Device in burners

Claim 1

In a burner apparatus for oil burners which includes a feed tube having an inner surface and an end, a burner retainer including a fuel feed pipe and a nozzle connected thereto disposed within the feed tube, the improvement comprising, annular flange means mounted to the end of the feed tube, said flange means being rectangular in cross section and extending perpendicularly inwardly of the feed tube from the inner surface thereof and defining a generally axially oriented opening into the feed tube, shield means disposed within the feed tube between said flange means and the nozzle, means for adjustably mounting said shield means in the feed tube so as to permit the axial spacing between said shield means and flange means to be varied, said shield means having a generally central opening through which a flame from the nozzle can extend and an outer peripheral portion, means for orienting said shield means within the feed tube so that said outer peripheral portion of said shield means is spaced from the inner surface of the feed tube so as to provide a generally circular air gap therebetween, said flange means extending inwardly of said peripheral portion of said shield whereby air passing between said shield means and the inner surface of the feed tube is directed by said flange means perpendicularly toward the axis of the feed tube adjacent said axial opening so as to act to constrict any flame extending through said opening.