Improvements in or relating to Water Heaters known as Geysers
Year: 1897

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Water Heaters known as Geysers."
I JOSEPH WINTERFLOOD of 39 Thornhill Road. Barnsbury, London. Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in Water Heaters known as Geysers.
For the purpose of this invention I provide a double jacket as the wall of the
Geyser and closed at bottom and at the top except to a cross tube in or near the
centre of which by a nozzle an inner vessel can be charged from such cross tube.
This inner vessel is connected at the bottom by a branch pipe as an outlet for hot
water and the distance between said vessel and the double jacket has a couple of
vanes spirally arranged for checking the rush and for leading the products of
combustion to a partitioned escape cover or tube, the partition being an important
feature since it prevents the flame of the heating medium preferably gas from
flickering and smoking which a clear open chimney invariably does.
The water supply to the double wall is by a pipe projecting therefrom said pipe
having the water and gas admission valves on the same stem so that the pressure
water on its valve causes the gas valve to open for flow previous to the lighting of
the burners which may be of the swing or other kind.
The rod of the valves passes through a sleeve containing a compensating or return
spring and to prevent water passing downwardly I connect a soft rubber or other
tube around between the top of the sleeve. and the water valve.
The inner vessel forms the boiler of the apparatus and when the outlet is closed,
the back pressure assisted by the spring closes the inlet.
The vessel has an internal screen or deflector plate so that the water first supplied
to it shall trickle down its side.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent. 166 Fleet Street. London.
Agent for the said J. Winterflood.
improvements in or relating to Water Heaters known as Geysers."
I, JOSEPH WINTERFLOOD, of 39 Thornhill Road, Barnsbury, London. Engineer.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention 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 water heaters Lena

page_text: For the purpose of this invention and as I show on the annexed drawing which is
a vertical section of a Geyser on my principle, I provide a double jacket A. as the
wall of the apparatus, this being closed at bottom at B and at top C except to a
cross tube D, in or near the centre of which, by a nozzle E, an inner vessel F can
be charged from such cross tube 1). This inner vessel F is connected at or near the
bottom at G by a branch pipe H. as an outlet for hot water and the space between
said vessel F and the double jacket A has a couple of vanes I, J, spirally arranged
for checking the rush and for leading the products of combustion from the
gas burner K to a partitioned escape cover or tube L, the partition being
an important feature, since it prevents the flame of the heating
medium from flickering and smoking which a clear open chimney invariably
does.
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The water supply to the double wall A is by a pipe U projecting therefrom, said
pipe having the water and gas admission valves N, P, on the same stem Q, so that'
the pressure water on its valve N causes the gas valve P to open for flow previous
to the lighting of the burner K, which. burner may be of the swing or other kind.
The rod of the valves N, P, passes through a sleeve R containing a compensating
or return spring S, and to prevent water passing downwardly I connect a soft
rubber or other tube T around between the top of the sleeve R and the neck of the
water valve N.
The inner vessel F forms the boiler of the apparatus, and when the outlet H is
closed, the back pressure assisted by the spring S closes the inlet U.
The vessel has an internal screen or deflector plate V, so that the water first
supplied to it shall flow over and trickle down its side in a thin film against the
skin of the vessel in charging it.
W is the gas inlet, and the supply can be regulated by a tap thereon in the usual
manner.
X, X, are brackets for supporting and centralizing the inner vessel F within the
outer vessel A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim
is:-
1. The construction or arrangement of water heater (Geyser) as shown on the
annexed drawing and as and for the purposes described.
2. In a water heater (Geyser), a double spiral set of vanes or spiral blades I, J,
within the space between the inner vessel F and the outer vessel A which two
vessels are connected by a cross tube D and nozzle E as and in the manner shown,
the inflowing water being spread in the inner vessel F by a deflector V substantially
as represented.