An Improved Night Light and Infants' Feeding Bottle Heater.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 26th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 21st Mar.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Night Light and Infants' Feeding Bottle Heater.
I, FREDERIC SARGEANT HARBIDGE, of 13, Gordon Road, Cardiff, in the
County of Glamorgan, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
I construct & arrange a vessel of an oblong shape, open at the top, made of tin
or other suitable metal.
At a suitable distance from the bottom, on the inside, are two bars or straps
attached to two sides of the vessel; upon these straps or bars rests the bottom of
the bottle the contents of which are to be heated.
Beneath these straps or bars & in the vessel generally, water is placed to prevent
the bottle from cracking or becoming too hot.
The back & two sides are continued from the bottom of the vessel & form a stand
for the lamp to be placed in, the flame of which is concentrated upon the bottom of
the vessel above.
The aforementioned lamp is of an oblong shape & is made of tin or other suitable
metal & has a ring fastened to one side to facilitate removal from the stand of the
vessel, as already described, into which it slides.
In the top side are two orifices in which are fastened two cylinders; these
cylinders pass vertically through the inside to the bottom of the lamp & are
perforated; they form wells or guides into which the oil in the lamp flows. In the
aforesaid cylinders are inserted pieces of cork, which float upon the oil; in the
centre of these pieces of cork are orifices through which are passed pieces of wax
taper; these pieces of wax taper are tightly inserted in discs of tin, or other metal
which support the pieces of wax taper & prevent the cork from burning.
By arranging the lamp & vessel as described above, the contents of a feeding
bottle can be slowly or rapidly heated as desired, by lighting one or both pieces of
wax taper.
By the pieces of wax taper floating upon the oil, a steady flame is maintained
until the oil is consumed, without trimming or attention as is necessary in ordinary
wicks & burners. At the same time the heat given by the flame of one piece of
wax taper is calculated to maintain the contents of the bottle at a uniform
temperature.
Dated this 26th day of April 1890.
FREDERIC SARGEANT HARBIDGE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Night Light and Infants' Feeding Bottle Heater..
I, FREDERIC SARGEANT HARBIDGE, of 13, Gordon Road, Cardiff, in the
County of Glamorgan, Clerk, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved night light and infants' feeding bottle
heater.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon. Like letters represent like parts.
Fio is front elevation

page_text: Fig. 3, is a plan of the lamp with two cylinders;
Fig. 4, is a plan of a lamp with one cylinder.
I construct and arrange a vessel a of an oblong shape, open at the top, made of
tin or other suitable metal.
At a suitable distance from the bottom on the inside are two bars or straps b
attached to two sides of the vessel a; upon these straps or bars rest the bottom
of the bottle the contents of which are to be heated.
Beneath these straps or bars band in the vessel a generally, water is placed to
prevent the bottle from cracking or becoming too hot.
The back and two sides are continued from the bottom of the vessel and form
a stand for the lamp e to be placed in, the flame of which is concentrated upon the
bottom of the vessel above.
The aforementioned lamp e is of an oblong shape and is made of tin or other
suitable metal and has a ring fastened to one side to facilitate removal from the
stand 9 of the vessel, as already described, into which it slides.
In the top sides are two orifices in which are fastened two cylinders cc; these
cylinders pass vertically through the inside to the bottom of the lampe and are
perforated at they form wells or guides into which the oil in the lamp e flows.
In the aforesaid cylinders ce are inserted pieces of cork which float upon the
oil in the centre of these pieces of cork are orifices through which are passed
pieces of wax taper d; these pieces of wax taper d are tightly inserted in discs j of
tin or other metal which support the pieces of wax taper d and prevent the cork i
from burning.
If preferable the lamp may be constructed with one cylinder as in Fig. 4, so as to
take a piece of candle or night light, for the purpose of lighting and heating.
Water can be placed in the lamp to retard the consumption of the candle or night
light.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. By arranging the lamp and vessel as described the contents of a feeding
bottle placed therein can be maintained at a proper temperature and the trouble of
heating infants food in a separate vessel and then pouring same into a bottle, as is
now customary, is avoided and at the same time a steady night light is afforded.
2. By arranging the lamp as described the floating tapers are kept in a proper
position by means of the cylinders which act as guides or wells thus preventing
the said tapers therein from getting under the top side of the lamp when the oil
therein upon which the tapers float is becoming exhausted, substantially as
described.
3. By constructing the lamp with the one cylinder to receive a piece of candle or
night light for the purpose of lighting and heating, substantially as herein described
and according to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1891.
FREDERIC SARGEANT HARBIDGE,
Applicant.
J. P. Bayly,
18, Fulham Place, W., Applicant's Agent.