Improved Means and Apparatus for Removing and Distributing Fluviatile Sediment from Rivers, Mouths of Harbours, and other Places.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 21st July, 1891-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means and Apparatus for Removing and Distributing
Fluviatile Sediment from Rivers, Mouths of Harbours, and other
Places.
I, FREDERICK MARTEN HALE, of The Sphincter Grip Armoured Hose Company
Limited, 9 Moorfields, in the City of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for object, to force a powerful jet (or jets) of water against
the fluviatile sediment in the bed of a river, the entrance to a harbour, or other
place for the purpose of lifting the sediment and causing it to be distributed by the
flow of the tide or stream and to gradually deposit over a large area.
The usual method of removing deposits from the beds of rivers, entrances to
harbours, and other places, is to lift the same by buckets on what are known as
dredgers, the sediment being shot into barges for removal to the land.
Now according to my invention, I only lift the deposit from the bed and scatter
it in the water which carries it away by the flow of the tide, or of the stream, from
which it re-deposits itself over a large surface.
For the purpose of my invention, I employ hydraulic pumps on steam barges to
draw in and force out water with great pressure through pipes, preferably of the
Sphincter grip armoured hose type, and provided with a nozzle or nozzles which
can be lowered and directed to the required position by gear from the deck.
The nozzle or nozzles are supported from and can be moved lengthwise or trans-
versely of the barge by travelling cranes governed by suitable tackle, and as one
part of the bed has been cleared of the obstacle, the barge can be moored for
another part to be similarly operated upon or where comparatively great widths
are at command, the steam barge can have a swinging action from a hawser, or a
transverse travelling motion can be given to it, so that the nozzle or nozzles may
be moved to and fro over a given distance for silting up the debris.
Dated this 21st day of October 1890
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frederick Marten Hale.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166. Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frederick Marten Hale.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means and Apparatus for Removing and Distributing
Fluviatile Sediment from Rivers, Mouths of Harbours, and other
Places.
I, FREDERICK MARTEN HALE, of The Sphincter Grip Armoured Hose Company
Limited, 9 Moorfields, in the City of London, 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 object, to force a powerful jet (or jets) of water against
the fluviatile sediment in the bed of a river, the entrance to a harbour, or other
place for the purpose of lifting the sediment and causing it to be distributed by the
flow of the tide or stream and to gradually deposit over a large area.
The usual method of removing deposits from the beds of rivers, entrances to
harbours, and other places, is to lift the same by buckets on what are known
as dredgers, the sediment being shot into barges for removal to the land.
Now according to my invention, I cause the deposit from the bed to be lifted and
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page_text: scattered in the water which carries it away by the flow of the tide, or of the stream
from which it redeposits itself over a large surface.
For the purpose of my invention, I employ hydraulic pumps on steam barges to
draw in and force out water with great pressure through pipes, preferably of the
Sphincter grip armoured hose type and provided with a nozzle or nozzles which
can be lowered and directed to the required position by gear from the deck.
The nozzle or nozzles are supported from and can be moved lengthwise or trans-
versely of the barge by travelling cranes governed by suitable tackle and as one
part of the bed has been cleared of the obstacle, the barge can be. moored for
another part to be similarly operated upon, or where comparatively great.widths
are at command, the steam barge can have a swinging action from a hawser, or a
transverse travelling motion can be given to it, so that the nozzle or nozzles may
be moved to and fro over a given distance for silting up the debris.
My invention will be understood by the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 is a part sectional elevation of a steam barge or its equivalent
vessel.
Figure 2 is a partial end elevation of the same.
A is the barge in which a steam boiler and engine, also hydraulic pumps are
arranged.
B is a barrel on which a Sphincter grip armoured hose or other flexible hose B¹
is wound and supplied with water from the pump C.
The overboard portion of the flexible hose is supported by tackle D, which
tackle is carried by a raising and lowering and adjustable skeleton frame E from
rails F, F, on board for lengthwise traverse on the vessel A and for altering
the position or depth of the nozzles G, G, G, which do not rest upon the river, or
other bed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The appliance or apparatus shown on the annexed drawings and the means
described for causing mud, sand, and other debris to be raised from the bed of a tidal
or flowing stream, so that a natural distribution over a large area can be obtained for
the purpose set forth.
The 21st day of July 1991.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Frederick Marten Hale.