Improved Extinguisher for Oil Burners.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification 1 eft. 26th Jan 1900 Accented 26th Apr. 1900
Improved Extinguisher for Oil Burners.
I, HERBERT VILLIERS RIPPINGILLE, of the Firm of the Frank Rippingille Stove
Company Limited, Plume Street, Aston, in the County of Warwick, Manu-
facturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to extinguishers for oilburners and consists of a straight
wire cranked at both ends to form fulcrums or bearings and having a counter-
balance weight at one end to keep the extinguisher away from the flame of the
burner, except when required. The straight middle portion of the wire carries
a tube or roller of suitable size which by rolling sideways over the wick of the
burner extinguishes the flame. I preferably attach the extinguisher to the cone
of the burner so that when the cone is hinged back the extinguisher is out of the
way & does not interfere with the operation of trimming the wick or cleaning
the perforated part of the burner.
Doted this 25th dox of A 1000
HERBERT VILLIERS RIPPINGILLE.
Improved Extinguisher for Oil Burners.
HERBERT VILLIERS RIPPINGILLE, Assistant Manager Frank Rippingille Stove
Co. Ltd., Plume Street, Aston, Birmingham, 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:-
My invention relates to extinguishers for oil burners of lamps and stoves. In
order that my invention and the method of carrying same into effect may be
the more readily understood I append hereunto one sheet of explanatory drawings
to be hereinafter referred to. Figure 1 is a vertical section through line Z, 1',
shown on Fig. 2.
Figure 2 is a plan. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through line Q, R, as shown
in Fig. 2.
A metal roller or tube B is mounted upon a cranked wire or wires A bent in
the manner shown in Fig. 1 so that the ends form fulcrums or bearings upon which
the extinguisher works." A counterbalance weight C is attached at one or both
ends in such a manner as to keep the roller B, from coming in contact with the
flame unless required to extinguish it in which case by moving the weight C
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page_text: upwards the roller is made to roll across the top of the wick tube D and so
extinguish the flame.
I preferably attach the extinguisher to the cone E so that when the cone is
hinged back or removed, as the case may be, the extinguisher does not interfere
with trimming operations. By one method the extinguisher is held in position
by the nuts K, K, the wire A working in the grooves H, H, on the under side
of the cone E, which form bearings, but I do not confine myself to this method
of attaching the extinguisher nor to the position shown as it may be readily
understood that by suitable modifications or alterations my extinguisher may be
made for use with any oil burner having a flat wick without departing from the
essential elements on my invention.
The weight C may be dispensed with and a spring used to serve the same
purpose.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly. In the construction of oil lamp or stove burners, an extinguisher, having
a roller or tube acting as a roller, to roll over the wick tube or wick and so
extinguish the flame substantially as herein before described.
Secondly. The improved method of mounting the extinguishers of oil lamp
and stove burners in connection with the cone so as to automatically remove the
extinguisher from contact with the wick tube or gauze L when cleaning or
trimming same as hereinbefore explained.
Dated this 26th day of January 1900.
HERBERT VILLIERS RIPPINGILLE.