IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MEASURING, AND RECORDING THE FLOW OF LIQUIDS
Year: 1886

page_text: Recording the Flow of Liquids.
I HENRY SUTCLIFFE, of the firm of Wright Sutcliffe and Son, Brass Founders,
Adelaide Street, Halifax, in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MEASURING,
AND RECORDING THE FLOW OF LIQUIDS" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved appliances for purpose aforesaid and com-
prises a tap having inlet and outlet ways communicating by passage ways
extending therefrom to the opposite ends of a measuring vessel the latter con-
taining a movable piston and seatings for the same, so that as the ports of the
tap are opened, and closed, the liquid from the main supply flows alternately to
opposite ends of the measuring vessel, and the piston is moved from end to end
of the measuring vessel discharging and filling alternately from opposite ends of
the measuring vessel-In combination with the above may be employed any of the
well known "counters" indicating or "tell tale" appliances, operated by a projecting
part of the tap each time the latter is turned.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Recording the Flow of Liquids.
I, HENRY SUTCLIFFE of the firm of Wright Sutcliffe and Son, Brass Founders
Adelaide Street, Halifax, in the County of York do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING, MEASURING,
AND RECORDING THE FLOW OF LIQUIDS," and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to improved appliances for purpose aforesaid, and com-
prises a tap having inlet and outlet ways communicating by passage ways
extending therefrom to the opposite ends of a measuring vessel the latter con-
taining a moveable piston and seatings for the same, so that as the ports of the
tap are opened and closed, the liquid from the main supply flows alternately to
opposite ends of the measuring vessel, and the piston is moved from end to end
of the measuring vessel discharging and filling alternately from opposite ends of
the measuring vessel.
In combination with the above may be employed any of the well known
"counters" indicating, or "tell tale" appliances, operated by a projecting part of
the tap each time the latter is turned.
Such being the nature and object of this my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
forming a part of this Specification in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an improved tap constructed according to my
invention.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on line A. B, of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of the plug.
Fig. 5 is a like elevation of the plug shewing the side recesses therein.
Fig. 6 is a cross section of barrel and plug shewing the four ports.
At 1 is a cap of porcelain, the rabbet 2 of which is received and secured by
cement or otherwise in the groove 3 formed in the barrel 4 in which barrel are
four ports or inlet and outlet ways, A. being the inlet or way from the barrel or
source of supply, B is a passage way by means of the pipe 5 to the measuring
vessel 6. C is a passage way by means of the pipe 7 to the other or opposite end
of the measuring vessel 6, the remaining or fourth port way d being the exit way
by means of the discharge pipe 8, Figs. 1 and 2-6.
The plug has on its opposite side two recesses or portions 10. 10° cut away,
these extend from the port way A to the ports C and B alternately, so that as the
plug is turned in the barrel 4. the ports A and C are by the recess or portion 10
cut away from the side of the plug connected-whereon the liquor flows by means
of the pipe 7 into the left end of the measuring vessel 6, forcing the piston 11 to
the opposite side or end of the measuring vessel 6.

page_text: There will now be in the said vessel and pipe 7 a definite quantity of liquid,
a further turn of the plug 9 a quarter of a circle will by means of the recess 10"
connect the ports A and B. The port C now communicates by its recess 10 with
the outlet-port d and discharge pipe 8 meanwhile the port A communicates by the
opposite recess 10° in the plug 9 with the port B and by reason of the pressure of
the liquor from the source of supply the piston 11 is forced to the opposite end of
its cylinder 6, discharging the contents through the outlet pipe 8, and so on, the
liquor alternately pressing and moving the piston along its containing vessel 6,
discharging the liquor in front thereof, and filling in at the back of the piston, to
be in like way discharged.
On the spindle of the plug is a cap 12, having radial pointers 13, which as the
plug is turned together with the words "shut" " open "marked on the porcelain
boss 1 serve to indicate the proper position for turning the tap for each measure
and discharge. The piston 11 I make preferably of vulcanite, the projecting
discs 11* bear alternately on seatings 17. 17, as the piston 11 is alternately pressed
to opposite ends of the cylinder 6, so as to seal first one, and then the other of the
inner ends of the pipes 5. 7, leading to the vessel 6.
At 14 is a "counter" of ordinary construction and which is operated at each
fourth revolution of the plug 9 by one of four recesses 15 engaging with the pin 16
of the counter.
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 improved measuring tap wherein is comprised recessed plug, and
the several port ways together with the communicating pipes or passage ways,
measuring cylinder and operated, and operating piston all in combination and as
herein fully described and illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Secondly In combination with a tap a measuring vessel filling at alternate
ends, and having a piston, such as illustrated operated and operating in manner
herein described, and for purpose set forth.