IMPROVE- MENTS IN BURNERS FOR LAMPS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, WILLIAM CALEB WILLIAMS, of Leamington, in the County of Warwick,
Dental Surgeon do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN BURNERS FOR LAMPS " to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the tubes in which are held the wicks used in Lamps
burning mineral or other oil.
Such tubes are ordinarily cylindrical in transverse section, and they give a flame
rising to a point and liable to smoke. My improved wick tube I make flattened
gradually at its upper part so as to be narrow but of considerable length in
transverse section, and across the upper edge of the flattened tube I make a central
notch, concave or curved at its lowest point and its sides widening and rounded
gradually off toward the upper corners of the tube.
A wick used in a tube of the novel form described, gives a round and brilliant
flamc, does not smoke and requires no chimney or globe.
I prefer that the wick used in the improved burner should be that known as
Barton's solid wick, which requires no trimming.
Date LOW
100
EDWARDS & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM CALEB WILLIAMS, of Leamington, in the County of Warwick,
Dental Surgeon, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN BURNERS FOR LAMPS" and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement and
accompanying Drawing (that is to say) :-
My invention relates to the tubes in which are held the wicks used in Lamps
burning mineral or other oil, which as ordinarily made are cylindrical in transverse
section, and give a flame rising to a point and liable to smoke.
In my improved wick tube I make the opposite sides flattened gradually at their
upper part so as to be narrow but of considerable length in transverse section, and
across the upper edge of the flattened tube I make a central notch, concave or
curved at its lowest point and having its sides widening and rounded gradually off
toward the upper corners of the tube.
A wick used in a tube of the novel form described, gives a round and brilliant
flame, does not smoke and requires no chimney or globe.
The improved wick tube may be made of any desired size and proportions to
suit the circumstances under which it is to be used.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention, Figure 1 is a side
view and figure 2 a plan of the improved wick tube, a being the body of the tube,
the upper part of which is flattened as shewn at b, the upper edges of the flattened
part being curved or notched in a concave form as shewn at c.
When a cotton wick is used a device of the ordinary kind may be supplied for
the purpose of raising the wick, as in lamps as heretofore constructed. Where an
indestructible wick is used such a device will not be necessary. The wick may be
slightly elevated above the central notch as shown in the drawing or may be placed
entirely below it, to suit the nature of the wick and of the oil used.
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
I claim is
The improved wick tube substantially as hereinbefore described.