An Improved Spirit Lamp.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 5th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 21st Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Spirit Lamp.
JOHN HARRISON SANDERS, 16, Freelands Road, Bromley, Kent, Engineer. I do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This lamp is an invention to be used in the present carriage lamps cabs travellers
reading lamps &c. and is to take the place of the candle.
The lamp is the shape of an ordinary candle, & is for burning spirit the construc-
tion is as follows in the centre is a wire gauze or perforated metal between the outer
metal casing of the lamp & the wire gauze or perforated metal is packed with wool
or cotton-waste to absorb the spirit & is capped with a plate about ½ inch from the
top of the lamp. The top of the lamp is screwed on to which the burner is attached
the wick descends between the gauze or perforated metal. For raising or lowering
the light a wire about 1 inch long runs parallel with the wick the lower end is
turned up so as to grasp the wick & the top is turned over the top of the burner
so as to prevent it from slipping and for regulating the light.
The light is extinguished by placing on the burner a close fitting metal cap.
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JOHN HARRISON SANDERS.
An Improved Spirit Lamp.
JOHN HARRISON SANDERS, 16, Freelands Road, Bromley, Kent, Engineer. I
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 :-
This invention has for its object the one of a spirit lamp to take the place of a
candle in carriages cabs & for railway reading lamps &c.
My invention is a lamp in the shape of an ordinary candle, for burning spirit the
construction is as follows.
In the centre is a wire gauze or perforated metal. The space between the outer
casing of the lamp & the wire gauze or perforated metal is packed with wool or
cotton waste to absorb the spirit this is capped with a plate about in. from the
top of the lamp. The top of the lamp is screwed on to which the burner is
attached.
The wick descends within the gauze or perforated metal.
For raising or lowering the light a wire about 1 in. long runs parallel with the
wick the lower end is turned up so as to grasp the wick and the top is turned over
the top of the burner so as to prevent it from slipping & for regulating the light.
The light is extinguished by placing on the burner a close fitting cap closed by
a spring.
The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention.
Fig. 1 on drawing is a general elevation of lamp.
Fig. 2 is a section down the centre of lamp.
Fig. 3 shows the top of lamp.
Fig. 4 the pin for regulating the light.
A The wire for regulating the light.
B The metal cap for extinguishing the light.
C The spring for keeping B in position.
D The interior gauze or perforated metal cylinder.
CD

page_text: The outer cylinder.
G The cap for the interior of the perforated metal cylinder about inch from
the top of cylinder marked F.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The wire for regulating the light marked A.
2. The metal cap for extinguishing the light and the spring marked C for keeping
same position.
3. The interior gauze or perforated metal cylinder marked D.
4. The outer cylinder marked F.
5. The cap for the interior of the perforated metal cylinder about 1 in. from the
top of cylinder marked F.
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JOHN HARRISON SANDERS.