An Improved Joint for Hose Pipes for Water, Air, Steam, Gas, Beer, Spirits, Wine, or, any other Fluid.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 26th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 26th Apr., 1889-Accepted, 13th July, 1889
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Joint for Hose Pipes for Water, Air, Steam, Gas,
Beer, Spirits, Wine, or, any other Fluid.
I, HENRY LOFTUS MONRO GOODRIDGE of 80 Pattison Road Plumstead Kent,
engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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It is an improvement on the means at present in use for the purposes named in the
title; inasmuch as it does away with all worms in the joint connection which so often
get out of order.
It enables the connection to be made with great rapidity and is economical
in cost.
The joint is formed in the following manner: It is composed of a male and female
half on the outer-side of the one half is fixed the female half of a hinge-joint, the
corresponding male half of which, is in like manner attached to the other half
of the "union joint," this hinge-joint may be made as is usual or the male half
may be detachable from the female by slots so cut as to allow it to be removed
without trouble.
On the opposite side of the union-joint to where the binge-joint is fixed, is a
catch by means of which the faces of the joint are kept in contact and the joint itself
completely airtight. In cases where a tap is used, the one half of the joint may be
cast in one with the tap.
Dated this 26th day of July 1888.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Joint for Hose-pipes for Water, Air, Steam, Gas,
Beer, Spirits, Wine, or any other Fluid.
I HENRY LOFTUS MONRO GOODRIDGE of 80 Pattison Road Plumstead Kent
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 improvement consists in the very simple construction and arrangement of an
union-joint by means of which speedy connection and disconnection is facilitated,
and injury resulting from wear and tear rendered almost infinitesimal, whilst the cost
of manufacture is considerably lessened.
The formation of the joint is as follows:
It is composed of a male and female half; upon the under surface of the one half
is fixed the female half of a hinge joint, upon the under surface of the other half
is fixed the male half of a hinge-joint; this hinge joint may be made in the usual
manner where frequent disconnection is not required, but in cases where disconnection
is frequently required, slots being cut in the posterior part of the female half of the
hinge joint a species of hook is formed, within the jaws of which the pin fixed in
the male half of the hinge-joint works and so becomes detachable with the greatest
ease.
Upon the upper surface of the union-joint is a catch by means of which the faces
of the joint are kept in contact; the face of the one-half having attached to it
a collar of india-rubber or other material the joint is made completely airtight
and capable of resisting any reasonable amount of pressure brought to bear
upon it.
We now proceed to describe the invention by reference to the drawings which
accompany it which represents the union-joint applied to a tap such as is used by licensed

page_text: victuallers and others: "A" shows the female half of the hinge-joint with the
slot "B" for reception of pin "C" fixed to male half of hinge joint "D." E shows
the catch upon upper surface of union joint which keeps the face of union joint in
contact and "F" shows space for india-rubber or other collar which keeps the joint
air-tight.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
The particular manner and arrangement of connecting union-joints for any purpose
H. L. M. GOODRIDGE.