Improvements relating to Oil Lamps and Stoves.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVIDIONAL DREVITICATION
Improvements relating to Oil Lamps and Stoves.
I, ALFRED JOHN RILEY, of the Riley Intermittent Self-feeding Oil Lamp
Syndicate, Council Chambers, 109, Colmore Row, in the City of Birmingham, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of improvements relating to oil lamps of the suspension,
bracket, or other types, and also to oil stoves, my objects being to fit the oil tanks
or reservoirs of the lamps or stoves with such a tap or cock as will permit of the
more convenient arrangement of the tanks in series with a main oil distributing
tank, and to provide means whereby the stopping and starting of the circulation
or distribution of the oil from the main tank can be effected at a convenient position
away from such tank.
My invention is especially applicable to the intermittent system of oil
distribution described in my Specification No. 3780 of 1897.
I construct a tap or cock in accordance with my invention with five distinct
ways or passages through it. One of such passages is for the admission of
atmospheric air to the lamp tank or reservoir in which the cock is fitted, whilst
the second way or passage permits the oil to flow straight through the cock and
thence to the succeeding lamp tank in the series. The third way or passages forms
the outlet from the tank to the containers immediately under the burners. The
three passages herein before described are opened or closed together by the one
movement of the cock plug. The fourth passage is for the admission of oil from
the supply pipe from the main or distributing tank to the lamp tank or reservoir in
which the cock is fitted, whilst the fifth passage is to permit the overflowing oil
from the tank to pass to the outlet pipe leading to the succeeding tanks in the
series. The fourth and fifth passages are opened and closed together, but when
such passages are opened, the first, second, and third passages are closed by the
same movement of the cock plug, and in like manner when the fourth and fifth
passages are closed the first, second, and third passages are opened. Thus in
either position of the cock plug the oil from the main supply or distributing tank
can be circulated through the supply pipes of the complete series.
The lamp tanks or reservoirs having the five way cock in such a position that
the first, second, and third passages are open will receive no oil from the supply
pipes, as such oil will pass through the second passage and thence to the next
succeeding tank in the series. The lamp tanks or reservoirs having their five way
cocks in such a position that the fourth and fifth passages are open, and the first,
second, and third passages closed, will be fully charged with oil before the steam
passes by way of the fifth passage to the succeeding lamp tanks in the series.
In the provision of means for controlling the distribution of the oil at some
position in the pipe circuit away from the main tank, I fit at the required position
in the pipe circuit a suitable cock or tap which may be covered with a box or casing.
Adjacent to the cock I arrange an electric bell in circuit with a battery placed upon
or adjacent to the main oil distributing tank.

page_text: I provide two breaks in the electric bell circuit one adjacent to the contact piece
which is controlled by a lever hereinafter described, and the other adjacent to the
controlling cock lever. When the controlling cock is turned on a contact piece is
thrown into position in the adjacent break in the circuit and when the valve is
turned off the contact piece is withdrawn and the circuit broken. On the opening
of the cock the oil flows or circulates through the complete series of lamp tanks
and the final overflow is discharged into a cup carried upon one end of a lever fitted
over the main tank. On the filling of the cup its weight over-balances a counter-
weight at the opposite end of the lever and throws a contact piece into position in
the adjacent break in the electric bell circuit, and thus the sounding of the bell is
effected by the current from the battery, indicating that the whole of the tanks open
to the supply pipes have been fully charged. The distributing cock is then closed
and such closing, as hereinbefore described, breaks the circuit, and thus stops the
ringing of the bell.
A small hole is provided at the bottom of the cup on the lever hereinbefore
described, through which the oil drains from the cup, thus enabling the counter-
balanced opposite end of the lever to withdraw the adjacent contact piece from the
electric bell circuit, and return the cup to its position for the next circulation of
oil throughout the series.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
3, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements relating to Oil Lamps and Stoves.
I, ALFRED JOHN RILEY, of the Riley Intermittent Self-feeding Oil Lamp Syndicate,
Council Chambers, 109, Colmore Row, in the City of 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:-
This invention consists of improvements relating to oil lamps of the suspension,
bracket, or other types, and also to oil stoves, my objects being to fit the oil tanks
or reservoirs of the lamps or stoves with such a tap or cock as will permit of the
more convenient arrangement of the tanks in series with a main oil distributing
tank, and to provide means whereby the stopping and starting of the circulation or
distribution of the oil from the main tank can be effected at a convenient position
away from such tank.
My invention is especially applicable to the intermittent system of oil distribution
described in my Specification No. 3780 of 1897.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter referred to,-
Figure 1 is a sectional view of iny improved tap or cock, and Figure 2 a diagram
illustrating my improved means for stopping and starting the circulation of oil
from the main supply tank.
I construct a tap or cock in accordance with my invention with five distinct ways
or passages through it. The passage 1 is for the admission of atmospheric air to
the lamp tank or reservoir A in which the cock is fitted, whilst the way or passage
2 permits the oil from the supply pipe B to flow straight through the cock and
thence to the succeeding lamp tanks in the series. The way or passage 3 forms
the outlet from the tank A to the conduit C by which the oil is conveyed to the

page_text: containers immediately under the burners. The three passages 1, 2, and 3 are
opened or closed together by the one movement of the cock plug. The right angle
passage 4 is for the admission of oil from the supply pipe B from the main or
distributing tank to the lamp tank or reservoir A in which the cock is fitted,
whilst the passage 5 is to permit the overflowing oil from the tank A to pass to the
outlet pipe D leading to the succeeding tanks in the series. The passages 4 and 5
are opened and closed together, but when such passages are opened, the first,
second, and third passages are closed by the same movement of the cock plug, and
in like manner when the fourth and fifth passages are closed the first, second, and
third passages are opened. Thus in either position of the cock plug the oil from
the main supply or distributing tank can be circulated through the supply pipes of
the complete series.
The lamp tanks or reservoirs having the five way cock in such a position that the
first, second, and third passages are open (as shown in the illustration) will receive
no oil from the supply pipes, as such oil will pass through the second passage and
thence to the next succeeding tank in the series. The lamp tanks or reservoirs
having their five way cocks in such a position that the fourth and fifth passages
are open, and the first, second, and third passages closed, will be fully charged
with oil before the stream passes by way of the fifth passage to the succeeding lamp
tanks in the series.
In the provision of means for controlling the distribution of the oil at some
position or positions in the pipe circuit away from the main tank, I fit at the
required position or positions in the pipe circuit a suitable cock or tap as E which
may be covered with a box or casing. Adjacent to the cock I arrange an electric
bell F in circuit with a battery F1 placed within the upper and open top
compartment G of the main oil distributing tank.
I provide two breaks in the electric bell circuit one adjacent to the contact piece
which is controlled by a lever hereinafter described, and the other adjacent to the
lever E¹ of the cock E. When the controlling cock E is turned on the lever E¹ is
thrown into position with the contact piece H which is supported by but insulated
from the cock casing; such position of the lever E' is indicated by the dotted lines.
But when the cock or valve is turned off the lever E¹ assumes the position shown
by the full lines and the electric circuit is broken.
On the opening of the cock the oil flows or circulates through the complete series
of lamp tanks and the final overflow is discharged from the overflow pipe D¹ into
a cup J carried upon one end of the lever K pivotted on the upper end of the
stem K¹ secured to the tank. On the filling of the cup J its weight overbalances a
counter-weight L at the opposite end of the lever K and throws a contact piece M
into position in the adjacent break in the electric bell circuit, and thus the sounding
of the bell F is effected by the current from the battery F1, indicating that the
whole of the tanks open to the supply pipes have been fully charged. The
controlling cock E is then closed and such closing, as herein before described, breaks
the circuit, and thus stops the ringing of the bell.
A small hole is provided at the bottom of the cup J on the lever K, through
which the oil drains from the cup, thus enabling the counter-balanced opposite end
of the lever to withdraw the adjacent contact piece M from the electric bell
circuit, and return the cup to its position for the next circulation of oil throughout
the series..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A tap or cock having a plurality of ways or passages substantially as and for
the purposes described and as illustrated.
2. The combination of a tap or cock having a plurality of ways or passages with
an intermittent system of distributing oil from one main tank, substantially as
described.

page_text: 3. The combination with the oil supply pipes of lamps or stoves arranged in series
with a main distributing tank, of a controlling cock and an electric bell and means
for the automatic making and breaking of the electric circuit substantially as
described and as illustrated.
Dated this OLL 1
1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.