US608388A

US608388A - Walter brown

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Publication number: US608388A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1898-08-02
Anticipated expiration: 1915-08-02

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No. 608,388. Patented Aug. 2, |898. W. BROWN.

GASOLENE STUVE.

(Appunti/maud. Aug. 20, 1897.) (No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,388, dated August 2, 1898.

I Application inea August 20,189'11.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cresce, in the county 0f Howard and State of Iowa,

have invented certain new and useful Im-I provements in Gasolene-Stoves; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and expertains to make and use the Same.

This invention relates to improvements in n gasolene-stoves, and the novelty and many advantages will appear fromthe following vdeo scription and claims when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of my improved stove with a part of the `support broken away. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view, taken in the plane indicated by the dotted line of Fig.v1,'with a part of the top plate broken away andthe supports removed.- Fig. 3 is a perspective sectional detail view illustrating the shelf, the vaporizin gchamber, and the gas and air fines; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the absorbent pad and its holder with parts broken.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A indicates the topjplate of a stove, which may be that of an ordinary gasolene-stove, and while here shown as ofthe single-burner type it is obvious that any suitablevnumber of burners might be-employed. This top is supported on suitable legs ctor other supports, as the stovetop and supporting means form no essential parts of 4my invention.` .Arranged at the rear or one side ofthe stove-top is a horizontal shelf B. This shelf'may be composed of galvanized iron or other suitable material and may have a vertical flange bV on one end wall and both sides, so as to receive and seat the vaporizing-chamber C and the absorbent arranged therein. This shelf may be suitably4 braced in position, such as by means of arms c, which may rest on the stove-top or be otherwise connected with the stove-support. Depending from the shelf B and at its forward end is a'gas-feed tube D. This feed-tube has a horizontal branch d, which passes beneath the stove-top to a suitable distance and'may be secured in position by a bracket el The upper end of the vertical branch of the tube D may have the shelf B formed integral there- Serial No. 648,957. (No model.)

with or rigidly fixed thereto and is of a peculiar construction, having its rear wall carried inwardly, as shown at f, so as to contract the throat thereof, and its opposite or forward wall is carried to a greater altitude than'the rear inwardly-directed wall, as at h, and better shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. This gas-feed tube, which is of an elongated rectangular form in cross-section, by preference isprovided at a suitable altitude with lateral holes t', which are designed to furnish passages for air, and the tube is flared by carrying its side walls outwardly and upwardly, as shown at j and 7c. It will be observed that by extending the walls as shown at 7o a stop will be formed for the slidable pad-holder, as will be presently described.

The vertical branch of the gas-feed tube D is provided with a slidable collar E, which is designed to regulate and close the inward draft.

F indicates a burner which may be mainly of the ordinary construction. This burner is connected with the horizontal branch of the gas-feed by means-of a drum g, which is placed over an aperture Z in the horizontal branch "d, and this drum passes through and is disconnected from the interior of a horizontal branch 'm of the hot-air tube, so that any gas which may pass from the feed-tube will not enter the hot-air tube. Y

G indicates the hot-air.v tube, which comprises a vertical branchV and a horizontal branch, as shown.v This tube is open at both ends and has passing through it the drum g. Depending from the burner-head and surrounding the upper part v of the drum is a brass ring I, which extends into the horizontal branch of the hot-air tube. The drum is preferably composed of tin or other slow con- `ductorvof heat, while the ring I is composed of brass or material of a high conductive nature. By this means the ring will extract the heat from the burner and conduct it into the hori' zontal branch of the hot-air tube, when the air entering the lowerrend of said tube will absorb the heat and carry the same upwardly in the course indicated by the arrows.

The vaporizing-chamber C may be of a general rectangular form, as shown, so as to rest upon the shelf B. This chamber is open at its forward end to' receive the absorbent- IOO holder J, which is designed to slide therein. The absorbent K may be composed of any suitable material which will absorb or take up the gasolene, and it is so Vfixed in the holder as to extend from side to side thereof and snugly against the front wall n, but leave a passage p above, a passage r/V, and another passage r below, so that the air entering the vaporizi11g-chamber will be directed over and around the entire surface of the absorbent. The chamber C is provided on its top at its forward cud with a hinged hood or dedector Il, which is designed to extend over the vertical plane of the hot-air tube, so as to defleet such hot air as may be received therefrom into the vaporizing-chamber, so that such air may become mingled with and absorb the gases and be carried back and down through the course indicated by the arrows and to the burner to be consumed.

The absorbent-holder .I is provided externally on its front wall with a suitable handle, whereby it may be carried to a suitable can to be saturated with gasolene, and below this handle I provide a transvers strip s, which is designed to overlap the upper edge L of the gas-feed tube. ily the employment of this strip it will be seen that the throat of the gasfeed tube may be regulated so as to govern the passage of gas from the vaporizing-chamber to the burner. It will be seen that by sliding the absorbent-holder inwardly from the position shown in Fig. l the passage may be closed to any desired extent. This is very desirable in shutting out the flame or burner. for the reason that the passage will not be entirely closed when the flame is shut out. If the throat of the gastube should be entirely closed by sliding the absorbent-holder inwardly, the llame would be shut out before the gas in said tube would have time to descend and be consumed, while by leaving a slight opening there will be snflicient downdraft to entirely consume all of the gas in the feedtube before cutting off the llame.

ly the employment ofthe collar E it will be seen that more or less air maybe adm itted into the gasolene-tube,and when there is sufficient air admitted through the hot-air tube the collar may be moved to entirely close the aperture in the gas-tube. The defieetor L may have a curved top, so as to serve more effectively in directing the hot-air currents.

lVith a stove constructed as described the danger of spilling or leakage of the `gasolene is reduced toa minimum and there is no danger of explosion.

lVhile I have shown and described my preferred construction, yet I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself.` to the details which I have set up, as it is obvious that many of the parts can be altered without departing from the spirit of my invention. The tubes may in some cases be made round, the slidable collar may be altered so as to use a dra ftregulator of other type, and the absorbent may be of any pervions material.

lIaving thus described my invention, what I claim is l. In a gas or vaporstove, the combination of a vaporizing-chamber, a burner, a gas-feed tube connecting the vaporizing-ehamber and the burner, and a slidable absorbent-holder arranged in the vaporizing-chamber and controlling communication between the said chamber and the gas-feed tube and consequently the quantity of gas supplied to the burner, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a suitable burner and a vaporizing-chamber5 of a gas-.feed tube having the upper end of its rear wall directed inwardly and its front and side walls carried above the rear wall, and a slidable absorbentholder adapted to move over the mouth ofthe feed-tube so as to regulate the feed, substantially as specified.

3. In a gas or vapor stove, the combination of a vaporizi11g-chamber, a burner, a gas-feed tube connecting the vaporiziiig-chamber and the burner, and a slidable absorbent-holder arranged in the vaporizing-ehamber and controlling communication between the said chamber and the gas-feed tube and consequently the quantity of gas supplied to the burner; the said absorbent-holder being provided with a portion adapted to close the feed-tube to the atmosphere when communication between the said tube and the vaporizing-chamber is partially closed and also adapted,when the feed-tube is entirely closed to the vaporizing-ehamber, to assume such a position as to establish communication between the feed-tube and the atmosphere, substantially as specified.

i. The combination witha suitable burner; of a vaporizi11g-chamber open to the atmosphere, a gas-feed tube, a hot-air tube open at both ends to the atmosphere,and a hood adapted to direct the hot-air currents into the vaporizing-chamber, substantially as specified.

In a gas orvaporstove, the combination of a vaporizing-chamber open at one end to the atmosphere and provided above such open end witha deflector, a burner, a gas-feed tube connecting the vaporizing-chamber and the burner, an air-tube arranged to receive the heat of radiation from the burner and discharge the same against the dellector, and a removable, slidable absorbent -holder arranged in the vaporizing-chamber and controlling communicatien between the said chamber and the gas-feed tube; said absorbent -holder being provided with a portion adapted to close the feed-tube to the atmosphere when communication between the said tube and the vaporizing-ehamber is partially closed and also adapted, when the feed-tube is entirely closed to the vaporizing-chamber, to assume such a position as to establishcom munication between the feed-tube and the atmosphere, substantially as speciled.

(l. In a gas-steve, the combination with the A-feed tube; of; the vaporizing-chaniber, tlleslidable absorbent-bolder havingthestrip IOO IIO

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burner; of the gas-feed tube having its Vertical branch perforated and a siidable co1- lar thereon, a drum leading from said tube to the burner, the Vaporizing-chaniber having the hinged door or defiector and connected with the gas-feed tube, the absorbentholder arranged in said chamber so as to a1- l10W a passage around the-absorbent, the hotair tube having its vertical branch adapted to discharge against the deector or` hood of the vaporizing-chamber, and the ring extending from the head of the burner into the hori-y zontal branch of the air-tube so as'to conduct the heat therein, substantially as speciied.

In testimony whereof I affix 'my'signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WALTER BROV N.

W'itnesses:

H. A. GooDRIcH, O. J. LoFTHUs.