US43303A - Improvement in lanterns - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' HENRY A. FOX, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN LANTERNS.

Spccitication'orming part of Letters Patent No. 43,303, dated June 728, 1864.

Be it known that I, HENRY A. FOX, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lanterns; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and cXact description thereof, ref-- erence being had to the accompanying drawin gs, making part ot' this-specication.

It is believed that all oil-burning lanterns co nmonly used on board of steamboats, railro itl-cars, and other vehicles are liable to spill their contents, a fact made evident by the gr ase-stained surroundings which mark the place where the lantern swings. Such spillage proceeds from Various causes inseparable from the use of the common lantern, and n1 1y arise from violent agitation, or an excess ot oil or of wick, or from an insufficient-lycl sed cap or otherwise. The evil is ofcourse greatly aggravated when such lanterns are carried to and fro and from end to end of a cr nvded train.

My invention relates to, tirst, a provision fo' preventing the escape or spillage of oil iran a lantern; secondly, an improved device for the ready attachment and detachment. of thi reservoir. 4

Figure lis an axial section of a lantern emlolying my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the base and rim detached. Fin'. 3 shows my base adapted to another form of catch.

My lantern-base is composed of a disk and one annrulus. These pieces, having been spun or struck up so as to assume, respectively, the dishing forms A and B, are soldered or otherwise united to each other, and become a cup or receptacle, AB, which serves to catch all of the oil which spills or runs over from the lamp, and whose inturned flange B serves to securely retain such oil, however carelessly the lantern may be handled.

The curb B may, in addition to its above use, he made available as part of the device for securing therhase to the shade or globe C.

The foot'or lower rim, D, of the shade has attached to its inner side two spring-catches, E E', which,.prot`ruding through apertures d in said rim, can be caused to snap or engage underthe curb B by simply pressing downward on the shade. The free extremities of the springs E E take the form ot lips ce', which, being pressed to ward each other by the thumb and linger of the operator, enable the separation of the shade from the base.

The reservoir F may be secured to the base by means of a screw attachment G, so as to enable the ready removal of the reservoir whenever it may be desired to clean ont the receptacle A B, or to replace an empty lamp with a full one or one of another kind.

It will be seen that my base is both stronger and of simpler construction than those of the customary form which possess a cylindrical rim for attachment of the shade.

I have selected to illustrate my invention the form preferred and successfully manufactured by me, but vI do not propose to restrict the improvement to the above precise combination, my invention being manifestly susceptible of various modifications without impairing its essential feature of preventing spillage, as, for example, my oil-receptacle A B maybe used in connection with a form otl catch such as represented in Fig. 3.

I claim herein as new and of my invention- 1. The provision in a lantern of the cup formed or curbed base A B, adapted to catch and retain the waste oil and prevent spilla-ge, as herein explained.

2. The curbed base A B in the described colbination with the detachable reservoir F VIn testimony of which invention I 'hereunto set my hand.

HENRY A. FOX.

Witnesses.

GEO. H. KNIGHT, JABEZ E. PRICE.

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