Burner apparatus

Claim 1

IN A BURNER APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A BURNER ASSEMBLY, MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID BURNER ASSEMBLY AND A SOURCE OF FUEL OIL, A COMPRESSOR INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF RADIAL VANES OPERABLE WITH A CAM SURFACE, SAID COMPRESSOR HAVING AN AIR INLET AND AN AIR OUTLET, RESERVOIR MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID COMPRESSOR AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE RADIALLY INNER ENDS OF SAID VANES FOR SUPPLYING FUEL OIL TO SAID VANES TO YIELDINGLY URGE SAID VANES RADIALLY OUTWARDLY INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CAM SURFACE, AN OIL SEPARATOR INCLUDING A CHAMBER TO WHICH AIR FROM SAID COMPRESSOR OUTLET IS DIRECTED FOR SEPARATING THE OIL FROM SAID AIR, SAID OIL SEPARATOR HAVING OIL COLLECTING AREAS AND MEANS CONNECTING THE OIL COLLECTING AREAS THEREOF WITH SAID RESERVOIR MEANS OF SAID COMPRESSOR WHEREBY SAID OIL FROM SAID SEPARATOR IS RETURNED TO SAID RESERVOIR MEANS OF SAID COMPRESSOR AND AIR PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE OIL IN THE RESERVOIR MEANS THROUGH SAID CONNECTING MEANS TO YIELDINGLY URGE THE VANES RADIALLY OUTWARDLY, AND MEANS PROVIDING COMMUNICATION FOR PASSAGE OF AIR FROM SAID SEPARATOR TO SAID BURNER ASSEMBLY WHEREBY AIR UNDER PRESSURE IS SUPPLIED TO SAID BURNER ASSEMBLY, SAID BURNER ASSEMBLY BEING OF THE OIL ASPIRATING TYPE TO DRAW FUEL OIL FROM SAID SOURCE WHEN AIR UNDER PRESSURE IS SUPPLIED THERETO.