IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO GAS-BURNERS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO GAS-BURNERS " and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :—
This invention. consists partly in a gas burner. having a deflector within the
burner proper so as to be within the flame, and leave the interior of the burner
unobstructed from the entrance at the bottom to the top of the flame, whereby air
is caused to reach. the extreme tip of the flame without being deflected from its
course, and the flame may be extended to any required length, and an economical
combustion of the gas is effected.
It further consists in the construction of the deflector whereby it may be used
in small burners.
It further partly consists in the deflector. having a head of conical form.
It further partly consists in a gas burner having means for deflecting air into
contact with the chimney, thus highly heating the air and increasing the brilliancy
of the flame.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a gas burner embodying this invention.
Figure 2 represents a horizontal section on the line x, x, Figure 1.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.
A represents the burner proper formed of a circular row of tubes, which are
supported upon tubular arms B, whereby, by means of a pipe C, gas may be
admitted to the burners.
:
Surrounding the burner A and sustained on the arms B is a shell or sleeve D,
said arms being provided with supports E for said sleeve and for a chimney F, of
glass, or other suitable material. Surrounding said chimney is a globe G, which
is open at the top and has a bottom somewhat of the form of an inverted cone,
the same being closed excepting at the centre where it surrounds the pipe C and
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page_text: resting on a collar or shoulder H on said pipe. It will be noticed that an air space
exists between the chimney and globe and continues below the arms B, so that air
is admitted to the top of the globe and directed in a hot condition below the
burners, shell and chimney, and so supplied to the inside and outside of the flame,
the closed bottom of the chimney preventing adverse currents of air from reaching
the flame.
J represents a deflector of porcelain or other suitable material, which is of the
form of an inverted cone, the same being hollow and fitted over and retained by a
similarly shaped core K, of metal, whose lower end is screwed, or otherwise
secured, to the centre of the arms B..
L represents a metallic tubular head which is of the form of a cone having its
uppermost end upon which rests the deflector; said base and lower end of the
deflector being of the same diameter, whereby there is a uniform inclination from
the lower part of the head to the upper part of the deflector, thus causing the air
admitted within the flame to reach the extreme tip of the same in an unbroken or
direct line, without being turned aside from its course, and enabling. the flame
to be extended to a considerable length and effecting an economical combustion
of the gas.
The head L rests on the arms B, and the lower end of the core K passes through
said head and is screwed, or otherwise secured, to said arm.
To the under side of the arms B is secured a deflector hood M of the form of an
inverted cone having a central opening and surrounding the pipe O, and serving to
distribute air both outside and inside of the row of burners A.
It will be seen that owing to the deflector being tapering and having its lower
end pointed or narrow it can be used in small burners, and serves to produce an
extended flame, there being an unobstructed passage of air within the flame along
the side of the deflector from below, from the commencement of the head to the
top of the deflector.
The chimney Facts as a regenerator, serving to raise the air traversing the
space between the same and the globe G to a high temperature, the air thus
fed to the burner serving, to produce a brilliant light, the gas being thoroughly
consumed, thereby effecting a saving of gas..
At the top of the deflector J is a flange or lip N, and the portion of the
chimney F just above said lip. is contracted or: formed with a. neck, whereby the
flame is made even at top, and steady.
Attached to the tubes forming the burner A, and in communication therewith,
is a gas distributor A, consisting of an annular chamber within which are
arranged deflectors A³, which are secured to the opposite walls on the interior
of the chamber and project in such manner as to form a flaring space between
them.
By this construction the gas is permitted to expand and caused to be fed to the
flame in a uniform manner, avoiding puffing and hissing of the flame:
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is:-
First A gas burner having: a deflector in the form of an inverted cone, the
lower end whereof is within the burner proper substantially as described.
Second: A gas burner having a deflector in the form of an inverted cone, and
at the lower end a head, also in the form of an inverted cone, coinciding with the
inclination of the deflector, substantially as described..
Third: A gas burner having a globe which surrounds a chimney and is open at
the top and closed at the bottom substantially as described.
Fourth A gas burner having a globe whose lower end closes under the burner
proper substantially as described..
Fifth-A gas burner having a hollow deflector and a core within the same,
substantially as described.

page_text: Sixth-A gas burner having a deflector with a lip at the top, and a chimney
with a neck above the same substantially as described.
Seventh-A burner and a globe having a closed bottom in combination with a
deflector M which is located between the under side of the burner proper and said
bottom of the globe, substantially as described.
Eighth A gas burner having a deflector in the form of an inverted cone
within the burner proper, a chimney, and a globe open at the top and closed at
the bottom which is below the burner proper substantially as described.
Ninth A gas burner having a gas distributor A¹, with deflectors A* having a
flaring space between them, substantially as, and for the purpose set forth.
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.