Improvements in Gas Burners.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1898
Improvements in Gas Burners.
I, GEORGE BRAY, of Bagby Works, in the City of Leeds, Gas Lighting
Engineer, 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:
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This improvement relates to what are known as union jet burners, in which
two jets of gas impinge upon each other and form one flat flame, and is
designed for burning acetylene gas.
The union jet burners hitherto used have been sometimes formed with con-
cave and sometimes with flat circular tops, having a small cup in the centre.
This burner is of such diameter as to interfere with the combustion of the
bottom portion of the flame, and to allow of carbon being freely deposited
thereon. The comparatively large area of the top of this burner prevents that
free access of air to the bottom of the flame which is necessary to the satisfac-
tory combustion of acetylene gas.
To avoid these defects I construct a burner having raised on its surface
a narrow ridge, on the apex of which is formed the small cup, before referred
to, within which the holes are pierced or drilled which convey the jets of gas
to the point where they unite to form the flat flame. The burner thus formed
raises the flame above the main portion of the top of the burner, and permits
more free access of the atmosphere to the under part of the flame, and thereby
prevents, to a large extent, the depositing of carbon on the top of the burner,
and admits of the carbon that is deposited being easily removed. Also, by
thus permitting more free access of the atmosphere to the under part of the
flame, the edges of the flame are made thinner and more luminous, and have
less tendency to smoke.
To prevent the small holes being stopped up by dust particles, I place a
layer or layers of muslin (as in my well-known "special" and
burners) suitably fixed in the case or socket.
regulator"
I will further describe my invention by reference to the accompanying sheet
of drawings in which Figs. 1 and 2 represent elevations of a gas burner-drawn
to an enlarged scale.
Figs. 3 and 4 represent vertical sections, and
Fig. 5 a plan of the burner.
The metallic casing A, of the burner is provided with a screwed end B of
the ordinary construction and into the upper portion of the casing is inserted
a tip C, formed of porcelain, steatite or other suitable material.
Between the screwed end B. and tip C, is placed a layer or layers of muslin M,
secured to the casing by a ring of metal R, for preventing any small particles
of dust held in suspension by the gas, being conveyed to the small holes F, F,
formed in the tip C.
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Upon the upper surface of the said tin is raised a narrow ridge D. on the
apex of which is formed a small cup E, within which two holes F. F.
pierced or drilled, which convey the jets of gas to the point where they unite
to form the flat flame.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
A gas burner having a small ridge upon its upper surface instead of the
ordinary concavity or flat surface, a small cup being formed on the top of
the ridge into which the small holes for the gas are led, substantially as
described.
1 11. 7+1 Joftober 1898
JOHN WAUGH.
Agent, Sunbridge Chambers, Bradford.