US1019599A

US1019599A - Flashing gas-sign.

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Publication number: US1019599A
Authority: US
Inventors: William Clayton-Joel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-09-20
Filing date: 1911-09-20
Publication date: 1912-03-05
Anticipated expiration: 1929-03-05

Description

W. CLAYTON-JOEL. FLASHING GAS SIGN. APPLIUATION IILED SEPT. 20, 1911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

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FLASHING GAS-SIGN.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led September 20, 1911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

Serial No. 650,468.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM CLAYTON- JOEL, a subject of the King of Great Britlene, coal gas, or other gaseous fuel signs,

and the invention has for its primary object a simple and efficient apparatus of this character which will not be liable to get out of order and `which will automatically Operate intermittently and at predetermined intervalsby successive charges of gas admitted to the burner or burners, such charges being ignited by a small light that is .kept constantly burning and the intervals of comparative light and darkness being capable of being shortened and lengthened at will.

The invention also has for its object an improved flashing gas sign which will be certain and positive in its action and composed of comparatively few parts of simple construction that can be cheaply manufactured and readily assembled, and not liable to get out of order. And the invention also i aims to generally improve this class of devices and to render them more useful and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements, and combinations of parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention,

. reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in wh1ch:-

Figure 1 1s a perspective v1ew of one form or. embodiment of my invention, em-

ploying a single burner. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the valve support and casing of the apparatus, the cover thereof and the valve tudinal sectional view of the said casing with the cover and valve and its co-related parts in position. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the ieXible gas bag of the device. Fig. y5 is a perspective view of another embodiment including two burners; and Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of the valve support of said embodiment without the cover and valve.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in all the views of the drawing by like reference numerals.

The invention includes a preferably flexible gas supply pipe 3, leading from a main (not shown) controlled by a suitable cock, and leading to the supply nipple of a valve casing hereinafter referred to and preferably flexible pipe 4, leads from said casing to a burner 5, and a corresponding pipe 6, leads from said casing to a bag hereinafter specically described.

The apparatus also includes a stand or support which embodies a base-bar 7, and spaced standards S, connected thereto, the upper ends of said standards supporting an axis rod 9, provided at its ends with sleeves 10. A disk 11, is supported upon the basebar 7, said disk being formed with an aperture in which is fitted one end of a tube connecting with the lower end of the pipe 6; and secured to said disk is a collapsible and extensible or infiatable bag 12, made of leather or any other flexible material or materials, or the same in combination.

The lower portion or rim of the bag is secured to the periphery of the disk in any desired. way, as by an encircling band formed` with outstanding ends through which a clamping bolt or screw 15, extends.

A main weight 16, rests upon the bag 12,'

and any desired number of detachable weights, as 17, may be rested thereon also, being applied or removed to accommodate the appliance tovarying pressures of gas.

A link 18, is connected at its lower end to the bag through the instrumentality of the main weight 16, the upper end of said link being pivotally connected by a pin 19, to the base 20, of `a valve support or casing that is pivotally mounted intermediate of its end to tilt upon the rod 9, before mentioned. The link 18, in the present instance is adjustably connected in relation to the axis of the valve-casing between depending lugs 21 formed with a plurality of openings into any one of which the pivot pin 19, may be inserted. By this means the duration of light and darkness may be varied.

Protruding from one side of the valve casing is a supply nipple 23, connected to the pipe 3, a nipple 24, connected to the pipe lvalve casing.

The base 20, is formed on its upper surface with laterally spaced lugs 29, in which a pivot pin 30, is secured, said pin supporting av tilting or rocking valve 32, provided if' with a flexible bottom lining or seating 33, said bottom being oppositely beveled from its middle and adapted to alternately close upon the

ports

26 and 27, as the valve is rocked in one direction or the reverse.

` The said valve is provided on its upper surface with a guideway 34, for a reciprocating weightor ball 35. To distinguish them, one end 40, of the valve is called the inlet end, and the other end 41, the outlet end.

In the side of the burner port 27, a bypass 44, is formed, whereby a small quantity of gas may pass to the burner, maintaining a small light which ignites each fresh charge. In addition to, or substitution for, this auxiliary by-pass, a burner by-pass from the main gas pipe may communicate with each burner.

In that embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, instead of one burner being operated by each valve, two

burners are controlled. To this end an additional burner nipple 36, is provided, to which an additional flexible burner pipe 37, attached to said burner, is connected. Close to the port 26, an additional burner port 38,

Y the valve-casing through the-inlet port 26.

It passes from the valve-casing through the port 28, and the pipe 6, and distends or inflates the bag. As the bag rises, it lifts the outlet end of the valve-casing through the instrumentality of t-he main weight 16, and

connecting rod or link 18, and when the casing is tilted to a sufficient degree the weight 35, will move longitudinally of the valve and Yrock the latter, thereby closing the gasinlet port 26. At the same time, the port 27, will be opened, as is manifest, and the gas will pass through the pipe 4, to the burner, while the weight 16, will compress the bag and the gas in the bag will be forced back through the pipe 6, and through the port 28, into the valve-casing. It will continue to escape through the port 27, and feed the burner until all t-he gas is forced from the bag by the weight 16, and the bag is deflated. As the weight 16, descends, the valve l casing is tilted in the reverse direction, and the weight 35, moves back to the original position described. The light becomes extinguished and a fresh charge of gas entering the valve casing reinflates the bag and the same operation is repeated.

The action of the two burner apparatus is similar to the one burner apparatus, save that the gas passes from the valve-casing through the additional port 38, the additional nipple 36, and pipe 37, to the additional burner. Vhen the inlet end 40, of the rocking valve 32, is elevated, the gas passes direct from the valve casing to the port 38, and the additional burner, and as soon as it falls the gas is cut olf. The auxiliary by-pass 50, maintains a small light as with the single burner apparatus.

l/Vith this invention, a flash light or flash lights is or are produced which is or are constant and positive in action. To regulate the alternations of light and darkness, it is only necessary to move the pivot pin 19 nearer to or farther away from the axis 9, of the valve casing. Very little shock is communicated to the mantle, if such be used, since the auxiliary by-pass always maintains a slight glow and enables the incoming charge of gas to be gradually lighted.

The casing formed by the base 20, and cover 31, not only constitutes the support for the valve 32, but also constitutes the burner supply chamber, while the inflatable bag 12, constitutes the receiving chamber of the device.

While the accompanying drawing discloses what I believe to be the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, but that various changes may be made in v the construction, arrangement, and proportions, of the parts, without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-- ters Patent is A1. An apparatus of the character described, including an inflatable receiving chamber, a tiltable burner supply chamber, having an outlet; an operative connection between the inflatable receiving chamber and the interior thereof, a burner pipe also com# munie-ating with the interior thereof, a rock- ,ing valve carried by said chamber and adapted to rock alternately to cut off one or the other of said pipes, an inflatable receiving chamber, an operative connection between the receiving chamber and the supply l chamber, and a pipe establishing communil cation between the interior Vof the receiving chamber and the interior of the supply l chamber.

3. An apparatus of the character described, including an inflatable receiving chamber, a movable supply chamber having communication therewith, the chamber being formed with gas inlet and outlet ports,

a rocking valve mounted in the supply chamber and adapted to automatically engage the respective ports upon the upward and downward movement of the supply chamber, a link operatively connecting the inflatable receiving chamber with the supply chamber, and means for adjusting the position of the link at varying distances relative to the axis of the supply chamber.

4. An apparatus of the character described, including an inflatable receiving chamber, a burner supply chamber formed `with gas inlet and outlet ports and having scribed, including an inflatable bag, a valve casing, a support upon which said valve casing is mounted to tilt, a link connection between the inflatable bag and said support, the valve casing being formed with gas inlet and outlet ports, and having Comunication with the interior of the bag, said outlet port being formed with a by-pass, and a rocking valve carried by said casing and adapted to alternately open and close said ports.

6. An apparatus of the character described, including an inflatable bag, a tilting valve casing operatively connected to said valve, a rocking valve mounted in said casing, the casing being formed with ports adapted to be alternately closed by said valve, the valve being provided with a longitudinally extending guideway and a ball weight mounted for free movement in said guideway for the purpose specified.

7 An apparatus of the character described, comprising a stand including up rights, an axis rod carried by said uprlghts, a valve casing tiltably mounted on said rod, an inflatable bag carried by the stand and communicating with said valve casing, a weight resting on said bag, a link secured to said Weight and to the valve casing at one side of said rod, the valve casing being formed with inlet and outlet ports, and ah rocking .valve mounted on said casing and having a bottom flexible seating adapted to alternately close said ports.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM CLAYTON-JOEL.

Witnesses:

EDWIN PHILLIPS, GEORGE A. MCREN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofy Patents, Washington, D. C.