Improvements relating to Incandescent Gas-burners.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1897
I, MILBOURNE SILVESTER, of Bath Arms, The Lanes, Brighton, in the County
of Sussex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My invention relates to incandescent gas or other burners and has for its object
to provide a means for holding, securing or supporting and steadying the mantles
upon the burners.
In incandescent burners as now commonly constructed the mantle is suspended
upon a prop or otherwise from an upright or vertical support fitted centrally in
a socket in the burner. The result of the mantle being suspended in this manner
from its upper extremity only, is that the said mantle is liable to be swayed or
moved by currents of air or draughts or other causes, a defect which is greatly
increased as the lower end of the said mantle becomes in time burned away or
destroyed, and correspondingly shortened in consequence.
My invention consists essentially in securing or supporting the lower end of the
mantle and obviating the above defect.
In carrying out my invention I provide a vertical arm or support the lower end
of which is secured by a screw clamp, or in any convenient manner to one of the
arms of the gallery for supporting the chimney, or to any other suitable point
of attachment. At the other or upper end of this support I provide a suitable
clip. For this purpose I may hinge or pivot two semi-circular arms which when
brought together round the lower end of the mantle, and secured by passing the
free end of one arm through a strap, loop or socket formed on the free end of
the other arm, or in any convenient manner, afford sufficient support to prevent
any lateral or side movement of the mantle being caused.
It is obvious that I might make the vertical arm or support adjustable re-
latively to its point of attachment, or the semi-circular hinged or pivoted arms
adjustable upon the said arm or support, so as to regulate or adjust them as
regards height.
Improvements relating to Incandescent Gas-burners.
I, MILBOURNE SILVESTER, of Bath Arms, The Lanes, Brighton, in the County
of Sussex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
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page_text: manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to incandescent gas or other burners and has for its object
to provide an improved means for holding, securing, or supporting and steadying,
the mantles upon the said burners.
In incandescent burners as now commonly constructed the mantle is suspended
upon a prop or otherwise from an upright or vertical support fitted centrally in
a socket in the burner. The result of the mantle being suspended in this manner
from its upper extremity only, is that the said mantle is liable to be swayed or
moved by currents of air or draughts or other causes, a defect which is greatly
increased as the lower end of the said mantle becomes in time burned away or
destroyed, and correspondingly shortened in consequence...
Means have been devised for retaining or supporting the bottoms of the mantles
but those hitherto in use have consisted of some form of fixed socket or un-
adjustable clip; they have not been easily attachable to existing burners, and
have been found to be inefficient for the purpose.
My invention consists essentially in securing or supporting the lower end of the
mantle by means of the improved adjustable clip or fastening hereinafter described
by which it will be efficiently held in place and which is capable of easy attach-
ment to any burner.
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In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a plan, and
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Figure 2 is a side elevation partly in vertical section showing an application
of my improved clip or fastening in position upon. an incandescent gas burner.
Like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawing.
a is an incandescent gas burner, b is the gallery thereof intended to receive
and support the chimney, and c is the gallery thereof intended to receive and
support the globe. A portion of the mantle is shown in position upon the burner
in chain lines in Figure 2.
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d is a vertical arm or support the lower end of which is secured by a screw
clamp d', or in any convenient manner, to one of the arms 61 of the gallery b
for supporting the chimney, or to any other suitable point of attachment:. At the
other or upper end of the support å I provide a suitable clip which preferably
consists of two semi-circular hinged or pivoted arms e, e¹, which when brought
. together round the lower end of the mantle as shown and secured by passing, the
free end of one arm through a strap, loop or socket e formed on the free end of the
other arm, or in any convenient manner, afford sufficient support to prevent any
lateral or side movement of the mantle being caused.
It is obvious that I might make the vertical arm or support d vertically adjust-
able relatively to its point of attachment, or the semi-circular hinged or pivoted
arms adjustable vertically upon the said arm or support, so as to regulate' or
adjust them as regards height.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. An improved adjustable clip or support for securing or supporting the lower
extremity of the mantle of an incandescent gas burner, comprising the vertical
arm or support, the two hinged or pivoted semicircular arms, and the loop or
socket, substantially as set forth.
2. The combination, with an incandescent gas burner, of an adjustable clip or
support for the lower end of the mantle, comprising the vertical arm or support
adjustably or otherwise secured to the chimney gallery or other part of the
burner, and the vertically adjustable or other hinged or pivoted semi-circular

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arms, the free end of one of which arms is adapted to pass through a strap, loop,
or socket on the other arm substantially as set forth.
3. The improved clip, support or device for securing or supporting the lower
end of the mantle of an incandescent gas burner constructed substantially as
described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
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A. F. SPOONER,
323, High Holborn, London, Agent for the Applicant.