GAS BURNERS FOR HEATING AND BOILING PURPOSES to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I SAMUEL SIDDAWAY of George Street West Bromwich Ironfounder do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "GAS BURNERS FOR HEATING AND BOILING
PURPOSES to be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to Gas Burners for heating or Boiling purposes and has for
its object the production of a powerfull concentrated flame surface without the use
of metalic gauze perforated holes or slotted openings as now in use, but claiming
at the same time to realize as good a heating result as the most perfect of these
methods.
In carrying out my Improvements I employ one or more concave chambers of
metal or other suitable material but not so covered as to close the chamber but
placed so as to leave a small orifice between the upper edge of the chamber and the
under surface of the disc, this is done by passing a screw through a hole in the
centre of the disc and fastening it into a peg which rises in the centre of the concave
chamber just above the upper edge of the said chamber. The chamber or chambers
and discs instead of being circular may be elliptical square, triangular or any other
convenient shape. Connected with the chamber is a tube the interior of which is
in communication with and passes into the concave chamber and the number of
the tubes may be increased when the chamber and orifice are so large that one tube
is insufficient to supply the same. The end of the tube furthest from the burner
is fitted with an air bulb and gas jet as in an ordinary gas stove or Burner.
In these Burners the air is combined with the gas in the proportions necessary to
secure a perfect atmospheric flame. The gas and air after passing along the tube
empty themselves into the concave chamber and then rise to the orifice at the edge
of the chamber where combustion takes place and the width of the Orifice is so
regulated as to prevent the gas from running back to the gas jet.
The advantages of using this Burner are, that the costly metal gauze is dispensed
with and the constant renewal of the same rendered unnecessary and the objection
to the ordinary perforated or slotted Burners which soon fur up and require
replacing, is overcome. Should there arise at any time any accumulation on the
surface of the disc or in the chamber, the disc can be removed in a moment and
both cleaned and replaced, so that practically these burners are indestructible.

page_text: I, SAMUEL SIDDAWAY, of George Street, West Bromwich, Ironfounder, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "GAS-BURNERS FOR HEATING AND BOILING
PURPOSES 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 gas-burners for heating and boiling purposes and has
for its object the production of a powerful concentrated flame surface without the
use of metallic gauze, perforated holes or slotted openings as now in use, but
claiming at the same time to realize as good a heating result as the most perfect
of these methods.
In carrying out my Invention I employ one or more concave chambers of metal
or other suitable material and so covered by a disc as to leave a small orifice
between the upper edge of the chamber and the under surface of the disc. The
disc is secured by a screw which passes through a central hole and screws into
a peg which rises in the centre of the concave chamber just above the upper edge
of the said chamber. Connected with the chamber or chambers is a tube having
at its outer end an air bulb and gas jet as in an ordinary gas stove or burner.
The advantages of using this burner are, that the costly metal gauze is dispensed
with and the constant renewal of the same rendered unnecessary and the objection
to the ordinary perforated or slotted burners which soon fur up and require
replacing, is overcome. Should there arise at any time any accumulation on the
surface of the plate or in the chamber, the plate can be removed in a moment and
both cleaned and replaced, so that practically these burners are indestructable.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawing the
manner in which my Invention is to be performed; the same letters of reference
on the drawing indicate corresponding parts in all the Figures.
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation and Figure 2 a part sectional plan of my
Improved gas-burner having a concave chamber covered with a disc. In Figure 2
the disc is removed. Figure 3 is an elevation and Figure 4 a plan of the same;
Figures 5 and G. are a part sectional elevation and a plan respectively of my
Improved gas-burner having a rectangular chamber and covered by a rectangular
plate. In Figure 6 the plate is removed.
A is a concave chamber of metal or other suitable material so covered by a disc B
as to leave a small orifice b¹ between the upper edge of the chamber A and the
inner surface of the disc B. The disc is secured by a screw C which passes
through a central hole 6 and screws into a peg D which rises in the centre of the
concave chamber A just above the upper edge of the said chamber. Connected
with the chamber is a tube E having at its outer end an ordinary air bulb e¹ with
an air inlet e and a gas jet F.
The chamber or chambers instead of being circular and covered by a disc may
be elliptical, square, triangular, star-shaped or any other convenient shape and be
covered by a plate or plates of similar form. In Figures 5 and 6 the chamber A¹
is of rectangular form and is covered by a rectangular plate B¹ and secured by two
screws C¹ to the two pegs D¹.
When the chamber or chambers and orifices are so large that one tube is insuffi-
cient to supply them two or more tubes may be used. When two or more chambers
are used they may be cast together with the tube or tubes either in a row or circle
or other convenient form as will be readily understood.
In these burners the air is combined with the gas in the proportions necessary
to secure a perfect atmospheric flame. The gas enters at the jet F and the air at

page_text: the inlet e and after passing along the tube E empty themselves into the chamber,
and rise to the orifice b' at the edge of the chamber where combustion takes place
and the width of the orifice b₁ is so regulated as to prevent the gas running back
to the jet.
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details as
herein described and illustrated as the saine may be varied without departing from
the nature of my Invention.
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:
In gas-burners for heating and boiling purposes the application and use of
a chamber, connected with an inlet tube or tubes, in combination with and so
covered by a plate as to leave an orifice for the flame at the edge thereof for the
purpose substantially as herein described and illustrated in my drawing.