Improved Arrangement of Mechanism for Compensating Wet Gas Meters.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 10th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 14th May, 1898
Improved Arrangement of Mechanism for Compensating Wet Gas
Meters.
We, RICHARD THOMAS GLOVER and JOHN GEORGE GLOVER, of the Firm Thomas
Glover and Co. Ld., 214 to 222, St. John Street, Clerkenwell, London, Gas Meter
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention has for object, certain mechanism for operating the spoon from
the main or index spindle of a wet gas meter in order to ensure great regularity
and equal strain upon the drum during all parts of its revolution and thus obviate
any chance of the spoon sticking during or on completion of its movement
while raising or lowering the spoon as is usual.
For the purpose of our invention, we fit a crown or like wheel upon the main
or index spindle, and in relation to this we arrange bevel gear, from one of which
by a pin or stud a link leads to and is connected with a crank lever of the pivoted
spoon for operating it steadily and continuously with the same amount of motion
throughout its lifting and descending actions, whereby friction is reduced and
greater regularity of working ensured.
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H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Richard Thomas Glover and John George Glover.
Improved Arrangement of Mechanism for Compensating Wet Gas
Meters.
We, RICHARD THOMAS GLOVER and JOHN GEORGE GLOVER, of the Firm Thomas
Glover and Co. Ld., 214 to 222, St. John Street, Clerkenwell, London, Gas Meter
Manufacturers, 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 has for object, certain mechanism for operating the spoon from
the main or index spindle of a wet gas meter in order to ensure great regularity
and equal strain upon the drum during all parts of its revolution and thus obviate
any chance of the spoon sticking during or on completion of its movement
while raising or lowering the spoon as is usual.
For the purpose of our invention and as we show on the annexed drawings

page_text: Figure 1 detached view and in Figure 2 fitted to a meter we fit a crown or like
wheel A upon the main or index spindle B and in relation to this we arrange a
bevil wheel C in gear with the wheel D to which by a pin or stud E a link F leads
to and is connected with a crank lever G of the pivoted spoon H for operating it
steadily and continuously with the same amount of motion throughout its lifting
and descending actions whereby friction is reduced and greater regularity of
working ensured. I is a pawl to prevent back rotation of the pinion A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim
is:-
The hereindescribed and represented improved arrangement of mechanism for
operating the spoon of a wet gas meter without irregularities and producing
positive steadiness and equal strain as and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 10th dow of Manh 1000
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said R. T. & J. G. Glover.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said R. T. & J. G. Glover.