IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FOG OR ALARM SIGNALS FOR USE ON RAILWAYS, AND IN APPARATUS FOR PLACING SUCH SIGNALS ON THE D... PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1867

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Simeon Lilley, of Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Fog Signal Manufacturer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FOG OR ALARM SIGNALS FOR
USE ON RAILWAYS, AND IN APPARATUS FOR PLACING SUCH SIGNALS ON THE
D...
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Simeon Lilley at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
30th March 1867.
I, SIMBON LILLEY, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Fog Signal
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "Ix-
PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FOG OR ALARM SIGNALS
FOR USE ON RAILWAYS, AND IN APPARATUS FOR PLACING SUCH SIGNALS ON THE
RAIL," to be as follows:-
In the manufacture and construction of this signal I use stamped concave
metallic shells made to fit together. In one or more of these shells I punch
or pierce a hole, causing the burr or edge formed by such punching or
piercing to project inwardly, and upon the inward side of each such projecting
burr or edge I form a screw for fixing the nipple or nipples herein-after
mentioned. I place the shells to constitute the case of the signal (herein-

page_text: after called "the signal case") together, and having turned over the edge of
one of such shells or the edges of each such shell in such manner as to
tightly and permanently close the signal case, I tin the signal case to
prevent rust and to render the joint between the shells water-tight; I then
attach to the signal case a metallic spring clip by means of a hinge, so that
it can be folded up close to the signal case, and thus be arranged to occupy
little space; I then charge the signal case with gunpowder through the hole
or one of the holes punched or pierced as aforesaid, and afterwards screw
tightly into each such hole a nipple or nipples (having upon it or them a
cap or caps containing fulminating or detonating powder to explode the
charge of the signal when passed over or struck by the wheels of a train).
The signal is thus rendered perfectly water-tight and is not likely to be
affected by damp.
The apparatus for placing the signals on the rail consists of a case or hopper
having a slide adjusted at its bottom connected with and worked by a lever
within the carriages or vans of railway trains, or upon or from within any
other vehicle of railway trains from which a signal is required to be given; a
guide or spout is also attached to the bottom of the case or hopper and runs
from it. The case or hopper is to contain signals; the lever works the slide,
and by such working releases the signals one by one, and the guide or spout
conveys to the rails the signals thus released. I also use an adaptation of the
above-mentioned apparatus, or some part or parts thereof with modifications
for placing signals on the rail independently of any train.
SPECIFICATION filed in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
and of an Order of the Lord Chancellor, by the said Simeon Lilley in the
Great Seal Patent Office on the 11th October 1867.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, SIMEON
LILLEY, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Fog Signal Manufacturer,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Thirtieth day of March, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, in the thirtieth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her. heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Simeon Lilley, Her special licence that I, the said Simeon Lilley, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Simeon Lilley,

page_text: my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and
no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein
expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and
Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN. THE MANUFACTURE AND
CONSTRUCTION OF FOG OR ALARM SIGNALS FOR USE ON RAILWAYS, AND IN
APPARATUS FOR PLACING SUCH SIGNALS ON THE RAIL," upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said Simeon Lilley, my executors or adminis-
trators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands
and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the
same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office on or before the Fourteenth
day of October, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Simeon Lilley, do hereby declare the
nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, reference being had to the accompanying Plans shown as Figures
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and to the letters marked thereon respectively, that is
to say :-
In the manufacture and construction of the fog signals I stamp two shells,
shown in Drawing Fig. 1, the shell A fitting into the shell B; in the bottom
shell B I punch or pierce a hole leaving a burr or edge on the inward side,
and such hole I screw or tap if necessary for the reception of a screw plug.
I place the shell A in the shell B, and turn in the edge of the shell B so as to
hold the two shells firmly together; Fig. 1 aforesaid shows the edge thus
turned in, attaching together the two shells; I now tin the signal case formed
of the two shells by the usual process of tinning, which renders the joint
between the two shells perfectly water-tight, and afterwards attach to the signal
case a metallic spring clip F in Drawing Fig. 2 by means of a hinge shown
at G, Drawing Fig. 3, so that the clip may be folded close to the signal case
and occupy little space, as shown in Drawings Figs. 1 and 3.
I then charge
the case with gunpowder or other explosive substance through the punched
hole in the bottom shell B herein-before mentioned, and afterwards screw or
otherwise fix tightly into such hole a nipple or nipples D, D, Drawing Fig. 1,
having upon it or them a cap or caps E, E, Drawing Fig. 1, containing
fulminating or detonating powder to explude the charge of the signal when
passed over or struck by the wheels of a train; the signal case is thus rendered
perfectly water-tight, and is not likely to be affected by damp.

page_text: The apparatus for placing fog signals on the rail shown as Drawing Fig. 4
consists of a case or hopper A baving a slide D adjusted at its bottom, and
worked from the interior of any van or carriage in which the apparatus may be
placed or with which it may be connected by the lever G, which is connected
by the rod F to the joint E; by turning the handle or lever G a disc or cam
is made to revolve, which has a pin near its edge working in a slot in the
slide D, one revolution of the handle G causing a reciprocating motion of the
slide, which allows one of the fog signals to drop into a spout or guide C, and
then expels it on to the rail in the direction of the small arrow; after the
signal is thus expelled it is passed over by a small roller L, which presses it
firmly but gently upon the rail M, M ; one revolution of the handle expels one
signal at a time. The apparatus when not in use is held up from the rail by
the spiral spring J, and is brought down upon the rail by the pressure of the
foot upon the stud or plate K. The case or hopper is supported from the axle
box of the van or carriage by the hinged stay B, which allows it to rise or fall
as required; the roller for pressing the signal on to the rail is attached to the
spout or guide by a steel spring. The railway train, which shall comprise any
such van or carriage, is supposed to be moving in the direction of the large
arrow.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the under side of the apparatus. D is the
slide, in which is the slot F; E is the moving disc with the pin for working to`
and fro the slide; K is a fog signal just expelled; and L is the roller attached
to the spout or guide C by the spring M.
This apparatus is intended to place fog signals on the rail from the interior
of any vau or carriage as aforesaid without the necessity of getting out or
alighting for that purpose.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of the said Invention,
and the manner in which the same is to be performed and carried into effect,
it must be understood that I do not restrict or limit myself to the precise details
herein or in the said Drawings described or delineated, as the same may admit
of slight variations without departing from the principle or nature of my said
Invention; but what I claim is the principle, system, or arrangement of com-
pleting signal cases before charging, and thus avoiding risk of explosions, and
of rendering such signal cases water-tight, the method of attaching a spring clip
so or in such manner as to fold close and occupy little space when not in use,
of placing signals on the rail in manner described, and of constructing apparatus
for that purpose in manner and by the means (as to each part of my claim)
herein-before described and as shown in the accompanying Drawings, or any

page_text: mere modification of such principle, system, arrangement, or method respec-
tively effecting substantially the same improvements by substantially the same
means or in substantially the same way.
In witness whereof, I, the said Simeon Lilley, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
Signed, sealed, and delivered by the
above-named Simeon Lilley, in
the presence of
JOHN BLAKE, Clerk,
Aston,
Near Birmingham.
SIMEON LILLEY. (L.8.)

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Simeon Lilley, of Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Fog Signal Manufacturer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
MANIERA
Sealed the 11th October 1867, in pursuance of an Order of the Lord Chan-
cellor, and dated the 30th March 1867.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Simeon Lilley at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
30th March 1867.
I, SIMEON LILLEY, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Fog Signal
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FOG OR ALARM SIGNALS
FOR USE ON RAILWAYS, AND IN APPARATUS FOR PLACING SUCH SIGNALS ON THE
RAIL," to be as follows:-
In the manufacture and construction of this signal I use stamped concave
metallic shells made to fit together. In one or more of these shells I punch
or pierce a hole, causing the burr or edge formed by such punching or
piercing to project inwardly, and upon the inward side of each such projecting
burr or edge I form a screw for fixing the nipple or nipples herein-after
mentioned. I place the shells to constitute the case of the signal (herein-

page_text: after called "the signal case") together, and having turned over the edge of
of such shells or the edges of each such shell in such manner as to
tightly and permanently close the signal case, I tin the signal case to
prevent rust and to render the joint between the shells water-tight; I then
attach to the signal case a metallic spring clip by means of a hinge, so that
it can be folded up close to the signal case, and thus be arranged to occupy
little space; I then charge the signal case with gunpowder through the hole
or one of the holes punched or pierced as aforesaid, and afterwards screw
tightly into each such hole a nipple or nipples (having upon it or them a
cap or caps containing fulminating or detonating powder to explode the
charge of the signal when passed over or struck by the wheels of a train).
The signal is thus rendered perfectly water-tight and is not likely to be
affected by damp.
The apparatus for placing the signals on the rail consists of a case or hopper
having a slide adjusted at its bottom connected with and worked by a lever
within the carriages or vans of railway trains, or upon or from within any
other vehicle of railway trains from which a signal is required to be given; a
guide or spout is also attached to the bottom of the case or hopper and runs
from it. The case or hopper is to contain signals; the lever works the slide,
and by such working releases the signals one by one, and the guide or spout
conveys to the rails the signals thus released. I also use an adaptation of the
above-mentioned apparatus, or some part or parts thereof with modifications
for placing signals on the rail independently of any train.
SPECIFICATION filed in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
and of an Order of the Lord Chancellor, by the said Simeon Lilley in the
Great Seal Patent Office on the 11th October 1867.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, SIMEON
LILLEY, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Fog Signal Manufacturer,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Thirtieth day of March, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, in the thirtieth of Her
year
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Simeon Lilley, Her special licence that I, the said Simeon Lilley, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Simeon Lilley,

page_text: my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and
no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein
expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and
Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND
CONSTRUCTION OF FOG OR ALARM SIGNALS FOR USE ON RAILWAYS, AND IN
APPARATUS FOR PLACING SUCH SIGNALS ON THE RAIL," upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said Simeon Lilley, my executors or adminis-
trators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands
and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the
same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office on or before the Fourteenth
day of October, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Simeon Lilley, do hereby declare the
nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, reference being had to the accompanying Plans shown as Figures
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and to the letters marked thereon respectively, that is
to say:-
In the manufacture and construction of the fog signals I stamp two shells,
shown in Drawing Fig. 1, the shell A fitting into the shell B; in the bottom
shell B I punch or pierce a hole leaving a burr or edge on the inward side,
and such hole I screw or tap if necessary for the reception of a screw plug.
I place the shell A in the shell B, and turn in the edge of the shell B so as to
hold the two shells firmly together; Fig. 1 aforesaid shows the edge thus
turned in, attaching together the two shells; I now tin the signal case formed
of the two shells by the usual process of tinning, which renders the joint
between the two shells perfectly water-tight, and afterwards attach to the signal
case a metallic spring clip F in Drawing Fig. 2 by means of a hinge shown
at G, Drawing Fig. 3, so that the clip may be folded close to the signal case
and occupy little space, as shown in Drawings Figs. 1 and 3. I then charge
the case with gunpowder or other explosive substance through the punched
hole in the bottom shell B herein-before mentioned, and afterwards screw or
otherwise fix tightly into such hole a nipple or nipples D, D, Drawing Fig. 1,
having upon it or them a cap or caps E, E, Drawing Fig. 1, containing
fulminating or detonating powder to explode the charge of the signal when
passed over or struck by the wheels of a train; the signal case is thus rendered
perfectly water-tight, and is not likely to be affected by damp.

page_text: The apparatus for placing fog signals on the rail shown as Drawing Fig. 4
consists of a case or hopper A baving a slide D adjusted at its bottom, and
worked from the interior of any van or carriage in which the apparatus may be
placed or with which it may be connected by the lever G, which is connected
by the rod F to the joint E; by turning the handle or lever G a disc or cam
is made to revolve, which has a pin near its edge working in a slot in the
slide D, one revolution of the handle G causing a reciprocating motion of the
slide, which allows one of the fog signals to drop into a spout or guide C, and
then expels it on to the rail in the direction of the small arrow; after the
signal is thus expelled it is passed over by a small roller L, which presses it
firmly but gently upon the rail M, M ; one revolution of the handle expels one
signal at a time. The apparatus when not in use is held up from the rail by
the spiral spring J, and is brought down upon the rail by the pressure of the
foot upon the stud or plate K. The case or hopper is supported from the axle
box of the van or carriage by the hinged stay B, which allows it to rise or fall
as required; the roller for pressing the signal on to the rail is attached to the
spout or guide by a steel spring. The railway train, which shall comprise any
such van or carriage, is supposed to be moving in the direction of the large
arrow.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the under side of the apparatus. D is the
slide, in which is the slot F; E is the moving disc with the pin for working to
and fro the slide; K is a fog signal just expelled; and L is the roller attached
to the spout or guide C by the spring M.
This apparatus is intended to place fog signals on the rail from the interior
of any van or carriage as aforesaid without the necessity of getting out or
alighting for that purpose.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of the said Invention,
and the manner in which the same is to be performed and carried into effect,
it must be understood that I do not restrict or limit myself to the precise details
herein or in the said Drawings described or delineated, as the same may admit
of slight variations without departing from the principle or nature of my said
Invention; but what I claim is the principle, system, or arrangement of com-
pleting signal cases before charging, and thus avoiding risk of explosions, and
of rendering such signal cases water-tight, the method of attaching a spring clip
so or in such manner as to fold close and occupy little space when not in use,
of placing signals on the rail in manner described, and of constructing apparatus
for that purpose in manner and by the means (as to each part of my claim)
herein-before described and as shown in the accompanying Drawings, or any

page_text: mere modification of such principle, system, arrangement, or method respec-
tively effecting substantially the same improvements by substantially the same
means or in substantially the same way.
In witness whereof, I, the said Simeon Lilley, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
Signed, sealed, and delivered by the
above-named Simeon Lilley, in
the presence of
JOHN BLAKE, Clerk,
Aston,
Near Birmingham.
SIMEON LILLEY. (L.B.)