US1252836A - Tubular lantern. - Google Patents

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B. H. POMEROY.

TUBULAR LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, I914.

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IBENNARD H. POMEROY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO R. E. DIETZ COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TUBULAR LANTERN.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

Application filed May 13, 1914. Serial No. 838,187.

I! 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENNARD H. PoMEnoY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful. Improvement in Tubular Lanterns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of tubular lanterns in which the bell which stands over the globe is arranged to slide on the central air tube of the lantern and is connected with the globe plate by side rods or wires which provide for the vertical movement of the globe in lighting or extinguishing the lantern, or for other purposes; the bell, lobe plate and side rods or wires forming a globe frame which is vertically movable in the tubular lantern frame.

The object of this invention is to so bend the lower portions of the side rods or wires that these portions will form guides which straddle the side tubes and guide the globe frame thereon.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a lantern embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bent portions of one of the side rods or wires.

Fig. 3 is horizontal section of one of the lantern tubes and adjacent parts taken through line 33, Fig. 1.

The lantern shown in Fig. 1 is of the usual hot blast type. 10 represents the oil pot, 11 the burner, 12 the slightly inclined side tubes and 13 the central tube. The tubes are shown in the drawings as composed of the usual stamped halves connected by seams 14, but may be of any other usual construction.

The vertically adjustable globe frame of the lantern consists of the bell 15, the globe plate 16 and the connecting side rods or wires 17 which are fastened to the bell and the globe plate in the usual manner. The lower portions of these rods or wires are bent to form two laterally projecting side loops, each composed of two outwardly diverging arms 18 and an outer connecting member 19 lying in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the base of the lantern. This outer member is indented or concaved for engaging the inner side of the tube. These side arms and their connecting member partially straddle the side tube of the lantern and are guided thereon, thus directing and controlling the vertical movement of the globe frame near the lower end thereof. lVhen the globe frame is raised the side wires or rods, because of their resiliency and the upwardly converging position of the side tubes, are compressed or forced inwardly and exert an outward pressure against the side tubes of the lantern by which the globe frame is held in the raised position for exposing the burner for trimming the wick, lighting, extinguishing and other purposes.

If desired, the tubes may be provided in their inner flanges with locking notches 20 in which the guide loops engage for holding the globe in the elevated position.

I claim as my invention:

The combination with a lantern frame having side tubes, of a vertically movable globe holding frame comprising upright side rods having their lower portions bent to form integral laterally projecting loops, each composed of arms which project outwardly from the upper and lower portions of the rods, respectively, and an outer portion which connects said arms and st "ac dies the tube on the inner side thereof.

Witness my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BENNARD H. POMEROY.

lVitnesses EDWARD VVILHELM, C. B. HORNEBEGK.

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

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