Improvements in Oil Stoves.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 31st Dec., 1895-Accepted, 1st Feb., 1896
Improvements in Oil Stoves.
We,
ELIZA THORPE, formerly ELIZA RIPPINGILLE, and ALFRED THORPE,
both of The Albion Lamp Company, Aston Brook Lamp Works, Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick, Lamp and Stove Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to improvements on that class of oil store in which the
tank carries a hinged chimney provided with a sight hole in the side thereof and
fitted at the top with a seat for culinary vessels.
The object of the present invention is to simplify and cheapen the construction
of such class of oil stove.
Heretofore in some cases the cast base of the chimney has been hinged to a cast
frame carrying the diaphragm surrounding the wick tube and forming the support
for the chimney, said base and frame being provided with perforated lugs through
which the hinge pin was passed.
According to our present invention we dispense with the lugs on the cast
chimney base and with the cast diaphragm frame and its lugs as also with the hinge
pin passing therethrough and in lied thereof we cast on the back of the chimney
base one or two descending legs having hinge pins formed thereon and we form the
rear handle with recesses to fit over such hinge pins and fix such handle to the
tank top by preferably a single screw or a reverse of this arrangement may be
adopted.
We also cast on the front of the chimney base a descending leg to form a support
in front or we cast on the front handle a bearing to support the front edge of the
chimney base, or we pass underneath the front handle the horizontal arm of a piece
of angle iron the vertical arm of which supports the front of the chimney base or
in lieu of such vertical supports we may cause the chimney base to be supported by
the diaphragm which is beaded around its edges or otherwise strengthened without
however using a cast frame.
Also instead of securing the sight hole frame to the chimney by two screw bolts
or rivets we cast such frame with one or more downwardly projecting extensions
which pass into recesses cast in the chimney base and firmly secure such sight hole
frame to the chimney by a single screw bolt or rivet at its upper part.
Dated October 22nd 1895.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements I
DLOVES.
We, ELIZA THORPE formerly ELIZA RIPPINGILLE and ALFRED THORPE
both of The Albion Lamp Company, Aston Brook Lamp Works, Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick, Lamp and Stove Manufacturers, 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 :-
The invention relates to improvements on that class of oil stove in which the

page_text: tank carries a hinged chimney provided with a sight hole in the side thereof and
fitted at the top with a seat for culinary vessels.
The object of the present invention is to simplify and cheapen the construction
of such class of oil stove.
Heretofore in some cases the cast base of the chimney has been hinged to a cast
frame carrying the diaphragm surrounding the wick tube and forming the support
for the chimney, said base and frame being provided with perforated lugs through
which the hinge pin was passed.
According to our present invention we dispense with the lugs on the cast
chimney base and with the cast diaphragm frame and its lugs as also with the hinge
pin passing therethrough as hitherto arranged and in lieu thereof we cast on the
back of the chimney base one or two descending legs having hinge pins formed
thereon and we form the rear handle with recesses or grooves to fit over such hinge
pins and fix such handle to the tank top by, preferably, a single screw or a reverse
of this arrangement may be adopted.
We also cast on the front of the chimney base a descending leg to form a support
in front or we cast on the front handle a bearing to support the front edge of
the chimney base, or we pass underneath the front handle the horizontal arm of a
piece of angle iron the vertical arm of which supports the front of the chimney
base or in lieu of such vertical supports we may cause the chimney base to be
supported by the diaphragm which is beaded around its edges or otherwise
strengthened without however using a cast frame or we may support it on a cast
frame carrying the diaphragm.
Also instead of securing the sight hole frame to the chimney by two screw bolts
or rivets we cast such frame with one or more downwardly projecting extensions
which pass into recesses or holes cast in the chimney base and firmly secure such
sight hole frame to the chimney by a single screw bolt or rivet at its upper part.
Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, partly in section of parts of an oil stove with
improvements forming the subject of our present invention, applied thereto;
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same but with the chimney turned sideways and partly
broken away.
Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section and partial elevation of the improved stove.
Fig. 4 is a rear view of parts of the stove illustrating the manner of hinging the
chimney to the tank.
Fig. 5 is a plan of the chimney base shown separately,
Figures 6 and 7 are two opposite side views of the rear handle for holding the
hinge pins of the chimney.
Figures 8 and 9 are respectively a side and a rear view of a front handle with a
support cast thereon for the chimney.
Fig. 10 shows an end view of a chimney base having descending legs with hinge
pins at the rear and a front leg to rest on the oil tank."
Fig. 11 shows the chimney base hinged to the handle of the oil tank in combination
with a similarly hinged diaphragm frame.
Figure 12 is a plan view of Fig. 11.
Fig. 13 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 14 a plan of a modified arrangement of
parts for hinging the chimney base to the tank, the reverse of that shown by the
previous figures and
Figures 15 and 16 are detail views of the handle and hinge pius of this latter
modification.
C
Referring first to Figures 1 to 7 a is the oil tank, 6 the chimney and c the chimney
base which is provided at the rear with two legs d having hinge pins d' thereon as
shown; said hinge pins d' are made to point towards each other and enter suitable
recesses or grooves in the under side of the rear handle e which latter is rigidly
secured to the top of the oil tank a by, preferably, a single screw f. To prevent
the accidental turning or shifting of the handle e such handle is arranged to fit
over the head of the tank a in such a manner as to prevent it from changing its