US77771A

US77771A - mersereau

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Publication number: US77771A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1868-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 1885-05-12

Description

SHIPLEY & MERSEREAU.

- Gas Lighter.

Patentd May 12, 1868.

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"Letters Patent No. "77, 771, dateoilmzy 12, 1 868.

IMPROVEMENT IN INSTRUMENT FOR LIGHTING GAS, duo.

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Be it known that we, Amos SHIPLEY and WILLIAM TQMERsERnAU, of Newark, Essen county, New J ersey,

have invented,"made, and applied to use, a new and useful Instrument for Lighting Gas; andwe do declare that the following is afull, clear, and correct description of the same, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, inwhich Figure'l is a view of our improved instrument for lighting gas, showing the match or'taper in position prior to ignition.

Figure 2, a view of the same, showing the match ignited.

Figure 3, a view of the corrugated lips attached to the sliding frame.

In the drawings, like parts of the invention are pointed out by the same letters of reference.

The nature of the present invention consists in the construction, as more fully hereinafter set forth, of a new and-useful instrumentforl'yghting gas. I

To'enable those skilled in the arts to make and use our invention, we will describe the construction and operation of the same. I i

A shows the handle of our improved instrument, which may be made of wood or metal, of any desir length. This handle'A has inserted in its upper end the standard B, made smaller in diameter than the handle, and having its top portionslbtted sufiiciently deep toreceivo a match or taper inserted in the same.

C is a collar passed over thislstandard B, which collar supports a framework composed of the cross-pieces d and side-pieces e. This framework, when supported upon the collar 0, and/thrown dowmfsee fig. 2,) has its upper cross-piece resting upon the slotted portion of the standard B, or the same (the cross-piece) may project a sliort distance above the same. v v

To the upper cross-piece are attached the lips f, or these lipsmay be cast with and form a continnation'of the upper cross-piece,' in which case the upper cross-piece is't'ormed of'two separate pieces of metal subsequently connected, or held together by any convenientmeztns. These lips f are corrugated upon their interior, as clearly.

shown in fig.-3'of the drawings.

Through the standard B are passed the pins, as shown, allowed to project sufiiciently to bear against the, framework as it is raised and lowered, and. thus serving to guide and steady the same.

I) shows the match or taper inserted and held in the'slotted' portion of the standard B.

Such being the construction, the operationisas follows: The framework is raised to its full extent upon the standard B, the pins inserted in the same, governing its elevation by bearing upon the upper side of the lower cross-piece, and a match or taper is then inserted within theslottcd head of-the standard B. The lramework may then be depressed, by which movement the corrugated lips are passed over the head of the match or taper, instantly causing the same to ignite. The instrument-may then be employed for lighting purposes.

' The low cost of manufacture of the instrument, with itssimplicity of operation, is of considerable importance in the case ofan article so generally employed as an instrument for lighting gas.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- In combination with a standard, we claim a'movahle framework, supporting the corrugated lips, when the same shall be constructed and operate substantially as described, for the purposes'set forth.

- AMOS SHIPLEY,

' W. T. MERSEREAU. Witnesses:

Rosnn'r PLUME, Guns WILLARD.