Improvements in Finishing Glass Ware and in Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th May, 1890-Accepted, 28th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Finishing Glass Ware and in Apparatus therefor.
1, SAMUEL WASHINGTON of "Oaklands" Harpurhey near Manchester, Managing
Director of the James B. Hengler Manufacturing Company Limited, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to the flashing or finishing of articles made of glass which
have been pressed or blown.
The object of the invention is to enable this to be done directly the articles are
made, and to avoid the necessity of carrying them to a furnace to be reheated.
In carrying out my invention 1 employ a stand which may be portable or may be
adapted to form part of the machine in which the articles are made. This stand is
fitted with one or more gas burners of any desired form constructed to burn a
mixture of gas and atmospheric air, the said burners being preferably enclosed in a
casing of metal or other material to concentrate the heat and direct it as required upon
the article to be finished.
Dated this 5th day of Santambian 1000
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Finishing Glass Ware and in Apparatus therefor.
I, SAMUEL WASHINGTON of "Oaklands" Harpurhey, near Manchester, Managing
Director of the James B. Hengler Manufacturing Company Limited, 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 the flashing or finishing of articles made of glass which
have been pressed or blown.
The object of the invention is to enable this to be done directly the articles are
made, and to avoid the necessity of carrying them to a furnace to be reheated.
In carrying out my invention I employ a stand which may be portable or may be
adapted to form part of the machine in which the articles are made. This stand is
fitted with one or more gas burners of any desired form constructed to burn a mixture
of gas and atmospheric air, the said burners being preferably enclosed in a casing of
metal or other material to concentrate the heat and direct it as required upon the
article to be finished.
To clearly explain my invention reference is made to the accompanying drawings
in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 an end elevation of one form of the apparatus
I employ.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modification of the apparatus, and Fig. 4 is an end
elevation of same.
In Figs. 1 and 2 a is an iron plate or table which may be supported upon legs as
shewn, or may be adapted to form part of the machine in which the articles are made.
bis a gas burner preferably of the circular or "Argand " type which is supplied with
a mixture of gas and compressed air through the nozzles 61, 62, respectively to which
flexible pipes are attached. The burner is surrounded with a shield or casing c.
Two vertical brackets d d attached to the bed plate a and carrying two set screws e e
support a metal cylinder or casing so that it may turn freely upon the points of the
set screws e e, said cylinder having a tail piece g adapted to rest upon the plate a and
keep the cylinder fin a vertical position when at rest. hare fins of which there
Price f

page_text: may be three or more affixed to or formed with the inside of the cylinder and adapted
to hold a bottle in position neck downwards over the burner b. The operation is as
follows:-
The bottle after being formed in the mould is taken out by means of a pair of
tongs or pincers and placed neck downwards in the cylinder f, the lip of the bottle
being thus brought into contact with the flame of the burner b. When ready to be
removed the cylinder is turned over by means of the tail piece g, and the bottle
delivered into the slide as shewn, from which it is carried to the annealing kiln.
In Figs. 3 and 4 bis the gas burner preferably of the " Argand type supplied
with a mixture of gas and compressed air from the pipes bb, the said burner being
surrounded with the shield or casing c. dd is an upright framework secured to the
plate a as shewn, in which frame is fitted a block e carrying the casing c and burner b
and its connections, and adapted to slide therein, the screw j and nut k serving to
regulate the height of the burner. The Lottle is supported in a metal casing which
is in two halves, one half being fixed to or formed with a base which is secured in
any suitable manner to the plate a, while the other half is carried upon a hinge n on
said base and opens backward as shown by the dotted lines, a stop 'm being provided
to support same in its open position.
The operation is as follows:-The bottle after being formed in the mould is
placed in the drop side of the casing, the casing is then closed and the lip of
the bottle thus brought into contact with the flame of the burner b. When ready
to be removed the drop side of the casing is laid down and the bottle is lifted
away. The casing may open at the side or in other ways but the arrangement
shown has been found convenient.
The drawings show the device as adapted to the flashing or finishing of the lips of
bottles, but as will be readily seen the device may be adapted to the flashing or
finishing of any form of pressed or hollow glass ware. The casing c if required may
be made of sufficient depth to completely enclose the bottle or other article.
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 finishing glass ware which consists in subjecting the article
or a portion of same to the action of a gas flame surrounded by a suitable casing to
concentrate the heat and direct it upon said article, substantially as described.
2. The general arrangement of apparatus for finishing glass ware, substantially as
described and shewn in Figs. 1 and 2, or in the modification Figs. 3 and 4.
Dated this 27th day of May 1890
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Applicant's Agent,