Apparatus for Heating and Circulating Water.
Year: 1887

page_text: 1887
Date of Application, 7th Sept.,
Complete Left, 7th June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 13th July, 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Heating and Circulating Water.
I, JOHN LEE, of Higher Bebington, in the County of Chester, Horticultural
Builder and Contractor do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be
as follows:
My Invention relates to water heating apparatus applicable for use for heating
greenhouses, rooms, buildings and the like, or as a circulating water heater generally.
An apparatus according to my Invention consists as follows: of an outer water
vessel constructed in the form of a hollow cylindrical vessel and an inner water vessel
constructed in the form of a hollow cylindrical vessel. The inner vessel is shorter
than the outer vessel and is held within the outer vessel by connecting pipes which
act as supports and form communication between the vessels. The inner vessel is of
such size and is so placed within the outer vessel as to leave room for a fire place
within the outer vessel and under the inner vessel and for a flue between the two
vessels. The fire place is fed with fuel through the centre of the inner vessel.
The vessels are mounted on a stand containing fire bars and provided with a door
for removing ashes and cleaning out the fire place. Over the vessels there is a cover
forming an uptake from the flue to a chimney. The cover is provided with a duct
which fits into the inside of the inner vessel and through which the fuel is fed, the
duct being provided with a lid. The water flow and return pipes to the apparatu
are connected to the outer vessel the flow to the top, and the return to the bottom,
of the vessel. To increase circulation of the water in the inner vessel I take a branch
pipe from the return pipe to the underside of the inner vessel. When required and
when the water heaters are of large size, the flow and return pipes may be in
duplicate.

page_text: I, JOHN LEE, of Higher Bebington in the County of Chester, Horticultural
Builder and Contractor, do hereby declare the nature of iny 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 relates to water heating apparatus applicable for use for heating
greenhouses, rooms, buildings, and the like, or as a circulating water heater
generally.
An apparatus according to my invention consists as follows: of an outer water
vessel constructed in the form of a hollow cylindrical vessel and an inner water
vessel constructed in the form of a hollow cylindrical vessel. The inner vessel is
shorter than the outer vessel, and is held within the outer vessel by connecting pipes
which act as supports and form communication between the vessels. The inner vessel
is of such size and is so placed within the outer vessel as to leave room for a fire
place within the outer vessel and under the inner vessel and for a flue between the
two vessels. The fire place is fed with fuel through the centre of the inner vessel.
The vessels are mounted on a stand containing fire bars and provided with a door
for removing ashes and cleaning out the fire place. Over the vessels there is a
cover forming an uptake from the flue to a chimney. The cover is provided with
a duct which fits into the inside of the inner vessel and through which the fuel
is fed, the duct being provided with a lid. The water flow and return pipes to
the apparatus are connected to the outer vessel, the flow to the top, and the return
to the bottom of the vessel. To increase circulation of the water in the inner vessel
I take a branch pipe from the return pipe to the underside of the inner vessel.
When required and when the water heaters are of large size, the flow, and return
pipes may be in duplicate.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I have hereunto annexed a
sheet of Drawings showing an apparatus for heating and circulating water constructed
according to my invention. The Drawings are marked with letters and Figures of
reference corresponding with those used in the following explanation.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of an apparatus constructed according to my
invention.
Figure 2 is a sectional plan of the apparatus taken at X X Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an outside elevation of the apparatus and Figure 4 is a plan of the
apparatus.
The apparatus consists of an outer water vessel a constructed in the form of a
hollow cylindrical vessel and an inner water vessel b also constructed in the form of a
hollow cylindrical vessel, the inner vessel is shorter than the outer vessel a and is

page_text: held within the outer vessel a by connecting pipes c which act as supports and form
communication between the vessels a and b. The inner vessel b is of such size and
is so placed within the outer vessel a as to leave room for a fire place d within the
outer vessel and for a flue k between the two vessels. The fire place d is fed with
fuel through the centre of the inner vessel b.
The vessels a and b are mounted on a stand e containing fire bars f, and provided
with a door h for removing ashes and cleaning out the fire place d.
Over the vessels a and b there is a cover forming an uptake or flue / from the
flue (the space between the vessels a and b) to a chimney and in the uptake or
flue there is a valve or damper m.
The cover is provided with a duct n which fits the inside of the inner vessel b
and through which the fuel is fed; this duct n being provided with a lid p.
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s are water flow pipes and t are water "return" pipes of the apparatus, they
are connected to the outer vessel a.
To insure circulation in the inner vessel there are also provided water return
pipes which are connected to the inner vessel 6 by means of the pipes
pass through the outer vessel a and to the inner vessel b as shown in Figure 2.
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To increase the circulation of the water in the inner vessel I may take a branch
pipe u from one of the return pipes t to the underside of the inner vessel 6 as shown
in dotted lines-The apparatus may be provided with one "flow" pipes and one
"return" pipet or the " flow and return pipes may be in multiple; in the
drawings two "flow" pipes and four " return pipes are shown. The outer vessel
is provided with apertures w through which in construction the connecting pipes c
are inserted and screwed into holes in the outer shell of the vessel, b, and the inner
shell of the vessel, a, thus firmly connecting the two vessels together, the apertures w
are provided with screw plugs or covers y.
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 :-
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First. An apparatus for heating and circulating water consisting of an outer water
vessel a and an inner water vessel b connected by pipes c and provided with "flow
and "return" pipes as described, a stand e provided with fire bars f, a door h, a
cover i having a feeding duct n and a flue substantially as set forth and shown in
the drawings hereto annexed.
Second. In apparatus of the type herein described connecting the outer and inner
vessels a and by means of screwed connecting pipes c, and providing the outer
shell of the vessel a with apertures w through which the said connecting pipes care
passed and screwed into their place, substantially as set forth and shown in the
drawings hereto annexed.