US118314A - Improvement in vapor-burners - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT CFFIGE.

ISAAC WHITEHOUSE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES ROYLE, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN VAPOR-BURNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,314, dated August 22, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAc WHITEHoUsn, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gasoline-Burner; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in whic Figure lis a detail sectional view of my improved burner. Fig. 2 lis a detail side view of the upper part of the same, partly in section, through the line a, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspond ing parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a simple and effective burner for burning the gas generated from gasoline and other suitable light hydrocarbons, and which will give a strong and uniform iame; and it consists in the improvement hereinafter described, and subsequently pointed out in the claim.

A represents the piece which is screwed upon the end of the gas-pipe. In the opposite end of the piece A is screwed a screw, B, upon the outer end of which is cast a thumb-piece, and which passes into and through the chamber' al formed in the center of the piece A. The point or forward end of the `thumb-screw B is made conical to tit into the conical cavity formed at the enlarged inner end of the small passage a2 that leads from the chamber al into the cavity that receives the end of the gaspipe, so that the said screw B may serve as a valve to regulate and stop the escape of the gas, as required. a3 is a passage leading from the chamber al into the chamber c1 of the burner-tube C. The end of the upper arm or part of the piece A in which the passa-ge a3 is formed has an annular recess. formed in it to receivethe lower end of the burnertube C, and has a screw-thread cut in the inner surface of the outer wall of said recess to receive the screw-thread out upon the outer surface of the lower end of the said burner-tube C. In the opposite sides of the lower part of the burnertube C are formed holes c2 to admit air into the chamberc1 to mingle with the gas as it passes to the burner-tip, said holes c2 being made of such a size as to allow the proper amount of air to mingle with the gas. Upon the upper end of the burner-tube C is screwed the tip D through a slit, in the upper end of which the gas escapes to be burned. In the tip D, above the upper end of the tube C, is placed a cap or partition, E, made of wire-gauze or finely-perforated sheet metal, the effect of which is to inely divide the escaping stream of mingled gas and air, and cause it to escape thoroughly mingled and uniformly from the tip D, thus giving a steady iiame. F is an open rin g-tube, the open ends of which enter the opposite sides of the upper part of the tube C. The rin g-tube F is cast solid with the burnentube C, and is bent a little to one side so as to pass over the tip D parallel with and a little in the rear of the slit in the top of the tip D.

By this arrangement the mingled air and gas will be thoroughly heated before it escapes through the tip D, and will thus be prepared to produce the best effect.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new a-nd desire to secure by Letters Patent- The rin g-tube F, in combin ation with the burner-tube C and tip D, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 17th day of March, 1871.

ISAAC VIIITEHOUSE.

Witnesses:

J AMES T. GRAHAM, Guo. W. MABEE.

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