An Improved Means for Registering the Amount of Liquid Delivered from a Beer Engine.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Lelt, 24th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 20th Apr., 1807
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means for Registering the Amount of Liquid Delivered
from a Beer Engine.
We, JAMES DANIEL HANNAH 20 Victoria Street Shrewsbury Inventor and
WILLIAM CHARLES CLEMENT PARLE 11 High Street Shrewsbury Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a means whereby the amount of liquid
delivered from a beer engine is recorded or registered upon a dial or such like in the
act of or during the withdrawal of the beer from the receptacle in which the beer or
liquid is contained. To carry out this object we connect with the beer engine at a
suitable part thereof an endless chain or band which operates a suitable gear such as
a number of toothed or such like wheels or pulleys which are in connection with a
pointer giving indications upon a dial so that the amount of liquid withdrawn is
indicated upon the dial. The operating mechanism may be enclosed in a suitable
casing under lock and key and similarly the indicating dial or apparatus so that it.
cannot be tampered with. We may if desired use a train of wheels actuated by a
spring so that the indicating pointer would be allowed to give an indication upon the
movement of the liquid or beer engine.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.
An Improved Means for Registering the Amount of Liquid Delivered
from a Beer Engine.
We, JAMES DANIEL HANNAH 20 Victoria Street, Shrewsbury Inventor, and WILLIAM
CHARLES CLEMENT PERLE 11 High Street, Shrewsbury Gentleman, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to produce a means whereby the amount of liquid
delivered from a beer engine is recorded or registered upon a dial or such like in the
act of or during the withdrawal of the beer from the receptacle in which the beer or
liquid is contained. To carry out this object I connect with the beer engine at a
suitable part thereof an endless chain or band which operates a suitable gear such as
a number of toothed or such like wheels or pulleys which are in connection with a
pointer giving indications upon a dial so that the amount of liquid withdrawn is
indicated upon the dial. The operating mechanism may be enclosed in a suitable
casing under lock and key and similarly the indicating dial or apparatus so that
it cannot be tampered with.
I may if desired use a train of wheels actuated by a spring so that the indicating
pointer would be allowed to give an indication upon the movement of the liquid

page_text: or beer engine such movement allowing the indicating mechanism to register
through the medium of a palate or ratchet escapement operated by the movement
of the liquid, or beer engine or any such well known & convenient arrangement,
so that the movement of the beer engine frees or releases the palate or ratchet
escapement & allows the pointer to give an indication.
In order that our invention may be fully understood we will now refer to the
annexed drawings in which :-
Figure 1. is a sectional side elevation showing my invention.
Figure 2. sectional side elevation to enlarged scale of registering mechanism.
Figure 3. cross section through the pump rod at x-y in Figure 2.
Figure 4. front elevation of part of driving chain.
a, is a frame which carries the wheels or pulloys, g, and, f, the toothed wheel, c, and
lantern wheel, m, having the pins, n. is the endless chain which passes round the
wheels,, and, c, as shown. d, aud, e, are the spindles which carry the wheels, g
and, The toothed wheel, c, is loose upon the spindle, b, which is fixed and the
wheel, c, carries a pawl, j, controlled by the spring, k, said pawl engaging with the
ratchet wheel, i, which is fixed upon the spindle so that the wheel, c, can only rolate
in one direction namely that of the arrow 1. 1, is a projection upon the wheel, e,
which engages with a pin, n, upon the wheel, m, at each complete revolution of the
wheel, c. o, is a spindle carrying the pointer 6 and which is driven by the wheel, m,
and actuates a train of wheels, w, x, 3, y; 2, and, i, being the spindles for same,
supported in the casing, t. The spindle, i, carries a pointer or hand, 2, which
moves round a dial having indications thereon; to, being a transparent cover or
case for viewing same. The pointer 6 will make a required number of revolutions
to ono revolutiou of the pointer 2 that is the pointer 6 acts as a unit indicator
to the pointer 2. 7, is a catoh piece which is pivoted at, r, to the rod, p. This
rod, p, is connected to the pump or beer engine and is pivoted at, t, to the bont
lever,, which is pivoted at, 4, to the support, 5; n, being the usual bar pull
handle.
The catch piece, 9, may be moved upon the pivot, r, in the direction of the
arrow 2, but is prevented from moving farther in the opposite direction than the
position shown in Figure 2, and upon the moving of the rod, p, in the direction
of the arrow, 3, will operate the chain, h, and wheel, c, and the wheel, m, being
moved by the projection, I, will cause the pointer, 2, through the median of the
spindle o to move and give an indication of a desired quantity such as a pint,
half pint and so on.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what wo
claim is ;-
a toothed
1. In indicators for boer engines in combination, a frame carrying
wheel and pulleys; an endless chain passing over same, a fixed spindle carrying
a ratchet wheel, a pawl and spring upon said toothed wheel said pawl engaging
upon the ratchet wheel aforesaid; a projection upon the toothed wheel which
operates a lantern wheel which is connected by a spindle to a train of wheels,
which operate a pointer or pointers which move or moves over a graduated dial';
a catch piece pivoted to the rod which is connected to and operates the pump or
beer engine, enid catch piece actuating the chain in one direction of motion.
Dated this 24th day of November 1896.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.