Improvements in Oil Safety Lamps.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Oil Safety Lamps.
I, WILLIAM SAMUEL BUCKMASTER, 62, Praed Street, Paddington, London, W.,
Oilman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The safety lamp, according to my invention, comprises a reservoir or containing
vessel for the oil or spirit of any suitable shape or material to which is adapted a
short piece of tube standing erect from the top thereof forming a neck thereto
and serving as a socket into which the burner is made to fit oil-tight as hereinafter
described.
The burner I construct of a hollow cap of suitable material, preferably metal,
formed of a circular flat band with a disc of slightly larger diameter fixed on top
thereof, a hole in the disc being formed for the reception of a tube which protrudes
a short distance upwards out of the disc and extends downwards into the contents
of the reservoir forming a holder and guide for the wick. Around the portion of
the said wick tube which is within the cap I provide a plug of soft resilient
material, preferably cork, cut to fit tightly the inside of the short piece of tube
which forms the neck of the reservoir, this completes the burner which now only
requires to be screwed or forced into the neck of the reservoir and the lamp is
complete.
A lamp constructed as above described is perfectly safe and all risk from
explosion, should it overturn, is entirely obviated seeing that the burner cannot
become displaced nor the oil escape.
Dated this 19th day of June 1806
T. B. BROWNE, LIMITED,
Agents.
By Benj. T. King,
Registered Patent Agent.
I, WILLIAM SAMUEL BUCKMASTER, 62, Praed Street, Paddington, London, W.
Oilman, 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 reference being also had to the accompanying drawings in
which Figure 1 shows the elevation and Figure 2 a vertical section of my
improved lamp :-
The safety lamp according to my invention comprises a reservoir or containing
vessel A of any suitable shape and material for the oil or spirit, to which is adapted
a short piece of tube a standing erect from the top thereof forming a neck thereto

page_text: and serving as a socket into which the burner is made to fit oil-tight as hereinafter
described.
The burner I construct of a hollow cap of suitable material, preferably metal,
formed of a circular flat band a¹ with a disc c of slightly larger diameter fixed on
top thereof, a hole in the disc being formed for the reception of a tube C which
protrudes a short distance upwards out of the dise and extends downwards into
the contents of the reservoir A forming a holder and guide for the wick. The
disc c may be perforated or ornamented and constructed if desired so as to carry
a glass globe. Around the portion of the said wick tube which is within the cap,
I provide a plug B of soft resilient material, preferably cork, cut to fit tightly the
inside of the short piece of tube a which forms the neck of the reservoir; this
completes the burner which now only requires to be screwed or forced into the neck
of the reservoir and the lamp is complete.
A lamp constructed as above described is perfectly safe and all risk from
explosion should it overturn is entirely obviated seeing that the burner cannot
become displaced and the oil escape.
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 :-
In a lamp of the type described and shown the employment of a stopper B
adapted to the wick tube C for insertion within the neck a of the lamp reservoir
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 12th day of March 1831.
BENJ. T. KING, A.I.M.E., Registered Patent Agent,
(Of T. B. Browne, Limited),
163, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.