Improved Means for Actuating Gas and Water Cocks.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Nov., 1896-Accepted, 20th Feb., 1897
Improved Means for Actuating Gas and Water Cocks.
ARTHUR INGRAM 6 Parkside Villas Wood Green N. Clock Maker do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The patent consist of 'two trains of wheels between two plates, one train of which
is an ordinary timepiece with cylinder escapement with a twenty four hour motion
work.
The other train of wheels & pinions will control the tap by means of the pinion
of the first wheel of this control train being fixed to the tap, the tap will open or
close as this wheel revolves.
On the dial of the clockwork are three indicators, these indicators being set at
any given time will allow the control train to be set in motion at those specified
times with the result that you get gas & water full on, partially on, or put out
according to desire.
February 21st 1806
ARTHUR INGRAM.
I ARTHUR INGRAM, of 6 Parkside Villas, Wood Green, N. in the County of
London, Clock Maker, 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 an improved means of actuating gas and water cocks,
and consists of two trains of wheels, between two plates, one of which trains
is an ordinary time-piece, with cylinder escapement, with a twenty-four hour
motion work.
The other train of wheels and pinions will control the tap, by means of the
pinion of the first wheel of this control train being fixed to the tap, so that the tap
will open or close as this wheel revolves.
On the dial of the clock work are three or more indicators, these indicators
being set at any given time, will allow the control train to be set in motion at those.
specified times, with the result that the gas is turned fully on, partially on or put
out according to requirement.
And in order that my said invention may be better understood, I will now
proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings accompanying this
specification, in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the whole mechanism;
Fig. 2 elevation of a portion of the back;
Fig. 3 end elevation (the hands and dial being removed); and

page_text: The drawings shew my improved mechanism for actuating cocks, the ordinary
going train being omitted, as it is well known.
The same letters of reference denote the same parts in all the views.
a (Fig. 1) shews the hour wheel of the ordinary clock train, on the socket of
which are placed other sockets or sleeves marked b. each of which is provided with
a projecting pin or lever e. The second or mechanical train consists of a spring
barrel 2, the motion of which is transmitted to the wheel m by means of the
intermediate wheels and pinions 3, 4, 5 & 6. The wheel m gears with the pinion 7,
on the same spindle with which latter is mounted the wheel 8. This wheel 8
engages with the fly pinion 9 attached to the warning wheel n. 10 is a fly. d is a
lever passing behind the clock-dial, and bent into such a shape that its end 11 may
be raised by the pins e when such pins encounter it during the action of the
mechanism. The lever d is connected by means of the collet or collar c to the
spindle h.
4.
y is a spindle having attached to it a small lever, and another lever l. The
lever engages with the cam o, which bears a forked piece p, for receiving the end of
the plug of the gas or water cock. The wheel o is mounted on the spindle 12 of the
pinion The lever engages with the pin 7 on the wheel m. i and k are two
levers fixed to the spindle h. The lever k engages with the lever l, and the lever i
with the warning wheel by means of the pin x. Besides the hour hand f¹, the
clock is provided with other hands f, one attached to each socket b. A side
elevation of these sleeves or sockets band pins e detached, is shewn at Figure 4.
It will be seen that by means of the hands f, the pins e may be set to raise the
end 11 of the lever d at any desired times. Each time the lever d is so actuated it
turns the spindle 4, which latter lifts the two levers i and k. The lever k in turn
raises the lever from the pin q, the wheel n then rotates till the pin a comes into
contact with lever i. It is kept in this position till lever d is clear of pin e. When
released the movement will rotate according to the position of the lever z on the
cam o. The rotation of the cam o turns the tap or cock fixed in the fork p. After
the lever e has left the end 11 of the lever d, the lever will fall back and stop the
wheel m by means of the pin g as soon as the cam o, by reason of the shape of the
portion in contact with the lever z allows the said lever to fall. This will happen
after an interval, the length of which is governed by the size of the tooth in
contact with the lever z.
By the use of this invention, the gas in street lamps for example may be turned
on and off at a given time automatically by turning the hands on the dial
accordingly, the mechanism being fitted to each lamp and the springs being wound
periodically as in an ordinary clock.
The same arrangements will apply for the turning on and off of water.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved means for actuating gas and water cocks, substantially as set
forth.
2. In means for actuating gas and water cocks, an additional mechanical train
actuated by an ordinary clock train, for the purposes set forth.
Dated this Twenty-third day of November 1896.
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Holborn, W.C., Agents for the Applicant..