Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 15th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Mar,, 1889
Purposes.
I, ANDREW SAUTTER of 415 Strand W.C. London Cigar Merchant and Billiard room
Keeper do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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I make a Water Cistern, of any size, of a cylindrical (or other) shape with its
bottom sloping from the sides towards one part, preferably the conter, (funnel
fashion), and fit to this lowest part a special valve "A" and for the delivery of
water to and from my cistern I fix, solder, screw or otherwise connect a special
tap "B" and a special valve "C" having for object to get all dirt & impurities
to collect round or near to the first mentioned valve "A" ready for removal and
prevent them to pass into the delivery pipes particularly when the cistern is cleaned.
The valve A has a flap, sucker or cover of a rounded or conical shape fixed under-
neath to a rod by which it is to bo lifted by passing through the bottom of said valve
which is also provided with a pipe to carry off the water & dirt when the flap &c. is
lifted.
The Tap B is of any ordinary balltap kind or any other but fitted with a narrow
nozzle turned or sloped to one side in order to give pressure & a side or rotary
motion to the water in & falling in the cistern.
The valve "C" is fixed or fitted to the outside of the cistern near to the bottom
with a protecting gauge or perforated metal plate inside the cistern through which
all water delivered has to pass.
The object of this valve "C" is to prevent the water to run or be drawn into the
delivery pipes when the cistern is being cleaned or at any other time as may be
required.
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Mh 1000

page_text: CUMI LEIE DT BUITIVATION.
An Improved Cistern for the Supply of Clean Water for Domestic
Purposes.
1, ANDREW SAUTTER of 415 Strand W.C. London Cigar Merchant and Billiard
Room Keeper do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
A Water Cistern of any size being required I build or make it of any suitable
material, metal lined or not, preferably of a cylindrical shape or so near thereto as
practicable for the space or place where the cistern is to be situated and specially
construct said cistern with its bottom sloping from the sides towards one part
preferably the centre so as to form a kind of funnel in the lowest part of which I
fix or adjust a valve hereafter referred to as valve A.
Further to obtain an automatic cleaning or dirt extracting process I fit my
cistern with taps and or valves hereafter described as B and C or the like for the
supply of water to and from the cistern respectively, more or less altered to suit the
working of it and as usually done in the following manner.
The water being admitted into the cistern by the tap or ball cock B receives or is
delivered with a side direction which imparts to the water already in the cistern a
rotary motion, this motion has for consequence that all dirt & floating impurities
collect gradually to the centre & fall to the bottom of the cistern and following the
incline towards valve A are drawn out or sucked into said valve.
This valvo A has a flap, sucker or cover of a rounded or conical shape fixed
underneath to a rod by which it is to be lifted by passing through the bottom of said
valve which is also provided with a pipe to carry off the water & dirt when the flap
&c. is lifted.
The tap or cock B is of any ordinary kind or any other more or less improved
but specially fitted with a narrow nozzle turned or sloped to one side in order to give
pressure & a side or rotary motion to the water delivered through it & as above
imentioned.
The delivery valve or tap C is fixed or fitted to the outside of the cistern near to
the bottom with a protecting gauge, perforated plate inside the cistern or other
filtering arrangement through which all water delivered has to pass.
The drawing filed herewith shows a complete round cistern including all the
improvements, any of them being subject to alterations as well as the shape, size or
proportions of the tank itself.
Fig. 1 is an outside view giving the position of the fittings A. B. & C. also the
Cover D& supports E.

page_text: Fig. II of the same cistern seen sideways or in perspective with cover D removed
as well as parts of the shell & bottom to allow the inside fittings to be seen, the
valve A being in section with the wash out pipe attached.
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 1
claim is:
The production of a Water Cistern especially fitted & devised for domestic use,
particularly easy to Clean and keep clean and preventing dirt and impurities being
drawn into the delivery pipes, but automatically collected and expelled through a valve
when said valve is lifted.