Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar.; 1889
Specification Accepted, 27th Apr., 1889
1st of improvements In the Separator
2nd of improvements in Ware tanks for storing the water.
3rd of improvements in the form and construction of the filter. See the Drawing
where A shows the separator: the temporary storage tank: C the filter and d the
permanent storage tank.
1st. It has been found necessary for efficiency to cause the separation of the clean
from the dirty water instantaneously and at given but varying periods, and some-
times it is convenient to effect this by a balance weight and sometimes by a water
balance, and for this purpose A is shown fitted with the former, but a water weight
supplied by the overflow of the balance A may take its place, both of which forms
part of this application: E is the main water balance is the trough carrying off
the dirty water: G is a lever upon which E rests: G projects under E far enough
to be below its bottom after it has been tipped up: G is screwed the other end and
carries a trunnioned nut H acting as its fulcrum and a travelling nut J, from which
the weight K is suspended: G is carried by H that rests upon the two uprights L,
that span the trough and hinge at M: L carries a third leg N, that hinges upon
it: the other end of N is carried by a fixed slotted angle piece O, by which Ninay
be lengthened or shortened and by this means G is adjusted horizontally: its working
is as follows: K is adjusted to allow G to tip when E is nearly full: thus the weight
of E tips up G: the horizontal distance between H and K decreases while the part
of E resting on G is farther from H, the weight of K is therefore neutralised: "but
as E is returned by its balance weight after the rain. cep tes, K comes into action
and G assists E to return this arrangement enables each part to be taken to
pieces.

page_text: 2nd. The clean water from A passes into b, this is supplied with a stratum of silica
with plugged apertures P for cleansing: a flange is provided to rest upon the top
of d and also carries the filter C (to be explained) by the bolts R: b has holes at S
leading into C: band dare made of glazed ware socket pipes resting one upon the
other. with cement joints and the socket spaces filled up with oakum and having a
by
covering of cement: d has a shaft T carried right through it, and resting upon
the flange U, and passes through its base: another bent pipe V passes over the
bottom of T and rests against the base by the snugs W, V is bell mouthed as shown:
a small cross and vertical pipe X passes through T and V as shown and carries the
nut and draw off tap Z and a mercurial syphon A A: T also carries other similar
syphons at certain distances: T also carries a cone CC, and has four openings d d
and an inner sleeve tube EE resting on CC: T is bent round at the top and
passes through the side of d. The tanks are prevented from damage by frost by the
mercury in AA and allowing the expansion of the water as known: the over-
flow from d is carried off through d d down T when E E is raised by the floats F F
and leaves through V: the water is drawn off at Z leaving d through X: the
sediment in d is flushed out by turning which resting on the stirrup G G forces T
and U up and passes off between T and V and the tank base: V keeps T in place
in cold climates to keep the water available, the bell mouth at V is provided with heat
that passes right through it.
where
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3rd. C is formed conical as shown, it is suspended from 6 by the bolts R and has
a rubber ring M M between them, C is subdivided by the plates H H, resting against
the sides and cemented in C is made in some cases to taper the other way:
the tanks are large, grooves are made in the sides of C and the plates are made of
several parts overlapping one another and entering the grooves: the plates H H are
perforated at the arrow heads and each space has a pair of holes J J formed with lips
as shown to carry the rubber tubes KK, leading to the outside of d and there
provided with plugs L L: each space is fitted with filtering material through KK
and also emptied and cleansed without removing C from band d.
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
1st. The additions to the Separator for instantaneously diverting the clean from
the dirty water, by water or weight balance lever substantially as described.
2nd. The arrangement of vertical ware socket pipe tanks together with the means
of preventing fracture by frost: of keeping the water available during frost: the
mode of carrying off the overflow: of drawing the contents and of flushing ou
the sediment by the combined apparatus substantially as described.
3rd. The form and construction of the filter with the means of carrying its division
plates, and constructing them of pieces: the mode of suspending it from the on
tank, and the means of charging and cleansing it through the sides of the other tank
without removing it, substantially as described.
Dated this 9th day of March 1889.