Improvements in Burners and Regulators for Lamps.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th rep., 1990
"Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 21st Dec., 1-895.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Burners and Regulators for Lamps.
I, ROBERT NAYLOR ROWLANDS, of Chapel Street, Salford, in the County of
Lancaster, Lamp and Burner Manufacturer, do thereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to that class of lamp used by showmen and others for
burning in. the open air in which the oil or spirit is volatilized or vapourised
before it becomes ignited.
It consists essentially in constructing the burner with a movable disc or spreader
fitted with a number of angular. or triangular pins or projections placed above
the aperture' through which the vapourised oil issues, and a regulator comprising a
plug with longitudinal grooves flutings or indentations fitting into the inlet tube
and provided with a chamber or receptacle in the interior in which particles..of
dirt or foreign matter can collect.
'In carrying out the invention' the burner which is placed below the oil reservoir
is constructed with an inlet pipe or tube over the flame with a branch tube through
which the vapourized oil passes and from which it issues through a small aperture
or perforation.
Above the aperture in the branch pipe and below the inlet pipe or tube I place
a loose or, removable plate or disc upon which the flame impinges to spread+ the
'flame outwards. This spreader on its under surface is provided with a number of
angular or triangular pius or projections which cut or divide the flame. These
may be cast in the piece with the disc rivetted or otherwise-attached thereto.
It may be made of iron' brass steel or other metal or refractory material.
The loose spreader is attached by screws bolts clips or the like preferably. to
lugs cast to the supply or inlet, pipe, and it can be readily renewed when burnt or
should it become broken.
(Datedithis 19th day of February: 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
16, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.
Improvements in Burners and Regulators for Lamps.
I, ROBERT NAYLOR ROWLANDS, of Chapel Street, Salford, in the County of
Lancaster, Lamp and Burner Manufacturer, 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, relates to that class of lamp used by showmen and others for
burning in the open air in which the oil or spirit is volatilized or vapourised
before it becomes ignited.
It consists essentially in constructing the burner with a movable disc or spreader
fitted with a number of angular or triangular pins or projections placed above the
aperture through which the vapourised oil issues, and a regulator comprising a

page_text: plug with longitudinal grooves flutings or indentations fitting into the end of the
supply pipe and inlet tube and provided with a chamber or receptacle in the
interior in which particles of dirt or foreign matter can collect.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Longitudinal section of burner.
Fig. 2. Transverse section of same.
Fig. 3. Plan.
Fig. 4. Plan of spreader plate or disc from below.
Fig. 5. Elevation of regulator.
Fig. 6. Transverse section of same.
The burner which is placed on a level below the oil reservoir is constructed in
the ordinary way with a supply pipe A an inlet tube B placed horizontally over
the flame in which the oil is vapourized, a branch tube C leading from the top
to the bottom of the burner through which the vapourized oil passes and from which
it issues through a small aperture or perforation c and a chimney or funnel D
above which the vapour is ignited.
The inlet tube B I form with lugs 6 and below the inlet tube B and above the
aperture in the branch_tube CI secure to the lugs a loose removable or
detachable plate or disc E upon which the flame impinges and by which it is
spread outwards. The spreader plate or disc E is provided on its under surface
with a number of angular or triangular pins or projections e which cut or divide
the flame as it spreads out over the edge or periphery of the disc E.
In the formation of the loose removable or detachable spreader disc E the pins e
may be cast in one piece therewith or may be rivetted or otherwise attached thereto
and it may be made of brass, iron, steel or other metal or refractory material. It
is secured in position preferably by screws 6' passing through the lugs b but it may.
be attached by bolts, clips or other device so as to be readily removed and renewed
when burnt or should it become broken.
For the wire gauze usually inserted in the end of the supply pipe A to filter
the oil or prevent the passage of foreign matter into the burner I substitute the
regulating plug F. This plug I construct with one two or more grooves or
flutings frunning longitudinally along which the oil can flow and with an interior
chamber or receptacle f¹ in which any particles of dirt or foreign or solid matter
will collect.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood
that I do not claim per se a spreader plate above the flame fitted with angular
projections but what I claim is :—
1. A burner of the type referred to constructed with a loose removable or
detachable spreader plate or disc substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. In a burner of the type referred to the combination with the inlet tube B
provided with lugs b, of the removable or detachable spreader disc E provided
with angular projections e substantially as described and shown.
3. A regulator for burners comprising a hollow plug inserted in the supply pipe
or inlet tube provided with longitudinal grooves or flutings on the exterior along
which the oil flows and an internal chamber or receptacle to collect dirt or foreign
matter substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 16th day of November 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.