Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1888
Complete Left, 24th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 6th Apr., 1888
I OLE MARTINSON of Meridian in the County of Dunn and State of Wisconsin,
United States of America, Store Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus for drawing off liquids or other easily flowing
commodities in measured quantities, and has for its object to facilitate the measuring
operation, to ensure more accurate and convenient determinations, and to simplify and
strengthen the construction of the apparatus.
The apparatus comprises the measuring receptacle having admission and discharge
openings for the liquid, &c., to be measured, said receptacle being pivoted on gudgeons
and provided with means for holding it in position and for connecting its admission
opening with the pipe or other conduit by which the liquid, &c., may be supplied.
The measuring receptacle is a glass cylinder graduated to indicate its measuring
capacity, closed at the ends by heads recessed to receive packing rings and the ends
of the cylinder, the two heads being connected by external tie rods forming also a
protection for the cylinder.
The one head has a transverse enlargement, one end of which forms a gudgeon
which is mounted to turn in a standard, and the opposite end of the enlargement has
an induction passage communicating with the interior of the measuring chamber and
receiving in a stuffing box and gland at its outer end a coupling pipe which is fixed
in another standard in line with the gudgeon at the opposite end and on which
coupling pipe the stuffing box turns as a gudgeon.
To the outer end of this coupling pipe is connected a cock which is to be placed in
communication with the supply container from which the liquid to be measured can
thus be permitted to flow into the measuring chamber. This head of the measuring
chamber also has a cock which serves as an air vent in filling the receptacle. The
gudgeon first above mentioned is extended beyond the standard and has a diametrical
slot in which is pivoted a lever handle by which the receptacle may be partially
rotated on its gudgeons, and the standard is provided with projecting studs between
which the free end of the lever handle may be engaged, one of the studs having a

page_text: lateral arm and being pivoted so that it can be turned into such position as to lock
the lever handle, and consequently the measuring vessel, in position. The opposite
head of the vessel has an air vent closed by a screw cap.
In using the apparatus, the measuring vessel is swung downwards on its gudgeons,
the last mentioned air vent being closed and the cock at the opposite end being open,
the desired quantity of liquid is admitted and the supply then cut off, and the cock
at the upper end closed. The measuring vessel is then inverted by means of the
handle, and the discharge cock and the air vent at the opposite end are opened to
discharge the contents of the vessel.
Data : h
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1000
O. MARTINSON.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Measuring and Drawing off Liquids.
I, OLE MARTINSON, of Meridian, in the County of Dunn, and State of Wisconsin,
United States of America, Store Clerk, 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 improvement in measuring apparatus, in which a
measuring receptacle having admission and discharge openings for the liquid or other
easily flowing commodity to be measured, is mounted pivotally on supporting bearings
and is provided with means for holding it in position and for connecting its admission
opening with the pipe or other conduit by which the commodity may be supplied.
The objects of the improvement are to facilitate the measuring operation, to secure
more accurate and convenient determinations, and to simplify and strengthen the
whole arrangement.
The Invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations
of parts, hereinafter fully described, and distinctly pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both
the figures.
Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of a measuring apparatus embodying
my improvement, arranged to receive the commodity to be measured; and
Figure 2 is an end elevation of the said apparatus inverted for discharging the
measured quantity of the commodity.
The measuring receptacle A is formed of a cylindrical casing of glass having
graduations a marked thereon to indicate the divisions of the measuring capacity,
and upper and lower detachable end heads CC2 of larger diameter than the casing.
The inner faces of both heads C C² are recessed to receive and fit the ends of the
casing, which they close and compressible packing rings are interposed between
said ends and the heads, while tension screw-rods d having heads e are passed through
the projecting edges of both heads outside the casing, and drawn tight by nuts e²
screwed on their threaded ends against the corresponding head, so as to firmly
compress the casing A and the packing rings f between the two heads, and thus
form a tight chamber.
The upper head C is formed with a transverse enlargement g, one end of which
forms a gudgeon k and is mounted to turn in a standard bearing 1.
. The opposite end portion of the enlargement g is formed with a longitudinal
passage which leads from an admission opening h³ formed in the head C of the
receptacle out through the corresponding end of the enlargement.
The outer end of the passage h is enlarged, forming an annular shoulder h¹ and
receives one end of a short coupling pipe D, having an annular flange p which abuts
against the shoulder h¹. A compressible packing ring n is placed around the pipe D,
outside of the flange p, and a follower m screwed into the enlarged end of the passage h,

page_text: around the pipe D and against the packing ring n, so as to make a tight connection
between the passage and the pipe D while allowing the enlargement g carrying the
measuring receptacle to turn loosely, as a gudgeon, on said pipe, which is axially in
line with the other gudgeon k.
The measuring receptacle A can thus be readily swung from its receiving position,
shown in Figure 1, to its discharging position, shown in Figure 2.
The outer projecting end of the pipe D is secured adjustably in a bearing of a
second supporting standard by a set screw p¹, and the end of the pipe projecting
through said bearing is connected with a faucet E, which is to be placed in commu-
nication with the supply container G, from which the commodity to be measured can
thus be permitted to flow through the pipe D, induction passage and admission
opening into the measuring receptacle A.
The upper head C of the measuring receptacle is provided with a cock q opening
from the interior, which, being opened, serves as an air vent to permit the ready
passage of the commodity into the receptacle A.
The enlargement g is extended beyond the standard bearing k, and is formed with a
diametrical slot t in which is pivoted to swing outward the upper end of a lever
handle F, by which the measuring receptacle may be swung on its bearings.
The frame w of the standard bearing k is provided with a pair of projecting
studs between which the free end of the lever-handle F may be engaged, and
one of which has a lateral arm v² and is pivoted so that it can be turned to swing
said arm over the other stud u to lock the lever F and thus the measuring receptacle
in position.
When the predetermined quantity of the commodity has flowed into the receptacle A,
the faucet E is operated to shut off the supply, and the receptacle inverted by means
of the lever handle F, and locked in such position by swinging said lever F outward
and downward to a new engagement with the locking studs u v. The cock q now
being opened, serves to discharge the contents of the receptacle.
The head which is now at the top, is provided with an air-vent crowned by an
outside tubular boss s, having a lateral aperture s² and an external thread for reception
of an adjustable screw cap r, by which the aperture s² and hence the vent may be
conveniently opened to facilitate the discharge of the contents of the receptacle, or
tighly closed when introducing the commodity thereinto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is ;-
1. In a measuring apparatus, and combined with supporting bearings, a closed
measuring receptacle having a discharge cock and a transverse enlargement on its
upper end projecting outward to form gudgeons adapted to the bearings and provided
with an internal induction passage leading from its one end into the interior of the
receptacle, substantially as described.
2. In a measuring apparatus, the combination of supporting bearings, a closed
measuring receptacle having a discharge cock and gudgeons adapted to the bearings,
one gudgeon being provided with an internal induction passage leading from its outer
end, into the receptacle, and a loose coupling for connecting the end of the induction
passage to a supply conduit, substantially as described.
3. In a measuring apparatus, and combined with supporting bearings, a measuring
receptacle consisting of a hollow casing, heads closing the ends of the same, one head
having a transverse enlargement extended to form gudgeons, and headed tension rods
and nuts for binding the casing between the heads, and provided with means for
the admission and discharge of the commodity to be measured, substantially as
described.
4. A measuring receptacle provided with admission and discharge openings, and
constructed of a cylindrical casing, heads having recesses to receive and fit the open
ends of the casing and adapted to project beyond the sides of the same, compressible
packing rings interposed between the ends of the casing and the heads, and external

page_text: headed tension rods and nuts for binding the casing and packing rings between the
heads, substantially as described.
5. A measuring receptacle closed at its upper and lower ends, and provided with
admission and discharge openings in its upper end, a vent opening in its lower end,
and devices for opening or closing all of said openings, in combination with means
for inverting the receptacle, substantially as described.
6. In a measuring apparatus, the combination, with supporting bearings, of a
measuring receptacle closed at both ends and provided with a transverse enlargement
projecting outward to form gudgeons, and formed with an induction passage leading
from one end to the interior of the receptacle and enlarged at said end to form an
internal shoulder h¹, a coupling pipe having a flange on its end held in the passage
against the shoulder h¹, a packing ring n and a follower m, substantially as described.
7. In a measuring apparatus, the combination, with supporting bearings, of an
invertible measuring receptacle having gudgeons, one of which is extended, a handle
lever pivoted to the extension of the gudgeon to swing outward, and devices for
engaging and locking the handle lever, substantially as described.
8. In a measuring apparatus, the combination, with supporting bearings, a pivotal
measuring receptacle, and a handle lever for over-turning the receptacle, of a pair of
studs for embracing the lever, one stud being pivotal and having a lateral arm,
substantially as described.