US1956435A - Gas blow torch - Google Patents

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April 24, 1934. J DAN|EL 1,956,435

GAS BLOW TORCH Filed July 20 1932 I INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 24, 1934 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to torches for heating soldering irons and other purposes and has for the primary object, the provision of a device of the above stated character which is so constructed as to burn illuminating gas taken from a gas line or main which may be easily moved from one place to another and operated at various angles.

With this and other objects in view, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a vertical sectional View illustrating a torch constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevation illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4-. is a side elevation partly in section illustrating a modified form of my invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a supporting post carrying at its lower end a clamp 2 for detachably securing the post to a table or like supporting structure 3. The upper end of the post 1 is screw-threaded and has threaded connection to an annular head 4 in which is mounted a burner sleeve 5. The sleeve 5 is supported in a horizontal position by the post and one end is provided with an end wall 6 apertured to receive a burner tip '7 carried by a control valve 8 threaded in the opening. The control valve 8 is adapted to be connected to a gas line or main in any suitable manner. The sleeve 5 adjacent the wall 6 is provided on opposite sides thereof with vent openings 9 to admit air to the interior of the sleeve 5 for mixing with the gas escaping from the jet to produce a flame capable of maximum heat. The flame escapes from the open end of the sleeve in a horizontal path and a soldering iron holder 10 is arranged in the path of the flame so that a soldering iron 11 resting thereon and also upon the sleeve 5 will be efficiently heated. The holder 10 is in the form of a ring formed integrally with an arm 12 apertured to receive the post 1 and which may be adjusted upwardly and downwardly on the post by a nut 13 threaded to said post.

A torch constructed in accordance with the foregoing is capable of producing maximum heat and is quickly set in operation by simply placing a lighted match to the end of the sleeve and opening the valve 8 thereby obviating the customary practice of compressing liquid fuel in a container and heating the burner of the container so as to vaporize the fuel.

Referring to my modified form of invention, the annular head 4 carrying the burner sleeve 5 is 30 provided with a post 14 threaded thereto and said .post has a frictional pivotal connection 15 with a base or stand 16 whereby the angle of the burner sleeve 5 may be varied. A device constructed in accordance with that shown in Figure 4 as well as that shown in Figure 1 may be conveniently moved from one place to another and also is capable of operation at various angles thereby rendering the device useful in shops for heating parts of engines and the like.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope 76 of my invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A torch comprising a pedestal, a frictional pivot carried by the pedestal, a screw threaded post carried by said pivot and movable relative to said pedestal and adapted to retain any of its positions by the pivot, an annular head threaded to the post, a sleeve type burner mounted in the head and having one end open, a burner tip carried by the other end of the sleeve and connected to a fuel supply, an arm threaded to the post and capable of being moved endwise of the post and towards and from the burner, a lock nut threaded on the post to engage the arm for holding the latter in adjusted position, and a holder carried by the arm to support a tool while resting against the open end of the sleeve.

JOHN M. DANIEL.

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