A NEW AND IMPROVED PUMP FOR PUMPING WATER, AIR, OR GASES.
Year: 1875

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Wallace, of Seaham Harbour, in the
County of Durham, for the Invention of "A NEW AND IMPROVED
PUMP FOR PUMPING WATER, AIR, OR GASES.".
Sealed the 12th November 1875, and dated the 15th May 1875.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Wallace at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 15th May 1875.
I, JOSEPH WALLACE, of Seaham Harbour, in the County of Durham,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A NEW AND
IMPROVED PUMP FOR PUMPING WATER, AIR, OR GASES," to be as follows:-
This Invention, of a new and improved pump for pumping water, air,
or gases, has for its object the accumulation or saving of power and for
the economizing of steam and manual labor.

page_text: outlet piece with four outlet holes; over these outlet holes inside the
outlet piece is placed a suction pipe to slide or move up and down over
the outlet holes, also a clack valve or clack ball; these three parts being
combined and attached together work inside a receiver through two
glands which are connected from a cross bar or stay outside; the suction 5
pipe works through the bottom end of the receiver and through a gland
and bush in this pipe. I also have a suction clack, and at the bottom
end a strum filled with holes. A fixed or stationary plunger is in the
barrel of the pump over which it works.
For pumping water alone a fixed suction pipe is used, a moveable 10
suction pipe working through the bottom end of receiver without the
fixed suction pipe is intended for gases and atmospheric air alone.
By moving the barrel over the plunger, which is stationary, and
which is fixed outside to a cross bar, I draw water, air, or other gases by
suction through the pipe and ball clack or valve, and when it is at the 15
required stroke the valve closes.
The clack moves over or uncovers the outlet hole to admit of egress
of water and other gases from the barrel of pump, and vice versa.
י
The weight and pressure of the water, air, or gas is sustained under
the fixed plunger, while the barrel is drawn over the same and passes 20
through outlet holes into a receiver to form a pressure or hydraulic
power, thereby forming a motive power in itself, requiring very little
power to work the pump for pumping water and other gases.

page_text: eighth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said Joseph Wallace, Her special
licence that I, the said Joseph Wallace, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said Joseph Wallace, my execu-
tors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and
no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "A NEW AND
IMPROVED PUMP FOR PUMPING WATER, AIR, OR GASES," upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said Joseph Wallace, my executors or
administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or
one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was
to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal
Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after
the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Joseph Wallace, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained. in and by
the following statement, that is to say :-
This Invention, of a new and improved pump for pumping water, air,
or gases, has for its object the accumulation or saving of power, and for
the economizing of steam and manual labor.
The barrel of the pump is made moveable and bottle shape with a
_cross head at the neck end, which neck will be hollow; attached to
barrel projecting piece is an outlet box with four outlet holes; over these
four outlet holes inside the outlet box is placed a suction pipe to slide or
move up and down over the outlet holes; also at the top end of suction
O pipe a clack valve or ball; these three parts, viz., barrel, outlet box, and
suction pipe being combined and attached together work inside a
receiver through two glands or packing boxes, the neck part works
through a gland and bush at the top of receiver, and connected to a
cross bar, stay, or dome outside; the suction pipe works through a gland
5 and bush at the bottom end of receiver. I also have a fixed suction
pipe with valve at the top end, and at the bottom ond a strum filled

page_text: barrel A. At the end of barrel A is a projection piece A", to this is
attached an outlet box D with four outlet holes sufficient in size to
admit of egress of water or air or gases from barrel A in its up stroke.
Attached to this is a moveable suction pipe G, and this suction pipe at
top end moves over or uncovers the outlet holes inside of outlet box D,
viz., by the working of the barrel in its up stroke and in its down
stroke; also is fitted at the top end of this pipe a ball clack or valve to
stop egress of water, air, or gases back into suction pipe G. Valve a is
shown in clevation, Fig. 1. Figure 2, barrel A, box D, suction pipe G,
works all at one time in its up-and-down stroke in an air receiver K and L
through two glands U and A". The receiver is made in two halves and
bolted together; also the receiver is made with two outlet pipes W
and X at the bottom for the egress of the water &c. from pump. The
receiver forms a cushion of air at top end so as there will be a constant
flow of water, &c., from receiver through the outlet pipes in the time of
its down stroke (especially). The pump is worked inside of receiver
easily by the pressure being equal on all sides; also to be connected
from a cross bar, stay, or dome is a fixed or stationary plunger or
piston B to be made either solid or otherwise (viz., solid or in two halves
like a packing piston, or to be recessed to admit of springs, or of being
leathered as ordinary buckėt, pumps; also I attach a fixed suction
pipe N at the bottom of retainer A", and I also attach another fixed
suction pipe A³ at the side of retainer A" each one to be used
(separately). At the bottom end of G suction pipe I attach a perforated
plate to prevent anything from entering the pipe and jagging the valves,
two are shewn on plan, one directly below the upper valve with smaller
holes than the one below the lower valve in pipe G. I also attach a
valve at the entrance of fixed pipe N at top into retainer A to keep in
retainer what is suctioned; also the valve in the lower end of suction
O pipe G will keep a priming ready for uso in pipe G when the pump
comes to stand any length of time. At the bottom of retainer I fix a
close ended pipe B³ (to drain retainer) attached to the cross head or
double eye cross head, shown Sheet 2. Figure 9 is a lever or connecting
rod to work the pump, or can be attached to piston in steam cylinder.
It can be worked with fast or slow speed to be vertically built (NB.
and not horizontally, as stated in the previous Specification); it can be
made for any purpose where pumping is required, viz., mines, manu-
factory, blast furnaces, hydraulics, shipping, fire pumps, gas works,
naner mills. &c. &c. &c.

page_text: The pump is at the top stroke, as shewn on ground plan, with plunger
or piston protruding through about half of its length. Instantly the
barrel begins to work or move downwards over the bottom end of piston
(length of stroke been allowed extra) a vaco is formed," and by the
pressure of the atmosphere it forces suction valves to open to pump
barrel, and commences to fill with water, air, or other gases, the plunger
being stationary. As soon as the barrel is at its (required stroke) down-
wards the water, &c., becomes compressed (instantly the barrel begins to
move upwards) closes valves, and forces suction pipe downwards from
barrel end, at the same time it is opening to outlet holes into receiver.
Instantly the outlet begins to open the water, &c., is equalized with that
in receiver. The weight or pressure is sustained under the fixed plunger,
and as the barrel is open ended and moving upwards the outlet holes
is opening sufficient to let water, &c., pass from the interior of the
barrel. The barrel moves over the piston about half its length to
'displace the water, &c., from barrel end to top of suction pipe, or to take
as much water, &c., from barrel end to suction pipe so as to let the see
faces F, F, come together again in the next stroke, as shewn by the
dotted lines, it also forms a cushion (of water, &c.) at the bottom
of valve box D, D, to prevent thuding, and likewise to equalize the
remaining space left in E, E, with that in receiver.
Having thus described the nature and object of my said Invention I
would observe in conclusion that I do not limit or confine myself to
any material in particular, as I may use any kind of metal that I may
find suitable, and that I do not claim any part separate and apart from
the other; but that what I do claim and desire to be secured to me by
.the herein-before in part recited Letters Patent is, the combination and
.general mechanical arrangement of parts forming the new and improved
pump for pumping water, air, or gases, in the manner and for the

page_text: purposes substantially as herein-before described and illustrated on the
Drawings, or any mere modification thereof.
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In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph Wallace, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Fifteenth day of November, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
five.