Improvements in or connected with Lamps.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 8th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 30th Dec.,
1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Lamps.
I, HENRY MARTIN, of 14 Southampton Buildings, in the County of London,
Secretary, (a communication to me from abroad by John James Donovan, of
6 Dover Street, Boston, Mass., U.S.A., Inventor,) do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to lamps; and the object of the invention is to so
construct the lamp that the glass can be readily cleaned, and the wick easily
trimmed.
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To effect the object of this invention, the burner (consisting of the wick-tube,
runner for the globe, and perforated air-plate,) is made in halves which are hinged
at one side, and fitted with a fastening device at the other side.
The glass chimney is likewise made in halves and the lower part of each half is
secured in the runner or channel made in each half of the burner. By this arrange-
ment, the fastening and hinging together of the halves of the burner also fastens
the chimney together.
Dated this 8th day of February 1893.
HENRY MAKTIN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Lamps.
I, HENRY MARTIN, of 14 Southampton Buildings, in the County of London,
Secretary, (a communication to me from abroad by John James Donovan, of
6 Dover Street, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Inventor,) 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 :-
This my invention has reference to certain new and useful improvements in or
connected with lamps; the object of the invention being, to provide a lamp-burner
which can be more readily cleaned, and in which a new wick can be more easily
inserted than in those lamp-burners at present constructed.
Reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the figures of reference
marked thereon ;
Fig. 1. is an elevation of a lamp-burner made in accordance with my invention ;
and Fig. 2. is a plan thereof :
Fig. 3. is an elevation of my improved burner shewing it opened as it would be
for the purpose of cleaning it or inserting a wick therein.
A refers to the burner having the usual wick-tube B and winding-stem C. By
this invention however, the burner is made in two halves D, E; the wick-tube B
being also in halves as shewn clearly in Fig. 3. The parts of the burner D, E, are
suitably hinged at F. An annular shoulder G forms a seat for the annular edge
of the upper part H of the burner, which part H is hinged at 1 to the part D.
In order to clean or insert a wick into the burner, the upper part H is raised as
When the
shewn in Fig. 3 and the two parts D, E, are opened as illustrated.
parts D, E, are closed together they are retained in that position by reason of the
aunular edge of the part H fitting over the shoulder G aforementioned,

page_text: 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.
A lamp-burner made in halves, said halves hinged together and capable of being
opened apart for the purposes of cleaning or inserting a wick, substantially as
hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in the drawing hereunto annexed.
Dated this 8th day of November 1893.
HENRY MARTIN,
Applicant.