Improvements in and in Connection with Apparatus for Measuring the Flow of Water in Pipes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 8th June, 1886.
Complete Left, 8th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 15th Apr., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in Connection with Apparatus for Measuring
the Flow of Water in Pipes.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK DEACON, of 4 Cavendish Road, Birkenhead in the County
of Chester, Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my Invention is to facilitate and simplify the construction and the
fixing, or using of apparatus for measuring the flow of water in pipes.
To the above end my present Invention consists in combining a parallel, or tapered
waterway and a disc, or its equivalent or other device partly filling such waterway, or
other arrangement actuated by the pressure due to the velocity of the water, and
recording apparatus, with the ordinary sluice, mushroom, or equivalent valves, or
stopcocks, of water service systems in such a manner that the said sluice, or other
valve can be used with, or without or in combination with differentiating meters.
For example the sluice, or other valve, or cock and the meter are so arranged that
when it is desired to test the service, or flow of water through any sluice, or other
valve, or cock it is only necessary to apply to such valve the mechanism by which such
flow is recorded.
For example, in the carrying out of my Invention the apparatus may take the form
of a valve box containing a tapered plug which is placed in a cylindrical waterway, or
a disc, or a cylindrical plug placed in a tapered waferway. The valve box is provided
with a cover having a stuffing box and a valve spindle bracket. When the apparatus
is used as a valve for closing, or opening the waterway a screwed valve spindle is
attached to the valve, which spindle passes through the stuffing box, the screwed
portion coming through a screwed boss, or nut on the valve spindle bracket where it
is provided with a handle and by which the valve can be screwed up, or down from its
seat and open, or close the waterway. To convert the apparatus into a waste water

page_text: meter the valve spindle is removed and the valve above described is suspended in tho
water way by a wire passing through the stuffing box in the cover and over a pulley,
the valve being balanced by a weight. A pencil, or marking device and clock
mechanism and card drum, such as used with "Deacon's Waste Water Meters" are
applied for recording the flow of water.
By my Invention the same recording mechanism will serve for any number of sluice,
or like valves, or cocks and can be readily applied to any particular valve, or cock the
flow of water through which it is desired to observe, record, or obtain a diagram of.
Dated this Seventh day of June 1886.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in Connection with Apparatus for Measuring
the Flow of Water in Pipes.
I GEORGE FREDERICK DEACON, of 4 Cavendish Road, Birkenhead, in the County
of Chester, Civil Engineer, 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 object of my Invention is to facilitate and simplify the construction and the
fixing, or using of apparatus for measuring the flow of water in pipes.
To the above end my present Invention consists in combining a parallel, or tapered
watorway and a disc, or its equivalent, or other device partly filling such waterway, or
other arrangement actuated by the pressure due to the velocity of the water, and
recording apparatus with sluice, mushroom, or equivalent valves, or stop cocks of
water service systems in such a manner that the said sluice, or other valve can be used
with, or without, or in combination with differentiating meters. For example the
sluice, or other valve, or cock and the meter are so arranged that when it is desired to
test the service or flow of water through any sluice, or other valve, or cock it is only
necessary to apply to such valve the mechanism by which such flow is recorded.
By my Invention the same recording mechanism will serve for any number of sluice,
or like valves, or cocks and can be readily applied to a valve, or cock the flow of
water through which it is desired to observe, record or obtain a diagram of.
This Invention relates to apparatus for detecting the waste in water service systems
as set forth in the Specifications of former Letters Patent granted to me, namely
Nos. 937 and 4264 A.D. 1873 and No. 105 A.D. 1879.

page_text: The annexed nine sheets of Drawings which make a part of this Specification
illustrate various forms of apparatus according to my Invention showing how such
apparatus, or parts of such apparatus may serve alternately for measuring the flow of
water in pipes and as valves of water service systems. The Drawings are marked
with letters and figures of reference corresponding with those used in the following
explanation and the same letters and figures are used to denote the same, or
corresponding parts throughout the various views and figures.
Figure shows in sectional elevation an apparatus according to my Invention
arranged with a recording mechanism and as used for measuring the flow of water
through a main.
Figure 2 illustrates in sectional elevation the apparatus shown at Figure 1 with
the recording mechanism removed and arranged as a stop valve on the water main.
Figure 3 shows in sectional elevation another form of apparatus according to my
Invention arranged with a recording mechanism and as used for measuring the
flow of water through a main.
Figure 4 illustrates in sectional elevation the apparatus shown at Figure 3 with the
recording mechanism removed and arranged as a stop valve on the water main.
Figure 5 shows in sectional elevation another form of apparatus according to my
Invention arranged with a recording mechanism and as used for measuring the flow
of water through a main.
Figure 6 illustrates in sectional elevation the apparatus shown at Figure 5 with
the recording mechanism removed and arranged as a stop valve on the water main.
Figure 7 shows in sectional elevation an ordinary sluice, or stop valve such as
commonly used on water mains.
Figures 8 and 9 illustrate inside and end sectional elevations the body of the
valve shown at Figure 7 provided with a tapered waterway, disc and recording
mechanism according to my Invention and as used for measuring the flow of water
through a main.
In Figures 1 and 2 A is the body of the apparatus. F is the inlet and G is the
outlet. is the water main. J is a cylindrical tube which forms a parallel water-
way. M is a cone, or tapered body (having its upper portion m formed as a valve)
which is capable of a vertical motion within the parallel waterway J. The spindle L
of the cone M is attached to a wire O passing through a bush N in the cover B
and attached to the crosshead which carries the pencil Q of the recording mechanism D.
These parts are the same as described in the Specification of my said former Letters
Patent No. 105. A.D. 1879. When the required test has been made and the
recording mechanism is not wanted, the upper portion of the apparatus and the cover B
shown in Figure 1 may be removed, and the cover B and screwed valve spindle L'
as shown at Figure 2 are substituted. This is done by disconnecting the spindle L
from the cone M by unscrewing the same therefrom and in its place inserting the
The seat b for
spindle L. The cone M as before stated is provided with a valve m.
this valve is formed on the top of the waterway J; thus the body of this apparatus
can now be used as a stop valve.
In the apparatus arranged as shown at Figures 3 and 4, the cone M is inverted
and the direction of the flow of water and the position of the waterway Jare reversed.
In like manner to the apparatus shown at Figure 1 (when used as a waste water
meter) the cone M is connected to the recording mechanism D and when used
as a stop valve, the cover B and the recording mechanism D are removed and the
cover Band screwed spindle L'as shown at Figure 4 are substituted. In this example
the lower portion of the cone M forms the valve having its seat on the
underside of the waterway J.
In the apparatus shown at Figure 5 there is used a tapered waterway J and a disc M
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such as described in the Specification of my former Patent No. 105 A.D. 1879.
the present case I provide the upper lip of the waterway J with a valve seat b. By
removing the recording mechanism D and the disc M and the cover B and
substituting the cover B and adding the valve M' and screwed valve spindle L' as
shown at Figure 6 the apparatus can be used as a stop valve.

page_text: In Figure 7 I have shown an ordinary sluice valve, such as commonly used on
water mains. To convert this valve into an apparatus for measuring the flow
of water in pipes I remove the valve M¹ spindle L' and cover B¹ and I place
a tapered waterway J (having a slot J) in the body A as shown in Figures 8
and 9. Within this tapered waterway J I suspend a disc M by a rod L which
passes through the slot J and is connected to a spindle e passing through a stuffing
box e¹ on the cover B which I substitute for the cover B. On the spindle e I mount a
toothed quadrant d which works a toothed wheel carried by a spindle h¹ on which
there is a pulley k to which is connected the wire o which works the cross head, which
carries the pencil Q of the recording mechanism d. This arrangement of apparatus
operates in the manner substantially as set forth with reference to Figure B sheet 2 of
the Drawings of the Specification of my former Patent No. 937 A.D. 1873.
By my Invention apparatus as above described can either be used to measure the
flow of water in pipes, or as stop valves of water service systems.
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 :-
First. Constructing and arranging apparatus of the type herein specified for use in
water service systems, whereby the said apparatus are rendered adaptable either for
measuring the How of water in pipes, or for use as sluice, or stop valves.
Second. The convertable meter and stop valve arrangements constructed sub-
stantially as herein described and set forth with reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the
Drawings.
Third. The convertable meter and stop valve arrangements constructed substantially
as herein described and set forth with reference to Figures 3 and 4 of the Drawings.
Fourth. The convertable meter and stop valve arrangements constructed sub-
stantiallyas herein described and set forth with reference to Figures 5 and 6 of the
Drawings.
Fifth. The arrangement by which a tapered waterway, disc, and recording mechanism
for detecting waste in water service systems are adapted to the body of a sluice, or stop
valve substantially as herein described and set forth with reference to Figures S. 9
and 7 of the Drawings.
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