Year: 1885

page_text: I JOSEPH WINTERFLOOD 367 Euston Road London in the County of Middlesex
Metal Worker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I construct eight cylindrical metal bodies of various diameters arranged in such
a manner as to form a water course and a hot air chamber alternately between
each two cylinders I place the two outer cylinders one in the other allowing th of
an inch space between them, forming Water Jacket No 1.
I construct the two next inner cylinders in the same manner th of an inch
space between, but half the height and 2 inches less in diameter covered at one end
with two hollowed plates forming the water space over the end, forming Water
Jacket No 2. I connect inside Water Jacket No 1 with a tubular stay leading to
the centre of the hollowed plate.
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I construct the two next inner cylinders 4th of an inch space between them
and the the height of Water Jacket No 1 and 4 inches less in diameter but
spreading at the bottom to the inside of Water Jacket No 1 forming. Water
Jacket No 3 I place this inside Water Jacket No 2 and connect with 4 upright
tubular stays leading from Water Jacket No 2 to the bottom of Water Jacket N° 3.
I construct the two next inner cylinders half the height and 6 inches less in
diameter covered at the top with a flat plate and at the bottom with a hollowed
plate forming Water Jacket N° 4. I connect inside Water Jacket N° 3 at the top
with 3 horizontal tubular stays leading to the top of Water Jacket No 4. The
water course is formed by the 1th of an inch space between the cylinders and
through the tubular stays and the hot air chambers are formed by the 1 inch spaces
between the Water Jackets.
The water to be heated passes through a stop cock into the two outer cylinders
at the bottom and then rises to the top and passes out through a tube into the two
next inner cylinders at the top and passes down the cylinders through four small
tubes into the next inner cylinders at the bottom and then rises to the top and
passes through three small tubes into the next inner cylinder and then drops to the
bottom into a small basin shaped body from which the water flows through a tube
from the heater.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Apparatus for Instantaneously Heating Water by Means of
Gas or Spirits.
I, JOSEPH WINTERFLOOD 367 Euston Road London in the County of Middlesex
Metal Worker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for INSTANTANEOUSLY
HEATING WATER BY MEANS OF GAS OR SPIRITS and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
In order that the said invention may be fully understood I shall now proceed
more particularly to describe the same and will take as an example a certain size
say 12" inches diameter outside. When completed I construct a cylinder of copper
or other suitable material 12 inches diameter x 24 inches high and another
cylinder of the same height but 11 inches diameter which fits inside the first and is
connected with it by a water tight joint at the top and at the bottom so that there
is a space between the two cylinders of inch: this double cylinder I term a
Water Jacket and will refer to it as Water Jacket N° 1.
I construct another double cylinder similar to the above but 2 inches less in
diameter and 12 inches less in height which I will refer to as Water Jacket N° 2.
This is jointed at the bottom in a manner similar to No 1 but at the top is covered
completely by 2 hollowed plates inch apart which continue the water space over
the top.
I construct a third double cylinder which I call Water Jacket N° 3 perpendicular
for half the height and this part of it 2 inches less in diameter than N° 2. The
lower half is conical spreading at the base to touch the inner cylinder of Water
Jacket N° 1.
I construct a fourth double cylinder which I call Water Jacket N° 4. covered
completely at the top by a single flat plate, and at the bottom by a single hollowed
plate which I call the boiling plate. There is a space between this boiling plate
and the bottom of the inner cylinder of this Water Jacket which allows the water
after passing between the two cylinder to fall without pressure on to the boiling
plate.
I now fix a horizontal tube say one inch diameter to the outer cylinder of Water
Jacket N° 4 as near to the bottom as convenient through which the water after
being heated on the boiling plate will pass into the outlet to be hereinafter
.described.
I now connect Water Jackets Nos 4 & 3 by means of 3 horizontal tube about
½ inch diameter placed at equal distances in the circumference and as near as
convenient to the tops of the Jackets so that the water may flow freely from one
to the other.
I now connect Water Jackets NoB 2 & 3 by means of 4 vertical tubes running
from the lower part of N° 2 into the conical part of Water Jacket N° 3 (which
I have already discribed): I now connect Water Jackets N° 2 & 1 by means of one
horizontal tube running from the (already discribed) hollowed top of N° 2 to the
upper part of Water Jacket N° 1.

page_text: In making these connections I place the four Water Jackets in such a position as
to height that there shall be a space of about 2 inches between the tops of Water
Jackets Nos 3 & 4 and the hollowed cover of N° 2.
Into the lower part of Water Jacket N° 1 and on the outside I insert a cock for
the admission of cold water.
Through each of the Water Jackets Nos 1. 2. & 3. I make a hole the three holes
being in a line one with the other and through them all I pass a tube and connect
it to the tube, (I have already described as fix to Water Jacket N° 4) and form a
outlet for the hot or boiling water.
Beneath the whole of the Water Jackets thus connected I place any suitable fire
or flame (but prefer the ordinary gas flame) in such a manner that the products of
combustion pass up inside the conical part of Water Jacket N° 3 striking in the
ascent the boiling plate covering the bottom of Water Jacket N° 4 then passing
between the perpendicular parts of Water Jackets Nos 3 & 4 and striking the dome
shape cover of Water Jacket N° 2 then passing downwards between Water Jackets
Nos 3 & 2 then upwards between Water Jackets Noa 2 & 1 and so escapes.
It will be seen that in the centre of the apparatus a closed chamber is form by
the Water Jacket N°4 with the top and bottom plates: in this chamber the water
is finally heated and when desired is boiled.
To avoid the danger and inconvenience which might be caused by the pressure of
steam in this chamber I perforate a space at the top of N° 4 Water Jacket with a
number of small holes through which any excessive steam may escape easily
instead of being forced through the water outlet as it otherwise would be.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section fig. 2 is the plan and fig. 3 is a side elevation of the
apparatus A is the stop cock B is Water Jacket No 1 C is the tubular stay
connecting Water Jackets No 1 & 2 D is Water Jacket No 2 E is the 4 upright
tubular stays connecting Water Jackets 2 & 3 F is Water Jacket N° 3 G is
the 3 horizontal tubular stays connecting Water Jackets 3 & 4 H is Water Jacket
No 4. I is the hot water outlet J is the ventilated chamber
K is the gas
burners.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly. The ventelated chamber placed in the centre of the apparatus into which
the water is poured after being partially heated in the different Water Jackets and
where it is finally heated to boiling if desired through contact with the metal plate
called above the boiling plate.
Secondly. The construction of the third Water Jacket being perpendicular for
half the height and conical the other half and spreading at the bottom to the
outside Water Jacket by which arrangement the whole products of combustion are
forced upwards as already described.
Thirdly. The construction and use of Water heating apparatus arranged sub-
stantially as and for the purposes as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 27th day of February 1886
JOSEPH WINTERFLOOD.