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Description

(No Model.) I

. A. L. SOHRYVER.

LAMP.

No. 323,450. Patented Aug. 4, 1885.

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AUGUSTUS L. SGHRYVER, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

LAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No. 323,450, dated August 1835.

Application filed April :22, 18:5. (No model.)

To (1. whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS L. ScHRY- YER, acitizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in lamps, but more espe cially to that class of lamps used for attachment to the walls of rooms or halls or for outdoor illumination, and in which the reflector is permanently secured to the reservoir, and has for its object to'furnish a device of this description which shall be exceedingly simple in construction and cheap in the process of manufacture, wl i e at the same time strong and durable; and with these ends in view my invention consists in the details of construc tion and combination of elements hereinafter fully and in detail explained. and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invent-ion appertains may fully understand its construction, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. in which- Figure l is a front view of my improved lamp; Fig. 2. a central section thereof, and Fig. 3 a modified view showing my construction as applied to an open-air lamp or lantern.

Similar letters denote like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

A is the reservoir, formed from tin or other suitable substance. In form it is widest at its rear end, and tapers therefrom to the front. In addition to this taper, I preferably form the reservoir flaring slightly from bottom to top upon the slanting sides, for the purpose presently explained.

At B is any ordinary inlet for filling the lamp, and at O the threaded collar, upon which the fixture is mounted, is rigidly secured.

D is a basin-shaped metal reflector, and this is attached to the reservoir by cutting in the side thereof from the edge toward the center a dovetailed opening, which, in the process of assembling, receives the forward end of the wedge-shaped reservoir, which fits this opening, and is securely held therein by solder or other convenient means.

As will be seen by reference to Fig. 2, the size of the opening in the reflector is so arranged with reference to the reservoir that when assembled the end of the latter will be in the same vertical plane with the face-line of the reflector. The outward flaring of the sides of the reservoir secures the reflector from up ward withdrawal from its seat.

E is the handle, secured to the rear end of the reservoir and to the upper rear portion of the reflector. Any ordinary opening. as G, in the top portion allows the projection of the chimney. This handle also serves the purpose of a stay or brace, and by means of the hole through said handle at F, Fig. 2, the suspension of thelanip from a nail or hook is readily effected.

Among the advantages resultant from this construction are the following: The securing of the reflector around the reservoir fastens it rigidly to the latter, and the long line of con-' tact affords opportunity for permanent fastening bysolder; also, as the reservoir is placed within the reflector by the use of any ordinary lamp-fixture, the flame will be opposite the center of the reflecting-surface.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modification of my device, in which ahood, H, covers the hole G, and a hinged glass, .T, closes the front of the reflector. This form I find advantageous for outdoor illumination or for use as a lantern.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the reservoir tapering from back to front and flaring from its bottom outward, the reflector cut away so as to conform to the cross-section of the reservoir and to embrace the latter, and the l]l.l1 dle, one end thereof secured to the reflector and the other to the reservoir, all arranged as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of reservoir A, having inlet 13 and burner-collar C, reflector D, wedged as described over the forward portion of the reservoir, and handle E, secured to and connecting the reflector and reservoir, substantially as described.

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

AUGUSTUS L. SCHBYVER.

.Vitncsses S. S. XVILLrAnsoN, H. 'l. SHELTON, J r.

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