Improvements in or relating to Oil Feeders.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Oil Feeders.
SAMUEL MORLEY, Engineer Woodside Horsforth near Leeds in the West
Riding of the County of Yorkshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
One section of the vessel is partitioned off to separate the oil from the air
section and a small air pump fitted to the oil section for pumping air into the oil
chamber and a small thumb valve is placed on the top of the oil feeder and by
pressure of this by the thumb the valve opens and the pressure of air forces the
oil to any part of the machinery. At the end of the oil feeder spout a small tube
is fitted for wick and thus a light can be supplied and the feeder answer a double
purpose by suppling the necessary oil and at the same time provide a light for the
purpose of feeding.
Dated thi 007 1
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Improvements in or relating to Oil Feeders.¯
I, SAMUEL MORLEY of Woodside Horsforth near Leeds in the West Riding of
the County of Yorkshire 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 :-
My invention has for its object improvements in or relating to oil feeders and is
especially adapted for locomotive and marine engines but may be used for any
kind of machinery.
In carrying out my invention I construct the vessel forming the oiler with a
perforated sieve which indicates the position to which the oiler is filled with oil and
a small air pump fitted to the oil section for pumping air into the oil chamber and
a small thumb valve is placed on the top of the oil feeder and by pressure of this
by the thumb the valve opens and the pressure of air forces the oil to any part of
the machinery. At the end of the oil feeder spout a small tube is fitted for wick and
thus a light can be supplied and the feeder answers a double purpose by supplying
the necessary lubricating oil and at the same time provides a light for the purpose
of feeding.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood I have appended
hereunto a large sheet of drawings upon which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the oil feeder.
Figure 2 is a plan of same.
Figure 3 a part sectional elevation on lines 1-2 and
Figure 4 a cross section on line 3-4.
The letters of reference are the same in all the figures.
I construct the vessel A forming the oil vessel with a perforated division B
which is seen more clearly in the sectional elevation Figure 3 and cross section
Figure 4 for the purpose of making a kind of sieve or strainer between the oil

page_text: chamber and the air, and could be placed at any position most convenient. C is a
small air pump which is attached to the outside of the oil vessel and which pumps
the air into the air dome D through the channel d¹. E is the flanged screw feed
hole to charge the oiler with oil. F is a thumb valve for allowing the oil to
travel. G is a universal joint to allow the oiler to be used in any position. H is a
small reservoir and h¹ the tube for a wick to use as a lamp.
To charge the oiler the screw cap E would be unscrewed and oil poured into the
vessel A until full up to the perforated partition or sieve B when the cap would be
replaced. The engineer or attendant in charge of a locomotive engine or other
machinery when about to use the oiler would pump sufficient air into the vessel A
to fill up the space K, that is, the space K between the oil and the back, or end,
of the oiler so that immediately the thumb valve F is pressed the compressed air in
the space K causes the oil to be ejected with considerable force and by means of
the joint G can be directed to any required position or parts to be oiled.
In cases where the oiler has to be used in any dark position the lamp wick h¹
would be lighted and so enable the engineer say in case of a locomotive to see the
exact place for oiling without having to carry a separate hand lamp with him as is
now the case.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
Improvements in or relating to oil feeders constructed with an oil vessel A in
combination with an air pump C and small lamp H substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth & shewn upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 21st day of December 1895.
SAMUEL MORLEY.