Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Receiving and Delivering Gas.
Year: 1898

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PROVIDIUNAL DIEVITICATION.
Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Receiving and Delivering
Gas.
We, FREDERICK OATLEY BYNOE, of 92, Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath,
in the, County of Surrey, Manager to a Scientific Instrument Manufactory and
HERBERT JELFS CUBISON, of 96, Leadenhall Street, in the City of London, Secretary
to a Public Company, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for receiving gas from
any generator or gas holder and delivering it under the required and even
pressure necessary for producing lime-light, or any suitable gas light for use
in connection with the optical lantern or for any other purpose for which it may
be required.
In carrying out the invention we employ two bellows preferably, of wedge form,
one called for the purpose of this description, the receiving bellows, and the other
the pressure bellows.
The interior areas of these two bellows, are connected together by a non-
return valve or by a stop cock in such a manner, that any gas in the receiving
bellows, can be transferred through the non-return valve or stop cock to the
pressure bellows whenever the receiving bellows is collapsed, but, the gas cannot,
return to the receiving bellows.
The interior of the receiving bellows is connected with the generator or gas
holder, by a tube or pipe, which is provided with a non-return valve or stop cock.
When employing a stop cock it is actuated by a lever, which upon being pressed
closes the passage from the generator to the receiver, so that more gas is pre-
vented from entering the receiver and by continuing the motion pressure is
brought to bear upon the said receiver and the gas contained therein is forced
into the pressure bellows.
The lever upon being released returns to its normal position by a spring, and
opens again the passage from the generator, so that the receiving bellows can
refil from the generator.
The interior of the pressure bellows is connected with a delivery pipe which
supplies the jet.
The pressure bellows is preferably contained between two boards or two metal
plates, hinged together and provided with a spring, preferably of helical form
having a large number of coils, in such a manner that it presses these two plates
or boards together, and tends to force the gas in the pressure bellows through the
delivery pipe.
Any number of turns can be given to the spring to produce the required
pressure on the gas in the pressure bellows.

page_text: The large number of coils in the spring is intended to prevent great variation
in the pressure through any part of its action.
Dated this 8th day of August 1898.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Receiving and Delivering
Gas.
We, FREDERICK OATLEY BYNOE, of 92, Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath,
in the County of Surrey, Manager to a Scientific Instrument Manufacturer, and
HERBERT JELFS CUBISON, of 96, Leadenhall Street, in the City of London, Merchant,
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:―
-The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for receiving gas from
any generator or gas holder and delivering it under the required and even
pressure necessary for producing lime-light, or any suitable gas light for use
in connection with the optical lantern or for any other purpose for which it may
be required.
We will describe our invention by the aid of the accompanying drawings
in which,
Fig. 1 is a plan, Fig. 2 a side view and Figures 3 and 4 two opposite end
views of our improved apparatus in its compressed or deflated condition. Fig. 5
is a side view of the same showing the lower bellows inflated and the upper
bellows deflated, and Fig. 6 is a side view partly in section showing the lower
bellows deflated and the upper bellows inflated.
In all the views like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
In carrying out the invention we employ two bellows a b preferably of wedge
form, one, a called for the purpose of this description, the receiving bellows,
and the other b the pressure bellows:
The interior areas of these two bellows are connected together by a non-return
valve c or by a stop cock in such a manner, that any gas in the receiving bellows a,
can be transferred through the non-return valve or stop cock to the pressure
bellows whenever the receiving bellows a is collapsed, but, the gas cannot
return to the receiving bellows a.
The interior of the receiving bellows a is connected with the generator or gas
holder, by a tube or pipe d, which is provided with a non return valve or stop
cock e.
When employing a stop cock as shown it is actuated by a lever e¹, which
upon being pressed closes the passage from the generator or holder to the receiver a
so that more gas is prevented from entering the receiver and by continuing the
motion pressure is brought to bear upon the said receiver a and the gas contained
therein is forced into the pressure bellows b.
The lever e¹ upon being released returns to its normal position by a spring e²
and opens again the passage from the generator or gas holder so that the receiving
bellows a can refil from the generator.
The interior of the pressure bellows b is connected with a delivery pipe and stop
cock which supplies the jet.
The pressure bellows bis preferably contained between two boards 61 62 or two
metal plates, hinged together, the board b¹ being provided with a spring one

page_text: end of which is fixed to the spindle g' whilst the other end is fixed to the pin or
rod g. On this spindle g¹ are fixed a pair of fusees or scroll wheels h to which
a pair of cords are attached at one end, their other ends being connected to the
frame 63. Thus the spring g is caused to exert pressure on the bellows b, without
any great variation through any part of its action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. In means or apparatus for receiving and delivering gas, the combination
of a receiving bellows, a pipe connecting such bellows with a gas generator, gas
main or gas holder, a stop cock or non-return valve on such pipe, a pressure
bellows connected with the receiving bellows, a non-return valve between the
receiving and pressure bellows and opening to the pressure bellows, a gas delivery
pipe and stop cock fitted to the pressure bellows, a spring acting on the pressure
bellows and fusees or scroll wheels to regulate the pressure exerted by the spring
on the pressure bellows substantially as herein set forth.
2. In means or apparatus for receiving and delivering gas, the combination
of a receiving bellows connected with a gas generator, gas main or gas holder,
means for preventing the return of the gas from the receiving bellows to the
gas generator or holder, a pressure bellows connected and communicating with
the receiving bellows, means for preventing the return of the gas from the
pressure bellows to the receiving bellows, a gas delivery pipe attached to the
pressure bellows and means for applying a regulated pressure to the pressure
bellows substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this Nineteenth day of November 1898.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.