Improvements in Spirit Cooking Lamps.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 29th Jan., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Spirit Cooking Lamps.
We, Dr. HEINRICH SPATZ, of Goltzstrasse 19, Berlin, Germany, Chemist, and
HENRY QUISTORP, of Westend, at the same place, Director, 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 has for object to provide a spirit cooking lamp of simple con-
struction, great heating properties and also great safety in operation as in the
event of the lamp falling or being overturned no escape of spirit can take place.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is an elevation and Fig. 2 a central
vertical section of the lamp of this invention.
a is the spirit container and b a screw stopper for the filling orifice of the same.
The container is formed with an upwardly projecting neck e provided with a
bead d and above this with a circular row of holes e. Within the neck is con-
centrically placed the metal socket f formed with a bottom g and circular groove h..
Upon this socket is placed the wick i reaching downwards to the bottom, or
nearly so, of the container a and firmly held at the groove by winding thread
round it. The wick i terminates at top somewhat below the holes e and in the
fully saturated state fills up the annular space between the neck c and the socket f.
This latter serves as a heating body and may be placed at any suitable height
in the container a.
When it is desired to use the lamp, spirit being already supplied to the con-
tainer, some spirit is poured into the socket f and ignited thus heating the
socket, whereby the spirit which is continuously drawn up by the wick i is
vaporised. The vapours pass out at the holes e and are ignited by the central
heating flame, and when this goes out the flame already produced will auto-
matically provide itself with vapour, and give a very intensive heat.
Should the lamp fall or be overturned, there can be no danger of fire being
caused by the escape of spirit as the only outlet therefor is the space between
the necki and the socket f which is shut off by the fully saturated wick i.
The lamp is extinguished by means of a cap k which is placed over the flame
so as to take on to the bead d, the holes e being thereby shut off from the outer
air.
is a stand adapted to be attached to the cooking lamp and made of hoop iron
giving three feet and a support at top for cooking vessels, or an ornamental cast
iron stand may be used from which the lamp is removable and for facility of
carriage said stand may be made to fold up on a pivot.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim 1s:-
A spirit lamp for cooking purposes, consisting of a container a provided with
a stopper for the filling orifice and having a neck c with a row of holes e; a
heating socket or body f, g, located concentrically within said neck; and a wick i
attached to said socket in the manner that when the wick is fully saturated it fills

page_text: up the annular space between the neck c and the wick carrier f below the holes
so that in case of the lamp falling or being overturned the escape of spirit is
prevented, substantially as described and shewn.
Doing this 1911 1
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THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.