Improvements in Lamps Burning Mineral Oil or Spirit.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1836.
Complete Left, 20th Jan., 1887.¨¯¯
Complete Accepted, 22nd Feb., 1887.
Improvements in Lamps Burning Mineral Oil or Spirit.
We ETIENNE MARTIN BENET of No. 130 Brompton Road in the County of
Middlesex Provision Dealer and BON FRANCOIS GIRARD of Number 180 Brompton
Road aforesaid Job Master do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our improvements consist in constructing a Lamp with a receptacle for the oil or
spirit having an opening for the supply and from it à tube conducts the Benzaline or
other Mineral Oil or spirit towards the Burner.
A Tap is placed in the Tube. The internal part of the tap is fitted with tow or
other similar material which becomes impregnated with the Benzaline or other
mineral oil or spirit and allows the spirit to evaporate readily as far as the Burner.
The Tube which is suitably bent is in two parts, united by a Union which holds
the tap.
This Union is pierced with two small channels which allow the Benzaline or otlier
mineral oil or spirit to pass to the Burner and to prevent it flowing after extinction
of the light.
At the end of the Tube is screwed or placed a small block of copper or other metal
pierced so as to form a Burner. A dish or receptacle is placed under the block to
receive any liquid which may slightly escape at the moment of lighting.
On the top of the Block or Burner is fitted a plate of a Butterfly or other suitable
form supported on a column. This spreads the light and gives it the form of a
Gas-flame.
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The orifices in the block or burner are on each side of the plate and on the upper
surface of the block or burner are two channels running obliquely with the plane of
the plate and they assist to cause the flame to strike on the plate and produce the
effect referred to namely a flame similar in appearance to Gas-light.

page_text: Improvements in Lamps Burning Mineral Oil or Spirit.
We ETIENNE MARTIN BENET of Number 130 Brompton Road in the County of
Middlesex Provision Dealer and BON FRANCOIS GIRARD of Number 130 Brompton
Road aforesaid 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 :-
Our invention consists in constructing a lamp with a receptacle for the oil or spirit.
having an opening for the supply and from it a tube conducting the Benzoline or
other mineral oil or spirit towards the Burner.
A tap is placed in the tube. The internal part of the tap is fitted with tow
asbestos or other suitable fibre which becomes impregnated with the Benzoline or
other mineral oil or spirit and allows it to escape gradually as far as the burner.
The tube which is suitably bent is in two parts connected by a Union which holds
the tap This Union is pierced with two small channels which allow the Benzoline
or other Mineral oil or spirit to pass to the burner when it is required for combustion.
At the end of the tube is screwed or placed a small block of Copper or other
suitable metal pierced so as to form a burner. A disc or receptacle is placed under
the block to receive any liquid which may slightly escape at the moment of lighting..
On the top of the block or burner is fitted a plate of a butterfly or other suitable form
supported on a column This spreads the light and gives it the form of a gas flame.
The orifices in the block or burner are one on each side of the plate and on the
upper surface of the block or burner are two channels running obliquely with the
plane of the plate and they assist to cause the flame to strike on the plate and produce
the effect referred to namely a flame having the appearance of gas light.
And in order that our invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect we will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had to the
figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 shows the lamp in its front elevation Figure 2 in side elevation and
Figure 3 in section on the line A B in Figure 1. E is the receptacle for the oil or
spirit F the opening for the supply and the tube in two pieces connected by the
Union H which holds the tap I and is pierced by the two channels H¹ and H-K is the
burner pierced at K and K supporting the column M to which is attached the Plate L,
J being the disc to catch any escape of liquid. The burner is shown enlarged in
plan in Figure 6-Figure 4 is a plan of the lamp from above and Figure 5 a sectional
drawing of the Union H drawn through the line CD. The tow asbestos or other
fibre is placed in the Union in the space between the passages H¹ and H².
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is.
1. The general arrangement of the lamp as above described.
2. The combination of the burner and plate as above described.
MARSLAND, HEWITT & EVERETT,
124, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the said Etienne Martin Benet
and Bon Francois Girard.