Improvements in and relating to Heating Apparatus to be Used with Oil, Gas, or other suitable Heating Medium
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Heating Apparatus to be Used
with Oil, Gas, or other suitable Heating Medium.
EDWIN CHARLES RIBBANS Sheet Metal Worker and Hardware Merchant
114-115-117 Fore Street Ipswich, Suffolk. I do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for the above to be as follows :-
It consists of a method of constructing pipes or flues whereby a continous
circulation of beat is maintained. To do this I form a horizontal Hue, having at
the bottom an aperture or apertures under each of which the oil lump or other
heating medium is placed. These apertures are made of a size and form suitable
to allow the passage of the heated gases, and also to admit air necessary for free
combustion, they may further allow the escape of the exhausted gases. Theso
apertures may be in a fixed position, or by a sliding arrangement I can make them
moveable. At each end of the aforesaid horizontal Hue I form a vertical flue
At a suitable distance above and
the same being united by a top horiz mial flue,
parallel to the aforesaid bottom flue, these all having free communication with
each other.
When in use the heated gases pass through the apertures before described, into
the bottom flue and up the vertical flue nearest the apertures into and along the
top horizontal fluo from thence down the vertical flue furthest from the apertures,
again into bottom horizontal flue and along to lamp apertures where the exhausted
gases may escape or again become heated and rise as before described thus keeping
up a continous circulation.
I have here described the cycle of operation for a single set of flues the same
having any number of lamps applied. 1 may also employ any number of vertical
flues these may be set at any angle or curve through which the heated gases may
pass all having free communication with descending vertical flue.
This arrangement may be used for the radiation of heat or in conjunction with
suitable vessel casing or boiler for the heating of liquids or any other opptents
therein.
The flues described have no apertures excepting those on the bottom of bottom
borizontal flue, and are suitable for oil heating.
If gas is employed I make an outlet from the top horizontal flue to open and
shut at will to let off any gas that might be imprisoned therein.
Dated this 6th day of March 1905
EDWIN CHARLES RIBBANS,
114-116-117 Fore Street, Ipswich.

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Heating Apparatus to be Used
with Oil, Gas, or other suitable Heating Medium.
I, EDWIN CHARLES RIBBANS, of 117, Fore Street, Ipswich, Sheet Metal
Worker, and Ironmonger, 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 :-
My invention has for its object to provide means whereby the heating of liquids
or the radiation of heat is carried out in a more efficient and officacious manner
than as heretofore.
And in order that my invention may the better be understood, I have appended
the accompanying drawing which represents a sectional elevational view of my
improved device.
Now in accordance with my invention I employ a suitable container or
receptacle a and to the base of which I secure stands or legs b upou which it
rests.
The lower portion of the container a is provided interiorly with a series of flues
or air chambers c, so disposed along the top, bottom, and all the sides, except the
front, as to form the water chamber and the oven or centre chamber which
latter is closed by means of a door hinged to the outside of the container a and
provided with auy suitable catch.
The bottom or lower flue is provided with apertures f, g, under one of which, f, is
placed the heating medium, whilst the other is provided as an outlet for the heated
air after it has passed through the flues and circulated as indicated by the arrows
around the oven or centre chamber e.
A suitable stop piece h oan if desired he placed between these two apertures 80
that the heated air will pass up through one of the vertical tubes first, also in some
cases the bottom flue can be provided with a second partition or battle plate i,
having any suitable number of holes cut therein, to act as a check so as to cause
the circulating air to be carried to certain points before reaching the outlet. The
above referred to bottom flue can be made in two portions so as to facilitate the
packing and cleansing of the heater. When gas is used as the heating medium a
suitable opening is formed at one end of the topmost flue for carrying off any gas
that might be coutained within the flues.
The liquid to be heated is introduced into the water chamber d by means of an
inlet pipe m and discharged by means of the outlet n.
Also the liquid to be heated, instead of being placed around the outside of the
flues may in some cases be placed in the above referred to central space, in this
case however the oven would be dispensed with.
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 :-
The improved heating apparatus substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this. 7th day of December 1805
1 day of December 1805
V. LAZARUS,
1, Furnival Street, E.C., Agent for Applicant.