Filtering, and Storing Apparatus.
Year: 1888

page_text: Filtering, and Storing Apparatus.
ROBERT COOKE SAYER 11 Clyde Road Redland Bristol Civil Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It consists 1st of improvements in the separator.
2nd of improvements in the mode of filtering the separated water.
1st. The separator referred to receives the water from roofs of houses or other
sources, and after sufficient time has been allowed for their cleansing by the first
water falling upon them, it automatically diverts the water for filtration and storage:
it has been discovered that this diversion may he made to act instantaneously with
advantage, and this application is primarily made to apply the apparatus shown on the
drawing herewith at fig. 1. in elevation where A shows the overflow from the water-
balance (to which it is attached): and 6 shows the trough that carries off the first dirty
water from the separator at present in use.
C is an open box, acting as a water-balance fixed immediately below, and receives
its supply from A and it is carried as shown over the centre of b, by means of a
bridge dd has two legs E one on each side of b, with counter-balance
weights, and it works upon the spindle G that spans across and is carried by 6:
C has attached to one side as shown the vertical H with its top struck radially from the
centre of G, and upon this the bottom of the aforesaid water-balance rests when in its
normal position: so that as the primary or exhaust supply to A flows into C, it runs
off through holes made at J into 6 without affecting it, but when the overflow proper
from A comes (which is an indication that the balance is ready to tip up, and that its
weight is carried by H), C is gradually filled until it overcomes f, and the friction
against the above balance and H: it is then tipped up, and when H clears the
balance, C will clear A: the above balance with A then falls. A portion of the
contents of Care tipped into b, and the remainder escapes through J, then f returns
it back until H rests against the above balance, and after the latter has resumed its
normal position, C and H return to theirs ready to repeat the process.

page_text: 2nd seo Fig. 2 which shows in section the tank K that receives the separated water
and L that receives the filtered water: M shows the filter forming part of this applica-
tion which in certain cases, requiring rapid and frequent cleansing it is desired to
adopt.
It is formed of a coil or spiral tube M made of any suitable available material, and
is carried by the division N between K and L (that may be separate or attached
to either) by means of a finely pierced rose head that passes through N and is
tightened up by a screwed nozzle below: the nozzle carries a piece of elastic tube P
the other end of which is passed over the end of M and is tightened up by a band Q
(screwed up or otherwise): near the other end M is carried as shown by a hook passing
under one of the coils.
The end of M is closed by a rather finely perforated cap R that has formed in it
round the perforations outside a diagonally formed cut and above the perforations
outside a fine sieve S of metal or otherwise is fixed by its edges being-turned down
into the diagonal cut and cemented thero, so that the sieve does not come in
contact with the filtering material except through the perforations in R: when the
pressure of the water in large systems is so considerable as to force S outwards a
second cap is fixed on R so as to hold S firmly.
T is an air tube to supply L. The filtering material is of various kinds arranged in
separate strata, the first and last being of silica and so that the intermediate strata
shall not be able to come in contact with S. or O.
The filter is cleansed wholly or in part by removing Q to M slipping M out of P
and unhooking the other end, then shaking or swilling out the contents to the extent
required by passing water from R, then cleansing and returning.
Dated this 12th day of November 1888.

page_text: Improvements in Rain and other Water Gathering, Cleansing,
Filtering, and Storing Apparatus.
ROBERT COOKE SAYER 11 Clyde Road, Rodland, Bristol Civil 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:
It consists 1st of improvements in the Separator.
2nd of improvements in the mode of filtering the separated water, and both constitute
improvements upon the invention, the subject of application No. 838 A.D. 1888.
1st. The separator referred to receives the water from roofs of houses or other
sources, and after sufficient time has been allowed for their cleansing by the first water
falling upon them it automatically diverts the water for filtration and storage: it has
been discovered that this diversion may be made to act instantaneously with advantage,
and this application is primarily made to apply the apparatus shown on the drawing
herewith at fig. 1 in elevation, where A shows the overflow from the water balance:
and b shows the trough that carries off the first dirty water from the separator at
present in use. C is an open box, acting as a water balance, fixed immediately below,
and receives its supply from A, and it is carried as shown over the centre of b, by
means of the bridge d: d has two legs E, one on each side of b, with counter balance
weights f, and it works upon the spindle G that spans across and is carried by b:
C has attached to one side as shown the vertical H with its top, adjustable longitudinally
(relatively with G) by means of a screw, or merely being bent over and upon this the
bottom of the aforesaid water-balance can rest when in its normal position: so that
as the primary or exhaust supply to A flows into C, it runs off through holes
mado at J into b without affecting it, but when the overflow proper from A comes
(which is an indication that the balance is ready to tip up, and that its weight is
carried by H) C is gradually filled, until it overcomes f and the friction between
the above balance and H: it is then tipped up, and when H clears the balance,
C will clear A: the above balance with A then falls.
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A portion of the contents of C are tipped into b, and the remainder escapes
through J, then f returns it back until H rests against the above balance, and
after the latter has resumed its normal position, C and H return to theirs ready to
repoat the process.
2nd. See fig. 2 which shows in section the tank K that receives the separated water,
and L that receives the filtered water.
M shows the filter forming part of this application which it is required to adopt.
It is formed of a coil or spiral tube M made of any suitable material, and is carried by
the division N, between K and L. (that may be separate or attached to either).
The end of M passes through N and is supported by a strong elastic band Q
being passed over it, as shown, the weight of M makes a watertight joint : ก