A New Water Filtering Apparatus.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th June, 1893—Accepted, 15th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Water Filtering Apparatus.
I JOHN BARKER of Mabel Terrace Smithy Bridge Rochdale in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Weaver, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to an apparatus for filtering water, but is more particularly
adapted for use in connection with the water supply to dwellings for domestic use,
which invention is adapted to be affixed to, or to be applied in conjunction with the
ordinary water tap now in common use.
According to my present construction my arrangement consists of a barrel
provided at its upper part with a series or number of chambers, each provided with
a suitable filtering media, each chamber being one above the other, which media
may consist of layers of perforated metals or porous filtering substances. At the
lower part of the barrel in any convenient position, I affix the ordinary water tap,
and at the upper part or in connection with the upper chamber I affix a suitable
tap for drawing off the filtered water. The action or operation of my invention is
follows. At the lower part of the barrel the water supply pipe is attached or
connected, water being admitted into the barrel, the pressure forces the water
through the filtering media into the series of chambers and finally into the upper
chamber, consequently filtered water may be drawn therefrom, by means of the top
or upper tap, at the same time, water may be drawn off by means of the lower tap,
thus the matter which may be in suspension, may be arrested, and the said matter
may be drawn off with the water at the lower tap.
as.
Dated this 11th day of January 1893.
JOHN BARKER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Water Filtering Apparatus.
I JOHN BARKER of Mabel Terrace Smithy Bridge near Rochdale in the
County of Lancaster Cotton Weaver do hereby declare the nature of this 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 an apparatus for filtering water, more particularly for
use in connection with the water supply of dwelling houses for domestic purposes,
which invention is adapted to be affixed to, or be applied in conjunction with the
water supply pipe.
According to my construction this arrangement consists of a barrel provided at...
its upper part with a series of chambers, each provided with suitable filtering
media, the chambers may be arranged one above the other, or in any other con-
venient position with relation to the barrel or to each other, which media may
consist of perforated metals or porous filtering substances. At the lower part
of the barrel in any convenient position, I affix the ordinary water tap, and at
the upper part or in connection with the filtering chambers, 1 affix a tap for
drawing off the filtered water, or the position of the taps may be reversed, that
is the lower tap may be adapted for filtering purposes and the upper tap for
ordinary purposes.
In order that my invention may be the more readily understood I shall have
reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which like letters of reference
indicate like parts throughout the figures therein shewn.
Fig. 1. is a sectional elevation of my invention.

page_text: Fig. 2. is an elevation shewing a modification thereof.
Fig. 3. is a view shewing the perforated plate.
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According to my construction this invention consists of a barrel a. which is
affixed at its lower part al to the water supply pipe from the main, the barrel
is provided at its upper part with two or more chambers b. b' in which I provide
therein suitable filtering media c. c' which may be of any suitable substance,
such as layers of finely perforated metals, carbon etc. of varying degrees of
fineness. The chambers are so arranged as to intercept the water supply between
the barrel and the tap d. which tap I also provide with a metal perforated plate
or piece d' at its entrance, see Figs. 1 and 3 by means of which the water after
passing through the filtering media, may be drawn off. It will be manifest that
the water force or pressure in the main, forces the water through the media, thus
any matter in suspension may be arrested and such suspended matter retained in
the barrel, and may be thus withdrawn therefrom for ordinary cleaning or other
purposes for which filtered water is not required, by means of the ordinary water
tape which may be provided at any convenient part of the barrel a.
If desired I may according to a modification as shewn in Fig. 2. reverse the
order or position of the taps d. and e. that is, provide the filtering tap at f. with
its filtering piece or plate d' or at any other convenient part of the barrel, and if
desired the tap may be provided with filtering substances or chambers and thus act
upon the principle as shewn in Fig. 1, and the tap for ordinary purposes may be
provided at g-consequently filtered water-after passing through the media or
the perforated plate as the case may be, without filtering chambers as shown in
Fig. 2. may be drawn off from the barrel a. or lower part of my apparatus, instead
of at the upper part as shewn in Fig. 1. and water for ordinary or cleaning purposes
may be drawn off at the upper part of my apparatus.
It may be necessary to employ either arrangement accordingly as water of
greater or less impurity is to be dealt with, as by the arrangement in Fig. 1, the
use of the chambers which may be used in any convenient position with relation to
the barrel admitting of multiplication in numbers and the application of more or
less effective filtering substances, the water may be thus more or less purified, but
according to the arrangement as shewn in Fig. 2. the suspended matter is forced to
the highest point-the upper part of the apparatus-under pressure, and the
chambers at the upper part of the apparatus in conjunction with the perforated
plate, d' being in this modification dispensed with, the water is forced through the
finely perforated plate d' or plate and chambers combined, or chambers and thus
the water may be filtered at the lower part of the apparatus.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
CLAIMS.
1. In combination the barrel a. with a series of two or more chambers b. b! in
any convenient position with relation to each other and with relation to the
barrel a. through which water may be filtered under pressure substantially as and
for the purposes herein fully set forth and described.
2. In combination the tap d. provided with a finely perforated piece or plate d'
with a series of filtering chambers, as and for the purposes herein fully set forth
and described.
3. In combination the tap d provided with a perforated plate d' with the barrel a.
as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described.
4. In combination the taps d. and e. by means of which filtered and unfiltered
water may be respectively drawn as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and
described.
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