Improvements in the Construction of Winders or Apparatus Used in Raising and Lowering Flat Wicks of Oil Stoves and Lamps.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Apr.. 1896
Complete Specification Left, 25th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 13th Mar., 1997
Improvements in the Construction of Winders or Apparatus Used in
Raising and Lowering Flat Wicks of Oil Stoves and Lamps.
We, THOMAS HOLOROFT AND SONS,. LIMITED, of Ettingshall Foundry, near
Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, Cast Iron Hollow-ware Manufacturers.
and General Ironfounders, and ALFRED HILL MOULD, of the same address,
Manager to the said Company, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The winders or apparatus usually employed in raising and lowering flat wicks of
oil stoves and lamps consist each of a spindle provided with a suitable knob or
handle by means of which it may be readily turned by the finger and thumb, and'
of star wheels or toothed discs which are made separate from the spindle and are
soldered or brazed thereto. It is found, however, in practice that such wheels or
discs are very liable to become loose on the spindle and the winder thus become
inoperative.
Now, according to this invention, the sets of teeth and spindle of each winder are
made in one piece of metal, so that no soldering, brazing, or other means of fixing
the teeth to the spindle are required, and there is consequently no liability of the
teeth becoming loose upon the spindle and the winder becoming inoperative.
In constructing the winders in the above manner it is convenient to form the
spindles first with discs or collars, and then to cut into the edges of the discs or
collars to form teeth of the required depth and size.
Dated this 23rd day of April 1808
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in the Construction of Winders or Apparatus Used in.
Raising and Lowering Flat Wicks of Oil Stoves and Lamps.
We, THOMAS HOLOROFT AND SONS, LIMITED, of Ettingshall Foundry, near
Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, Cast Iron Hollow-ware Manufacturers.
and General Iroufounders, and ALFRED HILL MOULD, of the same address,
Manager to and a Director of the said Company, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to he performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The winders or apparatus usually employed in raising and lowering flat wicks of
oil stoves and lamps, consist each of a spindle provided with a suitable knob or
handle by means of which it may be turned by the finger and thumb, and of star
wheels or toothed discs which are made separate from the spindle and are soldered
or brazed thereto. It is found, however, in practice, that such wheels or discs are
very liable to become loose on the spindle and the winder thus become inoperative..

page_text: Now, according to this invention, the sets of teeth and spindle of each winder
are made in one piece of metal, so that no soldering, brazing, or other means of
fixing the teeth to the spindle is required, and there is consequently no liability of
the teeth becoming loose upon the spindle and the winder becoming inoperative.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood, we will proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which
Figure 1 is a side view of a winder constructed according to this invention,
Figure 2 a section on line of Figure 1, and
Figure 3 a section on line y y of Figure 1.
A is the spindle, a the star wheels which are formed therewith, and B the knob
or handle by means of which the spindle is turned to raise or lower the wick.
For convenience of manufacture it is preferred to form the spindle first with
disca or collars, and then to cut into the edges of the discs or collars to form teeth.
of the required depth and size.
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 :-
Winders or apparatus for use in raising and lowering flat wicks of oil stoves and
lamps, each having the sets of teeth and spindle mado in one piece of metal so that
no soldering, brazing, or other means of fixing the teeth to the spindle, is required,
substantially as described.
Dated this 92nd day of 1007
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicants.