Improvements in Back Lamps, applicable to other Lamps.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 21th Aug.,. 1890
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 22nd Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Back Lamps, applicable to other Lamps.
I, WILLIAM PETERS, of back 81 Warstone Lane Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Tin Plate Worker do hereby declare that I am in possession of an invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN BACK LAMPS APPLICABLE TO OTHER LAMPS: by which means the
position of the burners of such lamps can be readily adjusted, while, by my arrange-
ment there is no projecting reservoir under the burner, to obstruct the downward
rays from such burner.
In carrying my invention into effect, I mount a vertical rod consisting of a tube or
other equivalent upon the back stand of the lamp, the back stand being made to bang
upon the wall; or stand upon the table; and upon this rod I mount a reservoir of
any convenient shape, but having a vertical shaft through same, through which the
rod passes, so that the reservoir slides up and down, or turns upon the rod as may be
desired. From the reservoir I project, in an horizontal direction, a tubular arm, at
the extreme end of which a small reservoir is formed to which the burner is fixed the
cotton lying in the small reservoir and being supplied with oil from the large reservoir
through the tubular arm. The main reservoir is secured upon the rod in any desired
position by a screw passing through a collar attached to the reservoir and acting upon
the rod or by any other suitable arrangement. The shaft in the reservoir for
receiving the rod may be formed in any convenient part of the reservoir and I may.
make the reservoir to turn upon the rod only, without rising or falling.
The reservoir may be mounted upon a rod formed upon a stand for standing upon
the table and instead of only having one projecting arm to the burner I may have two,
three, four or more arms & burners.
The lamps may be formed in any class of metal to burn any class of oil and may be
made as a hanging or fixed bracket or a moveable or fixed stand.
Dated this 26th dox of Anast 1800
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Back Lamps, applicable to other Lamps.
I, WILLIAM PETERS of back of 81 Warstone Lane Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Tin Plate Worker do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object improvements in back lamps applicable to other
lamps by which means the position of the burners of such lamps can be readily
adjusted while by my arrangement there is no projecting reservoir under the burner
to obstruct the downward rays from such burners.
In carrying my invention into effect mount a vertical rod consisting of a tube or
other equivalent upon the back stand of the lamp, the back stand being made to hang
upon the wall, or stand upon the table and upon this rod I mount a reservoir of any
convenient shape but having a vertical shaft through same, through which the rod
passes so that the reservoir slides up and down or turns upon the rod as may be
desired. From the reservoir I project in an horizontal direction a tubular arm at
the extreme end of which a small reservoir is formed to which the burner is fixed the
cotton lying in the small reservoir and being supplied with oil from the larger
reservoir through the tubular arm. The main reservoir is secured upon the rod in
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page_text: any desired position, by a screw passing through a collar attached to the reservoir and
acting upon the rod or by any other suitable arrangement. The shaft in the reservoir
for receiving the rod may be formed in any convenient part of the reservoir and I
may make the reservoir to turn upon the rod only without rising or falling. The
reservoir may be mounted upon a rod formed upon a stand for standing upon the
table and instead of only having one projecting arm to the burner may have two
three four or more arms and burners. The lamps may be formed in any class of
metal, to burn any class of oil, and may be made as a hanging or fixed bracket or a
moveable or fixed stand.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried into
practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have fully
illustrated my improvements together with a modification of the same.
Figure 1 shews a general view of one of my lamps for hanging against the wall.
Figure 2 is an elevation of the body when detached from the bracket.
Figure 3 shews my improvements applied to a table lamp.
Figure 4 shews my improvements applied to a pendant lamp.
The vertical rod A is fixed upon bottom B³ of the back stand B which back stand B
provided with the holes and 62 for hanging upon the wall. A shaft is formed
in the reservoir D through which the vertical rod A passes, the reservoir D being
thus mounted to slide up and down or turn as may be required and from this
reservoir D the tubular arm E is formed to convey the oil to the smaller reservoir F
upon which the burner H is screwed or otherwise fastened and which contains the
lower portion of the cotton. The reservoir D is secured in the required position by
the screw d' which is screwed through the collar da on the reservoir D against the
tube A. It will thus be seen that there is no large reservoir under the burner to
obstruct the light and that the burner may be readily adjusted to any required
position.
The main body of the lamp may be detached from the bracket B and placed to
stand independently upon the table as seen in Figure 2. In Figure 3 the reservoir D
shewn mounted upon the stand K for standing upon the table and is shewn with
the two burners H' and H2 on the arms E' and E2 but a more or less number of arms
may be provided.
The bracket B is strengthened under the bottom B3 by the bent strip 64 and angle
strip 66 and the oil is fed into the reservoir D at d³. In Figure 4 the reservoir D₁ is
provided with two three or more arms E and burners and is arranged to be hung as
a pendant by the chain or wires M.
The shape and design of the various parts may be considerably varied and the
reservoir D may be made to only turn upon the rod A without rising or falling or
may be made to rise and fall without turning.
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 improvements in back lamps applicable to other lamps consisting of the
reservoir D mounted so as to be moveable upon the rod A in combination with the
supplemental reservoir F substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and
shewn upon the drawings.
(2) The improvements in lamps consisting of the supplemental reservoir F
substantially as & for the purpose herein set forth and shewn.
Dated thin 10th i ca 1000
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.