MENTS IN GAS REGULATORS
Year: 1885

page_text: We DANIEL ORME and FRANCIS HEANS ORME of the firm of George Orme and
Company of the Atlas Meter Works Oldham in the County of Lancaster Meter
Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN GAS REGULATORS to be as follows:-
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Our Invention relates primarily to the gas regulators of the class having in each
case a light disc secured to a tubular spindle and fitted to slide as a piston in a
cylinder the gas pressure raising the piston and thereby contracting the passage
for the flow of gas. The invention is however applicable to regulators having
other forms of valves-As the gas pressure acts against the weight of the piston
and its tube it is necessary that the gas shall flow upward to the regulating
passages but in some cases it would be of advantage to apply such a regulator to a
pipe through which the gas flows in a downward direction and the object of our
Invention is to render the regulator suitable for such application. Enclosing the
said cylinder we apply a separator for separating the two currents of gas. This
part consists of two shells one within the other and of an attached cap which
comes below the cylinder. Between these shells the downward flow of gas passes
to the entrance into the regulator cylinder. The two shells are cast in one piece
or are connected together say at two points and through the two shells and the
connecting metal are formed passages for the gas issuing from the regulator. The
whole is enclosed within a shell made in two parts screwed together as is usual.
The gas flowing downward passes between the said two shells and through the
space between the attached cap into the cylinder through which it flows upward and
after leaving the ordinary regulator apertures flows through the passages which
extend between the outer and inner shells and proceeds downward to the exit pipe.
Dated this Ofth day of Muh 100%

page_text: We DANIEL ORME and FRANCIS HEANS ORME of the firm of George Orme and
Company of the Atlas Meter Works Oldham in the County of Lancaster Meter
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN GAS REGULATORS" and in what manner the same is to be performed to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement and
accompanying drawings:-
Our Invention relates primarily to the gas regulators having in each case a light
disc secured to a tubular spindle and fitted to slide as a piston in a cylinder the
gas pressure raising the piston and thereby contracting the passage for the flow of
gas. As the gas pressure acts against the weight of the piston and its tube it is
necessary that the gas shall flow upward to the regulating passages but in some
cases it would be of advantage to apply such a regulator to a pipe through which
the gas flows in a downward direction and the object of our invention is to render
the regulator suitable for such applications.
Our Invention will be most clearly understood when described with reference to
the accompanying drawings which are made about double the full linear dimensions
of the example selected for illustration which is that of a regulator designed to
take the place of the ordinary swivel whereby a gasalier or gas lamp is suspended.
In the said drawings Fig. 1 represents a vertical section and Fig. 2 a horizontal
section of our improved regulator. In the said Figs. a is the regulator disc which
is fitted to slide up and down in the manner of a piston within the short cylinder b.
and is provided with a tubular spindle c. which controls the flow of gas by con-
tracting the area of the escape passages d. as is usual in certain forms of gas
regulators these parts 'as so far referred to not being novel. The shank of the
cylinder b. is screwed into a block e. which is turned or formed to fit inside a
tubular shell f. The whole of the circumference of the block e. is not in contact
with the interior of the said shell but spaces g. are left through which gas can flow
through the shell without having access to the interior of the block. At two
opposite sides the said block is in close contact with the interior of the shell and
the surfaces in contact are sufficiently large to enable side passages h. h. to be
formed in the shell and block through which gas can flow without having access
to the down passages g. g. The shell may be soldered to the block or the two
parts may be otherwise secured together. The upper end of the shell f. is screwed
or secured to the inside of the outer enclosing shell or case which is made in two
parts i.j. which are screwed together. The upper part i. is prepared to be screwed
to the end of the gas supply pipe which sustains the gasalier or lamp to which the
regulator is supposed to be applied. The lower part j is provided with an ordinary
ball swivel k. from which a gusalier or lamp may be suspended. Upon the lower
end of the shell f. a cap l. is screwed this cap cutting off the access of gas to
the piston disc excepting by way of the passages g. Between the parts f. and l. is
a surrounding space through which gas issuing from the passages h. h. descends to
the passage through the swivel piece k. The course of the gas when passing
through the regulator is clearly indicated by the arrows such course being as

page_text: follows, namely, the gas entering at the top flows downward through the
passages g. into the space within the cap l., upward through the hollow spindle c.,
upward and outward through the passages d and h. and descends through the
space between the parts f. and land the outer case i. j. to the pipe leading to the
gasalier or lamp. Our improved regulator is well adapted for use in the suspension
of and supply of gas to the gas lamps of the "Wenham" and "Bower" class but
we do not confine ourselves to any particular application nor to the illustrated
formation whereby the apparatus is adapted to take the place of the ordinary ball
swivel nor to the number or forms of the passages g. or h.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. The combination of parts forming the complete apparatus substantially as
and for the purpose set forth and indicated hereinbefore and in and by the
accompanying drawings.
2. The combination of the parts a. b. and c. with the part e. f. in which are
formed gas passages g. h. which do not communicate with each other excepting
through the part c. in the manner indicated by the arrows the whole enclosed
within an outer shell or case substantially as and for the purpose set forth and
indicated.