Improvements in Burners.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 29th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Burners.
GUSTAVE WILHELM MÖHRSTÄDT 42 Howard Street Birmingham Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the arrangement of parts for the purpose of fastening,
or fixing a burner to a lamp.
Also of an arrangement for holding the wick in the burner in position in lamps
for cycles and carriages, and in all cases where the vibration of the lamps or
lanterns, causes the wick to slip back.
The arrangement of fastening consists of two or more indentations in the part,
which for the purpose of facility will be called the collar or ring into which the
burner is held when fixed or fastened.
Two or more indentations or grooves of a certain shape in the part, called for
the purpose the burner, to correspond with the indentations of the collar or ring in
such a manner that by inserting the burner and turning it slightly it will fasten
itself. Such arrangement can be made to fasten to the right or to the left.
For the purpose of holding up the wick in the burner, I work a lip or tongue.
in the wick tube such tongue to be connected with a spring placed in a suitable
position to press the tongue against the wick, and the fine toothed wheels and thus
prevent it from slipping back.
Dated this 29th day of January 1891.
GUSTAVE WILHELM MÖHRSTÄDT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Burners.
GUSTAVE WILHELM MÖHRSTÄDT 42 Howard Street, Birmingham Mechanical
Engineer & Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention consists of the arrangements of parts for the purpose of fastening
or fixing a burner to a lamp. Also,
An arrangement for holding the wick in the burner, in position in lamps for
cycles, and carriages, and all cases where the vibration of the lamps or lanterns
causes the wick to slip back.
The arrangement of fastening consists of two or more indentations in the part,
which for the purpose of facility will be called the collar or ring, into which the
burner is held when fixed or fastened.
Two or more indentations or grooves of a certain shape, in the part called for the
purpose the burner, to correspond with the indentations of the collar or ring in
such a manner that by inserting the burner and turning it slightly it will fasten
itself, such arrangement can be made to fasten to the right or left.
For the purpose of holding up the wick in the burner I work a lip or tongue
into the wick tube, such tongue to be connected with a spring, placed in a suitable
position, to press the tongue against the wick and the fine toothed wheels and thus
prevent it from slipping back.
I will now proceed to describe by the accompanying drawings how the same is
to be performed.
Fig. 1. shows the burner complete with a the indentation in the collar or ring
and the dotted line of the groove b. in the burner when fixed or fastened.

page_text: Fig. 2. shows a sectional view of the burner with the indentations a. a. in the
collar or ring, and the indentations or grooves b. b. in the burner, and the spring c
bent as shown.
Fig. 3. shows the grooves b. b. in the burner.
Fig. 4. shows the indentations a. a. in the collar or ring.
Figs. 5 and 5 are elevations of the wick tube.
Fig. 5 represents the wick tube with the tongue d. d. worked or cut in the wick
tube and cl. a spring slightly bent which is a different spring to that shown in
Fig. 2, and may in some cases be preferred where more pressure is required. The
dotted lines c 2. c 3. c4. represent the slots on the opposite side of the wick tube,
where the wheels touch the cotton or wick.
Fig. 5 shows the wick tube with the tongue d. cut in the tube and e. e. two
indentations in same to prevent the spring e 1. from slipping out when inserted in
the wick tube as shown in Fig. 5.
Fig. 5 represent the spring c 1.
Fig. 6. shows a sectional view of the wick tube, with the tongue d and the
spring e 1.
The collar or ring Fig. 4 being fastened or fixed to the oil reservoir it is merely
necessary to insert the burner so that the grooves b. b. correspond with the
indentation a. a. of the collar or ring, and turn it slightly, when it will fasten
itself.
It is obvious that this method of fastening can be used vice versa that is; the
grooves to be made in the collar or ring and the small indentations in the burner
to effect the same purpose.
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. In a burner such as described the combination of fastening to a cycle,
carriage, or any other lamp, by means of the indentations and grooves and for the
purpose substantially shown and set forth by Figs. 1. 2. 3. 4.
2. In a burner such as described the combination of holding up the wick by
means of a tongue in the wick tube and a spring to press the tongue against the
wick and the toothed wheels, as for the purpose substantially shown and set forth
by Fig. 2.
3. In a burner such as described the combination of the working of a tongue in
the wick tube and a spring to press against it as for the purpose substantially
shown and set forth by Figs. 5. 5 and 6.
Dated this 28th day of October 1891.
GUSTAVE WILHELM MÖHRSTÄDT.