Improved Automatic Apparatus for Extinguishing the Flame in Hydrocarbon Oil Burners.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 10th Apr., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Automatic Apparatus for Extinguishing the Flame in
Hydrocarbon Oil Burners.
I, HENRY SWIFT, of 86 St. Paul's Road, Canonbury, in the County of London,
Clerk and Journalist, 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 relates to an improved automatic apparatus for extinguishing the
flame in hydrocarbon oil burners in which a flat wick is used, such as, a single wick,
duplex or triplex.
The advantage claimed for my apparatus is that it acts instantly and obviates
the danger of extinguishing the flame either by blowing or turning down the wick
too near the oil.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a plan of the top of the burner with the cap and extinguisher
removed.
Fig. 2, is an elevation of a single flat wick burner with a part in vertical
section.
Fig. 3, is a back elevation of the extinguisher and arm fitted over the square
surface on the winder.
Fig. 4, is a plan of the top of the extinguisher.
The burner b to which it is to be applied would be made in the same manner as
the ordinary burner in which a flat wick is used, except that the metal disc into
which the wick tube i is inserted for support is cut with an additional slot jat
right angles to that cut to hold the wick tube i in position, and that the perforated
disc d placed immediately above this is cut with a slot e correspondingly, while the
shaft of the winder g would be formed of four equal and regular sides in the
middle between the cogs as in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.
The appliance for extinguishing the flame would be attached to the shaft of
the winder g by means of the split end of the extinguisher or clip / at the end
of the arm c and forming a part of the extinguisher a. The extinguisher a from
its position on the winder g may he either brought forward or thrown backward as
in Fig. 2, by the action used in raising or lowering the wick.
The extinguisher to be thus fitted on to the square shaft of the winder 9 is made
of metal shaped similarly to a cowl or hood with a flatened top and terminating
with an arm cand a clip h of sufficient length to enable it to be adjusted by pressure
to the middle of the winder g.
The extinguisher a and arm c is made of sufficient length from the flat top to the
clip h in order to allow freedom of action and corresponding to the height of any
wick tube from the winder g upwards.
The clip h in which the extinguisher arm terminates and by which it is adjusted
into position is of a sufficient size and tempered to allow the shaft to revolve
though retaining sufficient grip to ensure either a backward or forward movement
during the act of raising or lowering the wick.
The cowl or hood of the extinguisher a may be perforated (or plain) with any
number of perforations.

page_text: To extinguish the flame the winder g is set in motion to lower the wick in the
wick tube thus causing the extinguisher a to close over the flame and top of the
wick tube as in Fig. 2.
The apparatus may be made any size to suit single wick, duplex or triplex oil
burners.
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 an apparatus for extinguishing the flame in hydrocarbon oil burners, the
combination of the cowl or hood a arm c split end or clip h square surface f and
winder g with the slots e and j, and burner b, substantially as herein described and
according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In an apparatus for extinguishing the flame in hydrocarbon oil burners, the
combination of the extinguisher a arm c and split end or clip h with the square
part on winder, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawing..
3. In an apparatus for extinguishing the flame in hydrocarbon oil burners, the
combination of the various parts substantially as above described in this specification
for the purpose specified.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, Paddington, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.