Improvements in or connected with Spirit or Oil Stoves.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 10th Apr., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Spirit or Oil Stoves.
I, MAXIME EUGENE LORME of 9 Bread Street Hill in the City of London
Merchant 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, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed
and to the figures and letters marked thereon, that is to say :-
The invention relates to improvements in or connected with spirit or oil stoves.
It frequently happens that in stoves of this class and more especially spirit
stoves the wick through inattention becomes charred and spoiled, and it then
becomes necessary to insert a new wick and this is not always at hand and the
stove is consequently rendered useless until a fresh supply of wicks is obtained.
Now the object of the present invention is to make a part of the stove itself a
receptacle for the storage of wicks so that a new wick will always be at hand and
the inconvenience above pointed out will be avoided.
I will now proceed to describe my invention with reference to the accompanying
drawings, in which
Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section of a spirit stove having the present
invention applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a sectional view of part of Figure 1 representing the handle of the
stove detached from the body thereof.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 1 but representing a slight modification and
Figure 4 represents a portion of Figure 3 but with the cap of the handle
detached and
Figure 5 is a sectional elevation of a portion of a stove representing a modification
in the form of the reservoir.
In the several figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2 a represents the body of the stove and a' represents
the handle or reservoir thereof which in this example instead of being fixed with
the body a as heretofore, is formed hollow and is detachably connected with the
body a by forming a screw thread a³ upon the end of the handle or reservoir a¹
which screws into a corresponding thread formed in a fitting a³ fixed with the
body a.
By this arrangement of parts the hollow handle or reservoir a' may constitute
a store or receptacle for wicks and other small accessories to which access may
readily be had by unscrewing the handle whilst at the same time the contained
articles will be perfectly protected against the influence of moisture.
In the example given at Figures 3 and 4 the handle or reservoir a¹ instead of
being detachable from the body a is permanently fixed therewith whilst in order
to afford access to the interior of the handle or reservoir a¹ a screw thread a is
formed upon the outer end thereof, and a separate cap a³ correspondingly threaded
is employed to close the same, so that access may readily be had to the interior of
the handle or reservoir.
The device lastly hereinbefore described is in some respects preferable to the
first arrangement inasmuch as the entrance to the chamber formed by the handle
or reservoir is larger in diameter and therefore facilitates access to the contents
thereof.
In the example given at Figure 5 the handle or reservoir instead of taking the

page_text: form of a long handle such as that herein before shown and described is in this case
formed as a hollow lug a¹ provided with a lid a³ hinged at a² to the body a and
one of these lugs or handles is placed at each side of the stove as will be readily
understood.
Although the invention is shown and described in connection with a spirit stove
it will be evident that it is also applicable to some classes of oil stoves, whilst
the form of the handle or reservoir a¹ may be varied according to circumstances.
By the means hereinbefore described a convenient and safe means integral with
the stove is provided for storing wicks or other small accessories, so that they will
always be at hand when required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A spirit or oil stove provided with a handle or the like formed hollow and
furnished with means for opening and closing the same in order to constitute a
damp-proof receptacle for wicks and other small accessories substantially as herein
shown and described.
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WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27 Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.