Improvements in Apparatus for Heating Buildings and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Oct., 1899-Accepted. 2nd Dec., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Heating Buildings and the like.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street, Manchester,
both in the County of Lancaster, 118, New Street, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, and 322, High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention (which has been communicated
to me by Wilhelm Piepmeyer, of 65, Colnstrasse, Cassel, Merchant, and Anton
Karst, of 53, Konigsthor, Cassel, Architect, both in the Empire of Germany,)
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in heating apparatus, such as steam
and water heating apparatuses for heating buildings, greenhouses, and the like.
In using such apparatuses unless some means is provided for moistening the
heated air, the atmosphere of the room or other building becomes in time very
dry. Attempts have been made to overcome this dryness by providing the heat-
ing apparatuses with water troughs, the water of which latter is evaporated by
the heat derived from the heating apparatus and so gives the desired moisture
to the heated air. These contrivances however have been made independent and
separate component parts to the heating apparatuses, and as such add considerably
to the size of same, which is a considerable disadvantage. Moreover such
water troughs look cumbersome and heavy when in use upon a heating apparatus.
Now this invention has for its object to combine with existing heating apparatuses
a water-evaporating or air-moistening means in such a manner that the same will
take up little, if any extra room, and so that when not acting as an air-moistening
means the water evaporator will act as a heat radiator and so add to the heating
power of the apparatuses.
My invention consists in converting one or more heating members or pipes of
a heating apparatus into a "giver-off" of moistened air by surrounding it with
a trough-shaped metallic jacket in such a manner that the member or pipe
surrounded is independent of the same.
This
In Fig. 1 of the accompanying sheet of drawings my invention is shown fitted
to an ordinary ribbed heating apparatus, and in Fig. 2 to a heat radiator apparatus
In Fig. 1 the top pipe b of the heating apparatus is made to serve as a "giver-
off" of moistened air by surrounding it with a jacket or water trough a.
water trough a is made out of of the supporting ribs or discs fitted to each of the
pipes of the heating apparatus by making the same of a half-moon shape section
and providing it with a division or partition which covers in the pipe it surrounds.
The hollow open top of the supporting rib or disc is then filled with water.
In Fig. 2 the pipe 6 of the radiator is surrounded by a water trough a in
a similar manner as in Fig. 1.
The absence of water in a water trough or jacket according to my invention will
not matter, as the same will simply act as an additional heat generator until
more water is poured into same when it will again act as an air moistener.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
First. In apparatuses for heating buildings and the like, converting one or
more members of the apparatus into a water evaporator or air-moistener in the
manner described and set forth.
Second. In apparatuses for heating buildings and the like, surrounding one or
more members of the apparatus with an open water trough or jacket so that
the water is not in contact with the said member as set forth.
Third. In combination with apparatuses for heating buildings and the like
the use of water evaporators or air moistening means as described and set forth.
Dated the 19th day of October 1899.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
11, Burlington Chambers, New Street, Birmingham,
Also at Liverpool, London, and Manchester,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.