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US567928A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23QIGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q7/00Incandescent ignition; Igniters using electrically-produced heat, e.g. lighters for cigarettes; Electrically-heated glowing plugs
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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  • WITNESSES fl my mom I 3 51: Affom ey UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
  • My invention relates to electric igniting devices for inflammable substances, the object being to provide a simple and effective arrangement for lighting wicks saturated with oil, alcohol, or other inflammable material, or for igniting inflammable gases.
  • I provide a fine conductor formed of a plurality of wires or filaments supported close together and preferably interlaced or twisted together to conserve the heat and give strength and durability, and mount such conductor so as to be rendered incandescent, when desired, by an electric current.
  • the igniting devices heretofore used have been formed of a single wire or conductor supported in proximity to the material to be ignited.
  • Figure 1 shows a device for twisting a wire
  • Fig. 2 a coil formed of twisted wire
  • Fig. 3 shows a modification in which three wires or lengths are used in the twisted conductor.
  • Fig. 4 shows such a conductor after being twisted
  • Fig. 5 shows a finished conductor mounted between two electrodes or circuit-terminals.
  • wires may be employed. I prefer, for convenience of in anipu lation, to take a sufficient length of wire of a fine gage, about .002 inch in diameter, and double it, twisting one end by a suitable tool,
  • Platinp m wire is preferably e mploye d bec a use of its lIi H'sp'e'Gifi'c *resi's tah ce a i its "durabilityflaii ffs qwnesstd ogidihe.
  • the wire may b' folde d on itself more than once, as, for example, as shown at b in Fig. 3, where it is twice folded.
  • the twisted conductor is preferably coiled in a spiral, as shown in Figs.
  • An igniting device for inflammable substances comprising a plurality of fine conductors supported in contact with one another at a number of points, for the purpose described.
  • An igniting device for inflammable substances comprising two or more fine Wires supported between two electrodes of an electric circuit and twisted or woven together for the purpose described.
  • An igniting device for inflammable substances comprising a plurality of conductors supported in close .contiguity throughout their length and supported between two electrodes of greater conductivity.

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- H. VAN HOEVENBERGH.
IGNITING DEVICE.
v No. 567,928. Patented Sept. 1 5, 1896.
WITNESSES: fl my mom I 3 51: Affom ey UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
HENRY VAN HOEVENBERGII, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.
IGNITING DEVICE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,928, dated September 15, 1896.
Application filed July 1, 1896. Serial No. 597,729. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, HENRY VAN IIOEVEN- BERGH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Igniting Devices for Inflammable Substances, of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to electric igniting devices for inflammable substances, the object being to provide a simple and effective arrangement for lighting wicks saturated with oil, alcohol, or other inflammable material, or for igniting inflammable gases. In carrying out the invention I provide a fine conductor formed of a plurality of wires or filaments supported close together and preferably interlaced or twisted together to conserve the heat and give strength and durability, and mount such conductor so as to be rendered incandescent, when desired, by an electric current. The igniting devices heretofore used have been formed of a single wire or conductor supported in proximity to the material to be ignited. I find, however, that a wire small enough to be heated to incandescence by a battery small enough to be portable, as, for example, when used with a cigarlighter or hand oil-lamp, is necessarily very fine, and is not only easily broken or displaced, but is liable to fusion when the battery has had a long period of rest and therefore yields an increased current. I have found that by using two or more conductingwires, twisted, woven, or braided together, the conductor is not only rendered much stiffer and harder to be displaced, but the amount of heat to be obtained with a given battery is much increased.
In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 shows a device for twisting a wire; Fig. 2, a coil formed of twisted wire. Fig. 3 shows a modification in which three wires or lengths are used in the twisted conductor. Fig. 4 shows such a conductor after being twisted, and Fig. 5 shows a finished conductor mounted between two electrodes or circuit-terminals.
Any desired number of wires may be employed. I prefer, for convenience of in anipu lation, to take a sufficient length of wire of a fine gage, about .002 inch in diameter, and double it, twisting one end by a suitable tool,
such, for example, as that shown at a in Fig. 1. Platinp m wire is preferably e mploye d bec a use of its lIi H'sp'e'Gifi'c *resi's tah ce a i its "durabilityflaii ffs qwnesstd ogidihe. If desired, the wire may b' folde d on itself more than once, as, for example, as shown at b in Fig. 3, where it is twice folded. The twisted conductor is preferably coiled in a spiral, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, or otherwise arranged, and is finally supported between two conducting pillars or posts 0 cl, adapted to be included in an electric circuit, including a suitable battery, say about two dry cells. WVhen applied to a lamp-wick, the posts 0 d should of course be carefully insulated from the lamp-fixtures. The arrangement of several wires as described conserves the heat developed by the current, as I find when so arranged a given length of wire comes to a red heat much sooner than when different parts of the conductor are not in contiguity. Moreover, this arrangement adds greatly to the strength of the structure and therefore increases its durability. Less heat, also, is wasted in radiation and diffusion when the wires are placed close together, and consequently a current of less volume suffices to give the requisite igniting heat.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-
1. An igniting device for inflammable substances comprising a plurality of fine conductors supported in contact with one another at a number of points, for the purpose described.
2. An igniting device for inflammable substances comprising two or more fine Wires supported between two electrodes of an electric circuit and twisted or woven together for the purpose described.
8. An igniting device for inflammable substances comprising a plurality of conductors supported in close .contiguity throughout their length and supported between two electrodes of greater conductivity.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 29th day of June, A. D.
HENRY VAN HOEVENBERGH. W'itnesses:
O. R. WATERBURY, Boer. H. READ.
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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US2487752A (en) * 1947-12-19 1949-11-08 Baker & Co Inc Method of igniting organic fuels
US2487754A (en) * 1948-11-26 1949-11-08 Baker & Co Inc Fuel igniter
US2487753A (en) * 1947-12-19 1949-11-08 Baker & Co Inc Fuel igniter
US2667605A (en) * 1950-05-31 1954-01-26 Servel Inc Electrocatalytic gas igniter
US2708252A (en) * 1950-11-18 1955-05-10 Baker & Co Inc Fuel igniters
US2708253A (en) * 1950-11-18 1955-05-10 Baker & Co Inc Fuel igniters

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2487752A (en) * 1947-12-19 1949-11-08 Baker & Co Inc Method of igniting organic fuels
US2487753A (en) * 1947-12-19 1949-11-08 Baker & Co Inc Fuel igniter
US2487754A (en) * 1948-11-26 1949-11-08 Baker & Co Inc Fuel igniter
US2667605A (en) * 1950-05-31 1954-01-26 Servel Inc Electrocatalytic gas igniter
US2708252A (en) * 1950-11-18 1955-05-10 Baker & Co Inc Fuel igniters
US2708253A (en) * 1950-11-18 1955-05-10 Baker & Co Inc Fuel igniters

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