Improvements in Appliances for Automatically Producing a Light or Flame for Illuminating or Lighting Purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1891
CUMI JIN DI MUITIVATION
Improvements in Appliances for Automatically Producing a Light
or Flame for Illuminating or Lighting Purposes.
A communication to me from abroad by OSKAR LINDNER, of 15, Deutschern
Strasse, Nurnberg, in the Empire of Germany, Merchant.
I, WALTER BRIERLEY, of Bank Chambers, Halifax, in the County of York 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 means and appliances designed for procuring a light or
flame for illuminating or "lighting" purposes,, and comprises improved mechanism
applied to walking sticks, umbrella, staff or for pocket which enables the possessor
to illuminate a room, passage or other dark way at any time, by simply pressing
a knob.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings
in which :-
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved apparatus for a stick or umbrella.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of same.
In the hollow casing a are contained the vessels c and d and the pipe or
tube e are attached to the ring b. The vessel c is for the reception of petroleum,
naptha, benzine or like liquids and of the wick f, which latter protrudes at its upper
end from a nozzle of the vessel c, near the top of the pipe e is a small aperture
or flash hole opposite the wick and said pipe contains the ramrod g which
by means of the button can be pushed up and down in the said pipe e and
in the slot hole e¹. The vessel d contains explosives capsules composed of
fulminating mercury, phosphor or similar explosives. Its lower end is shaped
as shewn so that one explosive capsule or corn only can leave it at a time and
enter the raising pipe e through the orifice e.. Round the ramrod and between
the button hand the lower end of the raising-pipe is coiled a spiral spring which is
compressed through the action of the pin h.
When the spring is in a state of rest, the ramrod as shown by Fig. 1 reaches
the upper end of the pipe e and when the apparatus is to be used, then by sliding the
button along the slit the ramrod is pulled downwards so far that the button
enters the cross and holding slit 1, the upper end of the ramrod has then opened
the orifice of the raising pipe e and one of the capsules leaves the tube
shaped end of the vessel d and falls on the end of the raising pipe e.
Now if the button h of the ramrod g is released from the cross holding slit the
spiral spring (compressed between the button h and the lower end of the raising
pipe e) jerks the ramrod and the blowing capsule upwards the latter striking against
the cap or top of the raising pipe e by which the capsule is exploded and set on fire,
and the flame forced through the flash hole e lights the wick f, soaked with an
inflammable liquid.
The hollow knob of the stick is covered by a lid the inside of which is provided
with a reflector.
It will be understood that a like construction of apparatus can also be made
as an illuminating or lighting device, for carriage in the pocket or for use
generally, apart from use in combination with a walking stick, or handle of an
umbrella.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved self igniting illuminating apparatus comprising reflector vessel
such as c, for naptha, benzine or a similar liquid and a wick fa tube containing
explosive capsules the pipe e and ramrod operated by spiral-spring, all in
combination for purpose described and as illustrated by annexed drawings.
2. The improved self igniting device comprising a casing such as a containing
compartments c d furnished with inflammatory liquid and explosive detonatory cones
or capsules the latter successively placed in position and fired through the action
of a ramrod and spring as herein fully described and illustrated.
Dated this 6th day of August 1891.
WALTER BRIERLEY