Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr.. 1888
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 23rd Feb., 1889
I, CHARLES STOUT of 57 Bell Road Seacombe in the County of Cheshire Engineer do
bereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of this invention is to show the quantity of water passing through a
main, or the lift of stop valvo fitted to main.
One of the arrangements by which I show the flow of water in a pipe is by means
of the stop valve, the valve spindle I carry through a hollow screw down spindle, the
top of which is fitted with stuffing box and gland, the valve spindle is connected to a
drum or plane which carries paper or some suitable material, and a pencil is moved in
a line at right angles to the motion of drum or plane by clock work or other suitable
arrangement.
Another arrangement by which a vane working in a suitable case is operated by the
flow of water in the main, a pipe being connected from main to one side of case, and
a similar pipe being connected to the same main from the other side of said case, one
end of said pipe which is connected to the main is fitted with a ball mouth facing the
stream in the main.
The vane oscillates upon a spindle fixed at one end of said vane, the spindle operates
a cylinder, or drum or a plane, which carries paper or other suitable material upon it,
a pencil or pointer is moved before the said paper in a line at right angles to the line
of motion of said paper. When the water in the pipe is at rest a defined position
which may be called zero, and any movement of the water in the main will move
the vane which moves the paper, and the pencil or pointer which is in contact with
the said paper will mark same. The movements of pencil may be determined by
clock work at intervals convenient.
Another arrangement by which the water in the main acts upon the valve in a stop
cock, or sluice. The valve spindle is carried through a hollow screw spindle, the screw
spindle is used for opening or closing the valve, or sluice, and is fitted with a stuffing
box and gland at one end through which the valve spindle comes. The valve spindle
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page_text: actuates a cylinder, drum, or plane, which is fitted with pencil as described before.
The valve lifts according to the volume of water passing, and records upon the paper
as described.
Another arrangement by which the water flowing in a pipe acts upon a disc or other
obstruction, which is connected by a rod to a cylinder, drum, or plane, and fitted
with pencil as before described. When the water in the pipe is at rost a determined
position will be found any movement will be marked as described.
Another arrangement by which a bat-wing, such as used in an ordinary throttle
valve for steam engines, but in this case the spindle is not in the middle, but at
one side so that there is a long and short wing, the water passing through the
pipe opens the valve by forcing a passage past the long wing, which operates the
spindle, which operates a drum as described
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Indicating the Flow of Water.
in Pipes.
I, CHARLES STOUT, of 57 Bell Road, Seacombe, in the County of Cheshire, 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 this invention is mainly to show the quantity of water passing through
a main, or the lift of a stop valve fitted to a main.
One of the arrangements by which I show the flow of water in a pipe, is by means
of a stop valve on that main. The valve spindle I carry through a hollow screw-down
spindle, the top of which is fitted with a stuffing box and gland. The valve spindle
is connected to a drum or plane which carries a diagram of paper or some suitable
material, and a pencil is moved in a line at right angles to the motion of the drum or
plane, by clockwork or other suitable device.
Another arrangement consists of a vano working in a suitable case and operated by
the flow of water in the main, a pipe being connected from the main to one side of
the case and a similar pipe being connected to the same main from the other side of the
said case, one end of said pipe which is connected to the main is fitted with a bell-
mouth facing the stream in the main.
Another arrangement is that in which the water flowing in a pipe acts upon
a disc or other obstruction, which is connected by a rod to a cylinder, drum or

page_text: plane, and fitted with a pencil as before described. When the water in the pipe
is at rest a determined position will be found and any movement will be marked as
described.
Another arrangement consists of a bat-wing such as used in an ordinary throttle
valve for steam engines, but in this case the spindle is not in the middle, but at one
side thereof, so that there is a long and short wing. The pressure of the water
in a main pressing upon the larger area of the valve on one side of the spindle
causes the valve to open and thereby operates a spindle connected with a diagram drum,
as described.
paper
In the vane or bat-wing arrangements the valve oscillates upon its spindle; tho
spindle operates a cylinder or drum, or a plane, which carries the paper diagram or
other suitable material upon it; and a pencil or pointer is moved before the said
in a line at right angles to the line of motion of said paper. When the water in the
pipe is at rest, the pencil will stand at a defined position-which may be called zero-
but any movement of the water in the main will move the vane and thereby the
diagram, and the pencil or pointer which is in contact with the said paper, will mark
the saine.
The movement of the pencil may be determined by clockwork at intervals
convenient.
The above sets forth generally the nature and purposes of any invention, and to set
forth the same more particularly I will now proceed to describe it with the aid of
drawings which form a part of this specification.
I would state that the details of the apparatus herein described are all well known
devices, being commonly employed-amongst other registering hydraulic apparatus-
in water meters known as Waste Water Meters, and used particularly for detecting the
waste of water from water mains, pipes, et cetera, to which class of apparatus this
invention mainly relates; and therefore in the following description no detailed
description is needed or given of these parts, the main functions and arrangements or
combinations of such parts being the essential features of the invention, and these are
specified in the claiming clauses concluding this specification.

page_text: velocity of the water past the valve. By this action through the chain or cord e' und
weight 6', the drum D and the diagram secured on its surface, will be caused to move
about its axis, and assuming the clock F, with its pencil 1 bearing upon the surface
of the diagram, to be moving from one end of the gallery to the other, there will be
drawn upon the diagram a line which will record the volume passing through the
apparatus for each unit of time; the time lines being those running at right angles
to the direction of the axis of the drum, and the volume lines being those running
parallel with the axis of the drum.
In the arrangement illustrated in Figure 3, G is a pipe having a bell-mouth, which
is placed in the water main A¹ and in the opposite direction to the flow of the water
therein; G¹is a pipe also in communication with the main A' and with the apparatus B.
interposed between these pipes G and G. The kind of recording gear may be any of
those herein described. The particular form of gear illustrated is that set forth herein-
after with reference to Figures 4 and 5, or 6, namely a vane or eccentrically hung or
mounted valve B. The function of the bell-mouth of the pipe G is to cause a certain
quantity or proportion of water to flow through the by-pass and to actuate the
recording device and to so obtain by a comparatively small apparatus, the volumic
flowing through the main.
In Figures 4 and 5 the arrangement in which an eccentrically mounted valve is
employed in the water main, is shown. In this instance the valve case A is rectangular
and is placed in line with the main, and the motion imparted to the valve B by the
water, is transmitted to the drum D by means of its vertical elongated spindle 1 and
bevel wheels 63, one of which is mounted on the spindle and the other on the spindle
of the drum D. The weight 2, which is fastened to the pulley E by the band or
cord e¹, serves as a counterbalance to cause the valve B to act in the contrary direction
to the motion of the water, and to close it as the velocity of the water diminishes. In
this example the drum D can receive as its maximum travel only one quarter of a
revolution and consequently the diagram must be designed to correspond to this amount
of travel or motion, or a less amount-as the case may be ; but if the wheels & be made
of varying sizes then the full circumference of the drum may be rendered available
on which to use and mark the diagram. The movement of the pencil f¹ and clock Fis
the same as that previously described with reference to Figures 1 and 2.
Figure 6 shows in cross section a vane or valve having its spindle b' mounted to
the extreme side thereof in lieu of occentrically as set forth with reference to Figures
4 and 5, just described.
It will be evident that the motion of the valve received by the action of the water
may be transmitted to the drum in various modified ways and by different means, and
therefore I would stato that the scope of this invention is in no way limited to such
means of communicating motion from the two main parts of the apparatus,
namely the valve and the drum; and I would also state that the invention is
not to be confined to the exact disposition of the parts as described and shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and the manner in which the same may be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In apparatus for indicating the flow of water in pipes, of the type herein described,
the combination of a valve or body operated by the flow of water, a device such as a
drum, disc or its equivalent, and a diagram thereon, operated by the motion of the
valve or body, and a pen or pencil for marking the said diagram, moved by
a clock.
2. The combination of the valve B, case A, spindle 6' and spindle C substantially as
set forth with reference to Figures 1 and 2, for the purposes specified
3. The combination of the valve B, case A, spindle 6', drum D, pencil f¹, clock F
and counterbalance weight 6, operating substantially as set forth with reference to
Figures 1 and 2.
4. In apparatus for indicating the flow of water in pipes, the combination of a
pipe or passage such as G, placed in the water main, an apparatus of the kind

page_text: specified placed on said pipe or passage, and
municating with said apparatus and the main
with reference to Figure 3.
a discharge pipe or passage com-
operating substantially as set forth
5. In apparatus of the type herein described, for indicating the flow of water in
pipes, the employment of a valve having its axis eccentrically arranged and adapted
to be operated by the water flowing through the pipe; as, or substantially as
set forth.
6. In apparatus of the type herein described, for indicating the flow of water in
pipes, the employment of a "flap" valve adapted to operate substantially as set forth
with reference to Figure 6.
7. The combination of an eccentrically arranged valve such as B, a case A, and a
spindle b, adapted to operate the recording mechanism of apparatus for indicating
the flow of water in pipes, substantially as set forth with reference to Figures 4
and 5.
8. The combination of the valve B, spindle 6', drum D, pencil or pen f', clock F
and weight b³, operating substantially as set forth with reference to Figures 4 and 5.
Dated this Eighth day of January 1889.
CHARLES STOUT.
By Cheesbrough & Royston,
15, Water Street, Liverpool,
Patent Agents.