AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING AND REGULATING THE SUPPLY OF GAS TO BURNERS, ALSO AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF Burner and STANDARD TAP PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1872

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Samuel Joseph Woodhouse, Gas Engineer, of
Holbeck, Leeds, in the County of York, for the Invention of "AN
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING AND REGULATING THE SUPPLY OF GAS TO
BURNERS, ALSO AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF Burner and STANDARD TAP
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Samuel Joseph Wood-
house at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his.
Petition, on the 2nd September 1872.
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I, SAMUEL JOSEPH WOODHOUSE, Gas Engineer, of Holbeck, Leeds, in
the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING AND REGULATING THE SUPPLY
OF GAS TO BURNERS, ALSO AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF BURNer and StandaRD
TAP TO BE USED THEREWITH, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," to be as follows:-
Part of these improvements have reference to Letters Patent obtained
by me the 10th August 1869, No. 2395, and are as hereafter described.

page_text: My apparatus consists of a case of brass or other material attached to
the meter by means of a pipe or other union. Inside the case a movable
cap is provided which. is made to cover the end of a perforated tube
passed into the interior of the case at the bottom. This perforated tube
is pierced with longitudinal apertures wider in the middle and diminish-
ing to the points. I cause these apertures to be pierced in accordance
with the number of lights required at the rate of 1/32 part of an inch
per light, allowing say one-third more for friction, which of course
varies on account of the different elevations of the places where the gas
is consumed. The gas as it comes from the meter passes up the per-
forated tube into the case through the longitudinal apertures. The gas
by its pressure lifts the aforesaid cap more or less accordingly and escapes
into a chamber above, and thence for filtering purposes through a
cylinder or box which is fixed in the interior of the case containing
copperas enclosed in a covering of peat. The bottom of the filtering
box or cylinder is composed of wire gauze or other suitable material.
The gas having passed through the filtering bed rises into another
chamber or compartment above it in the case, and thence through a
tube which passes in at the top and is perforated in a manner similar to
the tube at the bottom of the case.
In order to regulate the amount of gas passing through this perforated
tube at the top of the case I provide a ring which is caused to work
over the holes, thereby closing them more or less as may be required.
In order to give the required motion to the ring and to compensate
for the weight of the bottom cover I mount a disc in suitable bearings
within the case. To this I couple the aforesaid ring and cover by means
of two connecting rods, and so counterbalance the disc that the least
possible pressure of gas brought to bear against the bottom cap causes
it to rise and allows the required amount of gas to escape from the tube
into the bottom chamber. Simultaneously with the motion of the cap
the ring round the perforated tube at the top of the case covers the holes
more or less in the tube in accordance with the amount of pressure or
motion imparted by the bottom cap.
In order to prevent the accumulation of water caused by the conden-
sation of gas the stopper is made solid up to the holes. The other parts
of the standard tap are of the construction described in the Specification
of my Patent, No. 2395, 1869.

page_text: The burner is made with a cap which may be made of Bohemian
ware, white metal, or other suitable light reflecting material. The top
of the cap is perforated, through which the flame passes from the burner
on which it is fitted, which burner may be of ordinary construction..
The holes in the burner must be of such dimensions as to burn no more
gas than one foot per hour at one inch
pressure.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Samuel Joseph Woodhouse in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 1st March 1873.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, SAMUEL
JOSEPH WOODHOUSE, Gas Engineer, of Holbeck, Leeds, in the County
of York, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Second day of September, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in the thirty-
sixth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said Samuel, Joseph Woodhouse, Her special
licence that I the said Samuel Joseph Woodhouse, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Samuel Josephi
Woodhouse, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might
make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention
for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING AND REGULATING THE SUPPLY OF
GAS TO BURNERS, ALSO AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF BURNER AND STANDARD TAP
TO BE USED THEREWITH, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said Samuel Joseph Woodhouse, my executors or
administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one
of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the

page_text: nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the
said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Samuel Joseph Woodhouse, 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 :—
My Invention will be completely understood by reference to the
accompanying Sheet of Drawings. Figure 1 is a cross section and
Figure 2 a sectional plan of my purifying and gas regulating apparatus.
Figures 3, 4, 5, and 6 shew construction of standard tap. Figures 7, 8,
9, and 10, construction of burners. Part of these improvements have
references to Letters Patent obtained by me the 10th August 1869,
No. 2395, and are as hereafter described.
My apparatus consists of a case a of brass or other suitable material
attached to the meter by means of a pipe or other union. Inside the
case a a movable cap 6 is provided, which is made to cover the end of a
perforated tube c passed into the interior of the case a at the bottom, as
shewn. This perforated tube c is pierced with longitudinal apertures d,
wider in the middle and diminishing to the points, as shewn. I cause
the apertures d to be pierced in accordance with the number of lights
required at the rate of 1/32 part of an inch per light, allowing say one-
third more for friction, which of course varies on account of the different
elevations of the places where the gas is consumed. The gas as it comes
from the meter passes up the perforated tube into the case a through the
longitudinal apertures d. The gas by its pressure lifts the aforesaid
cap 6 more or less, according to pressure, and escapes into a chamber e
above, and thence for filtering purposes through a cylinder or box f,
which is fixed in the interior of the case a, and contains copperas
enclosed in a covering of peat. The bottom of the filtering box or
cylinder f is composed of wire gauze or other suitable material. The
gas having passed through the filtering bed rises into another chamber
or compartment g above it in the case, and thence through a tube h,
which passes in at the top and is perforated with longitudinal apertures i
in a similar manner to the tube c at the bottom of the case.
⚫ For the purpose of regulating the amount of gas passing through the
perforated tube h I provide a ring j, which is caused to work over the

page_text: apertures i,, thereby closing them more or less as may be required. In
connection with the ring ; I provide the inverted cone ", which has the
effect of cushioning the gas and producing a steadier light.
In order to give the required motion to the ring and to compensate
for the weight of the bottom cover b I mount a disc k on the stud or
shaft in suitable bearings m within the case.
To the disc I couple
the aforesaid ring and cover 6 by means of two connecting rods n and n³,
and so counterbalance the disc k that the least possible pressure of gas
brought to bear against the bottom cap 6 causes it to rise and allow the
required amount of gas to escape from the tube c into the bottom
chamber e; simultaneously with the motion of the cap the ring J
round the perforated tube h at the top of the case covers the apertures i
more or less in accordance with the amount of pressure or motion
imparted by the bottom cạp b.
I make the balance in favour of the inlet cap 6 in accordance with
the pressure of the gas supply. By the above described arrangement a
steady regulated supply is given to the burners, but when gas is
employed on more than two storeys or flats I prefer employing my
standard tap shewn at Figures 3, 4, 5, and 6, in order to better regulate
the supply in upper storeys or flats.
The construction of my standard tap differs from that described in the
Specification, No. 2395, of year 1869. In order to prevent an accumu-
lation of water caused by the condensation of gas the stopper is made
solid, as shewn at I., up to the hole 2. The other parts of the tap
remain as before. These taps can be fixed with or without the herein-
before described regulator, and will give a uniform supply to burners at
any elevation.
The burner is made either with a cap, as shewn at 3,
Figures 9 and 10, which may be made of Bohemian ware, white metal, or
other suitable light reflecting substance, or enamelled white on the
whole of the exterior by ordinary enamelling ingredients, as shewn at
Figures 7 and 8. By enamelling the burner as shewn its illuminating
power is increased and the burner itself rendered imperishable. when
exposed to acids, gasses, or damp. The outlets or holes in the burners
are arranged as shewn, being pierced through the cone half way down
instead of at the bottom, as is the case with burners of ordinary con-
struction. This has the effect of cushioning the gas and prevents a large
quantity of gas unnecessarily escaping.
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page_text: Having now described the nature of my said Invention and the
manner in which the same is to be performed I would remark in con-
clusion that I do not limit myself to the exact limits, details, and
configuration of parts I have explained and shewn, as the same may of
course be varied or modified without in any way departing from my
Invention, but what I do claim and desire to be secured to me by Letters
Patent is,―
Firstly. The arrangement of disc k in connection with cap B and
ring J, substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
Secondly. The arrangement and application of inverted cone J¹, sub-
stantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
Thirdly. The arrangement and combination of the various parts con-
stituting the purifying and gas regulating apparatus, substantially as
shewn in Figures 1 and 2 and for purposes herein set forth.
Fourthly. The arrangement and construction of standard tap, sub-
stantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
Fifthly. The arrangement and construction of burners, substantially
as and for purposes herein set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Samuel Joseph Woodhouse, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-eighth day of
February, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and seventy-three.
SAMUEL JOSEPH WOODHOUSE. (L.S.)
Witness,
J. W. HARDING,
Patent Agent,
2, East Parade,
Leeds.