An Improved Apparatus for Measuring Definite Quantities of Liquid.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1895-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1895
COME LEIE DI MUITIVATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Measuring Definite Quantities of
Liquid.
We, LEONARD KONOPINSKI and VALENTINE KONOPINSKI of No. 1657
17th Street in the City and County of San Francisco State of California U.S.A.,
Manufacturers 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 :-
Our invention relates to a device for measuring liquids and transferring them
from larger to smaller receptacles and a means by which the transfer is made.
It consists in certain details of construction which will be more fully explained
by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is a vertical section through our apparatus.
Figure 2 is a detail section through the faucet and connections.
Figure 3 is a cross section on line y-y of Figure 2.
A represents a containing tank, barrel, or vessel of any desired size, shape or
capacity.
It may have legs or a flange extending downward so that there will be a chamber
beneath its bottom to contain the measuring device.
B is a measuring chamber or vessel which may be made of transparent material,
and this vessel has a capacity, such as one or two quarts, a gallon, or other amount
which will represent the unit of measurement to be used.
We have shown this chamber made with a bottom which inclines toward the
front so that its contents will all flow down to the lowest side, the chamber being
secured by any air-tight connection with the bottom of the chamber A.
Through the bottom of the chamber A extends a pipe C which is made with a
tight joint where it enters the chamber A. This pipe extends to the bottom of
the chamber B, and is there turned to an angle corresponding with the incline of
the floor of the chamber B, along which it extends through the lower front side
of B, and to a sufficient distance outside of it to allow the attachment of the
discharge nozzle D.
Upon the end of this portion C' of the pipe is fitted a tight screw cap E, and
through this passes the shank F which forms an extension of the hollow faucet
barrel F, with the handle G by which it may be rotated within the tube or
casing C.
This faucet barrel F¹ has one side slotted or made open as shown at F².
The walls of the tubular pipe C¹ are slotted or made open at both top and
bottom as shown at C2, C³.
The inner end of the faucet barrel F¹ is also made open so as to communicate
with the interior of the chamber B as shown at F³.
From the top of the chamber B a pipe H extends upwardly above the surface of
the liquid in the holder A.
Movably fixed beneath the bottom of the pipe H is a valve I adapted to close
against the bottom of the pipe H and prevent any liquid rising up into the pipe
when the chamber B is filled, but this valve will open downwardly as soon as the
liquid is allowed to flow from the chamber B, thus admitting air to insure a constant
flow of the liquid.
The operation of the device will then be as follows:
When it is desired to fill the measuring chamber B, the handle G is turned so as
to bring the open pertion F2 of the faucet barrel F upwardly and in line with the

page_text: pipe C. The liquid will then flow down through the pipe C into the faucet
barrel F, and as the lower closed portion of the barrel closes the discharge
passage D, and the bottom of the casing, the liquid will flow up through the
opening C in the top of the casing, and also through the open end F3 into the
chamber B.
As the valve I is normally opened when there is no liquid in the chamber, the
air escapes through the pipe H until the chamber is nearly full when the valve,
being a float valve, will be gradually closed until at the instant when a chamber is
filled, it will be tightly closed against the bottom of the pipe H, thus preventing
any more liquid from entering. The chamber B being filled, the handle G is now
turned in the opposite direction, thus bringing the opening in the barrel F¹ into
communication with the discharge passage D while the closed portion of the faucet
barrel is turned upward across the pipe C, and this prevents any farther entrance
of liquid at this point.
The liquid in the chamber B will now flow out through the faucet barrel and
discharge pipe, entering at the open end F3 and also through the slot F2 which is
presented downward and corresponds with a slot C³ made in the lower part of the
casing or pipe C within which the faucet barrel turns.
The liquid is thus allowed to flow out rapidly, and by reason of the inclined
bottom of the chamber B it is completely discharged.
The closed spaces upon the sides of the faucet barrel F' are of sufficient area,
that when the faucet has been turned to a position approximately at right angles
with the inlet or discharge, both inlet and discharge will be closed and any passage
of liquid cut off.
This closed space is of sufficient size so that the passage C will be cut off before
the discharge passage D is opened, and the passage D will be closed before the
passage C is opened.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
:―
A measuring device and faucet consisting of a measuring chamber having an
inclined bottom, a pipe connecting the measuring chamber with the containing
vessel, and having an inclined casing or extension connected with its lower end
extending along the line of the inclined bottom and up through the lower side of
the measuring chamber, a faucet barrel turnable within the casing, open at its
inner end and having a shank extending outwardly through a stuffing box in the
end of the casing or pipe extension and a handle by which it is turnable, a slot
made longitudinally through one of its sides corresponding with the position of the
exterior handle and adapted to coincide with the inlet pipe and also with a slot on
the top of the casing which opens into the measuring chamber whereby liquid is
admitted from the containing vessel into the measuring chamber, a slot formed in
the bottom of the casing with which the slot in the faucet barrel coincides when
turned downwardly, and also with the discharge passage whereby the contents of
the chamber are entirely discharged through the exterior discharge passage.
Dated this Eighteenth day of June 1895.