IMPROVEMENT IN "OIL STOVES
Year: 1885

page_text: COMPANY, Limited doing business at milwaukee, in the County
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State of Wisconsin all in the United States of America, do hereby declare the
nature of the invention for IMPROVEMENT IN "OIL STOVES" and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:---
The invention relates to improvements in oil stoves and will be fully described
hereinafter.
In the drawings
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an improved oil stove.
Fig. 2 is a broken vertical cross section through one of the burners.
Fig. 3 is a broken vertical longitudinal section through the center of the
burners.
Fig. 4 is a broken top view of the stove front with the lids taken off.
Fig. 5 is a like view of the corresponding part of the movable reservoir plate.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the wick raising device.
Fig. 7 is a vertical section through the center of the same, showing its connection
to the wick and reservoir tubes and
Fig. 8 is a broken side view of the stove with the movable reservoir plate drawn
out in position for lighting or cleaning.
A A indicate the stove-stand the ends of which are connected at their base by
the brace plate A¹ and are extended down at the sides to form the legs a, a, which
are fitted with the usual rollers. The central part of the brace plate A¹ is slightly
depressed in its upper face at a¹ to receive the drippings from the stove.
B is the body of the stove the base plate B¹ of which is secured by means of
screws or rivets, on top of the stand A and carries at equal distance from its
opposite end the cones b, b.
These latter are surrounded on all sides by a flange b'against the outer face of
which rests the base of the chimney B³. These chimneys have their sides inclined
inward, and together with suitably shaped lugs as at 6' formed in the upper face
of the plate B serve to support the flat-irons as shown at 6³.

page_text: The space surrounding the chimneys is enclosed at the front by the window
plate D and at the rear and ends by the door D¹ and the corner plates D³, the
doors D¹ opening opposite the flat iron rests and being adapted to remain shut
when the said flat irons are in position thereon. The front sides of the chimneys
have an opening over the edges of which, the mica plate d is held by a flange
formed on the inner face of the window frame d. Suitably fastened on top of the
window plate D, and of the corner plates D', is the dish-shaped plate C. This
is in its turn closed by the top-plate E both extending to the rear as shown to form
a support for and convey the heat to the customary oven not represented in the
drawings. Besides the openings made in the dish-shaped plate C for the
chimneys B, we also provide in the said plate hooded apertures as at c, to permit
of the passage of the heated currents generated in the flat iron chamber, up into
the upper portion of the stove, and the hoods c¹ are made of a height to corre-
spond with the lugs c' formed in the upper face of the plate C to support the
cooking pans. The top-plate has the ordinary openings for the said pans with lids
at e, e, and open work flues e¹ el which serve to let the heat into the oven and may
be used also as pot rests when this latter is not in use.
The heat chamber formed by the plates C and E is divided in its rear part by
the wall e² projecting from the upper face of the plate C, and either one of the
compartments thus formed may be excluded from the heat generated in the stove
by means of the damper plate C¹, suitably pivoted in the plate C and in the wall e³
which is provided with a flange e³ against which the damper plate rests when
raised; this latter is actuated through the crank e', formed on the end of the same
and projecting out through the dish plate C¹. F is the burner and reservoir
carrying frame which is provided on each end with sliding bars f, f, made integral
with or fastened on to the said ends and adapted to travel back and forth in ways
formed for them in the inner faces and close to the upper ends of the stand A as
shown at a a².
This sliding frame has a central opening to receive the upper ends of the wick
tubes FF which project up from a horizontal feed tube f¹.
The wick tubes have their lower ends soldered on their centers to the upper edge
of the feed tube, and are held in position between the bars ff' suitably fastened
to the frame F and which support the air distributer F².
The wick tubes are connected in pairs and present the form of an X the central
portion of which is taken off and has the inner end of its opposite members united
on each side, by an arc of a circle, the cones b, b, of the stove plate B being obviously
made with slots of corresponding shape as shown at 6 64. Each of the wick tubes
is slotted in the center of its concaved face, as shown at f³ f³ and to the edges of
the slot are soldered the inner sides of the wick adjusting frame f*; these latter
have also their lower ends soldered to the feed tube f¹. The wicks F³ are raised
or lowered by means of an endless chain f³ mounted inside the frame f* on the
wheels ff the upper one of which is provided with sprockets that engage in the
chain as it is revolved on its stem, by means of the hook jointed rod f' and
hand-wheel f8; attached to the chain is the plate f° carrying suitable prongs f 10
which catch in the material of the wick and force it to follow the movements
imparted to the chain. The adjusting rod f' is made to rest in the notched edge
of the bar f forming the inner side of the front portion of the sliding frame F.
This latter portion of the frame occupies a slightly lower horizontal plane than
the central and rear portions of the same to allow for the space requisite for the
manipulation of the wick adjusting hand wheels.
To admit of the passage of the wick tube through the front of the base plate B¹
when the sliding frame F is drawn out, the flange that surrounds the said plate. B¹
is left out on the front side and the open space tbus left is closed after the frame F
has been returned in its normal position by means of the damper plate B³, and this
is provided on its ends with cranked lugs b' that work in suitable seats formed in
the upper face of the plate B¹. When open, the said damper plate is made to rest
against the window plate D as shown in Fig. 8.

page_text: The rear portion of the sliding frame F, carries, fastened in its underside, the
oil reservoir G, which is made flat and of lead preferably and is suitably connected
at each end with the feed tube f¹ that carries the wick tubes toward which it is
given a downward incline as shown. We may however connect one end only of
the feed tube to the reservoir, in this case the free end of the tube may be
supported in any suitable manner by attaching it to the sliding frame F.
It will be seen that in the device the wick tubes are entirely independent from
the cone and chimney, and that the latter are fixed in the frame while the wick
tubes are capable of being moved in and out to give access to them without
disturbing the cone and chimney.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. The combination of a stand provided with ways, a plate having burner cones
rigidly connected to said stand, a sliding frame mounted in the ways of the stand,
and wick tubes connected to said frame, and extending upward to the underside of
the cone plate, said tubes being surrounded by air spaces, and an independent
reservoir connected by pipes to said tubes and supported on the said frame as and
for the purpose set forth.
2. The combination of a stand provided with ways, a plate having burner cones
rigidly connected to said stand a sliding frame mounted in the ways of the stand
and wick tubes connected to said frame, and extending upward to the underside
of the cone plate, said sliding frame being provided on its under sides, with a
reservoir and pipes connecting the reservoir and wick tubes as and for the purpose
set forth.
3. In an oil stove, in combination with the feed tube f¹ and the wick tubes F¹,
having slots fƒ³, and the wicks F the adjusting frame f, having the endless
chain to carry the prong plate f and the hook-jointed rod f' to operate the same
substantially as shown and described and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of November 1885.