IMPROVEMENTS IN ARGAND GAS- BURNERS
Year: 1884

page_text: We JOHN GOODSON and WILLIAM GOODSON both of 213 Vauxhall Bridge Road,
in the County of Middlesex, Gas Fitting and Gas Burner Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of our said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN ARGAND GAS-
BURNERS," to be as follows:-
:
This Invention relates to that class of Gas burners known as "Argand," and has
for its object the production of increased steadiness of flame, and increased
illuminating power from a given quantity of gas consumed by such burners.
The Invention consists in making the body of the burner and gallery of brass or
other suitable metal or alloy. Beneath the body of the burner, gallery and central
opening there is a chamber to which is attached a regulator made in accordance
with those described in the Specification of our Patent No 1766 dated April 7th
1883. The body of the burner or that part of it that receives the steatite top is
connected to the lower part by three supports cast with it. Through each of these
supports there is drilled a hole, so that three communications or gas ways are
formed between the chamber and the underside and interior of the steatite top, the
outer part of which is screwed into the body, while the lower and inner edge of the
Steatite rests upon a shoulder at the bottom. Over the lower and inner edge of
the Steatite a ring is slipped so that the gas on passing into the body strikes
the ring and becomes more equally distributed before entering the steatite top.
The bottom of the gallery is perforated with a number of holes or slots, and over
these holes or slots there is placed a disc, also having holes or slots and capable of
being partially revolved. When the holes or slots are coincident in both gallery
and disc, air will flow back to the outer and inner side of the flame, but on turning
the disc, the air passages will be more or less closed and thus the quantity of air
admitted to the flame may be regulated, while the velocity of that portion of it
going to the inner part of the flame is moderated by having to pass under the body
and between the spaces formed by the supports. Over the disc and within the
gallery there is a curved and perforated cone which directs the air to the proper
point of the exterior of the flame, and also permits some to flow up the inside of

page_text: the glass chimney to keep it cool. The Gallery is furnished with wire supports for
maintaining the Chimney in position, and may also have arms attached to support
a globe or shade.
Burners made as above described are found to produce greater steadiness of flame
than is usual, and an increased quantity of light.
Dated thin Tauhun bunk dan
1001
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We JOHN GOODSON and WILLIAM GOODSON both of 213 Vauxhall Bridge Road,
in the County of Middlesex, Gas Fitting and Gas Burner Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN ARGAND GAS BURNERS
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement reference being had to the
accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to
say:-
This invention relates to that class of gas burners known as "Argand," and
has for its object the production of increased steadiness of flame, and increased
illuminating power from a given quantity of gas consumed by such burners.
In order that the invention may be more easily understood drawings are attached
hereto of which the following is a description. Fig 1 is an elevation of the burner.
Fig 2 is a vertical sectional elevation, and Fig 3 is a sectional plan through A, B,
Fig 2, the cone and glass being removed. In each of the views similar letters refer
to the same parts.
The invention consists in making the body C of the burner and gallery D of
brass or other suitable metal or alloy. Beneath the body of the burner, gallery,
and central opening there is a chamber E, to which is attached a regulator made in
accordance with those described in the specification of our Patent No 1766 dated
April 7, 1883. The body of the burner or that part of it that receives the steatite
top F is connected to the lower part by three supports G, G, G, cast with it.
Through each of these supports there is drilled a hole H, so that three communi-
cations or gas ways are formed between the chamber and the underside and
interior of the steatite top, the outer part of which is screwed into the body, while
the lower and inner edge of the steatite rests upon a shoulder at the bottom. Over
the lower and inner edge of the steatite a ring I is slipped so that the gas on
passing into the body strikes the ring and becomes more equally distributed before
entering the steatite top. The bottom of the gallery is perforated with a number
of holes or slots J, J, Fig 3, and over or under these holes or slots there is placed a
disc K, also having holes or slots, and capable of being partially revolved. When
the holes or slots are coincident in both gallery and disc, air will flow in a certain
quantity to the outer and inner side of the flame, but on turning the disc the air
passages will be more or less closed and thus the quantity of air admitted to the

page_text: flame may be regulated, while the velocity of that portion of it going to the inner
part of the flame is moderated by having to pass under the body and between the
spaces formed by the supports. Over the disc and within the gallery there is a
curved and perforated cone L which directs the air to the proper point of the
exterior of the flame, and also permits some to flow up the inside of the glass
chimney to keep it cool. The gallery is furnished with wire supports M for
maintaining the chimney N in position, and may also have arms attached to
support a globe or shade.
Burners made as above described are found to produce greater steadiness of flame
than is usual, and an increased quantity of light.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is,
1. The construction of argand burners with a ring I arranged as herein described
and shown on the drawings, and
2. The construction of argand burners with a perforated gallery and disc K,
arranged so as to control the air supply to both inner and outer surfaces of the
flame, and as herein described and shown on the drawings.