A Combined Alarm, Clock, and Water Heating Apparatus.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 11th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 17th Dec., 1898
A Combined Alarm, Clock, and Water Heating Apparatus.
I, JAMES PERRY, Watchmaker, of 54, Rugby Place, Kemp Town, Brighton, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an apparatus for setting an alarm at a certain time and
providing a supply of hot water for filling a tea kettle or other purpose.
According to my invention I provide a suitable case in the upper part of which
is fixed a clock fitted with an ordinary alarm. Underneath the clock is a boiler
supported by flanges fitting into grooves and below the boiler is a spirit lamp. I
also provide a match holder and a striker for lighting the lamp.
In order to operate the device I dispense with the spring in the alarm mechanism
and place it in a spring box fitted with a spindle carrying the match holder, which
latter may consist of a triangular plate provided with side grooves for holding two
matches meeting together at their igniting points.
The said spindle is also provided with a pulley around which is coiled a cat-gut
which passes over guide pullies and is connected to the arbor of the alarm
mechanism.
The match striker consists of a vertical plate provided with a striking or igniting
surface and held in a socket.
Before setting the alarm the striker is removed from the socket and the lamp is
also removed. The alarm is then set to the required time and wound up, thus
causing the striker and spindle to revolve and the cat-gut to be wound on the
arbor.
The lamp and striker ate then replaced in the case and at the appointed time
the arbor is released thus causing the matches, by the revolution of the holder to
strike against the igniting surface so as to be lit.
The other end of the match holder is provided with a projection which, as it
revolves, strikes against a hinged cover, fitted to the lamp, so as to uncover the
wick. The matches then come into position over the wick, where they remain and
the lamp is lit.
The boiler is provided with a pipe fitted with a whistle, and also with a curved
pipe fitted with a nozzle for supplying a kettle placed underneath, with hot
water.
When the water which is placed in the boiler boils the whistle sounds, thus
giving the alarm and the water is forced up the curved pipe so as to supply the
kettle with hot water for making a cup of tea or other purpose.
The alarm is set a sufficient time to permit of the water boiling, before the whistle
is sounded.

page_text: Combined Alarm, Clock, and water Heating Apparatus.
I, JAMES PERRY, Watchmaker, of 54, Rugby Place, Kemp Town, Brighton, 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 apparatus for setting an alarm and automatically
providing a supply of hot water for filling a tea kettle or for other purpose.
According to my invention an ordinary American alarm clock is fitted in the
upper part of a suitable case and underneath it is a boiler, preferably of square
shape, supported by flanges fitting into grooves, a spirit lamp, likewise
fitting into grooves, being placed below the boiler. The lamp is
automatically lit by means of a match holder caused to revolve in contact
with a striking surface. The spring of the alarm is removed from the latter
and fitted in a spring box provided with a spindle carrying the match holder, which
latter consists of a triangular plate provided with side grooves for holding two
matches which meet together at their igniting points. The spindle is fitted with a
pulley around which is coiled a cat-gut or cord which is led, by means of guide
pullies, to the arbor of the alarm mechanism around which it is coiled. The match
striking surface is carried by a vertical support held in a socket fixed to the base of
the case.
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And in order to clearly understand the invention I will describe the same with
reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is an elevation of
the apparatus with the back of the case removed, and Fig. 2 is a cross sectional
elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan on the line x, x of Fig. 1 shewing the
position of the mechanism when wound up for action, and Fig. 4 is a similar view
shewing the mechanism after action. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the match-striking
support. a is the case containing in its upper part the clock b. c is the boiler
provided with flanges c¹ fitting into the grooves a¹ for suspending it above a spirit
lamp d which is also provided with flanges d¹ fitting into grooves a² for holding the
same in position beneath the boiler.
e is the spring box fitted with a coiled spring connected to and operating the
spindle e¹ to which is fixed the pulley f. To this pulley is connected one end of a
cat-gut or cord g which passes over guide pullies g¹ to the upper part of the case
where it passes through a hole in the side of the clock and is connected to and
wound upon the arbor 61 of the alarm mechanism, which latter is of the ordinary
construction except that the spring is removed and there is no gong attachment.
The match holder consists of the triangular shaped plate / provided with side
grooves within which are fixed the matches i meeting together at their igniting
points and is the match striker shewn only in Figs. 2, 4, and 5, and consisting of
a vertical support having side grooves within which is inserted the strip k¹ of
prepared or roughened striking surface. This support is held in the socket ² fixed
to the base of the case a. The boiler c is provided with an alarm whistle / and an
overflow or water supply pipe m and is supplied with water by means of the screw
plug n.
In order to set the apparatus the lamp d and striker k are removed from the
case a and the alarm pointer is set to the required time by turning the knob 6² in
the usual manner. The alarm mechanism is then wound up by turning the key 63
on the arbor 6', thus causing the cat-gut g to be coiled upon the arbor and to turn
the pulley against the force of the spring in the box e in the direction of the
arrow Fig. 3. This position of the parts is shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The lamp d

page_text: and striker kare then replaced in the case, the boiler nearly filled with water and
the apparatus is ready for action, the clock of course having previously been wound
up by the key b*.
At the appointed time the alarm mechanism is released causing the spring in
the box e to revolve the pulley f and with it the match holder h in the direction
of the arrow Fig. 4 as the latter revolves a projection h² thereon comes into
contact with a tongue o carried by the lamp wick cover o pivoted at o², and
uncovers the wick as shewn in Fig. 4. The revolution of the match holder h
causes the matches to strike against the igniting surface and thus to light the
matches which are brought over and against the wick d' of the lamp where they
remain, thus igniting the said wick.
As soon as the water in the boiler begins to boil, from the heat of the lamp, the
steam escapes through the whistle thus sounding the alarm and the hot water is
forced through the pipe m into a kettle or other vessel placed beneath the
nozzle m¹.
The alarm mechanism is set a sufficient time before that required for sounding the
whistle to enable the water to boil for supplying the steam.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) The improved aların, clock and water heating apparatus comprising an
alarm clock, a boiler and a lamp, carried in a case, the alarm mechanism being
connected by means of a cord with a spring drum and pulley, whose spindle
carries a match-holder, in such manner that as the alarm mechanism is released
the match holder is revolved causing the matches to ignite against a striker
and light the lamp wick underneath the boiler, thus raising steam to sound
a whistle and feed the hot water to a kettle or other vessel substantially as
described.
(2) In a combined alarm, clock and water heating apparatus the combination
with a case of a clock such as b, a boiler c, a lamp d, a spring box e, spindle e¹
and pulley f, a cat-gut or cord g and guide pullies g¹, a match holder h and
match striker k, strip k¹ and socket an alarm whistle l, hot water supply
pipe m, and screw plug n, a projection h2, tongue o', and pivoted wick cover o
all arranged and operating substantially as herein described.
Dated this 11th day of November 1898
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.