A Rapid Hot-water Heater and Radiator to be used with Gas or Oil Lamp.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 22nd Sept. 1'90-Accented. 25th Oct.. 1850
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Rapid Hot-water Heater and Radiator to be used with Gas
or Oil Lamp.
THOMAS THORBURN 15 Back Lane off King Street Kilmarnock Blacksmith do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Heater and radiator to be made of tinned sheet steel, copper or other sheet metal
formed into three chambers. Inner and central chambers being of sufficient height to
act as supply and expansion chamber having regulating cock and tube placed at height
for water when cold. Outer and inner chambers are connected with four oval tubes
for top or flow circulation and a space is formed between outer and inner chambers at
bottom for lower or return circulation a small pipe is fixed on top of outer chamber for
discharging air. Two flat tubes are fixed in central chamber of such form as to cause
perfect combustion of the gas or oil and thus nearly destroys any fumes. Being of a
neat compact form may be used in an office, small greenhouse, carriage &c. rapidly
heating and owing to formation giving large radiating surface.
Dated this Third day of February 1890.
THOMAS THORBURN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Rapid Hot-water Heater and Radiator to be used with Gas
or Oil Lamp.
THOMAS THORBURN 15 Back Lane off King Street Kilmarnock Blacksmith 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 :-
Heater to be made of tinned sheet steel; copper, or other sheet metal, formed into
three chambers as shewn in sectional drawing. Inner and central chamber A-B. B.
is made of sufficient height to act as supply cistern or reserve D. being the water line
when water is cold. Water is regulated to proper height by small brass cock E. which
is then shut and space above is left for expansion. Outer and inner chambers are
connected by four oval tubes as H-H. These allow of top or flow circulation as per
darts shewn, space is left between outer and inuer chambers at bottom for lower or
return circulation, darts show action of the circulating water. A small tube F is led
from top of outer chamber for discharging air. Two flat tubes g. 9. are fixed in central
chamber formed as shewn " wide x size for radiator shown 41" broad at bottom
× 24" broad at top. The bottom of these tubes form the top of lamp burner so as to
prevent any air going past the burner unconsumed. The lamp slides on a
hinged plate with guides so as to allow it to be drawn out for cleaning and lighting
and then pushed in and folded up tight to mouth of tubes.
In the arrangement for heating with gas the two flat tubes are carried at bottom
across from the centre chamber as per dotted lines to the centre of the outer chambers to
points K K so as to allow the gas burner to play across bottom of heater and then
ascend through the tubes. The burner is on a hinged bracket which allows it to come
out to be lighted. Bracket is fitted with 2 cocks, one being used for gas burning full
and then shutting off but allowing a small amount of gas to pass to feed the burner.
The other cock is for shutting gas off entirely.
The radiator being in a neat compact form may be used for heating an office, lobby,
mall greenhouse, carriage &c., rapidly heating and owing to the formation giving
arge radiating surface.

page_text: 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. Rapid heating combined with strict economy owing to the formation giving easy
circulation within itself.
2nd. Large radiating surface in small space.
3rd. Novelty and compactness of form.