Gas flow totalizer

In a meter for measuring the flow of a fluid through a conduit, a container connected to said conduit and through which said fluid flows, a body of fluent medium enclosed within said container having a density greater than said fluid, inlet means connected to said conduit for discharging the fluid into the body of fluent medium from a predetermined location therein, fluid entrapping means submerged within the body of fluent medium for displacement in response to accumulation of a predetermined quantity of the fluid therein, and means operatively mounting the fluid entrapping means for displacement between operative receiving and releasing positions in which the fluid is accumulated within the entrapping means and escapes therefrom, respectively, said fluid entrapping means comprising an inverted bucket having a pair of diverging walls and a partition between said walls forming fluid-receiving compartments alternatively aligned above said predetermined location in said operative positions.

A device for metering the flow of a gas comprising a container, a static body of constant volume liquid substantially immiscible with the gas enclosed within the container, means discharging the gas into said body of liquid for passage through said container, gas entrapping bucket means pivotally mounted within the container for accumulation of a predetermined quantity of the gas discharged into the body of liquid prior to separation therefrom, and counter means operatively connected to the bucket means for registering each displacement of the bucket means by said accumulation of gas therein.

In a meter for measuring the flow of a fluid through a conduit, a container connected to said conduit and through which said fluid flows, a body of fluent medium enclosed within said container having a density greater than said fluid, inlet means connected to said conduit for discharging the fluid into the body of fluent medium from a predetermined location therein, fluid entrapping means submerged within the body of fluent medium for displacement in response to accumulation of a predetermined quantity of the fluid therein, means operatively mounting the fluid entrapping means for displacement between operative receiving and releasing positions in which the fluid is accumulated within the entrapping means and escapes therefrom, respectively, and means for storing the fluid discharged from the inlet means only during movement of the fluid entrapping means between the positions thereof.

In a meter for measuring the flow of a fluid through a conduit, a container connected to said conduit and through which said fluid flows, a body of fluent medium enclosed within said container having a density greater than said fluid, inlet means connected to said conduit for discharging the fluid into the body of fluent medium from a predetermined location therein, fluid entrapping means submerged within the body of fluent medium for displacement in response to accumulation of a predetermined quantity of the fluid therein, means operatively mounting the fluid entrapping means for displacement between operative receiving and releasing positions in which the fluid is accumulated within the entrapping means and escapes therefrom, and means connected to the fluid entrapping means for amplifying the turning and restoring moments causing displacement thereof in response to initial movement of the fluid entrapping means from the fluid receiving position, said amplifying means including a float element pivotally connected to the fluid entrapping means and movable weight means mounted on the float element for displacement from a counterbalanced position to an unbalanced position exerting a turning or restoring moment on the fluid entrapping means.