An Improved Smoke Consumer for Destroying the Carbon Products of Gas Combustion and Increasing the Power of the Gas Light.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th May, 1893-Accepted, 8th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Smoke Consumer for Destroying the Carbon Products
of Gas Combustion and Increasing the Power of the Gas Light.
RICHARD ADCOCK Gas Engineer 43 Haringay Road Middle Lane Hornsey
Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An invention for destroying the carbon products of combustion of gas, supplied
through gas burners, by means of an improved smoke consumer, placed above the
gas flame on globe, shade, or chimney, or other suitable shaped glass or other
material of a suitable kind & shape, and the invention also increases the illuminating
power of the gas light, without increasing the supply, or pressure, of the gas, and
further, by destroying the carbon products of the gas combustion keeps purer the
surrounding air.
The nature of the improvement of this consumer consists of one, or more mesh
layers of a mineral material fitted into a rim, or coronet, which said mesh when
heated by gas, consumes the carbon products of the gas.
Dated this 24th day of November 1892.
RICHARD ADCOCK.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Smoke Consumer for Destroying the Carbon Products
of Gas Combustion and Increasing the Power of the Gas Light.
RICHARD ADCOCK Gas Engineer 43 Haringay Road, Middle Lane Hornsey
London N., 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:―
My invention relates to improvements in the burning of gas within globes, shades,
reflectors or chimneys, or other suitably shaped glass, or any other material of a
suitable kind and shape, and my invention also increases the illuminating power of
the gas light, without increasing the supply or pressure of the gas, thereby effecting
economy of gas, and further my said invention by destroying the carbon products
of combustion, keeps purer the surrounding air.
The perfect burning of illuminating gas, depends upon well ascertained con-
ditions, in ensuring the maximum amount of light, the principal of these is, the
prevention of the escape of the particles of carbon unconsumed. It is also well
defined that highly heated air produces complete combustion and gives illuminating
power to the carbon contained in the gas.
Now I have ascertained from experiments that if the outlet at the top of the
globe or other articles as before mentioned, be contracted in a certain manner, the
atmosphere surrounding the flame is quiescent whilst the temperature of the air
within the globe, or other articles as already described, is sufficiently raised for the
entire combustion of the light carburetted hydrogen that passes off unconsumed
from an ordinary gas flame, burned in the ordinary manner.
The mode of carrying out my invention is shown in the following example and is
illustrated in the accompanying drawings-
Fig. 1. is an elevation of an ordinary gas globe, with open bottom, partly in
section A. supported upon a gallery or holder B. and an ordinary gas burner C.
Upon the top of the globe, I place a rim or coronet D. of metal or its equivalent
and shown in section Fig. 1, the bottom of this coronet E, Fig. 1, in section and
Fig. 3 in plan, is perforated and enamelled white, or this said bottom may be fitted
in the rim or coronet separately, and on the top of this perforated bottom, I place
TD 077

page_text: one or more mesh layers F (shown in Fig. 1. in section, and Fig. in plan) of
wire or its equivalent. G are screws to secure the mesh layers in the rim or
coronet.
To use my invention place it upon the top of the globe, or other articles
aforesaid.
It will also be found that my invention acts as a powerful reflector, thereby
ensuring a maximum amount of light with a minimum consumption of gas.
As my said improved smoke consumer is capable of various modifications and
improvements, without departing from the principle thereof, I do not restrict myself
to materials, or dimensions, nor to the precise form, or placement of the several
parts thereof.
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
1st. For gas lights burning within globes, or other suitable articles as aforesaid
the rim or coronet D, with perforated and enamelled bottom, or plate E, the
mesh layer or layers F all substantially as, and for the purposes hereinbefore
described, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2nd. For gas lights burning within globes or other suitable articles as before
mentioned, the enamelled bottom, or plate E, for use as a reflector substantially as,
and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
Dated this 13th day of May 1893.
RICHARD ADCOCK.