US231795A - Measuring-pump - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

F; HARRIS. Measuring Pump.

Patehted Aug. 31,1880.

INVENTR I f u fi ATTRNEYS.

UNITEDV STATES PATENT OFFICE.

" YFRADELsHoN HARRIS, 0F RocKPoR'r, ILLINOIS.

MEASURING-PUMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,795, dated August 31, 1880. Application filed May 25, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom @t may concern'.-

Be it known that I, FRADELsI'IoN HARRIS, of Rockport, in the county of Pike and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Measuring-Pump and I dohcreby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being` had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a front elevation with the basin and the lower part of the pump-cylinder broken ont. Fig. 2 is a side view with the pump-cylinder, tray, and spout in section. Fig. 3 is a side view of the working devices, showing the opposite side from Fig. 2.

My invention relates to` an improved measuring-pump designed to draw out all the fluid from a barrel and to correctly measure molasses, oil, or any other liquids, and to dispense with oil-tanks, mcasuresLfunnels, and tapping devices. To this end my invention consists in the peculiar constructionof the pump; also, in the peculiar vcombination of the pump with registering devices, and in the peculiar construction of an extensible spout adapted to connect the discharge pipe of the pump with various lengths of jug or can, as hereinafter fully described.

In the drawings, A represents the pump, and B the tray. This tray is formed of a plain wooden table, a, having in front an arched support, b, and in 'the rear a set'screw, c, by which it is fixed to the barrel and adjusted to a horizon tal position, the arched support straddling the curve of the barrel and the setscrew biting the barrel, so tionary and adjust it to a horizontal position. Upon this table is formed a shallow sheetmetal basin, d, in which the cans, jugs, or receptacles for the liquid are placed, and the inclosed sides of which basin any drip or overflow. At the rear end of this basin is arranged avertical tube,c, extending through the table a toa considerable distance below the basin, and adapted to enter the bunghole of the barrel. Between this tube e and the basin d'communicatijon is made through a hole, f, by which the collected drippings in the basin nd their waydown the tube eand back into the barrel again. Into this tube e the ltom of the barrel.

as to hold the table sta-` serve to collect graduated dial.

pump-cylinder is inserted, and by the same it is held in an erect position, in connection with points g g on its lower end, which are made to fix themselves into the wood of the bottom side of the barrel.

The pump-cylinder fits snuglyin the tube e, and to give room for the dri ppings in the basin to nd passage to the barrel the periphery of the pump-cylinder opposite the opening fis indented or channeled longitudinally, as shown at L.

With respect to the construction ofthe pump, it is provided at its lower end with one or more holes, t', over which fits and plays an inwardly- 6 5 openin g disk-valve, j, havin g a stein which protrudes through the lower end of the cylinder and carries ahead, and around which stem, and between which head and the end of the cylin-` der, a spiral spring, k, is arranged, whose tension serves to hold the valve down to close the opening. The action of this stemand spring is protected by the points g g, which project below the same and hold it away from the bot- The piston is colnposed of an elastic ring, L, clamped between the flanges m m by a nut, n, and has openingso through the same, over which closes a disk-valve, p, which is forced downwardly by a spiral spring, q, encompassing the piston-rod 9'. This piston-rod extends through the closed end of the pump-cylinder, and is jointed to a pitman, s, connected with 4a crank, t,on the shaft u. This shaft is a short horizontal one, journaled in a bearing in an upwardlyextending post, o, mounted on the pum p-cyliuder, and at its outer end said. shaft is provided with a crank-arm, w, for turning the same. On the outside of this pos is a graduated disk, a', offset from the said post and fixed to the same at its lower side by a bolt, and stayed at its top side by a notch which receives the short shaft u. Between this diskl and the post is placed a ratchet-wheehy, which carries on the outside of the disk an index hand, y, which moves over the face of the This ratchet-wheel is placed in such proximity tothe shaft u that a tappet, z, on said shaft strikes the ratchet-wheel and moves it one tooth at every revolution of the shaft u or complete stroke of the piston.

Now, the capacity of the cylinder and stroke` IOO I OA

' is to receive it, the discharge-spout ofthe pump of the piston being relatively proportioned to discharge a gi ven amount-a gill,for instan ceit will be seen that the number of revolutions and number of gills discharged will be registered by the movement of the index-hand over the dial-face, which is marked oft' in gills, pints, and quarts, or other quantities.

In order to dispense with the funnel ordinarily employed, and to direct the discharge of the liquid directly into the receptacle which is carried to an elevated point high enough to. allow the interposition between the spout and the tray below of the largest receptacle ordinarily used to receive that kind of liquid.

Then, to adapt the spout to direct the discharging stream directly into vessels of shorter length,there are suspended upon the end ofthe rigid spout several telescopic sections, a a2,

the lowest one of which sections has a flange, b, fitting overv the mouth of the vessel into which the liquor is to be discharged, and a small neck, c', which enters the said vessel and prevents spilling. These telescopic sections l are connected by inturned flanges at their npper ends and outtur'ned flanges at their lower ends, which 'limit the range of movement andA form a permanent extensible spout.

30 1I The-combination of the pump-cylinder having a longitudinal indentation. h, and the basin d, having tube c, with a hole, f, in the same adapted to carry the drip down t-he tube, as set forth.

2. The pump A, having a support orvpost, e, a shaft, u, connected with the piston-rod and provided with a crank and having a tooth or tappet, z, the dial-disk x, oiset from the post and carrying between it and the post a toothed wheel connected with an index-hand, y, all combined substantially as and for the purpose described. j

3. The combination, with the dischargespout of a pump, of a set of telescopic tubular sections having inturned tianges at their upper ends and ontturned flanges at theirlower ends, forming a permanent extensible spout, substanti all y as and for the purpose described.

FRADELSHON HARRIS.

Witnesses Moses D. GREENA/Rn, J Aeon BAMBACH.

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