Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Oct., 1899
4000
Accented 49th Ava
1000
I, EDMOND WALTER TYRRELL RICHMOND, of "Summercourt," Romford, in the
County of Essex, Gas Engineer, Chairman and Managing Director, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has reference to apparatus for heating water by gas, such as
those used for domestic purposes, and for analogous or equivalent uses.
In apparatus according to this invention, the gas and water are turned on simul-
taneously by operating the gas and water supply taps by a common handle or
actuating device.
For instance, if the gas and water taps are of the plug type, these plugs would
be in line and connected together by a stem, which will have a handle upon it,
by the operation of which both plugs will be simultaneously moved; and these
plugs will be so arranged that both the gas and the water are turned on at the
same time.
Further, according to this invention, there is used a pilot light in the form
of a small burner, connected with the gas supply, and adapted to be moved out-
wards away from the burner proper, ignited, and then moved back to the main
burner, and so light it. And this burner is mounted on the main tap stem referred.
to, which is hollow, and to which gas is supplied from the main tap plug, gas
therefore passing from the main gas pipe through the plug and stem to this burner,
and the pilot light tube or supply also has a tap of its own.
In action, when the tap stem is moved in one direction namely outwards, the
pilot light will be moved outside the apparatus, so that it can be ignited. When
this is done, it is moved back again, and in so doing it turns on the gas in quan-
tity, and also the water, and lights the main burner.
For a cylindrical type of water heater, the aperture, through the pilot burner
moves in and out of the case for the apparatus. has a perforated curved plate
upon it which closes this aperture when the pilot burner is moved in.
1900
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
pplicant's Patent Agents, 15, Water Street, Liverpool.
Summercourt," Romford, in the
I, EDMOND WALTER TYRRELL RICHMOND, of "
County of Essex, Gas Engineer, Chairman and Managing Director, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-

page_text: formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
This invention has reference to apparatus for heating water by gas, such as
those used for domestic purposes, and for analogous or equivalent uses.
In apparatus according to this invention, the gas and water are turned on simul-
taneously by operating the gas and water supply taps by a common handle or
actuating device.
For instance, if the gas and water taps are of the plug type, these plugs would
be in line and connected together by a stem, which will have a handle upon it,
by the operation of which both plugs will be simultaneously moved; and these
plugs will be so arranged that both the gas and the water are turned on at the
same time.
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Further, according to this invention, there is used a pilot light in the form
of a small burner, connected with the gas supply, and adapted to be moved out-
wards away from the burner proper, ignited, and then moved back to the main
burner, and so light it. And this burner is mounted on the main tap stem referred
to, which is hollow, and to which gas is supplied from the main tap plug, gas
therefore passing from the main gas pipe, through the plug and stem, to this
pilot burner and the pilot light tube or supply also has a tap of its own.
In action, when the tap stem is moved in one direction namely, outwards, the
pilot light will be moved outside the apparatus, so that it can be ignited. When
this is done, it is moved back again, and in so doing it turns on the gas in quan-
tity, and also the water, and lights the main burner.
For a cylindrical type of water heater, the aperture, through the pilot burner
moves in and out of the case for the apparatus, and has a perforated curved plate
upon it which closes this aperture when the pilot burner is moved in.
The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a
side elevation, showing the apparatus in detail, whilst Figures 2 and
and-side elevation respectively, showing a general view of the apparatus as applied
are plan
to a water heater.
Referring to these drawings, a generally designates the main gas tap supply-
ing gas to the heating burners of the heater, the tap shown being of the plug
type and is the water supply tap to the heater, which is also of the plug type.
is the pilot burner for igniting the gas burner of the heater, which may be
assumed to be of any known suitable kind, arranged in a convenient manner. dis
the hollow stem connecting the plugs a¹ and 61 of the taps a and b, respectively;
and e is the tap on the pilot light tube c', which communicates with the in-
terior of d, and conveys the gas from d to the burner c. f is the handle on the
stem d by which the parts connected with it are operated.
The position shown in the drawings is that in which the main aperture through
the plugs a and b are opposite the branches of this valve, and gas and water are
supplied in quantity.
When it is desired to light the burner of the heater, the handle f will stand
at right angles to that shown in the drawings, in which position the water will
be cut off to the water chamber of the heater, and the gas will be cut off from
the main heating burner. But in this position a small hole a² in the plug a will
be opposite or communicating with the supply side or branch of the tap a; and
gas is therefore enabled to pass up the stem d to the pilot burner c, the tap e
being open. Thus the gas issuing from the burner can then be lighted, being out-
side the case of the heater; and when it is lighted and turned back to pass into
the heater, the plug al opens a way to the main burners, and supplies them with
gas in quantity; and as the burner c passes near the main burners in this action it
ignites the gas: and at the same time as this gas is supplied in quantity, the
water through flie tap 6 is supplied in quantity.
After this action, the tape may be closed and kept closed until the heater is
required again, after having been put out of action.

page_text: A perforated curved plate h is attached to the pipe c', and is used to cover the
hole or gap in the side of the heater through which the pipe c¹ passes in the
lighting action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:-
1. The improvements connected with the gas and water supply of gas heated
water heaters; substantially as herein set forth.
2. A gas heated water heater having the operating plugs or parts of the gas
and valve supply taps or valves, connected together, and an igniting branch on
said connecting part through which gas is supplied to an igniting burner; and
constructed and adapted to open and close the gas and water supply to the heater;
substantially as herein set forth.
3. The gas heated water heater having the gas and water supplying apparatus,
comprising gas and water taps, and pilot igniting burner, arranged constructed,
and adapted to operate, particularly as set forth with reference to and shown in
the drawings.
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Hated this 4th of T.... 1000
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
Applicant's Patent Agents, 15, Water Street, Liverpool.