Year: 1897

page_text: I, RAYMOND LOUIS MARIE PASCAL BILLEN, of 21, Boulevard Poissonniere, Paris,
in the Republic of France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows -
This invention relates to a kindling or lighting device applicable to gas burners
of every description and more particularly to burners surmounted by a mantle,
such as incandescent gas burners.
When the novel arrangement is applied to the lighting of an incandescent
gas burner there is arranged below the said burner in the usual manner a cock or
tap which may be turned on or off by means of a lever or plug. From the body
or part which receives the plug of the tap or cock there branch off two pipes, one
of which the feed serves to conduct the gas to the burner, while the other,
smaller one, is adapted to supply gas to the lighting device arranged in prox-
imity to the burner. The small pipe has a bent shape, and is provided at its
surface with a series of perforations the object of which will be hereinafter stated
and it is retained in the desired position, relatively to the burner, by means of a
small cross piece.
The manner of starting the gas supply, both through the small pipe leading to
the pilot light, and through the channel connected with the burner is by admit-
ting gas from below. The tap plug has two ways or ports viz.; the burner feed
port, and the pilot feed port, perfectly independent of each other. In one position,
the tap is turned off, so that neither of its two ways or ports connects the gas supply
with either one or the other of the upper pipes or channels. But when the plug
of the tap is turned so as to open the connection, the pilot feed port, first of all,
connects the inlet and the small pipes with the result that a certain amount of
gas feeds the latter. The gas supply is thus continued until the pilot feed port
becomes obstructed. It will be noted that the illuminating burner is fed before
gas-admission is cut off from the small pipe, and as the pilot light is no longer
fed, the illuminating burner above communicates with the gas-supply.
In view of this method of operation it will be understood that, where the inven-
tion is applied in the manner herein before stated, whenever the lamp-lighter, with
his lighted flash-pipe, pushes upwards the lever, controlling the plug of the cock,
the small or pilot feed pipe is supplied with gas first, and, inasmuch as such

page_text: pipe is perforated with a series of holes, while at the same time it is so bent as
to follow the arc of a circle described by the lever and by the end of the lamp-
lighter's flash pipe, who pushes up such lever, a certain amount of gas escapes
through the small holes and is kindled by the flash-pipe. Owing to the arrange-
ment of the holes the flame automatically spreads all along the pipe until it
reaches the end forming the pilot burner which, in its turn, becomes ignited. As
the rotary movement of the plug of the tap continues, gas presently escapes
through the illuminating burner as previously explained, and the latter is ignited
by the pilot light, which still continues lighted. As the plug of the tap further
rotates, the small pipe ceases to be fed with gas, so that the kindling burner is
now extinguished, while the illuminating burner above is fed with gas.
Owing to this arrangement, the lamp-lighter, at the same time as he turns on
the tap, ignites the pilot light, thereby causing the illuminating burner or burner
proper to be lighted next.
It will be understood that where the improved arrangement is applied to a
street-lamp, such lamp may be closed in at its lower part, it being merely neces-
sary to provide one opening for the passage of the illuminating burner-stem or
shank and the pilot light tube as there is no occasion for the lamp-lighter to
insert the extremity of his flash-tube into the lamp.
The above described supply cock is adapted for a burner which is arranged to
receive the full pressure of the gas-main; but where the pressure imparted to the
burner requires controlling, it is only necessary to increase the thickness of the
wall of the plug of the tap, which separates the two ports more particularly on
the side where the gas is admitted, so that when the burner is lighted the supply
through the tap may be reduced, without fear of a certain amount of gas escaping
through the small pipe or the pilot light tube.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Lighting Arrangements for Gas Lamps.
I, RAYMOND LOUIS MARIE PASCAL BILLEN, of 21, Boulevard Poissonniere, Paris,
in the Republic of France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a Kindling or lighting device applicable to gas burners
of every description and more particularly to burners surmounted by a mantle,
such as incandescent gas burners.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying draw-
ings in which
Figure 1 is an elevation of the complete apparatus as applied to a street lamp
(for example).
Figure 2 is a vertical section of the tap or cock for controlling the admission of
gas to the burner and kindling device;
Figure 3 is another section of the same tap, on line 3-3, Figure 2.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 are partial sections illustrating the operation of the said
tap, and
Figure 7 shows a modified form of the tap represented by the foregoing figures.

page_text: In Figure 1 the novel arrangement is applied to the lighting of an incan-
descent gas burner A and arranged below the said burner in the usual manner
is a cock or tap B which may be turned on or off by means of a lever b. From
the body or part a, which receives the bush plug of the tap or cock B there
branches off two pipes, one of which, the feed, serves to conduct the gas to the
burner, while the other, smaller one, C is adapted to supply gas to the lighting
device D arranged in proximity to the burner. The small pipe C has a bent
shape shown in the drawings, Figure 1, and is provided at its surface with a
series of perforations c, the object of which will be hereinafter stated and it is
retained in the desired position, relatively to the burners, by means of a small
cross piece c¹.
In Figures 2 to 7 is illustrated the manner of starting the gas supply, both
through the small pipe C leading to the pilot light D, and through the
channel A', connected with the burner A; the gas being admitted from below
at E. As will be seen from these figures the tap-plug has two ways F and G
perfectly independent of each other. In the position shown in Figures 2 and 3,
the tap is turned off, so that neither of its two ways or ports connects the gas
supply with either one or the other of the upper pipes or channels. But when
the plug of the tap is turned so as to open the connection, the pilot feed port
first of all, connects the pipes E and C, with the result that a certain amount of
gas feeds the latter, as shown in Figure 4. The gas supply is thus continued
until the pilot feed port F becomes obstructed. It will be noted that the illu-
minating burner is fed before gas-admission is cut off from the small pipe C
(see Figure 5), and as the pilot light is no longer fed, the illuminating burner
alone communicates with the gas supply as illustrated in Figure 6.
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In view of this method of operation, it will be understood that, where the inven-
tion is applied in the manner shown in Figure 1, whenever the lamp lighter, with
his lighted flash-pipe, pushes upwards the lever b, controlling the plug of the
cock B, the small pilot feed pipe C is supplied with gas first, and, inasmuch as
such pipe is perforated with a series of holes as at c, while at the same time it
is so bent as to follow the arc of a circle described by the lever b, and by the end
of the lamp-lighter's flash-pipe, who pushes up such lever, a certain amount of
gas escapes through the small holes e, and is kindled by the flash-pipe. Owing
to the arrangement of the holes c the flame automatically spreads all along the
pipe C until it reaches the end forming the pilot burner 1) which, in its turn,
becomes ignited. As the rotary movement of the plug of the tap B continued,
gas presently escapes through the illuminating burner A as previously explained,
and the latter is ignited by the pilot light D. which still continues lighted. As the
plug of the tap further rotates, the small pipe C ceases to be fed with gas, so that
the kindling burner is now extinguished while the illuminating burner alone is
fed with gas.
Owing to this arrangement, the lamp lighter, at the same time as he turns on
the tap B, ignites the pilot light D, thereby causing the illuminating burner or
burner proper to be lighted next.
It will be understood that where the improved arrangement is applied to a
street lamp, as in Figure 1, such lamp may be closed in at its lower part, it being
merely necessary to provide one opening for the passage of the illuminating
burner-stem or shank and the pilot light tube, as there is no occasion for the
lamp-lighter to insert the extremity of his flash-tube into the lamp.
Figures to 6 represent the gas supply apparatus fitted for a burner which is
arranged to receive the full pressure of the gas-main; but where the pressure
imparted to the burner requires controlling, it is only necessary to increase the
thickness of the wall of the plug of the tap B, which separates the two ports, F
and G, more particularly on the side where the gas is admitted, as shown in
Figure 7, so that when the burner is lighted the supply through the tap B may
be reduced, without fear of a certain amount of gas escaping through the small
pipe C or the pilot light tube D.

page_text: 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. A lighting or kindling arrangement for gas burners generally and more
particularly for incandescent gas burners, mainly consisting of a combination of a
tap or cock which is mounted upon the gas supply pipe and provided with two
entirely separate ways or pipes and a perforated pipe, having a series of holes and
terminating in a kindling or lighting burner; the two ways of the said cock
connecting the gas-supply both with the perforated pipe and with the illuminating
burner, respectively, as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompany-
ing drawing.
i
In a kindling arrangement such as that referred to in the First Claim, a per-
forated pipe or series of gas jets terminating in the kindling burner; such per-
forated pipe being bent so as to accommodate the curve described by the lever, as
it is moved in operating the gas-cock, as well as by the lighted flash-pipe of the
lamp lighter for the purpose of automatically kindling the illuminating burner,-
as hereinbefore described with. reference to the accompanying drawing.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.