IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR GAUGING LIQUORS WHILST BOILING
Year: 1884

page_text: I PETER COLLIGAN of Hunslet Road Leeds in the County of York, Publican do
hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OR
APPARATUS FOR GAUGING LIQUORS WHILST BOILING" to be as follows:-
:-
My invention may be employed for gauging or measuring liquors generally but
I find it particularly applicable during the operation of brewing beer, being enabled
thereby to gauge the liquid whilst it is boiling. Under ordinary circumstances
when the gauging operation has to be performed the heat of the fire has to be
withdrawn from under the vessel to stop the bubbling or boiling. This occupies a
considerable time and is a great inconvenience.
Now according to my improvements I provide a tube open at the top and covered
at its bottom end with a perforated lid or otherwise formed with one or more
perforations at or near the bottom. The tube which is of considerable length can
be let down into the liquid, the lower end reaching the bottom thereof, or as near
thereto as required, and the upper end projecting above the liquid. The liquid
passes into the interior of this tube, and although the liquid may be boiling and
bubbling in the vessel, and the surface thereof so disturbed that it would be
impossible to gauge it, that within the tube is perfectly still. Into this tube the
gauge stick may be inserted, and the depth of the liquid accurately and without
difficulty ascertained.
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, PETER COLLIGAN of Hunslet Road Leeds in the County of York, Publican,
do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS
OR APPARATUS FOR GAUGING LIQUORS WHILST BOILING" and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
My invention may be employed for gauging or measuring liquors generally but
I find it particularly applicable during the operation of brewing beer, being enabled
thereby to gauge the liquid whilst it is boiling. Under ordinary circumstances
when the gauging operation has to be performed the heat of the fire has to be
withdrawn from under the vessel to stop the bubbling or boiling. This occupies à 1
considerable time and is a great inconvenience.
E
Now according to my improvements I provide a tube open at the top, and covered
at its bottom end with a perforated lid or otherwise formed with one or more
perforations at or near the bottom. The tube which is of considerable length can
be let down into the liquid, the lower end reaching the bottom thereof, or as near 1
thereto as required, and the upper end projecting above the liquid.
The liquid passes into the interior of this tube, and although the liquid may be
boiling and bubbling in the vessel, and the surface thereof so disturbed that it
would be impossible to gauge it, that within the tube is perfectly still. Into this
tube the gauge stick may be inserted, and the depth of the liquid accurately and
without difficulty ascertained.
£
And in order. that my invention may be more completely understood reference
is given to accompanying drawings and to the letters and marks thereon.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig 1 is a front elevation Fig 2 a transverse section. Fig 3 a plan looking on
the top shewing apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention..
I provide a tube a open at the top 6 and covered at its bottom end with a
perforated lid c or the bottom may be formed with one or more perforations at or
near it. The tube a is of-considerable length and can be let down into the liquid,
the lower end reaching as near the bottom of the vessel d as may be required, and
the upper end b projecting above the liquid and hung on the vessel side by means
of the angle pieces c. The liquid passes into the interior of this tube a and although
it may be boiling and bubbing in the vessel d and the surface thereof so disturbed
that it would be impossible to gauge it, that liquid within the tube a is perfectly
still.
Into this tube a the gauge stick may be inserted as shown at Fig 2 and the
depth of the liquid accurately and without difficulty ascertained.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare the what
I claim is
The arrangement, construction, and application of apparatus for gauging liquors
whilst boiling, substantially as herein set forth.