IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND CONDUCTING LIQUIDS."
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Benjamin Goddard, of Southport, in the County of
Lancaster, Surgeon's Assistant, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND CONDUCTING LIQUIDS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Benjamin Goddard at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 21st March 1879.
BENJAMIN GODDARD, of Southport, in the County of Lancaster, Surgeon's
Assistant. "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND CONDUCTING
LIQUIDS."
The object is to combine a measuring vessel with a conductor in such manner
that liquids may be accurately measured and transferred from the necessary vessel
to any desired receptacle without any loss or spilling of the said liquid.
In carrying my Invention into practice, I suspend a measuring vessel of any
suitable or desired shape in an upright position within a trough or funnel provided
with an opening or way through which liquid may be allowed to flow into any
desired receptacle. The measuring vessel is so suspended within the said trough or
funnel as to be capable of being tilted or caused to turn on an axis. The said
trough or funnel may have more than one measuring vessel suspended therein, or
several sizes of measuring vessels may be so made as to be capable of being sus-'
pended within the same trough or funnel.
When in use, the measuring vessel is filled with liquid and then tilted or caused
to turn until the contents thereof have flowed into the trough or funnel, and passed
through the opening or way to the desired receptacle; the measuring vessel is
finally allowed to return to an upright position for further use.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Benjamin Goddard in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 19th
September 1879.
BENJAMIN GODDARD, of Southport, in the County of Lancaster, Surgeon's
Assistant. "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND CONDUCTING
LIQUIDS."
The object is to combine a measuring vessel with a conductor in such manner
that liquids may be accurately measured and transferred from the measuring vessel
to any desired receptacle without any loss or spilling of the said liquid.
In carrying my Invention into practice, I suspend a measuring vessel of any
suitable or desired shape in an upright position, within a trough or funnel provided
with an opening or way through which liquid may be allowed to flow into any
desired receptacle. The measuring vessel is so suspended within the said trough or
funnel as to be capable of being tilted or caused to turn on an axis. The said
trough or funnel may have more than one measuring vessel suspended therein, or
several sizes of measuring vessels may be so made as to be capable of being sus-
pended within the same trough or funnel.
When in use the measuring vessel is filled with liquid and then tilted or caused
to turn, until the contents thereof have flowed into the trough or funnel, and passed
through the opening or way to the desired receptacle, the measuring vessel is finally
allowed or caused to return to an upright position for further use.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a section and side elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan of apparatus constructed
under my Invention; a is the measuring vessel, provided with gimbal like pro-
jections b which rest in the bearings C on the conductor d; e is a handle for readily a
tilting and adjusting the measurer. It will be observed that in this modification
the bearings are open so that the measurer can be readily detached from and affixed
in position for use on or with the conductor.
Fig. 3 shews in side elevation a modification where set screws have recessed ends
to receive pivots on the measurer.
Fig. 4 is a plan view, shewing apparatus with two measurers of different sizes,
fitted to one conductor; A, A¹, are the measurers; e, handles; and d, conductor.
: The uses and advantages of my apparatus in dispensaries and other places are
evident, in respect, amongst other advantages, of correctness in measurement, pre-
venting loss of liquids and facilitating work.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention, and particularized the
same in such manner that others will have no difficulty in constructing and com-
bining the apparatus, I claim,-
Apparatus combined, substantially as herein set forth, for the purposes mentioned.
In witness whereof, I, the said Benjamin Goddard, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Eighteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord.
One thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.
BENJN. GODDARD
(LS)
BENJN GODDARD (LS)