MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR REMOVING PAINT FROM WOOD WORK AND FOR USE IN SOLDERING OR BRAZING
Year: 1884

page_text: I CHARLES HINKSMAN of 117, Great Russel Street Bloomsbury in the county of
Middlesex Builder do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN APPARATUS FOR REMOVING PAINT FROM WOOD WORK AND FOR USE IN
SOLDERING OR BRAZING to be as follows:—
The apparatus referred to consists of a cylindrical or other shaped reservoir of
metal, earthenware, or other suitable substance, closed top and bottom, and
containing a small quantity of paraffine.
Inside this reservoir is a vertical tube whose upper end passes through the cover
of the apparatus and terminates in a funnel shaped mouth piece of wood, glass,
bone, or earthenware: the lower end of this tube passes through the bottom of the
apparatus and enters a horizontal pipe passing outside and beneath the apparatus.
Running through the axial cavity of this latter pipe is a simple rod, one end of
which pointed and closely fits into a similarly shaped aperturo in a cap termi-
nating this end of the pipe, whilst at the opposite end the rod is screw cut and
works in a thread at this end of the horizontal pipe; the rod at this end passes
through an india rubber packing in the horizontal pipe, and is furnished at this
point with a knob or some equivalent, by which it can be withdrawn from or
advanced towards the conical aperture in the cap for regulating the supply of
paraffine and so increasing or reducing the flame.
The horizontal pipe is supplied at the point of ignition with a metal tube or
nozzle of any desired dimensions, round which are a number of apertures, or wire
gauze for draught and encouragement of combustion.
The apparatus is mounted on a hollow foot or pedestal, and fixed to this by a
universal or other joint immediately beneath the nozzle is a small pipe in which is
a wick soaked with oil for heating the nozzle previous to working the apparatus.
When the nozzle has been sufficiently heated this pipe is turned back, the flame
being extinguished by a cap fitting on the pipe.
The working and action of the apparatus is as follows:-
A small quantity of paraffine is poured into the reservoir through an opening
closing with a cap at the top of the apparatus. The tap beneath the funnel shaped
mouth piece is then opened, and the air is forced into the reservoir by blowing
therein or by other suitable means, this tap is then closed,

page_text: The cotton wick in the tube beneath the nozzle is lighted for heating it, and
when sufficiently heated the regulating knob of the rod in the horizontal tube is
more or less turned by this means more or less opening or closing the conical end
of the cap or exit aperture of the liquid which is then ignited, and the air
previously forced into the reservoir exercising its pressure on the liquid keeps a
constant and regular supply of the fluid for ignition at the nozzle end of the
horizontal tube.
The apparatus is intended for various purposes such as removing paint from
wood work for soldering or brazing for use in the chemical laboratory, and for
lighting, heating, and cooking.

page_text: I CHARLES HINKSMAN of 117, Great Russel Street Bloomsbury in the county
of Middlesex, Builder do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR REMOVING PAINT FROM WOOD-WORK AND FOR
USE IN SOLDERING OR BRAZING, and in what manner the same is to be performed;
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The apparatus referred to is intended for use in removing paint from wood
work and for soldering or brazing.
Fig 1 of the accompanying drawings represents an apparatus embodying my
invention, seen in vertical elevation.
Fig 2 being a similar view of the apparatus the difference between this Figure
and the former being merely a change of position of the tap, through which the
air is forced into the reservoir, and the form of the handle.
The apparatus consists of a cylindrical or other shaped reservoir a, of metal,
earthenware or other suitable substance, hermetically closed top and bottom, and
supplied internally with a small quantity of paraffin or other volatile oil.
Inside the reservoir is a vertical tube b having two small holes at the top and
bottom as seen in the drawings, the upper holes admitting the air forced through
the tap d into the body of the apparatus, and the lower ones admitting the liquid
into the horizontal pipe e as will be hereafter explained.
In Fig 1 the vertical tube 6 passes at its upper end through the cover of the
apparatus and forms a mouth piece c of metal, wood glass, bone or other suitable
substance: in Fig 2 this tube does not pass out through the cover but is in com-
munication with the tap d, by aid of a short pipe , the other end of this.tap
being connected to a tubular handle d", the upper portion of which is funnel
shaped c for forcing the air into the body of the apparatus.
The lower end of the vertical tube b passes through the bottom of the apparatus
and directly communicates with a stuffing box e screwing on the pipe e, and
supplied internally with washers or some equivalent as packing, the said packing
box closing with a screw e¹¹ through which the rod f passes, the object of such
packing box being to keep the rear of the tube e air tight.
Running through the axial cavity of this latter pipe is a simple metal rod f.
(passing through a wick f¹) one end of which g is pointed and closely fits into a
similarly shaped aperture g¹ made in a screw cap shown in detail Fig 3 which
terminates this end of the pipe whilst at the opposite end of this rod is a screw
working in a thread at this end of the horizontal pipe the rod is here furnished
with a knob i or some equivalent by which it can be withdrawn from or advanced
towards the conical aperture g¹ in the cap h for regulating the supply of paraffin
and so increasing or diminishing the flame.
The horizontal pipe is supplied at the point of ignition with a metal tube or
nozzle j, of funnel or other shape and of any desired dimensions round which are
a number of apertures or wire gauze may be substituted therefor, for draught
and the encouragement of combustion.

page_text: The apparatus is mounted on a hollow foot or pedestal and fixed to this by
any suitable means just below the nozzle is a small pipe or tube m in which is a
wick soaked in oil (or an ordinary wax taper will suffice) for heating the nozzle
previous to bringing the apparatus into operation, and when not in use this pipe is
pushed back and with it the wick or taper, the flame being thus extinguished and
a cap is or may be then fitted on this pipe.
The working and action of the apparatus is as follows:
A small quantity of paraffin or other volatile oil or spirit is placed in the
reservoir a, through an opening, closed with a cap al at the top of the apparatus,
the tap d beneath the funnel shaped mouth piece c is then opened and air is forced
into the reservoir by blowing therein, or by other suitable means; this tap is then
closed.
The cotton wick or taper in the tube beneath the nozzle is lighted for heating
the nozzle, and when sufficiently hot, the regulating knob i of the rod f, in the
horizontal tube e is more or less turned, which withdraws the conical end of the
rod from the conical aperture in the cap, by this means more or less opening the
conical end g¹, of this cap h, or exit aperture of the liquid, which passing through a
pin hole in this cap is then ignited, and the air previously forced into the reservoir
exercising its pressure on the liquid, keeps a constant and regular supply of the
fluid for ignition at the nozzle end of the horizontal tube.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
A cylindrical or other shaped reservoir a for containing a volatile oil of some
sort inside which vessel is a vertical pipe b, having small holes at the upper and
lower extremities, the upper end of this pipe being connected with a tap d, and
mouth piece of funnel or other form c the lower end of this same pipe communi-
cating with a packing box e', supplied internally with washers or some suitable
packing the said packing box being closed by a screw e", through which the rod f,
passes the object of such packing box, being to keep the rear of the tube e air
tight a metal rod f (round which is a cotton wick f¹) running horizontally through
the pipe e ono end of this rod being supplied with a knob i or some equivalent,
whilst its opposite end g is pointed so as to closely fit in the conical cavity g¹ of a
cap which screws on to the pipe e the cap h (in the centre of which is a small
pin hole) bearing a nozzle j of a funnel or other form with openings for draught.
A small wick holder m being fixed below the pipe e the whole as and for the
purposes substantially as hereinbefore described.