US77612A - Improvement in vapor-bubners - Google Patents

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. PATENTBD MAY 5, 1868. v s. B, HOPKINS & E. E. ANDERSON.

VAPOR BURNER.

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SAMUEL B. HOPKINS AND EDWARD H. ANDERSON, 0F EASTON, 'ASSIGNQRS To THEMSELVES AND. SATTEREIELD, OF BALTI ORE, MARYLAND.

E Patent o. 77,612, ne 5,1868.

. IMPEOvEMEET In VAPOR-BURNEBS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, Samoan B. Horxms andEnwhnn H. Aunnnson, ef'Eastom'in the county of Talbot, and State of .Yl'aryland, have invented anew' and improved Vapor-Burner; and we do hereby declare the fol-t lowing to be a full-,clear, and exact description of the some, suflicient to chable those skilled'in the art to which the invention appertains to fdlly understand and use-it, reference-being had to the accompanying drawings, forming. part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a. top view.-

. Figure 2 is a vertical section through the line a: of fig. 1.

Figure 3 is'a vertical section through the line y of fig. 1. p

This invention is an improvement upon the vapor-burner patented by us, April 3, 1860, and consists in using four holes instead of the two holes and slit of the former burner, and a transverse concaveplate in addition to the concave plate shown in the former invention.

We construct or procure the single-tube fluid-lamps,'of any known form, and insert the ordinary fluid-wick in the tube F of the lamp,.in the usual manner, letting the wick pwjectalittle above the top of the tube. Wethen construct a shor't tube, D, just large enough to fit tightly over the tube ligand slide upa nd down upon it; To the top of the short tube D is attached a horizontal plate, B, curved upwards at its ends, and of theform shown clearly in fig. 1. Another plate extends across the centre of plateB, projecting upwards at its sides, opposite to the burner; or, in lieu of this second plate, the'plate B may be provided with .two ears, 0 0, extending. outward and upward from its sides opposite to the burner, as shown in .figsnl, 2, and 3.

r The burner A is of the ordinary shape, but instead of a slit, with two. large holes at its.extremities,'is

provided only with four holes--two-small ones, a a, at the centre of the plate B, where it joins the burner, and

through the instrumentality of the'plate B.

two other smallones, a a, on the sides jot the burner, equidistant between the holes on, but considerably higher. The jet that proceeds from these side holes a'a impinges against the career, and by heating them, serves more eil'ectually to generate gas from the wick. The jets from the lower holes, a a, operate in the same manner,

The great advantage of this improved form of vapor-burner over thathitherto used by us lies in the fact I that its light cannot be extinguished by any sudden gust of wind striking it sideways. Infthe old burner, the flame, under such circumstances, was liable to be blown ofi of the plate, or. t be blown away f th b p ends of the plate, so that they would become cooled, and the gas'would cease to generate in the tube. This improved burner isnot liable to that objection, for if the wind comes upon it in such a manner as to extinguish the jets from a a, the ears 0 e and theburner itself will protect the top jets, and prevent the-light of one or both of them from being blown out.. The flttln,Wl'lGHl)l0Wll sideways, will'always envelope one of the cars a a, and the heat transmitted through that ar will keep up the temperature of the tube below, and prevent any interruption of the generating process within the tube. When the gust is over, the vflame from the lighted top jet will relight the end jets, and the other top jet, if it shall have been extinguished.-

Ate. suitable distance below the top of the tube D we attach a circular plate or button, E, by which to move the tube D up and down upon the wick-tube F. This button is made in the form shown in fig. 1, and is provided with a ring, 6, of rubber, wood, or other suitable non-conducting substance, around its outer edge, to prevent it from burning the fingers when it is necessary to take hold of it.

The intensity of the light produced is regulated, as in the old lamp, bysliding' the tube D up or down, thereby causing the ,heated burner toa'pproach or recedefrom the Wick, and thus iucreasibg' or diminishing the supply of gas.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as next, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- I The burner above described, having the central cone A pierced with four holes, a 0: Ma, at the points spooifiefi when us d i combination with aplote, B, bent up at the ends, and hoving ears, 0 c, orojeoting ooovord from its =sdessubstaritially as and for the purposo described.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL JARDEN,

JOHN J. BAKER. Witnesses:

SAMUEL JARDEN,

Joan J. BAKER.

SAMUEL B. HOPKiNS;

EDW'. H. ANDERSON.

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