Improvements in Portable Spirit Stoves and Accessories adapted for Cyclists', Travellers', and Picnic use.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 16th July,
1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Spirit Stoves and Accessories adapted for
Cyclists', Travellers', and Picnic use.
I, WILLIAM APPLEBY, of 28, Cambridge Circus, Hackney Road, in the County
of London, Can Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention 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 relates to portable spirit stoves and accessories adapted for
cyclists', travellers' and picnic use, and consists chiefly of a combination or set
of nine parts or pieces, namely, a lamp, a spirit bottle, a stand, a boiler, and a
loose cover, a cup, a bottle or can with screwed nozzle, a small tin box for salt
and pepper, and a spoon. The same being designed for easily and rapidly
heating water for bovril, tea and the like, or heating any kind of refreshments.
These articles are made preferably tapering so as to fit together and into each
other when not in use, and occupy small space. The whole of them can be packed
in a small space and carried in any suitable case or cover.
I will now describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which:-
Fig. 1 shews the vessels and parts as in use, and Fig. 2 a sectional view of the
same fitted together and packed for transit.
Fig. 3 shews a leather case to hold the stove and accessories provided with
straps to secure same to the handle bar or frame of a cycle.
In Figs. 1 and 2, a is the stand or base consisting of a tapered cylinder open
at both ends standing on its larger end. Into the upper end of this is placed
the lamp 6 provided with air holes c in the side and perforated inside rim or
ridge d on top. The boiler e with handle f and loose cover g, with slot to fit
over the handle f contains the water, or other liquid or food to be heated, and
is placed over the stove, after the spirit has been put in and ignited. The holes c,
and perforated rim d are sufficient to supply the necessary current of air. h is
a drinking cup or tin, i is a vessel with screw cap to contain milk, water, tea or
other liquid or food as desired. is the bottle or can in which the spirit is
carried and has a screwed nozzle. I is the salt or pepper box and m the spoon
which is flat or shaped so as to take up little room. The spoon can be inserted
between any of the pieces when not required. If desired more than one drinking
cup and spoon can be used.
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 a portable spirit stove for cyclists', travellers' or picnic use, the combi-
nation of the herein mentioned nine articles made to fit together as herein des-
cribed and set forth.
2 In a portable spirit stove for cyclists and the like, the combination of the
stove b, stand a, and boiler e with or without the cover g, cup h, bottle i, spirit

page_text: bottle k, box, and spoon m, or any of them, and with or without a leather or
other suitable case provided with strap, handles or other simple means of carry-
ing same, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 18th day of April 1898
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Agent for Applicant, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.