Heating Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Heating Purposes.
I, JOHN WATSON, of St Albans, in the County of Hertford, Nurseryman and
Florist do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE APPLICATION OF GAS FUEL TO BOILERS FOR HEATING PURPOSES to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the application of gas
fuel to boilers constructed according to an invention for which Letters Patent were
granted to me dated 1st January 1884, No. 156, entitled "Improvements in the
construction of boilers for heating conservatories, greenhouses, and other analogous
purposes."
In carrying out my invention, I enclose the boiler in a case formed of iron or
other suitable metal, in which the boiler is suspended about four inches above the
bottom of the case, and about one inch from the top of the same; leaving sufficient
room at the back for the passage of the fumes to the chimney.
I form the burners on the Bunsen principle, with suitable provisions for
admitting and mixing air with the gas as it enters the pipes, of which the burners
are constructed.
The gas burners are composed of common gas pipe, perforated with small holes ;
suitable holes being also made in the case, where the pipes enter the same; and
holes are also made in the case having swing covers, through which a light is
inserted for lighting the gas.

page_text: Heating Furposes.
I JOHN WATSON, of St. Albans, in the County of Hertford, Nurseryman and
Florist, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the application of gas
fuel to boilers constructed according to an invention for which Letters Patent were
granted to me dated 1st January 1884, No. 156 entitled "Improvements in the
construction of boilers for heating conservatories, greenhouses, and other analogous
purposes."
In carrying out my invention I enclose the boiler in a case formed of iron or
other suitable metal in which the boiler is suspended or sustained a short distance
above the bottom of the case.
I sometimes fit the front of the casing with a flanged plate surrounding the
doors; which plate forms a lining for a similarly formed aperture in a brick or
other wall, whereby the apparatus is firmly supported, and suitable accessibility is
obtained for attending to the boiler, without the necessity of entering the building
for that purpose.
And in order, that my said invention may be particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
The
Fig. 1 is a front view of the apparatus, complete. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal
sectional elevation: Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation, and Fig. 4 is a plan
of the same. a is the boiler having an internal flue b open from end to end.
form of the boiler is clearly seen on reference to Figs. 2 and 3. c care the
circulating pipes, the pipe c conveying the cooled water to the boiler, and the pipe c¹
conveying the heated water to the building to be warmed. dare the atmo-
spheric gas burners, on the Bunsen principle, one (d) being placed in the internal
flue, and the other (d') under the boiler, as shewn. The latter burner is preferably
made of a dished or curved form, as shewn, in section, in Fig. 3.
The doors e e are made to lift off with snugs, as usual, for convenience in
lighting the gas, and the openings f f are made to suit the form of the burners, so
that they may be readily withdrawn, when desirable. A perforated moveable
plate g is fitted at the top of the casing through which warmed air ascends and
under which a dish or pan of water is placed to supply moisture to the air. The
lower part of the case is perforated to admit cool air to be warmed. ¿ is the flue
or chimney. is the brickwork or masonry in which the plate is imbedded.
This plate is united to the front plate of the casing by casting in one therewith, or
otherwise; and flanges, as at 1, or of other suitable form, are provided, in order
that the same may be held firmly in the brickwork.
I do not confine myself to any particular form of burner, and in some cases
I dispense with the plate and the masonry in which it is fitted, as it is obvious
that the method of setting the boiler may be very much varied to suit the variety
of purposes to which it may be applied.

page_text: 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. The application and use of gas fuel to the form of boiler comprised in my said
Letters Patent No. 15684, substantially as herein before described and shewn on
the drawings.
2. The method of setting boilers, constructed as aforesaid and adapted for
burning gas in brickwork or masonry, by means of the plate and flanges P, or
their equivalents, substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and
shewn on the drawings.
3. The general construction combination and arrangement of the several and
respective parts, together forming my improvements in the application of gas fuel
to boilers for heating purposes, substantially as herein before described and shewn
on the drawings.