An Improved Geyser.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Jan., 1893-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Geyser.
I THOMAS BAILEY Junior of 1 Hampshire Terrace Southsea in the County of
Hants Manager of Show Rooms for Iron and Slate Chimney Pieces do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The object of this invention is to obtain boiling water quickly by utilizing all
available heat. According to this invention I provide an ordinary geyser supplied
from a tank connected with the main, the tank being outside the geyser. The
water from this tank flows into another and smaller one inside the geyser. The
said tank contains tubes filled with hot air and not with water as those in the body of
geyser. The water from this tank thus heated flows by means of small tubes into
the body of the geyser and is then distributed through tubes intersecting the flue
thus increasing the heating surface. The steam generated passes through a pipe
into the main tank. The geyser is provided with a tap from which boiling water
may be obtained for the ordinary domestic purposes. It is heated by means of five
atmospheric burners.
Dated this 21st day of April 1892.
Fig. 5 side elevation of same.
A
Referring to Figure 1 w is a cylindrical or other shaped heater having space e
between its outer and inner sides, & provided with cross tubes a. Connected to
this heater w is a tank h, by means of tubes i. The heater w is connected from
the bottom thereof to a cistern or reservoir 1, by means of a pipe b.
pipe 9 is connected to the tank h. at one end & passes up through & is bent
over the cistern 1 in order to allow any steam to escape. z & y are two
cocks for the purpose of drawing off hot water when desired & are connected to
the tank h by pipes c & d. k is an outer casing which surrounds the heater w, and
communicates with a flue f which surrounds the pipes b. g & d. This flue is enlarged
at one end into a chamber so as to enclose the sides & bottom of the cistern l.
This chamber has an aperture or opening z for the escape of the products of
combustion. As the water is used or required it flows from the cistern l by means
of the pipe b to the heater w.
Referring to Figure 3, j is the main burner, q is a small burner connected so as

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to turn with the plug of cock t to which it is attached by means of lever 7. u is
the supply pipe. The supply u is connected to the burner; at by a flexible tube.
p is a rod carrying at one end the shutter o for closing the aperture n. The other
end of this lever is pivoted to a bent rod 1 at 3 which is in turn pivoted to
the casing or such suitable part at 2. When the small burner
lighted & the lever revolved the end of the lever operates the bent
lever 1 thus raising the rod p & shutter o & closing the aperture n; the small
burner g at the time lighting the main burner ; by being turned in over same
through an opening in the case. The cock t is bored so that when the lever is
at the lighting position a certain amount of gas passes through the burner g.
The aperture n is for the escape of any gas which might have collected in the
interior.
Referring to Figure 4. When the lighting jet q is in the position shown, the
cock t is closed, no gas passing to either the lighting jet or burner.
When the
rod r is turned, so that the jet occupies the position q', the cock t allows a small
flow of gas to the jet, which is then ignited; the rod is further turned until the
jet occupies the position q³.
This further revolution of the cock allows the gas to pass to the main burner j,
at which it is ignited by the jet q.
It will be seen the ports in the cock t may be arranged so as to vary the positions
at which the gas passes to the jet & burner. The gas passes through a small
port & central bore in the plug of the cock t, thence to the jet q. The rod p is
raised by the rod r operating, the "bell crank" or bent lever 1.
Referring to Figure 5, it will be seen that the end of the rod r bears проп the
lever. The lighting or pilot jet is attached to and forms the spindle of the plug
of the cock t & passes through the rod r, being secured to same by lock nuts or the
like 4.
In Figure 4, part only of the main burner j is shown which may be of any
desired construction.
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.
1. In geysers the combined construction and arrangement of the various parts
substantially as described.
2. In geysers for heating water, a heater w, provided with cross tubes, a tank
connected thereto by pipes i, a cistern l, connected to the heater by pipe b
and to the tank by pipe g, the whole being enclosed in a casing and fluef provided
with an outlet 2, cocks & connected to the tank for the withdrawal of hot
water in combination with a burner, substantially as described.
3. In burners for heating geysers a lighting jet 9 attached to; and moved over
the main burner j, by a lever r; and lever 1 operated by said lever or rod r and
carrying a shutter o, substantially as described.
Dated this 21st day of January 1893.