US1112176A - Gas-burner cleaner. - Google Patents

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H. VAN HOEVENBERG.

GAS BURNER GLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED ulm, 1913 1 1 1 2, 1 76. Patented sept. 29, 1914.

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HENEY VAN HOEVENEEEG, or NOETHELBA. NEW YORK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY VAN HoEvEN.` BERG, a citizen of the United States, "and a resident of North Elba, in the county of Essex and State of New York, have invent-` ed certainnew and useful Improvements in Gas-Burner Cleaners, of 'which the following is a specification. i i i This invention relates to a -gas burner cleaner and more especially to a type of use in connection with acetylene gas burners.

It is a well known fact that the outlet openings in acetylene burners are `so very small that they become frequently clogged with small particles such as carbon, soot orv` dust and so shut ofi' a portion of the gas or at least deflect the flame from its true course, so that the efficiency and illuminating power or brilliancy of the light is di- It is, therefore, necessary to clean out these pinhole openings from time to time. Inasmuch as these gas outlets are generally not greater than one-hundredth of an inch in size, great diiiiculty is found in inserting the cleaningpoint which must be as fine as a needle into the opening, especially if it is attempted in the dark, as when the flame becomes clogged in thefevening and it is necessary to put out perhaps the.

sole light and remove the obstruction. It is therefore an object of my invention to provide a burner cleaner which will readily guide a cleaning needle to a position in register with the pinhole outlet of a burner by cooperating with the burner itself. To accomplish this and further objects, advantage is taken of the form. of most burners in having supplementary openings of graded magnitude leading to the pinhole outlet opening.v The cleaning instrument is provided with a guide formed to fitsnugly in these supplementary openings or sockets and thus bring the cleaning needle in accurate register with the pinhole opening -it-` self. This guide, moreover, acts as a pro,- tector or guard for the slender cleaning needle itself, so that a furtherobject isk accomplished of having the delicate needle at no time exposed to danger of being bent or broken. That is to say, the guard and guide is floatingly mounted and normally held by a spring in a position covering and protecting the needle but capable of yielding on pressure so that the needle can pass out through an opening therein and through the pinhole gas opening. l

das E111-tirarev CLEANER.

Specincation of Letters latent. Application inea April 7, 1913.

` Patented sept. 29, 1914. Serial No. 759,383.

The guard can `be locked into protecting position' so that the needle cannot be protruded. The guard can also be entirely detached for any purpose such as to `replace the needle, clean the instrument itself, or replace 'any guide by another adapted to fit other styles of burners.

The eleaner'is made in a handy forml` so that it can be readily manipulated and also so that it can be carried about `in the pocket like a pencil. Itis further made sectional, so that itcan be minimized to a sizesmall enoughto be carried in a small `vest-pocket. Further features and advantageswill be more fully described hereinafter and more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

`Referring to the drawings, Figure/1 is `an enlarged view showing the device in use, with parts broken away to show the underlying structure. In this view, the cleaning needle,fhowever, is shown in its retracted position just before it is projected through the guardto clean the pinhole aperture of f thev burner. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig.

l, with the exception that pressure has been applied to the instrument and thereby eX- truded the needle so that it has passed through thepinhole passage of the burner.

Fig. 3 `is a contracted assembled` viewof the device as a whole, showing it connected in position to 4carry about inthe pocket as a pencil would be. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view partly in section showing the connection of the needle to the supporting or chuck rod.` Fig. 5 is a detail View showing the relation ofthe guard and guide to the holder with the locking detent `in apposition lto the free-way groove so Athat the needle can be yextruded from a position within the guard to a position outside the-guard. Fig.

:6 1s a'view similar to'Fig. 5 with the eXception that the lockingdetent has been moved over inposition to the detaching groove, so that the guard can be bodily taken away from the holder. Fig. 7 is "a view similar to Figs. 5 and 6, with the exception that the detent is shown in its locking position wherein the guard Vis prevented absolutely from being accidentally detached from the holder. f 'i Referring more particularly to the separate parts of this invention as embodied in the form shown `inthefigures, l indicates `an acetylene burner of thel usual type in ywhich opposed jets aredirected to meet each other, so as to Hare out or spread to form a thin, Wide iiame. n such burners, there is usually provided a pin-hole passage or opening 2, through Which a thin stream of what larger passage orsocket 4t, which in` turn lets into a still larger passage or socket 5. These passages or sockets 4 and 5 may' be provided with suitable air holes 61l to permit the air to come inv and mix With the stream of as it passes fromf the burner into,y the air.

Advantage; is taken `of tre peculiar shape of they burner in guiding the instrument to a position such that it may beY readily and properly operated. Concerning the details of' the instrument, it includes: holderI 6 Which isv shown in the form of a cylindrical body opened at` one end and provided With a socket in, Whichl is seated ai chuckk or supportingl rod 82. This rod 8 maybe pro-vided With a slot or socket. 9/ in Which can be secured a slender cleaning need-le 10, by any the instrument when the flame is actually burning, it can be renewed by removing the cotter pin' 11 and inserti-ng a new one in place thereof.. The needle l0 is not normally-allowed to freely project in open space as this Would render it liable to be broken. Besides, it is desired to provide guiding mea-ns to direct the needle'properly so that-it will yimmediately enter the pinhole gas outlet 2 When it isdesired to use the instrument. Forthis purpose, there is provided .a combined guard and guide 12 which is shown cylindrical in form and of such magnitude to lit snugly Within the .holder 6, so that it can slide freely back and forth in this holder.y The guard 12 is provided With a central passage 13'-, so that during its sliding motion, it will allow for a relative movement between the chuck rod and itself, that is to say, the guard 12 can move Within the holder 6 yand over the chuck rod 8. It is also essential that a'passage 14 be provided for. the needle 10j so that it may be extruded fromthe guard l2 When the guard is forced Within the holder. This passage 14 is. but little larger than the needle 10, so that itv Wil-l form a ksupporting surface for the needle and guideit` properly in its passage from the guard tothe pinhole opening `2 and through the same. The guard 12 is normally held in its outer position and' thus in a covering orprotecting position for the. needle 10 by a spring'15 which is located betwee-n the end of the guard 12 and the bottom of the` hol-'der 6.v rlhis then forms a yielding support, so that the guard 12 may Ato the pinhole opening 2. this, the guard 12 is formed with a reduced be said to be fioatingly mounted in the Y holder G. The outer extremity of the guard 12 is soV formed that it will coperate with the sockets l and 5 of the burner to guide vthe instrument as a Whole and more particularly the needle 10 to a position such that the needle 10 Will extend in apposition To accomplish nib 16 Which almost exactly fits the socket or opening 4l and is of sulicient length to bringv the needle close up to the pinhole opening 2 when the guard is; properly seated inthe sockets 4t and 5. It will be noted that at least that portion of the guard 12 which extends into. the socket 5 is of an external diameter equal to the external diameter of.

, in order to properly insert the needle 10 in L the act of cleanin ln order that the device may be conveniently handled, it may be dej sirable to have the same of considerable length say for example, the length of a aencil. For this ur aose there ma f be `htted onto the holder 6, a union 18, which,

however, is not so tightly fitted but that it can be forcibly removed. The union 1S may be reduced at both ends to enable an extension cap 19 to be fitted on in either one of two. positions.

In the 'position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the extension cap 19 forms a handle so as to prolong the instrument, enabling it to be conveniently manipulated. This handle or cover can also be used as a container for various sizes and shapes of guides or protectors, as it would not be possible to shape one Vguide that would lit every style of burner. In the position shown in Fig. 3, the extension 19 is used as a cap or cover, shortening the device as a vvhole and enabling itto be readily inserted in the pocket. The intermediate large portion 2O of the union 1S may be knurled, so that it can be readily held to enable the removal of the cap 19, and so that it itself can be removed from the -holder G. lf it is desired, both the union 1S and the cap 19 may be entirely detached from the holder, so that the device Will be sufficiently small, so that it can be placed in a small vcst-pockct. ln such an event or in any case, it may be desiredv to prevent` the extrusion of the needle when it is not desired to use the instrument. For

this purpose, a locking detent 20 isvprovided on the holder G and may be of any suitable form. extend in freeway gooves which 'permit certain predetermined movements` of the guard 12 and the holder 6 relative to each other. That is to say, when the detent 20 is in opposition to an operating groove' 21., the guard and holder may have a relative longitudinal movement 4such that `the de-v tent 2O passes into the groove21, and so that latter groove communicates With the groove 22 and extends ed' the inner end of the guard 12, so that the guard can be readily detached from the holder 6 to enable the instrument to be cleaned ora nevv needle inserted in the holden! There may be provided a slight ridge 2d between the detach# ing groove 23 and the operating groove 21 in the locking groove 22 so as to prevent the accidental disengagement of the guard from the holder and requiring an actualv forcing ot the detent to a position in regis-` ter With the detachinggroove`23.

In using the device, the cap 19 is removed from the position shown in F ig. Sand attaclied to the union in the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to t'orm an extension there-` for. rIhe guard and guide l2 isthen inserted in the sockets l and 5 of the burner 1 until properly seated, when a slight-pressure is placed upon the device, so that the guard 12 remains stationary While the needle l0 proceeds farther until it has been extruded from the guard and passes through` the pinhole gas passage 2, removing any dirt or obstruction that may be found therein. l/Vhen pressure is removed, the spring 15 will naturally cause the guard 12 to once more ccme out from Within the holder (i, permitting the needle 10 to recede Within the guard, protecting it from any danger of beine' bent or broken. The passage 14 of the guard is so small moreover, that it may act to clean the accumulative dirt from the needle as it recedes into the guard. It Will thus be seen that there is provided an eX- tremely simple and eiiicient device Which can be readily manipulated to clean a burner even in the dark and which is protec/ted at all times from injury.` It Will further be seen that the cleaner can be carrlhis detenty is arranged to` "tion that said needle Willbe `ried in amore or less' compact form so as to suit the convenience of the user.`

lVhile I have ,shovvnv one embodiment of 1n`y'invention,I do' notwish to be limited to the specific details thereof, but desire to 'be protected in various-changes, alterations and modifications which may come Within the scope of theajppended claims.,` Having thus described my invention, I claiml. Ina burner cleaner, the combination with a cleaning needle, of a holder `for said needle, and a combined guard and guide for said needle actingvto guide the needle to a position to be used andnormally inclosing and covering said needle, `said guard and said `needle having a relative movement in the act ot` usii'igsaid needle to permit the protruding oiy Saiduneedlefduring acleaning operation. y

2. In a burner .1 cleaner, the combination With a cleaning needle`4ofa holder for said needle, and a guarding means for inclosing and protecting said needle at all times exi cept when' said needle protrudes While actually cleaning, said guard stopping by engagement With the burner being cleaned while said needle moves in through the outlet of the burner. l l

In a burner cleaner, the combination with a cleaning needle, of a holder for said needle, a guard for said needle, said guard and said holder havinga relative movement, and` a spring interposed between said guard and said holder said guard and said holder in such a position that said needle Will be covered and protected by said guard.`

.LIn a burner cleaner, the combination with acleaning needle, of aholder for said needle, a guardiior said needle, said guard and said holder having a relative movement, a spring interposed between said guard and said holder `normally holding said guard and said holder in such a posi-` covered and protected by said guard, and a detent for preventing a relative ,movement between said guard andsaid holder.

` 5. In a burner cleaner, the combination with a cleaning needle, of a holder for said needle, a guard for said needle normally protecting said needle, and a detent for preventing a relative movement between said guard and said needle.

6.` In a burner cleaner, the combination With a cleaning needle, ot a holder for said needle, a guard for said needle, said guard having' its front outer end formed to afford guiding means cooperating with the internal passages of a burner to bring said needle in opposition to the pinhole gas outlet of said burner.

`7. In a burner cleaner adapted to clean a i burner having stepped passages or sockets normally holding to determine the position oli said needle with respeet; to said burner-, the corners. of said steps. upon said guidingv Vrmeans being beveled to, permit ,thel read-y insertion of said; guiding meansl intO Said sockets in said A. burner.

.9.. In a burner cleaner, the combination with a cleaning needle, of a ehuol; for sup-y ,.ortmg said' need-le, a, guard for said needle avingl a passage tol permit; a relative move.

, mentloetween said' ehuelr and said guard and also a passage to permit the extrusion of said needle, from said guard, said passages fitting said ehuek said needle snugly.

l0. In a burner cleaner, the. combination with a Cleaning needle, of a holder for said needle, a union detaohabl'y Conneeted to said holder beingy reduced at both ends, and a o ap formed to snugly fit either end of said union so as te. either form an extension for'l yseid holder or form a` cover for said needle.

y l1. 'In a burner cleaner, the combination with a cleaning needle, of aholder for said needle, a guard for saidneedle, said guard having an operating groove and a locking groove, and a detentori said holder arranged to. engage either one4 of said grooves to respectively permit. a relative movement of said guard and said holder or look said guard and said holder against relative movement'.

lf2. ln a. burner Cleaner, the combination with aA Cleaning needle, oi a. holder for said needle, a, guard 'for said needle, said guard having a looking groove therein and a detaehing g oove therein, and a detent on said holder arranged to engage said locking groove or said detaohing groove to respectively prevent said guard from being detached from said holder or permit said guard to be detached from said holder.

13.111 a burner cleaner, the combination with` a cleaning needle, oit a holder ior said needle, a guard iior said needle, said guard having free-way grooves therein., and a detent on said holder engaging said. grooves to determine the movement of said groove relative to said holder. l 14. In a burner cleaner, the combination l with a cleaning needle, oi a holder for said i cleaning needle, a chuck rod mounted in said lholder and arranged to detaohably support l said needle, a guard for said needle slidingly i mountedv between said holder and said chuck rod', and a spring interposed between said guard and said holder normally maintaining said guard in a position Covering said needle.

l5. In a burner Cleaner, the Combination with a Cleaning needle, of a holder for said cleaning needle, a chuck rod mounted in said holder and arranged to detaohably support said needle, a guard for said needle slidingl)7 mounted between said holder and said chuck rod, a spring interposed between said guard and said holder normallT maintaining said guard in a position covering said needle, and a detent for determining the movements between said rod and said holder.

Signed at North Elba, in the county of Essex, and C@tate of New York, this third day or" April, 1913.

HENRY vAN HOEVENBERG.

Witnesses FRANK REGAN,

O. L. CoLBURN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained 4for :live cents each, byvaddressng the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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