closed, the arm E is close to the cone D of the
burner. By pressing the spindle F, forward, the arm E, is moved outwardly and
the arms c², c, downwardly.
These arms c³, c³, in their downward movement bring with them the jaws b, as
shown in Figure 2; by pulling the spindle F, backward, the movement is reversed
and the jaws closed.
By using an extinguisher such as described, it is possible to instantaneously
extinguish the flame and prevent any gas, smoke, or smell arising afterward
therefrom

page_text: 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. In a lamp burner, the combination of a wick-tube, a pair of extinguishing jaws
connected thereto, a wick-wheel provided with rectangular shaped bearing, and a
spindle rectangular in cross-section, passing through said bearing of the wick-wheel,
and provided with a hand wheel upon one end and having its other end connected
to and operating the extinguishing jaws, substantially as set forth.
2. In a lamp burner, the wick tube having hinged at the top of each of its sides
an extinguisher-jaw b, connected to a lever arm c², said lever arms e² being rigidly
connected to the end bar d, having suitably attached thereto an arm E, operated
by the ratchet spindle F, substantially as set forth.
3. In a lamp burner, the combination of a wick-tube, extinguishing jaws hinged
thereto, provided upon their outer sides with eyes, vertical arms connected thereto,
a pivoted lever consisting of a cross piece having arms projecting inwardly there-
from and engaging the lower ends of the vertical arms, and an inwardly and
downwardly extending arm therefrom, said arm provided with a slot or guide and a
ratchet spindle having its end working in said slot or guide, substantially as set
forth.
4. In a lamp burner, a wick-tube provided at the top of each side with an
extinguisher-jaw b, and at the top of each end with a flange a³, an eye 62 attached
to the under side of the jaw b, arm c, one end of which is connected to the eye b²,
in the under side of the jaw b, and the other end connected to an eye c', on the
lever arm c³, the lever arms c², rigidly connected by means of an end bar d, and
provided with lugs & through which passes a spindle d², the ends of which are
journalled into the cone D, the end bar d provided with a downwardly projecting
arm E, fitted with a slot or guide e, in which works the end of a ratchet spindle F,
substantially as set forth.
5. In a lamp burner the combination of a wick-tube, extinguishing jaws hinged
thereto, provided upon their outer sides with eyes, vertical arms connected thereto,
a pivoted lever consisting of a cross piece having arms projecting inwardly there-
from and engaging the lower ends of the vertical arms, and an outwardly and
downwardly extending arm therefrom, substantially as set forth.
Dated this Twenty-ninth day of April 1891
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.