Improvements in Lamp Wick Winding Mechanism.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 18th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lamp Wick Winding Mechanism.
I WILLIAM TUCKER WEBBER, of The Birmingham Carriage Lamp Works,
Bishop Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement
of parts constituting mechanism for raising, lowering and controlling the position
of lamp wicks.
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This my invention is more particularly intended. for application to the long
tubular carriage lamp burners, and to bicycle lamps or other lamps which are
usually under considerable vibrations, whereby the wicks are liable to be gradually
shaken down and thereby diminish or extinguish the light.
In carrying out my invention, I employ the usual (or other suitable) spider
wheel, whose teeth or spikes press into the side of the wick in order to raise or
lower it, which said wheel is carried upon a spindle and operated from the exterior
by means of a button wheel or its equivalent.
Instead of making the wick tube in one continuous straight line however, as is
usual, I make such portions of it that may be above and below the wheel aforesaid,
in a vertical central or nearly central line with the axis of the said wheel and
further curve or divert the tube around the wheel so that the wick has to take a
circuitous path about half way around the wheel before it emerges at the vertical
burning point. If desired in some cases I may employ a spring which shall press
upon the wick at such curved part.
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By these means the vertical line of direction of the wick being diverted, its
tendency to shake downwards is obviated by reason of its having to move in
a horizontal direction (at the curved part) as well as in the vertical direction,
while the placing of the winding wheel in a central position economizes space
and permits of a larger button wheel in confined cases than would be possible
otherwise.
Dated this 13th day of July 1894.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
Improvements in Lamp Wick Winding Mechanism.
I WILLIAM TUCKER WEBBER, of The Birmingham Carriage Lamp Works,
Bishop Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement
of parts constituting mechanisni for raising, lowering and controlling the position
of lamp wicks.
This my invention is more particularly intended for application to the long

page_text: tubular carriage lamp burners, and to bicycle lamps or other lamps which are
usually under considerable vibrations, whereby the wicks are liable to be gradually
shaken down and thereby diminish or extinguish the light.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention, I have appended hereunto
an illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a part sectional view of this my invention.
Fig. 2, is a front elevation of the invention.
Fig. 3, is a sectional plan view on line A-B (Fig. 1).
4, is the oil container, to which is attached the burner 5, by screwing or otherwise.
I employ the usual (or other suitable) spider wheel 6, whose teeth or spikes 7,
press into the side of the wick 8, (shown by dotted lines) in order to raise or
fower it, which said wheel is carried upon a spindle 9, and operated from the
exterior by means of a button wheel 10, or its equivalent.
Instead of making the wick tube 11, in one continuous straight line however as is
usual, I make such portions 12 and 13, of it that may be above and below the
wheel aforesaid, in a vertical central or nearly central line with the axis of the
said wheel and further curve or divert the tube at 14, around the wheel, so that
the wick has to take a circuitous path about half way around the wheel before it
emerges at the vertical burning point.
By these means the vertical line of direction of the wick being diverted, its
tendency to shake downwards is obviated by reason of its having to move somewhat
in a horizontal direction at the curved part 14, as well as in the vertical direction,
while the placing of the winding wheel in a central position economizes space and
permits of a larger button wheel in confined cases than would be possible otherwise.
As shown I am enabled to so confine the parts as to readily facilitate its use for
carriage lamps as it may be passed upwards through a carriage lamp socket in the
manner of an ordinary carriage lamp handle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
In oil lamps, the employment of the curved wick tube combined and arranged
with the burner and wick winding mechanism, as set forth and shown and for the
purposes specified.
Dated this 11th day of April 1895.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.