Year: 1885

page_text: I FREDERICK BISHOP of Grove Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Traveller,
&c. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
The object of my invention is to furnish or feed any number of oil lamps with
oil from a single reservoir by means of pipes connecting them, by siphonic action,
the pipes being arranged with the necessary bends and provided with taps to
regulate the flow according to the light required.
For the purpose of my invention I fit a tank, cask, or other vessel containing oil,
in say, a cupboard or other out of the way, or convenient place and dip one or
more pipes in, to say, near the bottom or Ined pipes therefrom, said pipes being
otherwise in connection with burners or small reservoirs attached to burners of
lamps placed in various parts of a building so that all the burners can be fed from
the tank direct by syphonic action. The small reservoirs, if such be used, are so
arranged in connection with the pipes that the flow of oil to them can be furnished
in proportion to the consumption by what is known as the "Bird trough supply"
or otherwise.
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page_text: One Reservoir.
I, FREDERICK BISHOP, of Grove Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Traveller
etc. 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 my invention, is to furnish or feed any number of oil lamps with
oil from a single reservoir by means of pipes connecting them by siphonic action,
the pipes being arranged with the necessary bends and provided with taps to
regulate the flow according to the light required.
For the purpose of my invention, I fit a tank, cask, or other vessel containing oil
in, say, a cupboard or other out of the way or convenient place and dip one or
more pipes in to, say, near the bottom, or lead pipes therefrom, said pipes being
otherwise in connection with burners or small reservoirs attached to burners of
lamps placed in various parts of a building so that all the burners can be fed from
the tank direct by siphonic action the small reservoirs if such be used being so
arranged in connection with the pipes that the flow of oil to them can be furnished
in proportion to the consumption by what is known as the "Bird trough supply"
or otherwise.
The annexed sheet of drawing represents how I purpose carrying my invention
into practice. A is the tank on the same level as the burners B, in the two
upstair rooms, CC are the pipes siphoning the oil between them. Each burner
takes its supply on the "Bird trough system" and only as consumed. The burners
have the ordinary wicks. D is the tank for the rooms of the lower part also on a
level with the burners EE which are fitted with cottons as those above mentioned.
The fittings shown are ordinary gas fittings either as pendant, vertical, telescopic,
or as chandeliers but special or other kinds of fittings may be employed.
I am aware that lamps have been supplied with oil from reservoirs by capillary
action and by suction such as by a cotton being inserted in the length of piping
between the burner and the reservoir; but according to my invention the supply is
by siphonic action ordinary lengths of cotton only being used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The siphonic system to furnish lamps with oil from a reservoir arranged at the
same level as the burners as set forth and substantially as shown in the drawings.
The 24th day of Sentomber 1986
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frederick Bishop.