An Improved Gas Burner.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th June, 1891-Accepted, 18th July, 1891
An Improved Gas Burner.
We THOMAS ATTEWELL of 282 Sherwood Street in the Town of Nottingham
Lace Maker HENRY CLAYTON of Beeston in the County of Nottingham Agent
and EDWARD SELBY of 36 Foxhall Road in the said Town of Nottingham
Machinery Dealer 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 :-
The object of our invention is to enable the gas consumer to check and limit
the quantity of gas consumed. We effect this object by means of an improved
burner which by checking the pressure prevents the entrance and passage of a
greater quantity of gas than the flame will consume, so that when the gas is turned
on to the fullest extent there is none of the roaring or singing noise heard which
is one of the most common indications of waste of gas through non-consumption
in the flame.
The improvement in our gas burner consists in the tapering shape of the lower
or entrance end and the smallness of the aperture through which the gas passes
from the feed pipe into the burner, this entrance aperture being so regulated
and graduated in size as to agree in capacity with the exit aperture or apertures
at the flame end of the burner-indeed our invention is limited to these points and
is one that can be used in conjunction with any existing patent gas burner by
causing the latter to assume the particular shape and structure at its lower end
hereinafter more particularly specified.
Our improved principle can indeed be applied to any gas burner of whatever
shape or character its light may be and notwithstanding and in addition to any
internal structure of any gas burner whether patented or otherwise for economising
the consumption of gas.
The character of our improvement is shewn in the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
Figure 1 shews the shape and general appearance of the burner in so far as it
is affected by this improvement-the lower portion (at the end of the worm) being
shewn in section.
Figure 2 shews the position of the burner in relation to the feed pipe or elbow F
when fixed and in use.
It will be seen from these drawings that immediately below the worm C (by
means of which the burner is screwed into the feed pipe or elbow F) the burner
tapers away to a comparative point E and at this point the entrance aperture is
pierced an aperture agreeing in capacity with the aperture or apertures at the
flame end of the burner.
The consequence of this structure is that any over pressure of the gas entering
the flame from the exit aperture or apertures is done away with and the light
will burn steadily and consume all the gas leaving the burner and thus waste will
be prevented.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. An improved gas burner the construction and shape of which is such that the
quantity of gas entering it is limited and its consumption thereby economised by
the avoidance of over pressure.
2. The above mentioned improvement in construction and shape in so far as it

page_text: may be applied to and used in conjunction with and combination with any existing
gas burner whether patented or otherwise.
Dated the 11th day of June 1891
J. ALEXANDER SIMPSON,
Solicitor and Agent for the Applicants,
Messrs. Attewell, Clayton, and Selby.