Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 26th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 14th June, 1887.
WILLIAM WELCH of 36 Saint George's Square Portsmouth in the County of Hanta
(Civil Engineer) do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To provide an Improvement for safely using mineral and other liquid oils-and
gasses for lighting fires and heating purposes-whereby a more expeditious-and
economical means are obtained-instead of using wood-and other substances as at
present.
I construct the fire lighters or burners as follows of any size or configuration a few
superficial inches of surface being all that is necessary for the lighters in ordinary
stoves and other domestic purposes and may be sufficiently small to pass between the
spaces of ordinary grate bars and resting on the bottom of the fire box-immediately
underneath the coal-coke or other fuel-intended to be used.
Agreeably with the required dimensions I provide a metal or fireproof porcelain box
-the top being moveable but which is secured when complete at a small distance
below the upper rim-or edge of the box-a small tube or pipe is inserted leading
into the interior of the box either at the bottom-or side-for the supply of the
oils gas or substances used-the tube or pipe is provided with a small stop tap-
and feeder for supplying and enclosing the oil &c.—within the box and regulating
the supply when retained for occasional use in urging the combustion of the fuel at
other times than that of lighting.
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Within the box covering the bottom surface is placed a porous or granular
substance of required thickness-over and above which a finely perforated surface
is attached either of metal-or fire proof porcelain-allowing the liquid oils―or
gasses to percolate through to the outer surface of the burner-or lighter-the
ignition of which producing the combustion of the fuel above-whereby a speedy fire
is attained and with much less smoke than as with ordinary lighting.
Dated this 26th day of July 1886

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Utilizing Oils or Gases as Fuel
and for Lighting Fires.
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I, WILLIAM WELCH of 36 Saint Georges Square Portsmouth in the County of
Hants (Civil Engineer), 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 :—
To produce an improvement for safely using mineral and other oils and gasses for
lighting fires and heating purposes-whereby a more expeditious—and economical
means are obtained instead of using wood and other substances as at present.
I construct the fire lighters or burners as follows-of any size or configuration―
a few superficial inches of surface being all that is necessary for the lighters or burners
in ordinary stoves-and other domestic purposes-and sufficiently small to pass between
the spaces of ordinary grate bars and resting on the bottom-or grating of the fire
box immediately underneath the coko-coal or other fuel intended to be used.
Agreeably with the required dimensions-I provide a metal or fire-proof porcelain
box the top being moveable but which is secured when complete-at a small distance
below the upper rim-or edge of the box.
A small tube or pipe is inserted leading into the interior of the box-or burner-
either at the bottom or side-for the supply of the oils-gasses or substances used―
The tube or pipe is provided with a stop tap-and feeder-forming the handle-for
supplying the oil or gas within the box and regulating the supply-when retained
for occasional use in urging the combustion of the fuel at other times than that of
lighting.
Within the box-covering the bottom surface-is placed a porous or granular
substance of required thickness-over and above which a finely perforated surface
is attached either of metal or fire-proof porcelain-allowing the liquid oils or gasses
to percolate through to the outer surface of the burner or lighter the ignition of
which producing the combustion of the fuel above-whereby a speedy fire is attained
and with much less smoke than as with ordinary means.
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
The formation construction-and application of fire-lighters and burners for
supplying liquid and gasseous substances for lighting-super-heating-and urging the
combustion of coke coal-and other fuel-in ordinary and other fire places-as
substantially described.
Dated this 25th day of April 1887.