An Improved Liquid Fuel Burner.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1899 -Accepted, 27th Jan., 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Liquid Fuel Burner.
We, GEORGE WASHINGTON WHITE, of 122, Oak Street, Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, State of Tennessee, Insurance Agent, CALDWELL BRADSHAW, of 2154,
Highland Avenue, Birmingham, Jefferson County, State of Alabama, Attorney
at Law, and OSCAR TURNER GREGORY, of Palmer House, corner of Broadway and
Fifth Street, Paducah County, State of Kentucky, Dealer in Patent Rights, all
in the United States of America, 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, reference being had to the
accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is
to say :-
This invention relates to liquid fuel burners, which we term
to be placed in the fire chambers of stoves, furnaces, boilers, or the like, or in
fire logs," adapted
an open fire place, and capable of use for many purposes comprised under the
general heads of heating, cooking, and generating steam.
To this end the invention consists in the novel construction of fluid burner
fire logs, as hereinafter described and specifically claimed..
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which shows a
perspective view of the device.
Referring to the drawing, the reference numeral I indicates the generator.
This is constructed in an economical manner by screwing into opposite side
apertures of a four-way union coupling 2, short pipe sections 3. and closing the
ends thereof by means of caps 4. In the bottom aperture of the coupling 2 is
screwed a tap-nut 5, into which is screwed a short pipe section 6 to afford means
for connecting the burner with an oil tank located at a suitable height and
distance from the device, but not shewn in the drawing. In the upper aperture
of the coupling, is screwed a tap nut 7 into which is screwed a short pipe-
section 8 curved forward, as shewn, and connected by means of a suitable
coupling 9 with a horizontal pipe 10, the outer ends of which are curved back-
ward and provided with caps 11, each of which has a small central aperture for
the escape of gas. At two or more points the pipe 10 has interposed in its
length T-couplings 12, secured in which are short pipe-sections 13, preferably
projecting backward and downward, and having caps 14 on their ends, each of
which is also provided with a small central aperture for the escape of gas.
Secured in the coupling 9, at the front of the device, is one end of a pipe 15,
the lower end of which is curved inward and directed towards the generator 1,
and provided with a cap 16 having a small central aperture for the escape of
gas. The numeral 17 indicates a pan in which the device is located in about
the relative position shown.
In operation, oil is poured into the pan 17 and ignited, and the generator 1
thereby heated. Oil is now admitted from the tank to the generator through
the supply pipe 6. and generation of gas will ensue. By means of the flame
directed against the generator from the pipe 15, the generator is kent heated

page_text: and the generation of gas rendered automatic. By regulating the quantity of
oil admitted to the generator, the amount of heat generated by the fire-log may
be governed accordingly.
No application of the device has been illustrated, as the general statement
herein before given will be sufficient to indicate to those skilled in the art the
uses to which the device may be put. The burner, however, as its name indicates,
is primarily intended for use in an open fire-place, but may be used in an
ordinary stove or furnace with equal advantage. In such latter application, the
grate of the stove or furnace would first be removed before the fire-log and pan
are inserted therein.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A fluid burner fire-log comprising & horizontal cylinder affording a generator,
an oil supply pipe leading from the same, an escape pipe leading from said
generator and connected with a horizontal distributing pipe, a series of pipe
sections communicating with said distributing pipe and having jet orifices, and
a pipe leading from said distributing pipe and having its free end directed
towards said generator and provided with a jet orifice, substantially as described.
2. A fluid burner fire log comprising a four-way coupling having pipes screwed
into opposite sides thereof, caps on the outer ends of said pipes, a supply-pipe
leading into said coupling, an escape pipe leading therefrom, said supply and
escape pipes engaging, respectively, in tap-nuts screwed into opposite sides of
said coupling, a horizontal distributing pipe communicating with said escape
pipe and having pipe sections leading therefrom provided with jet orifices, and
a pipe communicating with said distributing pipe and having its free end directed
towards said generator and provided with a jet orifice, substantially as described.
3. Our improved liquid fuel burner, or fire log," constructed and operating
substantially as herein before described and as shewn in the annexed drawings.
Dated this 12th day of December 1899
Dated this 12th day of December 1899
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 5A, Market Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicants.