A Heating Apparatus by Oil or Gas Fuel for Greenhouses, Offices, Halls, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Oct., 1893-Accepted, 2nd Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Heating Apparatus by Oil or Gas Fuel for Greenhouses, Offices,
Halls, and the like.
GEORGE ALFRED MOORE 13 Bexley Road Belvedere Kent Plumber and
Decorator do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a sheet of metal doubled in the middle to form the
shape of a V reversed Fig. 2 A see accompanying drawings. Over and fixed to
the same is placed another "B" either corrugated or plain. These sheets can
be made any length or height, these being fixed together watertight with a space
of from in. to in. between them to form a water container which can be filled
from any convenient position but shewn on drawing at the top in centre, the ends
of the outside sheet are capped over airtight Fig. 3 letter G and thus an air
chamber is formed at inside of inside plate. In the centre or at any convenient
position of top of inside plate-Fig. 1 letter C, the same is indented some few
inches, under this indentation and between the inside plate a metal tube (Fig. 1
letter D) is fixed, of a conical shape. In front of this in a frame to slide or hinge
is fixed a piece of mica Figs. 1 & 3 letter E for examining the light cleaning &c.
Through the beforementioned conical tube, in spiral shape a small metal tube is
fixed communicating with top & bottom of aforementioned water container Fig. 1 F.
The conical tube forms a chimney for oil lamp or gas burner and I prefer to use a
central draught oil lamp with flame spreader, but others can be used.
apparatus is fixed on suitable legs and along the bottom edge of water container
a small gutter is fixed to catch the condensation which accumulates when the lamp
is first lit Fig. 2 H. H. The head of the lamp passes through conical tube heating
the metal spiral inside same which being in connection with top and bottom of
water container as above referred to keeps the water in rapid circulation. The
waste heat from top accumulates in the air chamber which by its shape condenses
the fumes and gives off a pure downward radiation. The water boiling in water
container gives off a suitable heat for aforementioned purposes. The burner of
lamp is raised or lowered by a lever movement but sliding oil tanks can be used.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1893.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Heating Apparatus by Oil or Gas Fuel for Greenhouses, Offices,
Halls, and the like.
GEORGE ALFRED MOORE 13 Bexley Road Belvedere Kent Plumber and
Decorator 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 made to the drawing left with the Provisional Specification in
which drawing
Fig. 1 shews a longitudinal section of the heater Fig. 2 a transverse section and
Fig. 3 a perspective view of the exterior.
In carrying my invention into practice I obtain a piece of plain metal doubled
in the middle to form the shape of a V reversed Fig 2. A. Over and fixed to same is
placed another sheet of metal (B) either corrugated or plain. These sheets can be made
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page_text: any length or height they being fixed together watertight with a space of from " to 1"
between them to form a water container which can be filled from any convenient
position but shewn on the drawing at the top in the centre. The ends of the
sheets are capped over airtight (Fig. 3) G. and thus an air chamber is formed at
the inside of the inside plate. In the centre or at any convenient position of the
top of inside plate (C) the same is indented some few inches. Under the indentation
and between the inside plate a metal tube (D) of a conical shape is fixed. In
front of this in a frame to slide or hinge is fixed a piece of mica (E) for examining
the light cleaning etc. Through the before mentioned conical tube, a small metal
tube of spiral shape is fixed communicating with the top and bottom of the
before mentioned water container (F). The conical tube forms a chimney for oil
lamp or gas burner. The oil lamp I prefer to use is a central draught lamp with
flame spreader but others can be used if desired. The apparatus is fixed upon
suitable legs and along the bottom edge of water container a small gutter H
is fixed to catch the condensation which accumulates when first lighted. The heat
of the lamp passes through the conical tube heating the metal spiral in-same which
being in connection with top and bottom of water container as before shewn keeps
the water in rapid circulation. The waste heat from the top accumulates in the
air chamber which condenses the fumes and gives off a pure downward radiation.
The boiling water in the water container throws out a suitable heat for the before
mentioned purposes.
.
Although I mention the shape as a ▼ reversed I do not confine or limit myself
to this shape or configuration in carrying my invention into practice. Any shape
will do for my purpose providing the water container can be formed so that the air
chamber with the spiral tube can be fixed over the flame of the oil lamp or gas
burner, for instance. The two sheets of iron previously referred to, may be shaped
so that each side of the heater shall stand upright with the top flat instead of
shaped V reversed, and further I may stand the heater on legs sufficiently high so
as to allow an ordinary lamp with the usual glass chimney to be placed underneath,
in which case the conical chimney inside the heater would not be required as the
heat would pass direct from the ordinary chimney to the spiral tube which will
obtain the desired result equally as effective, and in this case no mica would be
wanted; as where an ordinary lamp and chimney are used the flame can be
regulated and the lamp and lamp-glass cleaned without interfering with the
heater.
The apparatus above described is a heater which quickly boils water and
condenses its own fumes and uses the whole of the flame thereby obtaining the
greatest result from the least consumption of fuel and so simple in construction
that every part can easily be cleaned or repaired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. An apparatus for heating purposes made of sheet metal either plain or
corrugated with a spiral tube of metal fixed to the top and bottom of the water
container or boiler which acts as a conductor of the heat obtained from gas or
oil flames substantially as specified.
2nd. The manufacture of a heater as specified for use in greenhouses offices
halls and the like.
Dated this 20th day of Santamba 1000
GEORGE ALFRED MOORE.