Improvements in or Appertaining to Gas Burners.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 21st July, 1897-Accepted, 2nd Oct., 1897
Improvements in or Appertaining to Gas Burners.
I, DENNIS LANE, of 20, Seaton Street, Bradford, in the County of York, Gas
Lighting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved attachment or union socket for connecting
gas burners to gas brackets or equivalent gas fittings, and its object is to provide a
cheap and efficient means of regulating the size of the gas passage to the requirements
of the burner and to the normal pressure of the gas and thereby avoid waste of gas at
the burner.
For this purpose I employ a burner socket or burner union adapted to be screwed
into or secured in any other convenient way to the gas bracket or its equivalent and I
form or fix a transverse partition across the gas passage through this socket. This
partition is incomplete so as to leave a reduced gas passage through it and the
passage above is made cylindrical to receive a cylindrical regulator which fits into it.
The lower end of the said regulator is closed with the exception of an approximately
diametrical slit and this lower end fits closely against the said partition. A convenient
construction is to make the upper face of the partition flat as well as the lower face
of the regulator but they may be made conical or of other form adapting them to fit
closely face to face. The passage through the partition may be in the form of a
segment close to one side of the interior of the socket.
The upper end of the regulator may be formed into a gas burner or it may be fitted
with a burner tip or it may be formed into a socket and be screwed with a female
screw thread to receive any ordinary gas burner. In any case it will be evident that
by turning the regulator axially in relation to the socket the passage through the
said partition will be more or less closed and by this means the size of the passage
may be reduced or increased so as to regulate the supply of gas to the requirement of
the burner.
I may form two segmental openings through the said transverse partition or an
eccentric opening or openings of any other suitable form may be employed.
And instead of a slit through the bottom of the regulator, or inner socket, I may
form an eccentric perforation of any suitable shape.
Instead of fitting the regulator inside the socket it may be made to fit
externally over it. In this case the transverse partition is formed or fixed in the
regulator.
Dated this 30th day of October 1896.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Patent Agents.

page_text: Improvements in or Appertaining to Gas Burners.
1, DENNIS LANE of 24, Edward Street, late 20 Seaton Street, Bradford in the
County of York Gaslighting 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:-
This invention relates to an improved attachment or union socket for connecting
gas burners to gas brackets or equivalent gas fittings. And its object is to provide a
cheap and efficient means of regulating the size of the gas passage to the require-
ments of the burner and to the normal pressure of the gas and thereby avoid waste
of gas at the burner. For this purpose I employ a burner socket or burner union
adapted to be screwed or secured in any other convenient way to the gas bracket or
its equivalent. And I forin or fix a transverse partition across the gas passage
through this socket. This partition is incomplete so as to leave a reduced gas
passage through it and the passage above is made cylindrical to receive a cylindrical
regulator which fits into it. The lower end of the said regulator is closed with the
exception of an approximately diametrical slit and this lower end fits closely against
the said partition a convenient construction is to make the upper face of the partition
flat as well as the lower face of the regulator but they may be made conical or of
other form adapting them to fit closely face to face.
The hole through the partition may be in the form of a segment close to one side
of the interior of the socket. The upper end of the regulator may be formed into a
gas burner or it may be fitted with a gas burner tip or it may be formed into a socket
and be screwed with a female screw thread to receive any ordinary gas burner, in any
case it will be evident that by turning the regulator axially in relation to the socket
the passage through the said partition will be more or less closed and by this means
the size of the passage may be reduced or increased so as to regulate the.supply of
gas to the requirement of the burner. I may form two segmental openings through
the said transverse partition or an excentric opening or openings of any suitable form
may be employed and instead of a slit through the bottom of the regulator or inner
socket I may form an excentric perforation of any suitable shape. Instead of
fitting the regulator inside the socket it may be made to fit externally over it. In
this case the transverse partitions are formed or fixed in the socket and an external
cap or cylinder. In either there may be provided a male or female screw thread so
as to screw one into the other to close or open the passage for the gas in the two
transverse partitions.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood I describe it with
reference to the accompanying drawings in which corresponding parts bear the same
letters of reference.
Figure 1. is a sectional view of my attachment shewing cylinder "C" inside union
or socket. "A" which latter is an ordinary burner socket, except that it is furnished
with the transverse partition "B" with an aperture or passage for gas "B'."
"C" is a cylindrical cup with a flat bottom "C" also provided with a similar
aperture or passage for the gas. "C¹."
Fig. 2. is an outside view of the attachment shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of attachment showing another form with cap or
cylinder "C" placed over the burner socket "A." In this case both cap and burner
socket are provided with partitions "C" & "B." respectively, with passages "C" & B¹
for gas to pass through. Turning cylinder "C" of Fig. 1. will close or open the
passage "" & "B" in the transverse partitions; the passage will open or close
also by turning the outer or external cap "C" Fig. 3.
Fig. 4. is an outside view of the attachment shown in Fig. 3.

page_text: 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:
The manufacture of a cheap and effective means of controling the supply of gas
to the burner and of determining the size of the flame at sight when the gas is lit,
by turning the cylinder "C." in or upon the socket "A," both being provided with
transverse partitions C2 & "B" in which are openings "C & B1" for the
passage of gas, substantially as described herein and shown in the drawings.
Dated the 20th day of July 1897.