Year: 1892

page_text: картоѵешение 1 гоской нашрю.
I, GEORGE CLEMENT CARD, residing in the Village of Spencerport, in the
County of Monroe and State of New York, U.S.A. Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :
My invention relates to, lamps of the class commonly carried in the pocket for
the purpose of lighting cigars etc. and consists essentially of a wick, the body of
which is contained in a font or oil reservoir and means of a novel and efficient
nature for igniting that end of said wick which projects outside of said font, the
whole being combined and constructed in such a manner as to render the article at
once simple and durable, effective in operation and capable of being carried con-
veniently in the pocket.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improvement,
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same,
Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the font,
Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the wick holder and spring secured thereto,
Fig. 5 is an end view of the top of the cap carrying shell or casing,
Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a modification of the spring or igniter.
Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of reference denote corre-
sponding parts, A designates the font consisting of the cylinder a and bottom a¹.
The cylinder a is provided, on its interior with an outwardly projecting stud a² the
purpose of which will be hereafter explained.
B designates a shell or casing within which the upper end of the font A fits and
to which it is attachably secured in any suitable manner, preferably by frictional
contact. The upper portion of the shell B is reduced in diameter and receives
around it the lower portion of a cap carrying cylinder C the same being maintained
in position about said shell by means of a slot c with which it is provided and which
is adapted to engage with a stud b formed upon the exterior of the reduced portion
of said shell B.
D designates the wick carrier which is adapted to fit snugly within the upper
portion of the font A. It is provided with a recess d which engages with the
inwardly projecting stud a² in said font for the purpose of maintaining it in
position. I have found it desirable to construct the upper portion of the carrier of
reduced diameter and to so dispose it within the font cylinder that the top of the
latter will project a short distance above the shoulder d¹.
The oil or illuminating fluid which is by capillary attraction drawn over the top
of the wick tube and which runs down the same will thus be turned back into the
font cylinder.
E designates a wick carried in any suitable manner in the wick carrier D. That
end of the wick which it is designed to ignite will extend, of course, above the
wick carrier; the remainder will be carried in the font A in which may be placed
illuminating fluid or material.
F designates a spring or igniter secured in any suitable manner to the wick
carrier D. As here shown its free end will preferably be arranged adjacent to
that end of the wick E which projects above the carrier Ď for a purpose to be here-
after explained.
G designates a coiled spring arranged within the cap carrying cylinder C. As
here shown, its lower end impinges against the upper portion of the shell or
casing B. Its upper end impinges against a slide or cylinder g having longitudinal
movements within the cylinder C.

page_text: H designates fulminating or igniting caps interposed between the cylinder g and
the end of the cylinder C. The latter is not closed at its end but its edges c¹ are
turned over or crimped in the manner shown in Fig. 5 so as to leave an open space
at about the center through which access may be had to the caps H, and a portion
of the edge cut away on the side where it is not turned over to such an extent that
when a cap has been used it can be removed.
The operation of my invention is as follows: given the lamp closed in the con-
dition illustrated in Fig. 1, when it is desired to light the wick, the font A, and its
contained mechanism, is detached from the remainder of the lamp. The spring or
igniter F is drawu quickly across the bit of fulminate on the cap until the igniter
catches on the plans c' when it is stopped in the proper position to bring the wick
over the flame caused by the explosion of the cap and there retain it until the wick
is ignited.
After the lamp is used the flame may be extinguished and the font and its
mechanism restored to the position illustrated in said figure.
As fast as the caps are used the remains are removed by catching the same with
the igniter F and drawing them out from under the plans c' where the tube has
been cut away for that purpose, and new caps are pressed into position, by the
spring G.
When all the caps are exhausted a new supply may be introduced by
removing the spring G and slide or cylinder g and inserting the caps in the
cylinder C.
F is a modified form of spring or igniter, is a roughened portion of same which
is adapted to be drawn over the pellets and ignite the same and f1 is a sharp hook
projecting from the body of the igniter and adapted to pierce the paper cap and
thus enable the operator to withdraw it from the tube C.
If desired the wick carrier D may be dispensed with entirely and the igniter
secured to the cylinder a. When this is done a small candle may be placed inside
said cylinder a and retained therein by a flange extending around the interior
thereof. With this embodiment of my invention the fixed bottom of the cylinder a
may be removed and a slide or cylinder inserted at the bottom of the candle in
the said cylinder a and operating therein by frictional contact for the purpose of
advancing said candle as fast as same is consumed and causing it to maintain its
position.
Modifications may be used in the details of construction of my improved pocket
lamp without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of the inven-
tion, the essential features of which have been heretofore described and will now
be claimed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In a pocket lamp the combination with the font A of the wick tube D,
scratcher F, casing B, spring G, movable head 9 and cap cylinder C, all substan-
tially as shown and described.
2. In a pocket lamp the combination with the font A of the wick tube D,
scratcher F, casing B, spring G and cap cylinder C, all substantially as shown and
described.
3. In a pocket lamp the combination of two separate tubes, one of which is
provided with a spring and is adapted to carry a number of pellets or caps, and
the other with a reservoir and wick-holder, said tubes being so constructed that the
end of one tube is adapted to be inserted within the end of the other tube, substan-
tially as shown and described.
4. In a pocket lamp the combination of two separate tubes, one of which is
provided with a spring and is adapted to carry a number of pellets or caps, and the
other provided with a reservoir, wick-holder and scratcher, the said tubes being so
constructed that one end of one tube is adapted to be inserted within one end of the
other tube, substantially as shown and described.

page_text: 5. A pocket lamp consisting of two tubes and a central tubular coupling piece,
one of said tubes being provided with a spring and adapted to hold a number of
pellets or caps, and the other being provided with a reservoir and wick-holder, one
end of the coupling piece being adapted to enter the tube containing the spring
and hold the spring in position, and the other to telescope one end of the reservoir,
substantially as shown and described.
6. A pocket lamp consisting of two tubes and a central tubular coupling piece,
one of said tubes being provided with a spring and adapted to hold a number of
pellets or caps and the other being provided with a reservoir, wick-holder and
scratcher, one end of the coupling piece being adapted to enter the tube containing
the spring and hold the spring in position, and the other adapted to telescope one
end of the reservoir tube, substantially as shown and described.
7. In a pocket lamp the combination of two separate tubes, one of which is
provided with a movable head or follower and is adapted to carry a number of
pellets or caps, and the other with a reservoir, wick-holder and scratcher, said tubes.
being so constructed that one end of the oil reservoir is adapted to fit within one
end of the other tube, substantially as shown and described.
8. A pocket lamp consisting of two tubes and a central tubular coupling piece,
one of said tubes being provided with a movable head or follower and adapted to
hold a number of pellets or caps, the other being provided with a reservoir, wick-
holder and scratcher, one end of the coupling piece being adapted to enter the
tube containing the follower and be removably locked thereto, the other end being
adapted to telescope one end of the reservoir tube, substantially as shown and
described.
9. In a pocket lamp the combination with a cap cylinder of an oil reservoir,.
provided with a wick tube, a scratcher, such scratcher being provided with a.
roughened portion or part to ignite the cap and a sharp portion with which to
remove the ignited caps from the tube, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1892.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.