Improvements in Lamps.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1895--Accepted, 10th Aug.,
1895
Improvements in Lamps.
We, WALTER TURNER of 43 Clarke Street Rochdale Lancashire Photographer
and JAMES TURNER 93 Halifax Road Rochdale Lancashire Draper do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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1st. A tube for conducting wick from reservoir to burner.
2nd. By swivel weights the shape and nature of same arranged in such a manner
for working extinguisher.
3rd. The extinguisher consists of a perforated piece of metal square or otherwise
attached to which has on the right a slide and on the left a hinged cap the whole
working on the wick tube.
4th. An arrangement for extinguishing the light to be used for the purposes of
extinguishing instead of using or turning the ordinary button or mechanism for
raising or lowering the wick.
The mechanism for actuating or operating the extinguisher is enclosed or situate
in a special chamber or receptacle apart from the reservoir and may be easily
fixed to the reservoir of an ordinary lamp.
Having now described our invention the above practically is as follows. Should
the lamp be overturned in any direction the aforesaid swivel weights, working
immediately under the perforated metal raises same thereby extinguishing the
light and keeping the cap of the extinguisher securely closed, until the lamp
regains its normal position, when the aforesaid swivel weights allow the
extinguisher to open and the lamp to be relit, thereby making it impossible for a
fire or explosion to occur.
Dated this 15th day of November 1894.
WALTER TURNER.
JAMES TURNER.
improvements in Lamps.
We WALTER TURNER of 43 Clarke Street Rochdale, Lancashire Photographer
and JAMES TURNER 93, Halifax Road Rochdale Lancashire Draper, 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 aud by the following
statement:-
Our invention relates to lamps used principally for domestic purposes the object
of our invention being to provide a safety lamp, that is, a lamp which shall in the
event of being overturned by accident or otherwise automatically become
immediately extinguished obviating the possibility of a conflagration or explosion.
For the carrying out of our invention we employ the following.
Firstly. A tube for conducting wick from reservoir to burner.
Secondly, Swivel weights or pieces the shape and nature of which are arranged
in a convenient manner for working extinguisher.

page_text: Thirdly. The extinguisher consists of a perforated or may be solid piece of
metal square or otherwise in form to which is suitably attached or connected a
slide and a hinged cap the whole working or sliding on the wick tube.
Fourthly. An arrangement for extinguishing the light to be used instead of
necessitating the using or turning of the ordinary button or mechanism for raising
or lowering the wick."
We have hereunto annexed two sheets of drawings which fully illustrate and
explain our invention;
Fig. 1. is a sectional elevation of a circular-wick lamp shewing the application
of our invention thereto.
Fig. 2. is a sectional elevation of a circular-wick lamp similar to Fig. 1. but
shewing the extinguishing apparatus in action or operation.
Fig. 3. is an elevation of a flat-wick lamp shewing the application of our
invention thereto.
Fig. 4. is an elevation similar to Fig. 3 but shewing the extinguisher in action
or operation.
Fig. 5. is a plan shewing the underside of the perforated lifting plate and the
relative positions of the swivel pieces.
Figs. 6. 7 and 8 are elevations respectively of the upper part of the extinguisher.
Fig. 9. is an elevation shewing the swivel pieces detached from the swivel case
or chamber.
Figs. 10 and 11. are elevation and plan respectively of the wick tube and flame
spreader.
According to our invention and as illustrated the swivel pieces a. a' a² a³ are
carried by suitable supports attached to a base piece or plate c. or may be
attached to the bottom of the box or case d. the said swivel pieces are hung or
mounted on their supports so that in the event of any movement or position of the
lamp out of its normal or vertical position as shewn in Figs. 1 and 3, two swivel
pieces which may be a. a² or a' a³ are caused to assume the positions as shewn
in Fig. 4. and bear against and lift the perforated plate or any equivalent piece
with its attachments the whole of which constitute our extinguisher riz. the slide
or envelope piece or sleeve f surrounding the wick tube i. which piece f is attached
at its lower part to the perforated plate e and having at its upper part a flap or
cap y suitably hinged or supported on a pin h.
e.
When the piece is caused to slide up the tube i. the extinguishing apparatus is
then caused to operate or come into action and as the projecting nib or piece j is
caused to engage with the part k. at the upper part of the wick tube see Fig. 3, the
effect is to cause the flap g to close the opening in the sleeve f. but to ensure more
certainty of action we provide in connection with the opposite side of the flap at m,
a connection, which lifts with the sleeve and slides-when the piece f is actuated
as before described-in a slot n in a stationary piece l'. When the lower part n' has
reached the upper end of the slot n. the effect is to cause the flap to be pulled down
at the part m. over the lighted end of the wick as shewn in Figs. 4 and 7. by these
means air is shut off from the flame combustion ceases to be supported and
extinguishment is the result.
When the piece f is at its lowest point as shewn in Fig. 3, the cap or flap g
assumes the vertical position as shewn in the said figure.
Another modification of extinguisher is illustrated in Fig. 1. shewing the
application thereof to a circular wick lamp. The swivel pieces a, a' a' a³ in this
modification are situate also in a separate chamber d. below the oil reservoir o. but
in this modification wires or standards p, p, p², p³ are provided on or attached to
the lifting plate e. the wires p' and p2 are attached to a tubular piece r. at p and p³
which is concentrically situated with relation to and within the wick tube or
containers the wires p, ³ are connected to a tubular piece t at t' which piece t is
concentric with and surrounds the exterior of the wick tube.
When the swivel pieces are caused to operate in the event of the before named
occurrences or by means of the connection or cord w. which latter contrivance is

page_text: employed for the purpose of extinguishing at the will of an operator or attendant
and which may be used in lieu of the button which button is turned or is also
used for lowering the wick c. as is well known the lifting plate is in either event
lifted, consequently the extinguisher is raised that is, the inner tube r. and the
outer tube t. simultaneously engage with the underside of the flame spreader . the
collar e closes the tuber at the lower side, that is, when the platform is raised
see Fig. 2 consequently air is excluded from such part, thus the light or flame is
extinguished as in the case of the flat wick lamp by exclusion of the air therefrom.
It will be observed that the mechanism for operating the extinguisher is enclosed
in a receptacle separate from the reservoir; thus in the case of the flat wick lamp
our invention may be applied to a lamp of ordinary construction.
It will be also manifest that should the lamp with our invention applied be over-
turned in any direction out of its normal position the swivel pieces immediately
operate or actuate the lifting plate or extinguisher and securely close up the air
space and when the lamp resumes its normal position the extinguisher will reverse
itself which operations are automatic and certain.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1st. In combination the swivel pieces a. a' a³ a³ the lifting plate or other piece e,
the flap 9 on the sliding piece f substantially as and for the purpose herein fully set
forth and described.
2. In combination one or more swivel pieces and the lifting piece substantially as
and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described.
3. In combination the swivel piece actuated sliding sleeve cap or flap g connec-
tions and slot n, in a stationary piece substantially as and for the purposes herein
fully set forth and described.
4. The swivel vertically automatically or manually actuated or operated lifting
piece with its connections or attachments the whole forming our extinguisher as
shewn in Figs. 3 and 4 as and for the purposes herein fully set forth.
Dated this 0th day of February 1805
WALTER TURNER.
JAMES TURNER.
J. H. Butterworth, Rochdale,
Acting for the Applicants.