Improvements in and relating to Gas Irons.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left 25th Jan 1805 Accented 2nd Mar.
1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Gas Irons.
We, ALEXANDER CLARK, and JOHN ROBERTSON, both of the Firm of
Clark and Company, Engineers and Iron Sand Manufacturers, 54 Wellington
Road in the City and County of Aberdeen, do hereby declare the nature of our
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved construction
or arrangement and combination of the parts of a gas iron.
The iron would preferably be of a usual rectangular shape with angled end, and
under our improvements would be formed in two main parts a lower base part and
an upper overlapping top part. The base part would have vertical sides which
would at their upper ends fit into a chape or recess on top part to support and
prevent the latter from shifting; while these two main parts would be secured to
each other by bolts passing up through projecting lugs at lower part of inner
surface of sides of base part, and through holes formed in solid sides of top part
and having securing screw nuts or cotters above. A hollow space or chamber
would be formed between the bottom and top parts and the latter would be kneed
downwards on each side towards the centre and a vertical gas or flame distributing
tube would be fitted at the centre. This tube at its lower end would spread
towards both ends of iron as a horizontal cover with its lower surface bevelled or
convex curved outwards to bear over a concave plate or strip fitted over base
part, leaving an exit between these for the passage of gas or flame on each side,
while the base plate would be formed with upward projecting flanges or round
snugs at its ends to prevent the outward passage of flame, and have V shaped
snugs at centre to keep it in position with the horizontal cover plate of vertical
distributing tube. A bracket carrying an ordinary hardwood or other handle would
be secured to top part of iron by screw pins passing through the latter and through
flanges on bracket and secured by screw nuts, and holes or recesses would be
formed on each side of handle bracket for ingress of air to burner and distributing
combustion gas tube. Similar air holes would be formed at one of the vertical
sides of upper part of irou, and air or ventilating holes or recesses would also be
formed in sides and ends of lower part of irou leading into hollow chamber. The
gas admission tube would be led through a central hole in bracket of handle and
pass some distance down the vertical tube in iron where it would be fitted with a
burner at its end so that the gas and air would mix and combustion take place at
this part of distributing tube. The gas admission tube would be fitted with a haud
tap or valve for regulating the passage of gas to burner, and a rubber or other
flexible pipe would lead from gas admission tube or tap to a stand pipe
having a connection to any ordinary gas bracket or supply pipe. This stand pipe
or chest would be fitted with a tap, and it would or may have a branch for
being fitted with a burner at end and a regulating tap to give a supply of light to
ser of iron.
Dated the 27th Annil 1901
or chest
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Gas Irons.
We, ALEXANDER CLARK, and JOHN ROBERTSON, both of the Firm of
Clark and Company Engineers and Iron Sand Manufacturers, 54 Wellington
Road, in the City and County of Aberdeen, do hereby declare the nature of our
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement in writing, that is
to say :-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved construction
or arrangement and combination of the parts of a gas iron.
And in order that our said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood we have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings in which the same reference letters
are used to indicate corresponding parts in all the figures where shown.
Figure 1 is an external side elevation of a gas iron as constructed and arranged
according to our improvements.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation corresponding to Figure 1, and
Figure 3 a plan view with the cover or top part of iron removed.
While
Figure is a transverse section corresponding to and at right angles to
Figure 2 showing also the connections to a gas supply stand pipe.
Referring to these drawings:-The iron would preferably be of a usual
rectangular shape with angled end A2 and under our improvements would be:
formed in two main parts a lower base part A and an upper overlapping top
part A. The base part A would have vertical sides a which would at their upper
ends fit into a chape or recess at a¹ on top part A' to support and prevent the
latter from shifting; while these two main parts A A' would be secured to each
other by bolts a passing up through projecting lugs as at lower part of inuer
surface of sides of base part A, and through holes formed in solid sides of top
part A', and having securing screw nuts or cotters above.
A hollow space or
chamber B would be formed between the bottom and top parts A A¹ and the
latter would be kneed downwards on each side towards the centre and a vertical
gas or flame distributing tube B' would be fitted at the centre. This tube at its
lower end would spread towards both ends of iron as it borizontal cover B¹¹ with
its lower surface bevelled or convex curved outwards to bear over a concave plate
or strip B' fitted over base part A, leaving an exit between these for the passage
of gas or flame on each side while the base plate B2 would be formed with upward
projecting flanges or round snugs B at its ends to prevent the outward passage of
Hame, and have V shaped snugs B at centre to keep it in position with the
horizontal cover plate B" of vertical distributing tube B. A bracket C carrying
an ordinary hardwood or other handle C would be secured to top part of iron at C
by screw pins passing through the latter and through flanges on bracket and
secured by screw nuts, and holes or recesses c would be formed on each side of
handle bracket C for ingress of air to burner and distributing combustion gas
tube. Similar air holes c¹ would be formed at one of the vertical sides of upper
part of iron, and air or ventilating holes or recesses c² would also be formed in
sides and ends of lower part A of iron leading into hollow chamber B. The gas
admission tube D would be led through a central hole in bracket C of handle 4
and pass some distance down the vertical tube B' in iron where it would be fitted
with a burner at its end D¹ so that the gas and air would mix and combustion
take place at this part of distributing tube. The gas admission tube would be
fitted with a hand tap or valve D' for regulating the passage of gas to burner,
and a rubber or other flexible pipe D' would lead from gas admission tube or 5
tap D to a stand pipe or chest E having a connection to any ordinary gas

page_text: bracket or supply pipe. This stand pipe or chest E would be fitted with a tap E
and it would or may have a branch E for being fitted with a burner E' at end
and a regulating tap E to give a supply of light to user of iron.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
First. The construction or arrangement and combination of the parts of a gas
iron, substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Second. In gas irons, the forming of the body in two main parts bolted together,
with a chamber formed between them in which is located a gas flame distributing
exit tube or organ, and having air admission apertures, substantially as herein
described in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
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W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.