Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 1st June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 6th July, 1888
I, SAMUEL CUTLER of Providence Iron Works, Millwall, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the construction of automatic syphons in such a
manner as to discharge any desired quantity of liquid less than the maximum capacity.
of the vessel in which it is inserted. It is especially applicable for supplying liquid to
gas scrubbers, but it is equally applicable for use in connection with the flushing of
sewers, or for any purpose where variable quantities of discharge are required.
The invention consists of a tank or chamber through the bottom of which the long
leg of the syphon is inserted, the bottom of the syphon being sealed or not with liquid
in a vessel below. Over and encircling the long leg is placed a bell or short leg of
the syphon which is supported from the bottom of the tank, or in any other suitable
manner. In the short leg of the syphon holes are made at appropriate distances
each hole being provided with a plug or cock for opening or closing the passage.
The working of the apparatus is as follows. If it be desired to discharge the
maximum quantity all the holes or passages are closed by the plugs or cocks, and the
syphon acts in the usual manner, but if a less quantity be required, then by opening
any hole or passage the discharge ceases when the liquid in the tank, reaches the level
of that particular hole, in consequence of the admission of air or gas to the bell or
short leg of the syphon.
It should be noted that although the tank may be only partially emptied at each
action of the syphon, the liquid is always drawn from the bottom, and therefore no
stagnation occurs.
of Santamber 1887
W. H. BENNETT,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, SAMUEL CUTLER of Providence Iron Works, Millwall, in the County of Middlesex,
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:
This invention has for its object the construction of automatic syphons in such a
manner as to discharge any desired quantity of liquid less than the maximum capacity
of the vessel in which it is inserted. It is especially applicable for supplying liquid to
gas scrubbers, but it is equally applicable for use in connection with the flushing of
sewers, or for any purpose where variable quantities of discharge are required.
In order that the invention may be easily understood drawings are attached hereto,
Fig. 1 being a vertical section of the tank and syphon, and Fig. 2 a plan of the
syphon.
The invention consists of a tank or chamber A through the bottom of which the
Hong leg B of the syphon is inserted, the bottom of the syphon being sealed or not
with liquid in a vessel below. Over and encircling the long leg B is placed a bell or
short leg C of the syphon which is supported from the bottom of the tank, or in any
other suitable manner. In the short leg C of the syphon holes are made at appropriate
distances, each hole being provided with a plug D, or cock for opening or closing the
passage.
The working of the apparatus is as follows. If it be desired to discharge the
maximum quantity, all the holes or passages are closed by the plugs D D or cocks,
and the syphon acts in the usual manner, but if a less quantity be required then by
removing the plug or opening the cock of any hole or passage the discharge ceases
when the liquid in the tank reaches the level of that particular hole, in consequence of
the admission of air or gas to the bell. or short leg C of the syphon.
It should be noted that although the tank may be only partially emptied at each
action of the syphon, the liquid is always drawn from the bottom and therefore no
stagnation occurs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is,
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The construction of syphons the short legs or bells C of which have openings which
are fitted with plugs or cocks D as herein described and shown on the drawings.
Dated this 1st day of June 1888
W. H. BENNETT,
Agent for the Applicant. 8