Improvements in Apparatus for Lighting Fires.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 18th Apr.,
1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Lighting Fires.
WALTER PETER CHERRY, Plumber, 96, Porter Street, CHARLES EDWIN
CHERRY and FREDERICK DIXON, both of 19, Waterhouse Lane, all of the Town or
Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of apparatus for
lighting fires for domestic or other purposes. It consists of one or more tubes made
cylindrical or other suitable form, the said tube or tubes being filled with cotton
wick or other suitable absorbent material. At the lower part of the said tube o
tubes an oil fount is formed for holding paraffin, petroleum, or other suitable hydro-
carbon oil for saturating the said cotton wick or other suitable material contained
therein. Two hooks or holders are attached to the said oil fount for holding the
same on the fire-grate bar and a screw, hinge, or other suitable cap is provided for
charging same with oil when required. A. blow pipe tube is fitted to each of the
said wick tubes and is arranged in such a manner that a blast of air is directed on
the flame of burning oil issuing from the upper end of each wick tube, the blast of
air being supplied by means of air from the lungs or an ordinary hand bellows or
other suitable means. The number of wick tubes employed being arranged to suit
the size of the fire-grate.
In another form of arrangement the oil fount at the bottom part of the cylindrical
tube or tubes for supplying oil to the cotton wick is dispensed with, the said cotton
wick being simply saturated with paraffin, petroleum, or other suitable hydro-carbon
oil, the blow pipe being arranged in a similar manner to the hereinbefore mentioned
apparatus; two hooks or holders being also provided for holding the said apparatus.
on the fire-grate bar. To light the fire by the use of either of the herein before
described arrangements when the same is placed in position on the fire-grate bar, a
blast of air from the blow pipe directs the flame of burning oil (issuing from the
end of each wick tube) between the fire-grate bars and ignites the coal or other
fuel contained therein."
Dated this 10th day of June 1890.
WALTER PETER CHERRY.
CHARLES EDWIN CHERRY.
FREDERICK DIXON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Lighting Fires.
We, WALTER PETER CHERRY, of 96, Porter Street, Plumber, CHARLES
EDWIN CHERRY, of 19, Waterhouse Lane, Lamp Manufacturer, and FREDERICK
DIXON, of 19, Waterhouse Lane, Lamp Manufacturer, all of the Town or
Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, 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 relates to improvements in the construction of apparatus for
lighting fires for domestic or other purposes.

page_text: Fig. 3. shows end elevation of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4. shows front elevation of apparatus without oil fount.
Figs. 5 and 6. show plan and end elevation of Fig. 4.
Fig. 7. shows sectional elevation of apparatus with oil fount provided with handle
and the air tube carried inside.
The apparatus consists of one or more tubes A. made of cylindrical or other form,
the said tube or tubes being filled with cotton wick, or other suitable absorbent
material. At the lower part of the said tube or tubes A. an oil fount B is
formed for holding paraffin, petroleum or other suitable hydrocarbon oil for
saturating the said cotton wick or other suitable material contained therein. Two
hooks or holders C are attached to the said oil fount for holding the same on the
firegrate bar, and a screw, hinge, or other suitable cap D is provided for charging
same with oil when required. A blow pipe E is attached to the tube F which
is arranged with perforations opposite to each of the said wick tubes, and is
arranged in such a manner that a blast of air is directed on the flame of burning
oil issuing from the upper end of each wick tube; the blast of air being supplied
by means of air from the lungs, or an ordinary hand bellows or other suitable
means, and is conveyed by the tube E which is attached to the cross tube F, and oil
fount, in any suitable manner. The number of wick tubes employed being arranged
to suit the size of the firegrate.
In another form of apparatus shown at Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the oil fount B at the
bottom part of the cylindrical tubes A. for supplying oil to the cotton wick is
dispensed with, the tubes A being connected together and closed at the bottom, the
said cotton wick being simply saturated with paraffin or petroleum, or other suitable
hydrocarbon oil. The blow pipe E, and tube F being connected to the tubes in a
similar manner to the hereinbefore mentioned apparatus, two hooks or holders
being also provided for holding the said apparatus on the firegrate bar.
To light the fire by the use of either of the hereinbefore described arrange-
ments, when the same is placed in position on the firegrate bar a blast of air
conveyed through the perforations in the tube F, directs the flame of burning oil
issuing from the end of each wick tube, between the firegrate bars, and ignites the
coal or other fuel contained therein.
The apparatus may either be provided with a handle or not as is found con-
venient, and the blow pipe E may be connected to the cross tube F in any suitable
manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is―
1. Wick tubes A, provided with oil fount B, blow pipe E, perforated tube F,
and hooks C, substantially as and for the purposes such as shown and described.
2. Wick tubes A. without oil fount, connected together and provided with hooks C,
blow pipe E, and perforated tube F, substantially as and for the purposes such as
shown and described.
Dated this Tenth day of March 1891.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Waterhouse Chambers, Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.