Improved Construction and Arrangement of Container for Ether Saturation of Oxygen for Lime Light.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 19th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 25th Apr., 1896
Improved Construction and Arrangement of Container for Ether
Saturation of Oxygen for Lime Light.
I, ALFRED BUSH WILLWAY, of 17 St. Augustine's Parade, City and County
of Bristol, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a novel or improved construction and arrangement of
container for ether saturation of oxygen for lime light.
For the purpose of my invention, I make two trough like vessels with three sides
only but with flanges in order that they can be clamped together to constitute a
box preferably of rectangular shape with one end open which is capable of being
closed by a tight fitting lid or cover. This box is provided with a series of
horizontal partitions having open ends alternately or stopped short alternately to
produce a zigzag downward travel of the ether from a filling hole, the height of
the liquid being regulated and the superfluous quantity drawn off by a screw
nozzle hole as desired.
The lid is provided with a tube depending to such a distance that it passes
through the partitions and terminates in the lower chamber in a gas tight manner,
the extension of such tube being furnished with a tap for regulating the outflow of
saturated oxygen.
I purpose charging each or most of the compartments formed by the partitions
with cotton waste, or other fibre, or a fabric for saturation by the ether which
transmits its essence to the oxygen in transit.
The oxygen tube or nozzle is on the lid, and it preferably has an offset or branch
for leading the oxygen or a portion of it to the burner, the remainder or the whole
of the oxygen supply passing through the saturator, as desired.
The apparatus is intended to be hung or suspended, say from a wall for
convenience of connecting the flexible tubes, and for manipulating the light in any
given direction.
Dated this 19th day of June 1895
Improved Construction and Arrangement of Container for Ether
Saturation of Oxygen for Lime Light.
I, ALFRED BUSH WILLWAY, of 17 St. Augustine's Parade, City and County
of Bristol, Engineer, do bereby 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 relates to a novel or improved construction and arrangement. of
container for ether saturation of oxygen for lime light.

page_text: For the purpose of my invention, I make two trough like vessels with three
sides only but with flanges in order that they can be clamped together to constitute
a box preferably of rectangular shape with one end open which is capable of being
closed by a tight fitting lid or cover. This box is provided with a series of
horizontal partitions having open ends alternately or stopped short alternately to
produce a zigzag downward travel of the ether from a filling hole, the height of
the liquid being regulated and the superfluous quantity drawn off by a screw nozzle
hole as desired.
The lid is provided with a tube depending to such a distance that it passes
through the partitions and terminates in the lower chamber in a gas tight manner,
the extension of such tube being furnished with a tap for regulating the inflow of
oxygen.
I purpose charging each or most of the compartments formed by the partitions
with cotton waste, or other fibre, or a fabric for saturation by the ether which
transmits its essence to the oxygen in transit.
The oxygen tube or nozzle is on the lid and it preferably has an offset or branch
for leading the oxygen or a portion of it to the burner, the remainder or the
whole of the oxygen supply passing through the saturator as desired.
The apparatus is intended to be hung or suspended say from a wall for
convenience of connecting the flexible tubes, and for manipulating the light in any
given direction.
My invention will be clearly understood by reference to the annexed drawings.
On Sheet 1 I show several views of my apparatus in which the body is made in
two parts and provided with flanges for their easy connection.
Sheet 2 represents a modified form of making up the body of the apparatus
whereby the flanges are dispensed with.
Referring to Sheet 1, Figure 1 is a face interior elevation.
Figure 2 side elevation.
Figure 3 a face exterior elevation and Figure 4 a plan section through the
line a, a, of Figure 1.
Referring to Sheet 2, Figure 5 is a face inside elevation.
Figure 6 a transverse section.
Figure 7 an exterior side elevation.
Figure 8 a face exterior elevation, the apparatus being on its side for con-
venience of the drawing only
The same letters of reference apply to all the figures.
A casing of flat rectangular shape. B, B, inside horizontal partitions in
alternate order from the sides for making a zigzag passage among the open ends
from opposite sides, and between which a loose fibrous body, say cotton waste, is
placed as an absorbent. Ca tap or pipe secured to top or cover D for the inlet
of oxygen through one branch E of the double nozzle, the second branch F being
for the passage of some of the oxygen to the burner direct.
The oxygen entering the box passes downwards as indicated by the arrows and
in its transit it moves in a zigzag manner past the open ends from the partitions B, B,
to rise up the outlet tube G, the lower end of which is in the bottom compartment.
The upper end of this tube terminates in a tap H and nozzle 1 for attachment of
flexible tubing for leading the impregnated gas to the burner.
The vessel is charged with ether, gasoline, or other volatile liquid by the
aperture, this being closeable by the screw plug K. The introduction of this
volatile spirit is to saturate the cotton waste, and the quantity to be retained in the
vessel is determined by the draw off nozzle M the plug of which is removed or
sufficiently loosened at the time of the vessel being charged to prevent it being
overcharged. N is a plate by which the vessel can be hung up.
In the modification shown on Sheet 2, I reverse the arrangement of the inlet
and outlet of the gases i.e. I supply the oxygen to the double nozzled branch tap C
and fit the long pipe G as an extension thereof, the entry of the oxygen being at
the bottom of the vessel instead of at the top as before. The pipe in this

page_text: modification terminates in a cross pipe P, one end of which has a rose Q the other
serving for charging the vessel with the volatile liquid and closeable by the plug.
By this modification, the saturator being hung and the chambers as it were
superimposed one on the other. The liquid by gravity falls to the bottom and by
means of the overflow plug does not rise above that point. Hence, if the vessel is
suspended by the attachment provided at the back, the liquid is not present in the
top chambers above the overflow plug; or if present, is not there in sufficient
quantity to effect the complete saturation of the cotton packing. The effect is
thus, that the gas is deprived by the dry packing of any liquid that it may carry
with it on its path to the outlet and a dry gas is produced.
I am therefore able to pass through the saturator a larger quantity of oxygen
and at a greater pressure than any other saturator. As far as I can ascertain,
this has been the great bar to the use of saturators hitherto as the gas has lifted
liquid with it into the jet.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The construction and arrangement of apparatus for containing fibre saturated
with a volatile liquid and stop short partitions for impregnating oxygen gas
passing through the vessel in a zigzig manner to render it fit for combustion at
burners of limelight jets, as described and shown with reference to Figures 1, 2, 3
and 4 of the drawings.
2. In a container having stop short partitions and charged with an absorbent
material, the use and arrangement of an overflow plug M, filling plug K, hanging
bracket N, all arranged in the manner shown and for the purposes described.
3. The modified construction and arrangement of container shown at Figures 5
and 6, in which oxygen enters the bottom. chamber for impregnation and flows
upwardly to be dried by the upper absorbent material before its exit by the outlet.
nozzle I for use in limelight jets, as set forth.
The 19th day of March 1806
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Alfred Bush Willway.