Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Mar, 1887
Complete Left, 19th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted. 27th Jan.. 1888
We, EDWARD ALEXANDER RIPPINGILLE and JAMES DAVEY RIPPINGILLE both of
the Aston Brook Lamp Works Aston-juxta-Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Lamp Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The invention relates mainly to that class of lamp stove which has a generally
rectangular shaped tank and chimney and in which the chimney is provided with a
seat for culinary vessels and is hinged to the tank, and the object of the present.
invention is to effect certain improvements in the construction of lamp stoves with the
view principally to cheapen their manufacture.
The invention consists firstly in constructing the tank top, and the seating and
fitting to receive the burner from one piece of sheet metal, the said top being also s0
shaped as to form a tray to retain any oil which may be spilled or creep over the
same. In carrying this part of our invention into effect we form around the edges
of the top plate a rising rib thereby forming a tray and a fitting which will rest on
the top edges of the tank body to which it will be soldered, we also raise a portion of
the plate so as to form a beading to serve as the seating for the burner and we cut
out a portion of the metal in the centre of the seating and slit the metal to a suitable
angle and distance at each corner of such opening after which the side and end pieces
around the opening are depressed so as to form a fitting to receive the burner fitting.
This method of constructing the top of the tank and the seating and fitting for the
burner is also applicable to other classes of lamp stoves.
The invention consists secondly in forming the spring catch, for locking the
chimney, and the tank handle from a single strip of sheet metal which is bent and
folded to the required shape.
The invention consists thirdly in constructing the sight hole lower fitting the
hinge for the chimney and the cone from a single piece of sheet metal bent or folded
and stamped to the required form so as to be capable of receiving the hinge pin, form
a seating for the lower edges of the chimney and provide means for connecting the
same to the chimney by rivetting.

page_text: By these means the cone, binge and sight hole lower fitting are enable to be fixed
to the chimney by two rivets on each side of the latter.
In some cases we form only the hinge and the sight hole lower fitting of a single
piece of sheet metal by which means only one set of rivets is required to secure the
hinge and sight hole lower fitting to the chimney.
The fourth part of our invention consists in so folding and bending the metal
around the lower part of the chimney as to form a groove to receive the cone, a
projecting flange to act in combination with the spring catch and a depending socket
or fitting to receive the upper edge of the burner.
The invention consists fifthly in connecting hooks or supports to the lower part of
the chimney and in attaching to the upper part thereof, or to the seating for culinary
vessels at the top of the chimney dependent studs or projections standing out some-
what further from the chimney than the hooks or supports; by these means bread
may he toasted by placing the lower edge of a slice in the hooks or supports and
allowing the upper edge to rest against the dependent studs or projections by which
means the bread is held sufficiently near to the side of the chimney to receive the
heat but is prevented from touching the same by reason of its standing at an angle
outwards therefrom at the upper end. The hooks or supports above referred to may
be fixed to the chimney by the same rivets which secure one side of the cone thereto.
This portion of our invention is also applicable to lamp stoves of different construction
from that herein referred to.
The invention consists sixthly in so constructing the tank as to render it self-
righting. For this purpose we construct the sides and ends of the tank of rounded
or curved form and we suitably weight the lower part of the tank so that in the event
of its being tipped on one side it shall not remain in such position but will immediately
return to the upright position.
EDWARD ALEXANDER RIPPINGILLE.
JAMES DAVEY RIPPINGILLE.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings,
Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Lamp Stoves for Warming and Cooking Purposes.
We, EDWARD ALEXANDER RIPPINGILLE and JAMES DAVEY RIPPINGILLE both of
the Aston Brook Lamp Works, Aston-juxta-Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Lamp 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 mainly to that class of lamp stove which has a generally
rectangular shaped tank and chimney and in which the chimney is provided with a
seat for culinary vessels and is hinged to the tank, and the object of the present
invention is to effect. certain improvements in the construction of lamp stoves with the
view principally to cheapen their manufacture.
The invention consists, firstly, in constructing the tank top, and the seating and
fitting to receive the burner, from one piece of sheet metal, the said top being also so
shaped as to form a tray to retain any oil which may be spilled or creep over the
same. In carrying this part of our invention into effect we form around the edges
of the top plate a rising rib thereby forming a tray and a fitting which will rest on
the top edges of the tank body to which it will be soldered, we also raise a portion
of the plate so as to form a beading to serve as the seating for the burner and we cut
out a portion of the metal in the centre of the seating and slit the metal to a suitable
angle and distance at each corner of such opening, after which the side and end
pieces around the opening are depressed so as to form a fitting to receive the burner
fitting.
The invention consists, secondly, in forming the spring catch, for locking the
chimney, and the tank handle from a single strip of sheet metal which is bent and
folded to the required shape.
The invention consists, thirdly, in constructing the sight hole lower fitting, the
hinge for the chimney and the cone from a single piece of sheet metal bent or folded
and stamped to the required form so as to be capable of receiving the hinge pin, form
a seating for the lower edges of the chimney and provide means for connecting the
same to the chimney by rivetting.
By these means the cone, hinge and sight hole lower fitting are enabled to be fixed
to the chimney by two rivets on each side of the latter.
single
In some cases we form only the hinge and the sight hole lower fitting of a
piece of sheet metal by which means only one set of rivets is required to secure
hinge and sight hole lower fitting to the chimney.
be
The fourth part of our invention consists in so folding and bending the metal at
the lower part of the chimney as to form a groove to receive the cone, a projecting
flange to act in combination with the spring catch and a depending socket or fitting
to receive the upper edge of the burner.
The invention consists, fifthly, in connecting hooks or supports to the lower part
of the chimney and in attaching to the upper part thereof, or to the seating for
culinary vessels at the top of the chimney, dependent studs or projections standing

page_text: out somewhat further from the chimney than the hooks or supports; by these means
bread may be toasted by placing the lower edge of slice in the books or supports
and allowing the upper edge to rest against the dependent studs or projections.
The invention consists, sixthly, in so constructing the tank as to render it self
righting. For this purpose we construct the sides and ends of the tank of rounded
or curved form and we suitably weight the lower part of the tank so that in the event
of its being tipped on one side it shall not remain in such position but will immediately
return to the upright position.
And in order that our said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect we will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully
to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a vertical cross section and Figure 2 is a side elevation of a lamp
stove with some of our improvements applied thereto. Figures 3 and 4 are
respectively a plan and a cross section of the top plate of the tank. Figures and
show two methods of forming the combined handle and catch and Figures 7 and 8
are respectively a vertical cross section and a side elevation of part of the chimney
and parts carried thereby.
Figures 9 and 10 are respectively a vertical cross section and a side view of part
of the chimney and parts carried thereby showing a slight modification and figures 11
and 12 are respectively an end elevation and a side elevation, both partly in section,
of a lamp stove, in which the tank is constructed according to the sixth part of our
invention.
Figures 7 to 10 inclusive are drawn full size and all the other figures are drawn
to a scale of half the full size.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
a represents the tank, 6 the burner, e the chimney, d the seat for culinary vessels,
e the chimney hinge, f the chimney catch, g the handle by which the lamp stove can
be carried, the sight hole and the cone. The above mentioned features, apart
from the peculiar construction, of some of them, are well known and form no part of
our present invention.
Our invention consists firstly, in constructing the tank top a' and the seating and
fitting to receive the burner b, from one piece of sheet metal, the said top a¹ being
also so shaped as to form a tray to retain any oil which may be spilled or creep over
the same.
In carrying this part of our invention into effect we form around the edges of the
top plate a, a rising rib a² thereby forming a tray and a fitting which will rest on
the top edges of the tank body to which it will be soldered; we also raise a portion
of the said plate so as to form a heading a³ to serve as the seating for the burner and
we cut out a portion of the metal in the centre of the seating a³, as shown by the
dotted lines in figure 3, and slit the metal to a suitable angle and distance at each
corner of such opening, after which the side and end pieces around the opening are
depressed so as to form a fitting a to receive the burner fitting . This method of
constructing the top a' of the tank and the seating a³ and fitting a' for the burner is
also applicable to other classes of lamp stoves.
The invention consists secondly in forming the spring catch for locking the
chimney and the tank handle g from a single strip of sheet metal bent and folde.l to
the required shape. In the construction shown at Figure 1 the strip of metal forming
the catch and handle g passes downwards from the catch to the inner edge of the
bottom of the handle, thence along horizontally to the outer edge whence it rises to
form the handle and then bends forward near to the catch after which it descends to
and terminates at the bottom of the catch.
The construction shown at figure 5 is similar the above but in addition the metal
forming the handle after arriving at the bottom of the catch again passes horizontally
to the outer edge of the handle. In the construction shown at figure 6 the strip of
metal forming the catchy and handle after passing down from the catch to the

page_text: bottom of the handle is bent up sharp to form the inner part of the handle it is then
bent over to form the top and thence descends to form the outer side of the handle
whence it passes horizontally to the bottom of the catch.
The third part of our invention is represented at Figures 1, 2, 7 and 8 and consists
in constructing the sight hole lower fitting, the chimney hinge e and the cone i
from a single piece of sheet metal bent or folded and stamped to the required form
so as to be capable of receiving the hinge pin e', form a seating for the lower edges
of the chimney d and provide means for connecting the same to the chimney d by
rivetting. It will be seen, more especially by reference to figure 7. that the metal
forming the above mentioned parts has a flat piece on each side of the cone i from
which the metal rises on each side to form a seating for the chimney and to provi le
means for connecting it thereto by rivetting; on one side the metal is bent outwards
to form a projecting flange e to act in combination with the spring catch whilst on
the other side the metal is slightly bent outwards to form the lower fitting for the
sight hole glass whence it descends to the bottom of the chimney where it is turned
round to form the hinge e to receive the hinge pin e.
By these means the cone i, hinge e and sight hole lower fitting are enabled to
be fixed to the chimney e by two rivets on each side of the latter.
In some cases, as shown at figures 9, 10 and 11, we form only the hinge e and the
sight hole lower fitting of a single piece of sheet metal by which means only one
set of rivets is required to secure the hinge and sight hole lower fitting to the
chimney.
The fourth part of our invention is represented at Figures 9, 10, 11, and 12 and
consists in so folding and bending the metal around the lower part of the chimney e
as to form a groove to receive the cone the outside of which groove will form a
projecting flange c¹ in one piece with the chimney to act in combination with the
spring catch fand a depending socket or fitting to receive the upper edge of the
burner b.
The invention consists fifthly in connecting hooks or supports as shown at
Figures 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to the lower part of the chimney c and in attaching
to the upper part thereof or to the seating d for culinary vessels at the top of the
chimney c, dependent studs or projections di standing out somewhat further from the
chimney than the hooks or supports j', by these means bread may be toasted by
placing the lower edge of a slice, as shown by dotted lines, in the hooks or supports
and allowing the upper edge to rest against the dependent studs or projections d', by
which means the bread is held sufficiently near to the side of the chimney e to receive
the heat but is prevented from touching the same by reason of its standing at an angle
outwards therefrom at the upper end.
The hooks or supports may be fixed to the chimney e by the same rivets which
secure one side of the cone i thereto.
This portion of our invention is also applicable to lamp stoves of different construc-
tion from that herein described.
The invention consists sixthly in so constructing the tank a as to render it self-
righting. This part of our invention is represented at Figures 11 and 12. In carrying
this part of our invention into effect we construct the sides and ends of the tank a
of rounded or curved form, especially at the corners and along the lower edges as
shown and we suitably weight the lower part of the tank by means of a metal bar a²
as shown, or by running a suitable quantity of lead into the bottom of the tank,
or by other suitable means so that in the event of its being tipped on one side
it shall not remain in such position but will immediately return to the upright
position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is―
1. Constructing the tank top, and the seating and fitting to receive the burner
from one piece of sheet metal, the said tank top being also so shaped as to form a

page_text: tray to retain any oil which may be spilled or creep over the same, substantially as
herein shown and described.
2. Forming the spring catch and the tank handle from a single strip of sheet
metal bent and folded to the required shape substantially as herein shown and
described.
3. Constructing the sight hole lower fitting, the hinge for the chimney, the chimney
seating and the cone from a single piece of sheet metal bent or folded and stamped
to the required form and connected to the chimney substantially as herein shown
and described.
4. Forming the hinge and the sight hole lower fitting of a single piece of sheet
metal substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
5. Forming the lower part of the chimney with a groove to receive the cone, a
projecting flange to act in combination with the spring catch and a depending socket
or fitting to receive the upper edge of the burner substantially as herein shown and
described.
6. The employment of hooks or supports ; and dependent studs or projections
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
7. Constructing the tank of lamp stoves so as to render it self righting substantially
as herein shown and described.