IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR WITHDRAWING AND FILTERING WATER OR OTHER LIQUID CONTAINED IN A VESSEL OR RECEPTACLE
Year: 1884

page_text: We PETER GARTON of Golborne in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, and
JOHN GARTON, of Golborne aforesaid, Brick Manufacturer do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention for "IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR WITHDRAWING AND
FILTERING WATER OR OTHER LIQUID CONTAINED IN A VESSEL OR RECEPTACLE" to
be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide an apparatus for withdrawing water
or liquids from a cistern or other receptacle by means of a syphon, and at the same
time filtering the liquid as it passes through.
To the end of a bent tube or syphon we affix a chamber preferably cylindrical in
shape with a narrow inlet and outlet, one at each end. The bent tube is attached
at the inlet end and at the other end is fixed a second chamber somewhat funnel
or rose-shaped covered with a perforated plate or lid. The first mentioned chamber.
is filled with charcoal or other filtering medium, preferably powdered or in a fine
state of division, and the second chamber is filled with sponge or other material
that will collect any floating or suspended matter. The end of the tube carrying
the chambers is that which is inserted into the liquid, and on the air in the tubo
being exhausted it acts as an ordinary syphon, filtering the liquid as it passes
through.
If desired however one or both of the chambers may be attached at the outer
end of the tube or it may be made double with filtering chambers at each end.
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WP. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We, PETER GARTON of Golborne, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, and
JOHN GARTON of Golborne aforesaid, Brick Manufacturer do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention for "IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR WITH DRAWING AND
FILTERING WATER OR OTHER LIQUID CONTAINED IN A VESSEL OR RECEPTACLE
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention consists in attaching to a syphon pipe or tube, a filtering
apparatus constructed as hereinafter described, for the purpose of filtering water or
other liquid as it is withdrawn from a vessel in which it is contained.
Referring to the drawings:
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation and
Fig. 2 a plan part in section of the apparatus.
A is a pipe or tubing of any suitable metal or flexible material, an india-rubber
tube being intended to be shewn in the drawings. B is a tap fitted at the lower
end of tube A to control the flow of liquid. Were a metal tube used the tap could
be fitted to it and form a part thereof. C is the filtering apparatus which is
composed of two chambers D and E divided by a perforated plate F. The upper
chamber D of the filtering apparatus C is filled with a filtering medium such as
finely divided charcoal, and the lower chamber is filled with a material such as a
sponge to strain from the liquid and retain any large floating or suspended matter
that may be therein. We do not limit ourselves to any definito description of
filtering material to be used, but those above mentioned are we consider best
adapted for the purpose. G is a neck or projection to which to attach the tube or
syphon A and through it is formed the outlet g. H is an easily removable and
replaceable bottom to the apparatus C, it is shewn screwed into place, but may bo
otherwise fitted if desirable such as by having two projecting lugs fitted to it,
which, by passing through a slot could be made to rest upon a ledge or bead upon
the inner edge of c. We prefer to make the apparatus as shewn in the drawings
with one casing covering the two chambers, but the second or bottom chamber
may be made rose or funnel shaped if desired, and screwed or otherwise attached
to the other chamber. When in use, the end of the syphon formed of the tubo
carrying the filtering apparatus is immersed in the vessel containing the liquid,
and the other end brought over the side till it reaches below the inlet to the filter;
on the air being exhausted in the tubo the liquid after passing through the filter
flows through the syphon as is customary in similar apparatus.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we wish it to be
understood that we do not claim broadly the use of a filtering chamber in
combination with a flexible syphon tube and a tap, as such a combination is known
by us to have been long in use, and to be without novelty, but that what we
believe to be new and claim is :-
A filtering apparatus for use with a syphon tube, consisting of a vessel preferably
cylindrical, composed of two chambers divided by a perforated plate and fitted
with a narrow neck and outlet passage at top, and an easily removable and
replaceable bottom, substantially as and for the purposes described.
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