Improvements in the Construction of Rain-water Down-spouts.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 4th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Rain-water Down-spouts.
I, JAMES JOHNSON of Clive Street, Bolton in the County of Lancaster, Coal
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of rain-water down-
spouts, and has for its object that of dispensing with the old and objectionable system
of drilling and plugging walls to fix the same, also to facilitate removal in case of
painting and repairs.
Each down-spout is made in two parts, one being a perfectly straight piece without
either socket or ears, and the other a socket with a projecting taper or other spigot.
The socket is provided with ears to secure the same to the wall with nails or spikes
in the ordinary manner. After the socket end is fixed the upper end of the straight
pipe is placed on the outside of the spigot end, the bottom end resting on a ledge or
projections in the socket receiving the same. The spigot end is of such a length as to
allow of the plain or straight part of the pipe heing slid thereon to place the same in
position without disturbing the socket. The projections in the socket are constructed
to allow water that may dribble down the outside of the down-spout to flow into the
socket and down the remaining spouts to the drain. Preparations are disposed behind
the ears on the sockets to remove the down-spouts from the wall to prevent the latter
being damaged by water in case of leakage. The plain part of each down-spout
can be turned by hand to allow of the same being painted uniformly on the outside.
To prevent the down-spouts that are within reach being lifted out or tampered with a
suitable clip is fixed between the underside of the socket and the top side of tho
straight or movable piece.
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L1000
EDMUND CHADWICK,
A gent
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Rain-water Down-spouts.
L, JAMES JOHNSON of Clive Street, Bolton in the County of Lancaster, Coal
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 relates to improvements in the construction of rain-water down-
spouts, and has for its object that of dispensing with the old and objectionable system
of drilling and plugging walls to fix the same, also to facilitate removal in case of
painting and repairs.
The
Each down-spout is made in two parts, one being a perfectly straight piece without
either socket or ears, and the other a socket with a projecting taper or other spigot.
The socket is provided with ears to secure the same to the wall with nails or spikes in
the ordinary manner. After the socket end is fixed the upper end of the straight
pipe is placed on the outside of the spigot end, the bottom end resting on a ledge
or projections in the socket receiving the same. spigot end is of such a length
as to allow of the plain or straight part of the pipe being slid thereon to place
the same in position without disturbing the socket: The projections in the socket
are constructed to allow water that may dribble down the outside of the down-spout
to flow into the socket and down the remaining spouts to the drain. Preparations
are disposed behind the ears on the sockets to remove the down-spouts from the wall
to prevent the latter being damaged by water in case of leakage. The plain part of

page_text: each down-spout can be turned by hand to allow of the same being painted uniformnly
on the outside. To prevent the down-spouts that are within reach being lifted out or
tampered with a suitable clip is fixed between the underside of the socket and the top
side of the straight or movable piece.
Fig. 1 is n sectional elevation of my improved rain-water down-spouts—Fig. 2 is a
front elevation of same, and Fig. 3 is a plan of socket.
A. A. are sockets provided with the spigots B and ears C. The ears Care provided
with the holes D to receive the ordinary nails F for securing the sockets to the wall.
The spigot B is of sufficient length to allow of the nails F being driven into a joint to
dispense with the system of drilling and plugging walls to fix the same. After the
sockets A. A have been fixed in position they are connected by the straight pipe E,
the upper end being placed on the outside of the spigot B, and the bottom end
on the projections G formed in the sockets A. The projections are constructed as
shown in Fig. 3 to allow water that may dribble down the outside of the
pipe E to flow into its supporting socket and down the remaining spouts to the
drain. The length of the spigot B allows of the pipe E being slid thereon to
place it in position without disturbing the sockets. The straight pipes E can be
cast in the usual manner, or made from sheet or galvanized iron and rivetted or other-
wise. Owing to the pipes E being made separate from the sockets A they can be
turned round by hand to allow of their being painted uniformly on the outside, an
advantage entirely unknown hitherto.
To remove the down-spouts from the wall to prevent the latter being damaged by
water in case of leakage the ears are cast on the sockets A as shown in Fig. 3, or as
in Fig. wherein the loose pieces H are placed behind the cars C and secured by
the nails F.
The outside of the pipes E can be of any desired ornamental design with sockets
to correspond.
Fig. 6 is a part front elevation of my improved down-spouts when minde oblong,
and Fig. 7 is a sectional plan through line A B in Fig. G.
In case the pipes E and spigots B are made square or oblong it will be neces
sary to remove the pipes E from the spigots B and sockets A when desired for the
purpose of painting the backside or repairs.
Fig. 8 is a part front elevation of my improved down-spouts wherein the outside of
the pipes E are octagonal in form-Fig. 9' is a sectional plan through line C³ 1) in
Fig. 8 Fig. 10 is a part front elevation of my improved down-spouts wherein the
outside of the pipes E are square-Fig. 11 is a sectional plan through line E' F' in
Fig. 10, and Fig. 12 is n sectional plan through fine G H in Fig. 10.
To enable the pipos E with square, octagonal, or other polygonal outside forms to
be turned round by hand when in position for the purpose of painting and repairs,
the spigots B are circular as in Figs. 1, 2, 10 and 11'; the internal diameter of the
sockets A being larger than the distance across the angles of the pipes E. The
sockets A are in all cases provided with the projections G for the purpose before
mentioned.
To prevent the pipe E that is within reach being lifted out or tampered with
by mischievous persons the clip M, shown in Figs. 1 and 5, is fixed between the
underside of the socket A and the top side of the pipo E.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination of the pipes E and the sockets A with the spigots 13 and projec-
tions G, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.
Dated the 28th October 1889.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
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