US252518A - Peters - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

P. RHIND. I HYDROGEN LAMP OR CIGAR LIGHTER.

Patented J an; 17, 1882.

Unrren. STATES PATENT (lenient FRANK RHIND, Ob BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HYDROGEN-LAMP ORCIGAR-LIGHTER SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,518, dated January 17, 1 882.

' Application filed November 16, 1881. (No model.) i

To all who'ln it may concern:

Be it known that LFRANK RHIND, of Brook lyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydrogen-Lamps or Cigar- Lighters; and I do hereby declare the follow: ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cigar-lighters; and it consists,first,in a standard which is adapted to be placed on a counter,

and which has its upper portion provided with openings, so as to give access to the flame, in combination with a handle containing a sealing medium and amass of asbestus sponge; second, the combination of the standard and a swinging handle in which is placed a liquid sealing medium to prevent the escape of the gas until the handle is turned third,a burner tip made of iridium, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter.

. Figure 1. is a vertical section of one form of my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are side elevations of different forms of the same.

A represents an ornamental standard of any desired shape, size, or construction, and which is to be placed upon the counter of a cigarstoreor the bar of drinking-saloons, or in any other prominent place where cigars are sold or a light is needed for any purpose.

Through one, two, or more sides of the top of this standard are made suitable openings, B, of any desired shape, through which the cigars torbe lighted are inserted. The mouth 0 of the pipe through which the hydrogen gas is discharged against the platinum sponge is thus incased, so that drafts of air cannot affect the flame in any manner. Where the gas-jet is not thus protected every current of air strikes against it and destroys its lighting qualities for the time being, because the gas must be projected against the sponge with just a certain proportion of air, and when this propor tion of air is exceeded the lighting qualities of the gas are destroyed. This standard A will be shaped according to whether the gas-generator is placed inside of the standard or below it under the counter. In some casesitmay be found desirable to have the gas genera tor placed in the base of the standard, in which case the base of the standard will be made enlarged, as shown in Fig. 3,and thus the whole apparatus can be moved around and placed in any desired position. Where, however, the gas-generator is to be placed under the counter the standard will be preferably made as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, though I do not desire to' limit myself to any special shape or configuration.

Swiveled, hinged, or otherwise loosely connected to one side of the top of the standard A is the handle D, which is made hollow, and in the lower portion of which is placed a suitable quantity of mercury to form a sealing medium. The upper portion of the handle is made solid, and with it are formed the two pipes E F. The one E, which projects down near the bottom of the handle, has its lower end closed by the mercury or other sealing medium. The lower end of the second pipe, F, exteudsasuitable distance above the top of the sealing medium, and is always open. Leading from the gas-generator H, which can be place-d in the lower portion of the standard A or under the counter, as above described, is a pipe, G, which connects with the top of thepipeE in the handle. The gas rises from the generator, which is of the usual construction, and passes down into the pipe E, and is prevented from escaping from either pipe by the sealing medium in the bottom of the handle. When, however, the handle is turned partially around the sealing medium flows down into one side of the handle and leaves the lower end of the pipe free, when the gas escapes freely through the lower end of the pipeE and passes out through the pipe F and ignites against the platinum sponge in the usual manner. As soon as the handle has returned to position the flow of gas is shutoff and thegas-jet atonce extinguished.

Heretofore the platinum sponge has been fastened upon a small net-work of very fine wires, and has for that reason been very (lifticult to prepare and exceedingly frail to handle.

In preparing the platinum which I use in contaken -to control it, I makea tip, through which I the gas escapes, of iridium, which is sufficiently hard to prevent any enlargement under ordinary circumstances.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination of the standard A, made hollow at its top and provided with the openings B, the gas-tip G, and mass of platinum sponge placed inside of the standard, and a handle containing a sealing medium, substantially as shown.

2. In a cigar-lighter, the combination of a 2 standard with a swinging handle which is applied thereto, and in which handle is placed a liquid sealing medium to prevent the escape of the gas until the handle is turned partially around, substantially as shown.

3. The combination of a standard and gasgenerator with aconnecting-pipe, G, the swinging handle containing the two pipes E F and aliqnid sealing medium, and a gas-tip and a mass of platinum sponge, substantially as set forth. I

4. In acigar-lighter, a gas-burner tip made of iridium, substantially as shown.

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

FRANK RHIND.

Witnesses F. A. LEHMANN, WM. H. KERN.

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