Improvements in or relating to Gas Lamps and Burners.
Year: 1888

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Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1889-Accepted, 20th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Gas Lamps and Burners.
I, ADOLPHUS GERKEN of 51, Buckingham Road Islington, in the county of
Middlesex, Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To a boss, which will fit any Gas-fittings at present in use, I fasten two or more
tubes of any length, bent in such a way, that the burners, which are screwed into
them, are in a horizontal position, the flames burning inwards instead of outwards as
heretofore.
When more than two flames are required, a ring, instead of additional tubes, with
burners inside, may be fixed to the tubes or to the boss.
The tubes may either ascend, descend or be in a horizontal position.
The tubes may have cocks so that one or as may lights can be used as desired.
Under the gasburner a lens or lenses are suspended by wires or any other suitable
means, the lamp, however, may also be used without the lenses, the downward light
being very bright.
Over the flame a globe or shade may be placed in any suitable way.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Gas Lamps and Burners.
I, ADOLPHUS GERKEN of 51, Buckingham Road, Islington, in the County of
Middlesex, Agent, 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 :-
To a boss which will fit any Gas-fittings at present in use, I fasten two or more
tubes of any length, bent in such a way, that the burners, which are screwed into
them, are in a horizontal position, the flames burning inwards.
When more than two flames are required, a ring, instead of additional tubes, with
burners inside, may be fixed to the tubes or to the boss.
The tubes may either ascend, descend, or be in a horizontal position.
Under the gas burners, a lens or lenses are suspended by wires, or the lense or
lenses may be placed in a semi-circular glass bowl, or on three or four strong wires
fixed to the boss, or be held in position by any similar means.
Over the flame, a globe or shade may be placed in any suitable way.
In order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and figure
marked thereon.
Figure 1. represents a perspective
or burners G, attached to the boss F
lens B, resting in a wire net H, the
tubes D.
view of a lamp having three tubes D, and jets
with the arms E, to support the shade A. The
said net being supported by wires C, on the
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1st. The combination of the tnhas D connected to the hoge F and the burners G

page_text: 2nd. The combination of any number of tubes or burners, and the mode of sup-
porting the lens or lenses underneath the burners by wires, or by placing the same in
a semi-circular glass bowl or any modifications thereof, all as described.
Dated this 15th day of June 1889.
A. GERKEN.