US1503661A

US1503661A - Sanctuary lamp

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Publication number: US1503661A
Application number: US570992A
Authority: US
Inventors: Muller-Thym Bernard
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-06-26
Filing date: 1922-06-26
Publication date: 1924-08-05
Anticipated expiration: 1941-08-05

Description

Aug. 5. 1,924.

B. AMULLER-THYMV SANCTUARY LAMP Filed June 25 1922 lime/#07;

Patented Aug. 5, i924.

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BERNARD MULLER-THYM, O'F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SANCTUABY LAMP.

To all 'whom t may concer/rb:

Be itV known that I, EinatmenMuntinga.- THYM, a citizenof the United States, and resident of Kansas City, county of Jackson, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful improvement in Sanctuary Lamps, of which the following is a complete specification. This invention relates to sanctuary lamps and has for its object` to produce an in` clined wick anda supporting structurev therefor, of such character as to increase the amount of fresh wick exposed to the action of the flame for the gasification of the heavy Vegetable oil employed in sanctuary lamps, within a fixed period of time, when compared to the length of vertical wick exposed in the same period of time and under the same conditions, as it has been found that the length of fresh vertically extending wick exposed hourly is insufficient to avoid the formation of a crust which leads to the extinguishment of the flame.

If in order to overcome the objectionable feature above mentioned, a wick of greater cross sectionalarea is employed, to increase the rate of oil'consumption, it will be found that the flame is smoky and objectionable for this reason. Y a

The prime object of the present inyen- Vtion, therefore, is to produce an inclined wick combined with any suitable support,

whereby the comparative length of the fresh wick exposed to the action of the flame, will be greaterV under the same conditions as to time and the character and quantity of oil, than with a vertical wick.

By supplying an inclined wick it will be evident that the length of -wick exposed by a predetermined lowering in the liquid level, will be greater than the length of wick exposed by the same lowering of the liquidy level when the wick stands vertical. V Anotherobject of the invention is to produce'means whereby the spilling vof the oil shall be guarded against, should the oil- `containing vessel be fractured Vor broken while in use, and also to act as a heat retaining vessel when the device is used in a comparatively unheated room, to prevent the congealing of the oil, as will be readily understood. Y a /Vith Vthe objects `named in view, and 'r others as may hereinafter appear, the invention consists in certain novel ,and useful features of construction and organiza- Appncation mea June 2e,

1999. serial No. 570,992.

'tion of parts as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a central vertical section through the containing vessels, and illustrates the wick and wick support in side elevation.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the same.

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line III-III of Figure l.

Figure t is a central vertical Vsection taken through a modified form of the invention.

In the said drawing, where like reference characters identify corresponding parts in all of the figures, 1 represents a suitable vessel preferably of less diameter at its bottom than top, and 2 represents a second vessel vadapted to be received within the first vessel and rests on the bottom thereof. In this connection, it is desirable to point out that this double vessel construction, however, .is not necessary to the proper' operation of the device, and is illustrated only as an efiicient method of guarding against the spilling of oil should the oil-containing vessel 2 be fractured, and also to retain a certain degree of the heat which will be radiated by the inner vessel to guard against congealing of the oil when the device is used ina relatively unheated room during the winter.

Resting on the bottom of the vessel 2 is a weighted disc 4 of any suitable material and secured firmly in the axis of said disc'is a vertical stem 5, it rbeing noted inV this connection that the disc i is preferably of substantially equal diameter to the interior of the vessel, so that the stem 5 may be automatically centralized with respect to the walls of the vessel, as will be readily understood. j v

VIn order to steady and centralize the upper ,or free end of the stem 5, said stem passes through a central opening in a crossshaped brace member 5El formed at its ends with downwardly projecting lips 5b for engagement with the brim of the vessel.

Loosely mounted on the stem 5 and resting `on the-disc l is a supporting plate 6 angular `'shape in cross section and have v one of 'their edges9 projecting outwardly, and secured `in spiral relation successively in said Vshape'd 'edgesQ of the uprights'V are a lseries of spacer arms 10, Which are bent alternately to the right and left throughout thelength of keach of the uprights 8, the uppermost arms ofeach of Vsaid uprights all being bent in the same direction preceding the bending of the other arms. The result 'of the `bending of the arms just described, is to so arrange said arms thatfthe outer end of none of thearms y vv-ill `lie directly lunder the corresponding end of the arm lnext `a'bove and secured to Athe vsamebar 8, as ithasbeen found that yvhen such condition existstheflame passing around said arm lWillnimpinge on the superposejd armand will 'lead 'to the rapid oxidation of said arm, give olf .obnoxious fumes andsmole, and have [other objectionable effects.

A non-combustible Wick 11 is preferably employed, and is Wound spirally around the spacer Varms which preferably terminate in out-turned hooks 12. r1`he Wick is fastened tothelovvermost or uppermost hook 12 and then is looped vsuccessivel-y varound the intermediate hooks, in such a vmanner that the descending Wickjvvith respect to that particular yhook always overlies the ascending vvi]c l Ain )rder` that the Iascending livire, down which. there@ will appresi a@ hook, may ignite the descending Wick, regardless of Whether the flame is extinguished inits attempt to pass around the' hook. This arrangement of the Wick .has been found necessary, as when the Wick is merely .looped around fthe hook, the flame cannot be always depended upon to pass around saidliook and is therefore extinguished, aiidthe objects ofthe invention maybe defeated Which is of course to' prodiice` a iianie Whiohivill biirncontinuously and Without attentionfor several days. The inventionin'its simplest lembodiment is shown `iiillligure 4, in which 13 sfthe Oil Containing' vessel, and 1 4 is a plate resting on 'the bottom of the Vvessel and provided with a vertical stein 14a having its end Vprojecting slightly from theV surface oftheV oil. The platevandstem are provided with ,suitable fhqoks 15, and extendingbetvveenand secu-redto said 'hooks 'isan Ainclined .Wick 16 preferablyof nonconibustible material.

Athat the inclined Wick Where it emerges from the liquid shows as indicated, the

result of Capillary attraction of the oil and said ligure also indicates the rela-tive positionoflthe flame, which is a slight distance above the surface of the oil and in a higher plane than the point of emergence of the Wick from the oil, and it will be understood that this spaced relation betiveen the oi1 and flame continues to the lower extremity of the iviclnft'he flamemoving downward at a rate proportionate to the consumption of 'the oil.

1t will bewappa-rent from the above description that by slightwvariations in Ythe yproportion of the various parts, the length of fresh ivicly vexposed after a predetermined lengthv of burning lmay be regulated,` as

found desi-faible.

"From the above description it `Will' 1be apparent that I have produced a device `of the character described, which possesses all of the `features `of advantage set forth v as desirable, and While I-have described and' claimed lthe preferred embodiment of the saine reserve the right topmake all changes properly falling Within the I'spirit and scope,

.of a vvessel lcontainingoil, a Wick support rest-ingonthe bottom of said vessel, a. second iviclcsupport ,secured Iin a position alb-ove V the 'surface of thel oil in lsaid vessel, and a Wick Vconnected at :its opposite ends to said supports and extending in an inclined posi-V tion With respect to the surface ,of `the oil.

2. In a sanctuary 1anip,the combination' of a vessel containing oil, a plate resting on the bottomof said vessel, a stemextending upward fronisaid plateand projecting above thesurface of the oil, a Wioksecuring element supported by the plate inv close proximity 'to the, bott-0in of 'the vessel, a second .wick securing, element supported by said stem above "the surface of the oil, and a Wick extending from one support to the' other and in an inclined position VWith .respect to` the surface of the oil inthe vessel.

3. 1n asanctuary lamp, the combination of a. vessel lcontaining oil, and a` gvvic'lr extending angularly through and 'projecting .above the surface'of said oil;'the said projecting portion of 'said Wick being VAfully vexposed to the air above the levelof'thefuel.

4. In a, sanctuary lamp, the Vcombination ofa vessel containingpil, Vand Ia. wick'exf tending angularly through and projecting above the surface of 'said'oil; saidwicl embodying non-combustible. l means to prevent the .severing of Wick by the heat of the i Vflame inorder itrnay be supported in suoli angular position. regardless of' the depth `of the oil lin th'evessel.

5. In a. sanctuary lamp, the combination of a vesesl containingl oil, supports located near the top and bottoin of the Vessel respectively, and a. wick extending angularly between and attached to said supports.

6. In a sanctuary lamp, the combination of a Vessel containing oil, and a wick eX- tending angularly through and projecting above the surface of said oil; said wick being so supported throughout its length as to offer unimpeded progress to a Haine passing downwardly into the vessel as the levelof oil in said Vessel is lowered.

7. In a sanctuary lamp, the combination of a vessel containing oil, a standard in said vessel, a plurality of wick supports on said standard, and a wick carried by and in- `clining from each support to the neXt higher and lower supports; said wick being arranged around each succeeding support in such a manner that the supported point of the upper end of each downwardly eX- tending portion is in a higher pla-ne than the supported point of the lower end of the adjacent upwardly extending portion.

8. In a sanctuary lamp, the combination of a vessel containing oil, a standard in said vessel, a plurality of wick supports on said standard, and a. wick carried by and inclining from each support to the next higher and lower supports; said wick being arranged around each succeeding support in such manner that the supported point of the upper end of each downwardly .extending portion is in a higher plane than the supported point of the lower end of the adjacent upwardly extending portion, the wick being looped upon each support in such a manner that each downwardly extending portion crosses the adjacent upwardly extending portion.

In witness whereof I hereunto ailix my signature.

BERNARD MULLER-THYM.