An Improved Apparatus for Automatically. Regulating the Flow of Wort and other Liquids from Coolers or like Vessels.
Year: 1885

page_text: An Improved Apparatus for Automatically. Regulating the Flow
of Wort and other Liquids from Coolers or like Vessels.
I ELIJAH FIELDING of 78 Horninglow Road, Burton on Trent, Stafford,
Foreman Coppersmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The invention relates to the employment of a series of gun-metal, copper, tin or
zinc rings, pipes or connections, superposed and made to fit with ground joints
or made tight with rings of india rubber or any other suitable material.
These rings or pipes work through or on stud pins or rods which serve to keep
them in their place.
To the top ring or pipe of the series is fixed a ring to which is attached a chain
or cord that works over pulleys, at the other end of the chain is a float made from
copper or any other material, which rests on the top of the wort or other liquor in
the cooler, the descent of which float, regulates the flow by automatically lifting or
opening one ring after another as the wort or liquor falls in the cooler or vessel
until the whole is gradually run away.
The invention is applicable for use in manufactories and works in which a
separation of liquids from solids or semi-solids is required.
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H. GARDNER,
Agent for the said E. Fielding.
An Improved Apparatus for Automatically Regulating the Flow
of Wort and other Liquids from Coolers or like Vessels.
I ELIJAH FIELDING of 78 Horninglow Road, Burton on Trent, Stafford,
Foreman Coppersmith, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The invention relates to the employment of a series of Gun metal, Copper, Tin,
or zinc rings, pipes or connections superposed and made to fit with ground joints
or made tight with rings of India rubber or any other suitable material,

page_text: These rings or pipes work through or on stud pins or rods which serve to keep
them in their place.
To the top ring or pipe of the series is fixed a ring to which is attached a chain
or cord that works over pulleys, at the other end of the chain is a float made from
Copper or any other material which rests on the top of the wort or other liquor in
the cooler the descent of which float regulates the flow by automatically lifting or
opening one ring after another as the wort or liquor falls in the cooler or vesse!
until the whole is gradually run away.
The top wort or liquor being as a necessary consequence the coolest and brightest
is by this apparatus run off first.
The invention is applicable for use in manufactories and works in which a
separation of liquids from solids or semi-solids is required.
My invention is clearly shown on the annexed drawings. A A are the super-
posed tier of rings, pipes or connections each of which are held in position, with a
free action up and down, by the stud-pins or rods B, B, the heads of which have
nuts C, C, to prevent disengagement when the rings are lifted this being effected
by the descent of the float D through the intermediation of 'the chain E which is
guided by the pullies F, F, supported by the upright or post G. In the drawing
each ring, pipe, or connection A is formed with a socket flange H and the contact
surfaces are ground to fit in a liquid tight manner, but such meeting surfaces may
be packed with india rubber or other material.
The rings, pipes, or connections A are arranged above the outlet pipe I provided
with a cock J which on being opened will permit the liquor to pass, and as the float
descends in the tank K so each ring A is raised in succession.
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
The superposed rings, pipes or connections A in conjunction with a float arranged
substantially in the manner shown in the annexed drawings for automatically
regulating the flow of wort or other liquids from coolers or like vessels as
described.