Improvements in Safety Hydrocarbon Oil Burners.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Dec., 1899
Last
29th May 1900-Accepted, 30th June, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Safety Hydrocarbon Oil Burners.
I, ROBERT THOMSON BRAND, of Lot 89, Duke Street, Georgetown, Demerara,
British Guiana, Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
8 follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in safety hydrocarbon oil burners,
which consists of an appliance of gauze woven from metallic wire for enclosing
the wick or part of the wick inserted in the reservoir of an oil lamp.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now pro-
ceed to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to
letters and figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a front elevation of the apparatus attached to a burner.
Fig. 2, is a side elevation showing the hinge.
Fig. 3, is the opposite side elevation of the apparatus showing the position
of the catch.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct a flat tube a of woven
wire (gauze) of any metallic substance, or perforated metal, or bamboo, glass,
earthenware or of any other materials, with or without perforations to enclose
the cotton wick. On one side of the flat tube a I solder a metallic hinge b this
said hinge b works on a loop c of wire soldered at each end to the underside of
an ordinary lamp burner. On the opposite side of the flat tube a I solder a
loop d and to this said loop I attach a catch e loosely hung, and on the under-
side of the burner I solder another loop f to receive the end g of the said catch e
for fixing the gauze flat tube a in a vertical position as shown in Fig. 1. The
dotted lines in Fig. 1, denote the gauze flat tubes' position when the catch e
is unfastened for inserting the wick, or it may be placed at any angle.
The aforesaid apparatus may be used for lamps, stoves
explosive oils may be used.
or the like, where
The object of my invention is to prevent explosions in hydrocarbon oil lamps.
1899
J.
BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Safety nyu
I, ROBERT THOMSON BRAND, of Lot 89, Duke Street, Georgetown, Demerara,
5 British Guiana, Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and

page_text: in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in safety hydrocarbon oil burners,
which consists of an appliance of gauze woven from metallic wire for enclosing
the wick or part of the wick inserted in the reservoir of an oil lamp.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now pro-
ceed to describe the drawing filed with the Provisional Specification, reference
being had to letters and figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a front elevation of the apparatus attached to a burner.
Fig. 2, is a side elevation showing the hinge.
Fig. 3, is the opposite side elevation of the apparatus showing the position
of the catch.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct a flat tube a of woven
wire (gauze) of any metallic substance, or perforated metal, or bamboo, glass,
earthenware or of any other materials, with or without perforations to enclose
the cotton wick. On one side of the flat tube a I solder a metallic hinge 6 this
said hinge works on a loop c of wire soldered at each end to the underside of
an ordinary lamp burner. On the opposite side of the flat tube a I solder a
loop d and to this said loop I attach a catch c loosely hung, and on the under-
side of the burner I solder another loop f to receive the end g of the said catch e
for fixing the gauze flat tube a in a vertical position as shown in Fig. 1. The
dotted lines in Fig. 1, denote the gauze flat tubes' position when the catch e
is unfastened for inserting the wick, or it may be placed at any angle.
The aforesaid apparatus may be used for lamps, stoves or the like, where
explosive oils may be used.
The object of my invention is to prevent explosions in hydrocarbon oil lamps.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. In safety hydrocarbon oil burners, the combination and arrangement of
the wire gauze flat tube a hinge b loop c loop d catch e and loop f fitted to any
ordinary lamp burner, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawing.
2. The safety apparatus for enclosing a cotton lamp wick to prevent explosions,
substantially as fully described in the above specification.
Dated this 28th day of May 1900
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W..
Agent for the Applicant.