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US 8,678,045 B1Granted
Method of fueling an oil lamp
OwnerRicardo J Jorge, Otto M Rodriguezinventors
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Abstract
Garden torches, hurricane lanterns and other oil lamps can be refueled through a flexible hose terminating in a tube or hollow needle insertable into the lamp's fuel reservoir through a wick slot. This method avoids skin contact with fuel and with soot deposited on the oil lamp reservoir.
Claims9
A method of adding fuel to a fuel reservoir of an oil lamp having a fibrous wick extending upwardly from an inside of the reservoir through a slot in a top of the reservoir, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a supply vessel holding a supply of the fuel;
- providing a flexible hose assembly having two ends, a first end of the flexible hose assembly connected to the supply vessel, the second end of the flexible hose assembly attached to an inlet end of a fueling tube;
- inserting an outlet end of the fueling tube through the slot into the reservoir;
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- urging the fuel to flow from the supply vessel, through the flexible hose assembly and into the fuel reservoir.
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