Improvements in Petroleum Burners.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1890.
Complete Specification Left, 7th May, 1891-Accepted; 13th. June, 1891,
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Petroleum Burners.
1, JAMES GALLACHER 55 Ardgowan Street Port Glasgow Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in the particular construction of petroleum burners, so
that the top of same may be unscrewed to allow the carbon or soot which collects
upon the burner to be removed.
Heretofore this class of burner has been so constructed that the top or crown of
the burner has been permanently attached to the burner, or formed a part of the
same, so that it was impossible to readily clean the said burner if required.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, 1 will now refer to the
annexed drawing..
Figure 1, is a side elevation of a burner constructed according to my invention.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of same.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the crown or top.
Fig. 4 shows plan of crown or top through line
Fig. 5 plan view of jet through lines, .
―y.
a is the movable top or crown, bare the bars attached to same.
This top or crown is attached to, or detached from the burner as desired by
being screwed on or off the thread c. is the inlet from the oil reservoir; is the
regulator and y the cap to catch any leakage, which might take place down the
screw regulator stem f
Dated this 30th day of October 1890.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Petroleum Burners.
I, JAMES GALLACHER 55 Ardgowan Street Port Glasgow Engineer 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 :-
This invention consists in the particular construction of petroleum burners so that
the top of same may be unscrewed to allow the carbon or soot which collects upon
the burner to be reinoved.
Heretofore this class of burner has been so constructed that the top or crown of
the burner has been permanently attached to the burner, or formed a part of the
same so that it was impossible to readily clean the said burner if required.
Referring to the drawings left with the Provisional Specification
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a complete burner constructed according to this
invention.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of same.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the crown or top.
Fig. 4 shews plan of crown or top through line x-y.
Fig. 5 plan view of jet through line . y.
a is the moveable top or crown. bare the bars attached to same. The top or
crown is attached to or detached from the burner as desired by being screwed on or
off the thread c; e is the inlet from the oil reservoir; is the regulator and y
cap to catch any leakage.
the

page_text: This top being portable, should any bars for distributing the flame get broken a
new casting can be easily provided.
Haying now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
(1) The improved construction of petroleum or naphtha burners, substantially as
described and illustrated on the annexed drawings.
Dated this 7th day of May 1891
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant..