US597550A - Fire-pot for tinners use - Google Patents

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PIRE POT POR TINNERS USE.

No. 597,550. Patented Jan. 18,1898.

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GEORGE A. TRIGGS, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,550, dated January 18, 1898.

i Application filed March 30, 1896. Serial No. 585,373, (No model.)

To all whom it may oon/cern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. TRIGGS, of Elgin, Kane county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire- Pots for Tinners Use, of which the followingA is a full and complete speciication.y

My invention relates to that class of firepots in which vapor is used as fuel and in particular where the vapor used is that generated from a volatile oil, and also relates to a former invention of mine, for which Letters Patent were issued to me May 2l, 1895, No. 539,456.

This invention has for its object to provide a positive means whereby the valves governing the iiow of vapor to the mixing-tubes may be automatically controlled by the operation of inserting and removing the soldering-irons in and from the chambers in which they are placed to be heated, whereby the vapor is only admitted into each chamber as it is needed. The -Inechanism which I have in vented to meet these requirements is clearly described in the specification, more particularly pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the drawings, in which- Figure lis a vertical cross-section of my device. Fig. 2 is anend elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan of the same with the hood partially removed. Fig. l is a horizontal section taken on line a a oi Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the sa1ne,'taken on line b b of Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a partial vertical section through the center of the tube 7.

I provide a closed oil or gasolene tank 1. For convenience I use this as a base and mount upon it in any suitable manner the chambers 2, 3, and l. 1Nithin these chambers tank 1 by the elbow 9.

^ having hollow places adapted to receive the soldering-irons, directly above the chambers 2 and 4: and having a number of openings or parallel slots 12. A hood 13 rests upon this plate, being divided by means of the parti- 17, carried by the'double arms 18.

tion 14 into the chambers 15 and 16. In each of these chambers is a floating plate or shoe These arms are pivoted upon the pins 19, and the ends of these arms are bent around the sides of the hood, forming the arms 20, to which, by means of the lin-lr 21, the lever 22 is conk nected. To these two levers are connected the valves 23 and 24, one havin g a right-hand The hand-.valve 30 controls an opening in the screw 31, which leads to the tube G.

The operation of the apparatus is as .fob lows: A pan with gasolene is placed below the cock 32 and ignited, and when burned the hand-wheel 30 and cock are turned to admit the passage of vapor through the screw 31 to t-he tube 6, where the vapor, drawing a certain amount of air with it, passes into the chamber 3 and, issuing through the slot 10, is ignited and, being directly beneath the tube 8, heats the latter and vaporizes the gasolene which is forced into it. An iron being now pushed beneath the iioat 17 raises the latter, as shown in the broken lines, and the iioat by its connections operates the lever 22 to open its corresponding valve 2a, admittiugga quantity of vapor and air to the tube '7 and cham ber 4, which, being lighted as it is sues from the slots 10, readily heats the iron on the plate above it. When the iron is removed, the weight of the float and its attached levers is suiicient to close the valve, thereby shutting oft and economizing the supply of vapor. It is kobvious that an iron may be placed inthe chamber 15 at the same time and the two, used alternately. Thus will be made evident the advan tage of this apparatus. By its use an economy of fuel is obtained and an automaticoperation secured, and at the same time the mechanism is arranged so as to secure a positive action.

I claim- 1. In a tinners iire-pot, a plate adapted to receive soldering-irons, a chamber situated IOO beneath sueh plate, a valve controlling the admission of vapor to such Chamber, a Weighted shoe'situated in proximity to such plate, a hood adapted to Cover said shoe and plate, said shoe being hung y from Y-shaped arms, which are pivoted to said hood, one of said arms having a return-bend around the outside of said hood, where it is suitably oonneoted by a link to an arm fastened to said valve, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a t-inners iire-pot, a plate adapted to receive soldering-irons, a chamber situated beneath said plate, a valve controlling the admission of vapor to said Chamber, a weighted shoe situated in proximity to said plate, a hood adapted to cover said shoe and said plate, said shoe being hung from two arms which are pivoted to said hood, one of said arms being` suitably connected with said valve, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a tinners fire-pot, a plate adapted to receive soldering-irons, a chamber situated beneath such plate, avalve controlling the admission of vapor to such chamber, a Weighted shoe situated in proximity to said plate, a hood adaptedto'cover said shoe and plate, Y- shaped arms pivoted to said hood, and at their trunk connected to said shoe, and one of said arms suitably connected with said valve, as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE A. TRIGGS.

1Witnesses:

HENRY F. NoYEs, OLIVER L. PLUMTREE.

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