A Device for Lighting and Extinguishing Gas Lamps.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 30th July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 29th Apr.. 1891-Accepted, 30th May, 1891.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Device for Lighting and Extinguishing Gas Lamps.
1, CHARLES HUELSER of the firm of Huelser & Co. of 142 Fleet Street in
the City of London, Solicitors of Patents, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention, a communication to me from abroad by Albert Silbermann of Berlin in
the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer, to be as follows:--
The object of this invention is a device for lighting and extinguishing gas
lamps, which is more particularly intended for gas light arrangements for railway
cars and is in the main constructed as follows:
To the lower portion of the burner is secured a horizontal guiding for a
slide block, which is connected with a percussion igniting contrivance. Said
guiding carries an elastic hook adapted to engage with a ratchet wheel serving
to operate the igniter. The latter has secured thereto a downward arm
shaped as to embrace at the bottom a lever connected to the gas cock. The
igniting device may be adapted to be moved in the guiding by aid of chains,
cords, hingings or any other suitable means.
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When the percussion igniting device is shifted towards the burner, the ratchet
wheel engages with the elastic hook and is turned thereby for one division,
causing ignition to take place in the known manner, the gas cock having been
simultaneously opened through the arm and lever referred to.
While the gas is alight, the igniting device is placed beyond the hook, and,
on being returned into its original position, it causes by its arm and lever the cock
to be closed and the flame put out, the ratchet wheel, owing to the shape of its
sprockets and of the elastic hook, sliding over the latter without being turned.
It goes without saying that in cases where there is no gas cock near the burner,
the arin and lever for operating the same are dispensed with.
Dotal this 20th day of Tul 1800
HUELSER & Co.,
Attorneys.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Device for Lighting and Extinguishing Gas Lamps.
I, CHARLES HUELSER of the firm of Huelser & Co., of Temple Chambers,
London, International Patent Agency, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention, a communication to me from abroad by Albert Silbermann of Berlin,
in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer, 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 a device for lighting and extinguishing gas lamps,
which chiefly intended for the gas lighting arrangements in railway cars.
Referring to the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a side view.
Figs. 2 and 3 are vertical longitudinal section and rear view of the percussion
igniting device prepared for ignition.
Fig. 4 is a cross section of the latter.
To the burner B is secured a guiding D in which is guided the slide block d
connected with the percussion igniting device A. The guiding D carries an
elastic hook C, which is adapted to act on the click wheel a of the percussion
device. From the latter an arin E extends downwardly which embraces lever G
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connected with cock F. The movement of the percussion device in the guiding D
may be effected by chains, cords hingings or any other suitable means.
percussion igniting device being shifted from right to left Fig. 1, the click wheel a
is caught by hook C, Figs. 2 and 3, and is turned by one division on further
movement of the igniting device whereby ignition is produced in the known manner.
With this movement also the cock F has been opened by means of arm E and
lever G so that the escaping gas is lighted.
As long as the flame is burning the ignition device A. is on the left of the burner
Fig. 1. When the flame is to be extinguished, the igniting device is moved to the
right again, the click wheel a being shifted along over the hook C without under-
going any turning. Thereby also the cock F is re-closed.
In case there is no cock near the burner, the arm E and lever G are of course
dispensed with.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what I
claim is.
A device for lighting and extinguishing gas lamps characterised by the percussion
igniting device A adapted to take along the lever G of cock F and to move to and
fro in a guiding beside the burner, the click wheel a of said igniting device, which
wheel is used for operation, being adapted to be caught with each forward movement
by the elastic hook C, so that at the same time with the opening of cock F,
ignition takes place by the side of burner B and is imparted to the latter, while
with the return movement of the igniting device the click wheel a slides along over
hook C and the cock is closed, substantially as illustrated and described.
Dated this 20th of Al 1801
HUELSER & Co.,
Temple Chambers, London, Agents for Applicant.
HUELSER & Co.,
Temple Chambers, London, Agents for Applicant.