Improvements in or relating to Wick Tubes of Oil Lamps for the Prevention of Explosions.
Year: 1894

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Wick Tubes of Oil Lamps for the
Prevention of Explosions.
T
1, JOHN HALL Bernard Street Woodville Burton-on-Trent do hereby declare..
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to wick tubes for oil lamps and aims to provide a wick
tube which shall reduce the danger of explosion, by preventing the passage of the
Hame down the wick tube and the same is carried out as follows:-The wick tube
is of a length sufficient to reach nearly to the bottom of the oil reservoir and has
a receptacle for the surplus wick; this lower end or receptacle being perforated,
to allow the oil to ponetrate to the wick. Openings are also provided in said
wick tube above said roller to allow of the escape of flame when "blowing out" a
lamp which sometimes tends to pass down the wick tube. In a modified
arrangement I form the wick tube closed at its lower end if desired and is filled
a suitable distance up with absorbent material. The part of the wick tube
carrying the absorbent material is perforated being closed at the bottom if desired.
The wick of the lamp is contained in the upper part of the tube & receives the
necessary oil from the absorbent material which is in communication with the oil
reservoir. The means for adjusting the wick are the same as previously described
& the openings for allowing the escape of the flame when blowing out are also
employed as before described when desired.
Dated this 5th day of October 1894.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Wick Tubes of Oil Lamps for the
Prevention of Explosions.
I, JOHN HALL, Bernard Street Woodville Burton-on-Trent, 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 :-
This invention relates to wick tubes for oil lamps and aims to provide a wick
tube which shall reduce the danger of explosion by preventing the passage of the
flame down the wick tube, and the same is carried out as follows:-The wick tube
is of a length sufficient to reach to the bottom of the oil reservoir the lower end
being perforated to allow the oil to penetrate to the wick. Openings are also
provided in said wick tube above the wick adjuster to allow of the escape of flame
when "blowing out" a lamp which sometimes tends to pass down the wick tube.
1 also form the wick tube closed at its lower end and filled a suitable distance up
with absorbent material. The part of the wick tube carrying the absorbent
material is perforated and openings are provided for preventing the blowing down
of the flame.

page_text: In order that my invention may be understood I now refer to the annexed
drawings in which:
Figure 1. is a sectional elevation of any invention.
Figure 2. is a sectional elevation of a modified arrangement.
In Figure a is the wick tube having the closed and perforated bottom b, c are
openings in the wick tube above the wick adjuster which is placed at the
point d. These openings having the shields e which may be formed integral with
the wick tube or inay be attached thereto.
In Figure 2. the bottom of the wick tube is perforated at fand has the absorbent
material g. in same. It will be seen that in the event of the lamp being upset the
oil will not be liable to escape.
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.
In wick tubes for oil lamps a wick tube reaching to the bottom of the oil
reservoir and having perforations at the lower part through which the oil reaches
the wick,, said wick tube having absorbent material, apertures in the said wick
tube above the wick adjuster substantially as described and shown in the annexed
drawings.