Improvements in or connected with Gas Heated Smoothing Irons.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 25th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 12th Mar., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Gas Heated Smoothing Irons.
We, JOSHUA VALENTINE EVES, of the Forth River Mill, Falls Road, Belfast,
in the County of Antrim, Ireland, Flax Spinner, WILLIAM DANIEL O'BRIEN, and
LOUIS FREDERICK O'BRIEN, both of the Franklin Steam Laundry, Franklin
Street, Belfast aforesaid, and JAMES FREDERICK CLEAVER, of Donegall Place,
Belfast aforesaid, Laundry Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with the exhaust smooth-
ing irons described in the Specification of Patent No. 189 of 1895 and is designed
to provide fittings for same which will render it more efficient.
In order to supply a blast or air under pressure to the iron when desired a
connecting fixture or bracket is constructed with a pipe or tube for connecting
to air supply pipe and another pipe or tube for connecting to the gas supply pipe
or instead of pipes or tubes couplings for attaching to the gas and air supply pipes
and internal ports or passages leading to the delivery pipe. Each of these is fitted
with suitable tap or valve by which the supply can be shut off or regulated.
Between the air inlet connection and the outlet are placed a number of apertures
or holes which open from the interior to the atmosphere these are covered with
a hit and miss shutter" or sliding cap or provided with other means for opening
and closing them. These are opened when the exhaust alone is employed and
shut when the plenum system is in operation.
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The exhaust pipe which carries off the heated products of combustion is made
so as not to be liable to leak or draw air in through the sides or joints consequent
upon the suction within it. The tube of flexible metal tubing we cover with a
covering of woven asbestos in the form of a tube or pipe which prevents leakage
through the joints or we construct a tube of asbestos fibres woven with a core
of wire or other material which will stiffen it and render it non-collapsible.
By the application of such a tube the exhaust will be more easy to regulate
and be more constant and the radiation of heat from the tubes will be less than
from metallic tubing such as have hitherto been employed.
Dated this 29th day of Anvil 1907

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Gas Heated Smoothing Irons.
We, JOSHUA VALENTINE EVES, of the Forth River Mill, Falls Road, Belfast,
in the County of Antrim, Ireland, Flax Spinner, WILLIAM DANIEL O'BRIEN, and
LOUIS FREDERICK O'BRIEN, both of the Franklin Steam Laundry, Franklin
Street, Belfast aforesaid, and JAMES FREDERICK CLEAVER, of Donegall Place,
Belfast aforesaid, Laundry Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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This invention relates to improvements in or connected with the exhaust smooth-
ing irons described in the Specification of Patent No. 189 of 1895.
This invention is designed to provide fittings for an alternative arrangement
whereby either the plenum or exhaust system of burning smoothing irons or a
combination of the two may be carried out without alteration of fittings.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Side elevation of the apparatus.
Fig. 2. Sectional elevation of same.
Fig. 3. Plan of part of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4. Transverse section on line x-x Fig. 1.
Fig. 5. Transverse section on line y-y Fig. 1.
Fig. 6. Transverse section on line z-z Figs. 1 and 3.
We construct a connecting fixture or bracket with a pipe or coupling A for
connecting with the gas supply a pipe or coupling B for connecting with the air
supply under pressure and a delivery tube connected to the nozzle or burner
of the iron by suitable rubber or other flexible tubing.
The gas inlet A is provided with a tap D by which the supply is cut off or
regulated and a nozzle d projecting into the delivery pipe C and is fitted into its
place in the delivery pipe by a conical joint a and screw coupling a¹.
The air supply pipe B is provided with a tap or valve D¹ by which the supply
of air under pressure can be cut off or controlled and is screwed or otherwise fitted
to the delivery pipe C.
The delivery pipe C is provided in any convenient position preferably around
the nozzled with apertures c for the admission of air. These apertures are opened
and closed by a shutter F capable of sliding over them either by a rotary movement
or by a rectilinear movement in a longitudinal direction or otherwise.
When the iron is being worked on the exhaust system the valve D¹ is closed
and the shutter F placed to uncover the apertures c to admit air through them
but when it is being worked on the plenum system with air under compression
the valve D is opened and the aperture c closed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. Apparatus for supplying air and gas to gas heated smoothing irons con-
structed with a gas inlet A controlled by a tap D and air inlet B controlled by a
valve D¹ and an outlet pipe provided with a gas nozzle d and air inlet apertures c
covered by a shutter F substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. Apparatus for supplying air to gas heated smoothing irons having the

page_text: several parts constructed and arranged substantially
described.
Dated this 18th day of January 1898.
as and for the purpose
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, & London, Patent Agents.