Improvements in the Construction and Arrangement of Apparatus for Supplying Water to Kitchen-range and other similar Boilers.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 25th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction and Arrangement of Apparatus
for Supplying Water to Kitchen-range and other similar
Boilers.
I, JAMES CROMPTON of 222 and 224 St. George's Road, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Plumber and Glazier, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
apparatus for supplying water to kitchen-range and other similar boilers employed
for heating water for baths, domestic, and other purposes, and consists in providing
a metallic or other hot water cistern with a dished chamber or lute to receive a loose
inverted dished lid or cover. The dished chamber or lute is supplied with liquid to
form a steam tight joint when the cover is placed therein. The outer ledge or flange
of the dished chamber or lute is higher than the inner ledge so that in case the
quantity of the liquid is increased by condensation from the heated liquid in the
cistern it will flow back into the latter. This cistern is provided with inlet and
outlet pipes to and from the kitchen-range or other similar boiler to allow of
circulation. The inlet pipe for cold water into the hot-water cistern trapped to
prevent hot water backing into the cold water cistern. The cover of the hot-water
cistern is fitted with an exhaust pipe to allow of the escape of steam, and to admit
atmospheric air to prevent a vacuum being formed.
To the side or otherwise of the aforesaid cistern is fixed a cold water cistern pro-
vided with a ball or other self-regulating tap or valve, and is secured by being lipped
onto the top edge of the cistern or otherwise, and by a pipe and its connections
leading therefrom to the hot water cistern at a point above the inlet and outlet pipes
leading to and from the boiler.
The cold water cistern
fitted with charging pipes and taps leading from the
main; also an overflow pipe to convey surplus water away in case of leakage or
other causes.
Dated the 0th M 1990
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction and Arrangement of Apparatus
similar
for Supplying Water to Kitchen-range and other
Boilers.
I, JAMES CROMPTON of 222 and 224 St. George's Road, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Plumber and Glazier, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
apparatus for supplying water to kitchen-range and other similar boilers employed for
heating water for baths, domestic, and other purposes, and consists in providing a
metallic or other hot water cistern with a dished chamber or lute to receive a loose
inverted dished lid or cover. The dished chamber or lute is supplied with liquid to
form a steam tight joint when the cover is placed therein. The outer ledge or flange
of the dished chamber or lute is higher than the inner ledge so that in case the
quantity of the liquid is increased by condensation from the heated liquid in the
cistern it will flow back into the latter. This cistern is provided with inlet and

page_text: outlet pipes to and from the kitchen-range or other similar boiler to allow of
circulation. The inlet pipe for cold water into the hot water cistern is trapped to
prevent hot water backing into the cold water cistern.
The cover of the hot
water cistern is fitted with an exhaust pipe to allow of the escape of steain, and to
admit atmospheric air to prevent a vacuum being formed.
To the side or otherwise of the aforesaid cistern is fixed a cold water cistern pro-
vided with a ball or other self-regulating tap or valve, and is secured by being
lipped onto the top edge of the cistern or otherwise, and by a pipe and its
connections leading therefrom to the hot water cistern at a point above the inlet and
outlet pipes leading to and from the boiler. The cold water cistern is fitted with
charging pipes and taps leading from the main; also an overflow pipe to convey
surplus water away in case of leakage or other causes.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improved apparatus for supplying
water to kitchen-range and other similar boilers-Fig. 2 is a plan of same- -Fig. 3
is a sectional elevation through line A¹ B³, and Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation through
line CD in Fig. 1.
A is the hot water cistern; B the loose inverted dished lid or cover; C the
dished chamber or lute to hold liquid to form a steam tight joint when the lid or
cover B is placed therein as shown.
The outer ledge or flange of the dished chamber C is higher than the inner
ledge P, so that in case the quantity of liquid is increased by condensation or other
causes it will overflow the upper edge of the ledge P and drop into the cistern A.
The latter is provided with the inlet pipe K and the outlet pipe N leading to and
from the kitchen-range or other similar boiler to allow of circulation between the
said boiler and the cistern A. The inverted dished lid or cover B is provided with
the pipe D to allow steam to escape, and to admit atmospheric air to prevent a
vacuum being formed in the cistern A. The outlet of the pipe D is disposed over
the chamber C to allow condensed steam to drop therein.
The pipe M is provided for drawing off hot water from the cistern A to the sink,
bath, or other places as desired. To the side of the hot water cistern A is fixed the
cold-water cistern F provided with the self-regulating tap or valve G+ operated by
the floating ball I. The self-regulating tap or valve G is fitted with the pipe L
leading from the main to supply the cistern F according to the movements of the
floating ball 1. The cistern Fis lipped on the top edge of the cistern A as shown in
Figs. 1 and 2, and secured by the pipe O and nut R for supplying the cistern A
with cold water from the cistern F. The end of the pipe O in the cistern A is
fitted with the hinged valve E to form a trap to prevent hot water backing into the
cold-water cistern F. The pipe O with the valve E is fixed at a point above the
inlet and outlet pipes K and Ñ leading to and from the boiler, to ensure of the said
pipes being filled with water, and to prevent the cistern A being emptied. The cold
water cistern F is fitted with the pipe J to convey surplus water away in case of
leakage and other causes. To ensure the chamber being constantly supplied with
water the self-regulating tap or valve G is fitted with the pipe H to convey a little
water thereto each time the tap or valve G is open.
Having thus stated the nature of my invention and the mode of operation 1 would
have it understood that I do not confine myself to the precise details or configuration
of the parts I have shown and described as the same may be varied or modified
without departing from the principle of my invention, but what I claim and desire
to be secured to me by Letters Patent is :-
1. In combination with the cistern A and the inverted dished lid or cover B,
employed for supplying water to kitchen-range and other similar boilers, the use of
the dished chamber or lute C, substantially as described and as shown on the drawings
for the purpose specified.
2. In combination with the cistern A and the inverted dished lid or cover B,
employed for supplying water to kitchen-range and other similar boilers, the use of
the dished chamber or lute C with the inner ledge P of such a height as to admit of

page_text: surplus liquid from the dished chamber or lute () returning to the cistern A, together
with means for automatically supplying the said chamber or lute with liquid,
substantially as described and as shown on the drawings.
3. The general construction, combination, and arrangement of parts forming my
improved apparatus for supplying water to kitchen-range and other similar boilers,
substantially as described and as shown on the drawings.
Dated the 15th February 1800
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.