AN IMPROVED MODE OF RAISING WATER
Year: 1853

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Francis Clark Mouatis, Builder, of 4, South
Street, Finsbury, in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention
of "AN IMPROVED MODE OF RAISING WATER."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Francis Clark
Mouatis at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 14th February 1853.
I, FRANCIS CLARK MOUATIS, Builder, of 4, South' Street, Finsbury,
in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the
Invention for "AN IMPROVED MODE OF RAISING WATER" to be as
follows::
The Invention consists in the mode of combining tubes &
pistons at distances not exceeding thirty feet, by which water can be
raised by means of atmospheric pressure to any required height.
:
Fig. 1, represents a section of two cisterns thus combined. A, &
B, are the two cisterns connected by means of the pipe G. E, &
F, are two pistons connected by means of the rod D, and worked
simultaneously by the handle C. c, c, valves regulating the cylin-
ders; d, guage plug.

page_text: The water being raised by means of atmospheric pressure, passes
the valve a, opening upwards, from which it is forced by the
pressure of the piston E, through the valves a¹, a?, and is again
caused to ascend by atmospheric pressure with the upper cistern
through the valve b, where the descent of the piston F, again forces
it through the valves 1, 2, into the pipe H, from which it may
again pass to another cistern above by the same means, and so on
to any required height; all the pistons being connected by a frame-
work to the handle C.
Fig. 11., shews the handle & framework for raising the two
SPECIFICATION. in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters
Patent, filed by the said Francis Clark Mouatis in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 13th August 1853.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I,
FRANCIS CLARK MOUATIS, Builder, of 4, South Street, Finsbury, in
the County of Middlesex, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Fourteenth day of February, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, in
the sixteenth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said Francis Clark Mouatis, Her
special licence that I, the said Francis Clark Mouatis, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Francis
Clark Mouatis, 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 law;
fully 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 MODE OF RAISING WATER, upon the
condition (amongst others) that I, the said Francis Clark Mouatis, by
an instrument in writing under my hand and seal, should particularly

page_text: describe and ascertain the 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 Francis Clark Mouatis; do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement thereof, reference being had to the
Drawing hereto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked
thereon (that is to say):
My Invention consists in the mode of combining tubes and
pistons at distances not exceeding thirty feet, by which water can
be raised by means of atmospheric pressure to any required height.
Figure 1, represents a section of two cisterns thus combined."
A, and B, are the two cisterns connected by means of the pipe G.
E, and F, are two pistons connected by means of the rod D, and
worked simultaneously by the handle C. .c, c, valves regulating the
cylinders. d, guage plug. Figure 3, represents three valves, and
their number can be increased according to the diameter of the
pipe G.
The water being raised by means of atmospheric pressure, passes
the valve a, opening upwards, from which it is forced by the
pressure of the piston E, through the valves a¹, a², and is again caused
to ascend by atmospheric pressure with the upper cistern, through
the pipe G, and the valve b, where the descent of the piston F,
again forces it through the valves 61, 62, into the pipe H, from
which it may again pass to another cistern above by the same
means, and so on to any required, height, all the pistons being
connected by a frame work to the handle C. C', a rod, being con-
nected to cach handle to which the mechanical power is applied.
Figure 2, shows the handle, and frame work for raising the two
pistons, which are also connected by continuing the piston rod
so as to move them by one handle at the top. These handles may
be reversed, and a weight used as in a steelyard, to make them
balance on the water before putting them in motion.

page_text: And having now described the nature of my Invention, and the
best means for performing the same, I wish it to be understood that
I do not confine myself to the precise details in the construction
of the apparatus I have described, provided the general features of
the mechanical arrangements for carrying out the Invention be
preserved; but what I claim as the Invention, and intend to be
protected by the said herein-before in part recited Letters Patent;
is,
Firstly, the mode of combining tubes and pistons to raise water
by means of atmospheric pressure as herein-before described,
reference being had to the figures of the Drawing..
Secondly, the constructing of apparatus to raise water to any
required elevation, by connecting the rods of pistons as herein-before
described, reference being had to the figures of the Drawing.
Thirdly, the using of weights to regulate the motion of the
pistons as herein before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Francis Clark Mouatis, have
hereto set my hand and seal, this Eighth day of August,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
fifty-three.
Witness,
L' DE FONTAINE MOREAU..
FRA³. C. (L.S.) MOUATIS.