Improvements in Apparatus for Generating and Storing Acetylene Gas.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 13th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 13th Feb., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Generating and Storing Acetylene
Gas.
I, HENRY KINSEY, of the Robin Hood Works, Bellevue Street, Swansea, and
County of Glamorgan, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has reference to the construction, arrangement, and combination
of the parts of apparatus for generating and storing acetylene gas, the object of
the invention being to render the operation nearly automatic, regular, and safe, by
separating the carbide and water as much as possible when the generation of gas is
not required.
To accomplish this object I make the generating vessel or vessels of iron or
galvanised steel or other suitable material and so arranged that the charges of
carbide can be readily inserted in a generator while working (preferably in a cage
or basket like receptacle) which receptacle with its carbide is alternately brought
in contact with, or separated from the water in the generator by the falling and
rising of the gas container or holder actuated by the gas which has passed into it
from the generator causing the said container rise to with the influx of gas and
to fall when more is required. I sometimes provide the generator with a horizontal
axle carried in a suitable frame, or fixed to the side of the gas tank in such a way
that the generator or the cage contained therein may be caused to oscillate by a
connecting link, or a rod, or other suitable means, actuated by the upper part of
the gas container or holder and thus cause the carbide in the generator to come
in contact with the water, and separate from it as required, the said water for
generation may be taken from either the gas tank connected with the container
or from a separate vessel but in some cases I make the axle hollow and in two
parts with suitable passages inside like a tap to allow the passage of water, and in
some cases I form the outer part of the hollow axle with an arm having a passage
through it in the direction of its length so that water can pass through it or be
stopped by the action of the aforesaid connecting link or rod as required. And in
some cases I provide two or more generators so arranged in this case that the water
may be fed into the first generator until it is full when it will at once cease to flow
into it, and will pass into the lower end of the next generator the water being
automatically shut off from the first, and the second one opened to the water supply
or the water may be fed into each one direct, and in some further cases in order
to ensure the more perfect separation of the carbide and water when generation
is not required I affix an india rubber diaphram, or other elastic medium or vessel
or bag or bottle made of india rubber or canvas or other elastic impervious material
(filled with water) in such a way that it can be acted upon by the gas container
when descending which will by its pressure cause a portion of the water contained
therein, or under its control to be forced into the generator and into contact with
the carbide therein such water being additional to the amount of water passing

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into the generator through the hollow pivot-axle or tap and on the gas container
again rising the water injected by the said diaphram or other elastic vessel will
be drawn back into such vessel but the water from the hollow pivot axle or tap will
be retained in the generator admission and retention valves may be fitted to the
aforesaid elastic vessel so as to use the water passed through it for saturating the
carbide instead of taking water through the above mentioned hollow pivot axle
or tap.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Generating and Storing Acetylene
Gas.
I, HENRY KINSEY, of the Robin Hood Works, Bellevue Street, Swansea, and
County of Glamorgan, Mechanical Engineer, 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;-
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This invention has reference to the construction, arrangement and combination
of the parts of apparatus for generating and storing acetylene gas, the object of
the invention being to render the apparatus nearly automatic, regular and safe by
separating the carbide and water as much as possible when the generation of gas is
not required.
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And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereinto
appended a sheet of explanatory drawings in which Fig. 1 is an elevation of a water
tank, gas container and generator A. Fig. 1" shews an end view of the generator A
and its attachment to the tank at B, C is an elastic tube for conveying the gas
from generator to gas container and is attached to cock (and to the outlet from
the generator shewn at (2. Fig. 2 shews a side and end view of the generator A with
part of one side broken away so as to shew the carbide helder 3 the said carbide
holder is carried in the generator casing by the pivots 3* enabling it to keep a
vertical position in the casing when the said casing is partially revolved in working.
I carry the said generator A. by a pivot 33 at one side, and at the other side by a
hollow axle 13 and its casing B" shewn partly in section N is the water passage
through the hollow axle and casing B is a continuation of the said casing and
is secured to the water tank as shewn the hollow axle B is attached to the genera-
tor which said generator is caused to partially revolve when the gas holder rises or
falls and the said hollow axle being thus caused to turn within the casing acts as a
cock and regulates the admission of water as required. 3 shews lid on casing and
covers the opening through which the carbide basket is passed, 35 shews a con-
necting rod which is slotted at one end sufficiently to allow of any predetermined
rise of the container and supply of water to the generator casing A. Fig. 3 shews
an elevation of a number of stationary generators E E E with their water supply
pipes F, F, F, and gas pipes F2, F2, F2, Fa, part of one generator is shewn broken
away at E to shew the carbide basket. Presuming the carbide is put in the baskets
as shewn at E¹ the handles marked H, H., H attached to the levers, F must be
turned to the present left hand, opening both water and gas cocks simul-
taneously, and water admitted through cock K which is regulated by the lever K
which is actuated by the rising and falling of the gas container it will
pass through
pipe F, M, into the lower part of the generator 1 gradually filling it, the water
will then pass along the rising horizontal pipe F¹ and down through vertical pipe F*

page_text: into the generator 2 afterwards into pipe F° and generator 3 the gas passing to
container through pipes F, F, FF, after each generator is exhausted the
cocks may be closed, the covers taken off and the baskets replenished with
carbide, Fig. 4, shews another part of my invention a water tank and container
also a generator X in elevation l' is an elastic receptacle attached by a chain to
the crown of the gas container, on the rising of the container the elastic vessel
causes a suction upon the water contained in the generator and a portion of water
from the generator will rise into the said elastic vessel leaving the carbide clear
from the water in the generator, on the container falling the said water will pass
back into the generator. P¹ pipe conveying water to generator, such water being
regulated by cock and lever as shewn at K in Fig. 2. P2 mud catcher.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
The construction or arrangements and combination of parts substantially as
herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Doted this 10th day of September 1898.