A New or Improved Water or other Fluid Regulator, or Combined Regulator and Stop Valve.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., *894
Complete Specification Left. 2nd July, 1895-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Water or other Fluid Regulator, or Combined
Regulator and Stop Valve.
1, HENRY WATSON, of the Wilts County Lunatic Asylum, Devizes, in the
County of Wiltshire, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows
My invention relates to that description of water or other fluid regulators
which are used where any desired quantity of water or other fluid is to be dis-
charged in a given time, such as in automatic flush cisteins for drains, water
closets, urinals, etc. It consists of improvements in the construction of such water
egulators whereby I am enabled to ensure that once set for a given quantity, it
remains set until it is desirable to alter it, and its arrangement of parts permits
of thorough and effective cleansing or removal of gut or other accumulation
without the necessity of taking it wholly or even partially to pieces,
In some cases I so construct my fluid regulators that they form a combined
regulator and stop valve.
In its simplest form my invention consists of a comical sented valve having a
stem long enough to be reached by the finger so as to be pushed upwards from
its seat for the purpose of cleansing from grit or other obstruction. The couical
part of the valve which drops upon the seating has either one or more flats or
shallow grooves formed in it of such a sectional area as is necessary to allow of
the required time being occupied in passing the given quantity of water. By
simply filing such flat or flats the quantity passing in a given time can be increased
at will
The hole for the valve spindle is bored for a short distance below the seating,
to fit the spindle loosely, but from this point downwards either the diameter of
the spindle is reduced, or that of its casing enlarged, or both, thus allowing the
grit or other obstruction to pass freely away.
When my invention 19 used as a combined water regulator and stop valve, the
upper side of the valve is formed conically, and fits when raised, against a second
seating which however has no flats, so that when the valve 18 forced upwards
either by the finger or by screwing up the lower seating, the valve acts as a stop-
valve, and prevents the passage of even the smallest quantity of water. To enable
this to be casily done the casing is composed of two parts and the top or stop valve
seaung is formed integrally with the outside part, while the part which fits into
this forms a seating for the lower or drip valve By screwing one part to the
other, the top valve cau be forced either right, up to its seat, and eutirely stop the
water, or it can be screwed partly up so as to limit the quantity passed to a part
only of that which the drip valve is capable of passing.
In some cases so construct my regulators that the valve is automatically forced
up either every time or every second, third, or fourth time the ball in the cistern
diops. For this purpose I apply a ratchet wheel and catch, or other suitable
mechanism to ensure that such fall of the ball shall be accompanied by an
automatic lifting of the valve.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1894.

page_text: A New or Improved Water or other Fluid Regulator, or Combined
Regulator and Stop Valve.
I, HENRY WATSON of the Wilts County Lamatic Asylum, Devizes, in the
County of Wiltshire, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same IR to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to that description of water or other flind regulators which
are used where any desired quantity of water or other fluid is to be discharged in a
given time such as in automatic flush cisteins for drams, water closets, urinals, etc.
It consists of improvements in the construction of such water regulators whereby I
am enabled to ensure that once set for a given quantity it remams set until it is
desirable to alter it, and its arrangement of parts permits of thorough and effective
cleansing or removal of grit or other accumulation without the necessity of taking
it wholly or even partially to pieces
In some cases 1 so construct my fluid regulators that they.form a combined
regulator and stop valve.
In its simplest form my invention consists of a conical seated valve having a
stem long enough to be reached by the finger so as to be pushed upwards from its
seat for the purpose of cleansing from grit or other obstruction The conical part
of the valve which diops upon the seating has either one or more flats or shallow
grooves formed in it of such a sectional area as is necessary to allow of the required
time being occupied in passing the given quantity of water. By simply filing such
flat or flats the quantity passing in a given.time can be increased at will.
The hole to the valve spindle is bored for a short distance below tho seating to
fit the spindle loosely, but from this point downwards either the diameter of the
spindle is reduced or that of its casing enlarged or both, thus allowing the grit or
other obstruction to pass freely away.
When my invention is used as a combined water regulator and stop valve the
upper side of the valve is formed conically and his when raised, against a second
seating which however has no flats, so that when the valve is forced upwards eithe
by the finger or by screwing up the lower seating, the valve acts as a stop valve
and prevents the passage of even the smallest quantity of water. To enable this
to be easily done the casing is composed of two parts, and the top or stop valve
seating is formed integrally with the outside part, while the part which fits into
this forms a seating for the lower or drip valve. By screwing one part into the
other the top valve can be forced either right up to its seat and eutitely stop the
water, or it can be screwed partly up so as to limit the quantity passed to a part
only of that which the drip valve is capable of passing.
In some cases I so constinct my regulators that the valve is automatically forced
up either every time of every second, third, or fourth time the ball in the cistern
diops. For this purpose I apply a hatchet wheel aud catch, or other suitable
mechanism to ensure that such fall of the ball shall be accompanied by an
automatic lifting of the valve.
In the accompanying drawings.
Fig. is a vertical section of a simple form of dribble valve.
Fig. 218 a plan of the underside of the valve in Eig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a view of a key for operating my valve.
I a vertical section and

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In Figs. 1 and 2, A designates an outer casing into which is screwed an inneɩ
casing B, the upper end being so shaped as to form a seating & for the valve (.
The latter may be of any convenient shape, and is here shewn as having..
tangular shaped stern c with a circular end, and the conical part of which fit+
the seating has one or more flats or grooves filed or cut into it so as to allow
certain quantity of water to pass in a given time. By simply filing such flat o
Hats or grooves the quantity passing in a given tinic can be increased, or the time
occupied in passing a given quantity can be decreased at will. The end c² of the
valve stem projects from the casing, and can be pushed up by the finger in such
manner as to raise the valve from its seat and so dislodge any grit or other
obstruction which may have lodged there.
In cases where it is necessary that the valve spindle end c¹ shall be secure from
tampering either shorten the end c', or make the end of the inner casing long
enough so that it will project through and protect the valve spindle end c¹. In
such cases I use a key as shewn in Fig. 3 in which e represents a short arm which
can be inserted into the inner casing at b', and presses up the valve stem end c', ami
valve C; the long arm e' fits between the fingers of the operator, so as to enable
him to use the key conveniently, e is a hole for the escape of the water.
In Figs 4 and 5 is shewn a combined regulator and stop valve The outer an'
inner casings and valve remain as before, but the part a' of the outer casing A 19
shaped so as to form a seating for the upper conical part of the valve C. By
screwing up the inner casing, or by pushing up the stem of the valve C until the
pait touches the upper seating a', the flow of the water can be entirely stopped.
Or by screwing up the net casing until the valve part e so nearly approaches the
upper seating a', that the sectional area of the opening between the two is less than
that of the flats or grooves the quantity of water passing can be diminished at
will. By introducing a lever D which is hinged at d to a bracket a³ (which may
form a lock nut A') I am enabled to increase the rate of the flow of the water, as
upon the inner casing being screwed downwards until the end e¹ of the valve stem
touches the lever D the valve is provented from descending further with the result
that any further screwing down of the inner casing B leaves a larger opening
between the seating and the valve part c', than is afforded by the sectional area
of the flats or grooves e, thus securing an increased rate of flow of the water
through the valve. The lever D being pivoted, it and the valve stem e' and
valve C can be pushed up as in Fig 1 for the purpose of cleaning out obstructions.
By the use of this device as shewn 1 secure a triple regulation of the water,
but in some cases I construct the apparatus without the lever D, thus securing
only a double, instead of a tuple regulation of the water.
Fig. 6 is an elevation of a device by means of which I secure automatic pushing
up of the valve, for the purpose of washing out any obstructions which may have
accumulated under it.
Pivoted to any convenient point g adjacent to the valve, is the lever g' of the
ball float G, and to this is pivotably attached the pawl g which rises and falls
with the ball lever g', and by engaging in succession with each of the teeth of the
wheel H, (which has its axis of rotation coincident with that of the pin y) pulls the
latter round a distance represented by one of the teeth at each fall of the ball and
lever Pivoted on an arm of a bracket or frame a which may form a lock nut is a
second lever I which rocking on a pin i the end a pushes up the lever D and con-
sequently the valve stem cand valve C. The other end is shaped so as to
engage with the teeth of the wheel II and if all these teeth project equally from
the periphery of the wheel plate, the lever 1 can be so opeiated as to lift the
valve C for the purpose of washing out the grit every time the ball falls. But
where as is shown in Fig. 6 some of the teeth are larger than the others, the end *
of the lever I can be so set as to prevent its touching the smaller teeth and being
rocked only by the larger ones, thus securing a lift of the valve C only at every
second, third or fourth fall of the ball or float. is a screw by means of which
the rocking of the lever I can be exactly adjusted.
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page_text: 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 [
claim 19:-
1st. A water or other fluid regulator having an inner, and no outer casing,
adjustably connected and having a valve with flats or equivalent grooves formed
in its under side, substantially as described and shewn.
2nd. A combined water or other fluid regulator having an outer and an inner
casing adjustably connected together, and a double seated valve with flats or
grooves formed in its under side substantially as described and shown.
3rd. A combined water or other fluid regulator having an outer and an inner
casing adjustably connected together, a double seated valve with flats or grooves
formed in its underside, and a stop lever in contact with the valve spindle end
substantially as described and shewn.
4th. For operating a water or other fluid regulator the apparatus substantially
as described and shewn with reference to Fig. 6.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1895
WILLIAM J MUNDEN,
106 Priory Park Road, Kilburn, London, N.W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
WILLIAM J MUNDEN,
106 Priory Park Road, Kilburn, London, N.W.,
Agent for the Applicant.