Improvements connected with the Joints of Gas Brackets, Branches, Pendants, or other like Fittings..
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 8th July, 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with the Joints of Gas Brackets, Branches,
Pendants, or other like Fittings..
I, WALTER VICKERMAN of Salford, Lockwood, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire,
Loom Tuner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to improvements connected with the swivel or ball joints
forming connections between the pipes composing gas brackets, branches, pendents,
or other like fittings, or between the said parts and the service pipes, such invention
consisting in means to be employed for enabling those branches or brackets which aro
moveable about a centre to be held or retained in any position to which they may be
moved; my object therein being to render it impossible for the branches or brackets
to move from their position by their own accord, and in this manner prevent firing of
inflammable material or substance near thereto which frequently takes place, for
example, in looms for weaving, where the vibration of the machine causes the gas
branch or bracket to move about its centre according as its weight or angle of
inclination determines, and the gas being thus brought into contact with fibrous
substances, sets them on fire.
In order to carry out my invention I employ two opposing clutches or toothed or
serrated surfaces one of which is cast or otherwise secured to the end of one pipe,
whilst the other is placed loosely on the corresponding end of another pipe which is
connected to the first named pipe by an ordinary loose joint. When a pipe, branch,
or bracket, is being moved on its pivot into any desired position, the moveable clutch
is held out of gear with its corresponding opposing clutch, by the hand, or by a
suitable form of lever or levers centred on one of the pipes of the bracket, but when
it has been placed as desired, the said moveable clutch is placed into gear with its
opposing clutch either by its own weight, or by the lever or levers, or by means of a
suitable form of spring, so that the bracket, branch or pipe which has been moved is
retained or held in its position until the parts are again manipulated by the hand.
By this means gas brackets, branches, pendents or like fittings which are moveable
about a centre, may be placed in any position and rigidly held or retained there,
whether the joints have worked loose or not, whereby damage by fire caused by the
self movement of a bracket bringing the gas into contact with inflaminable substance
or material in close proximity thereto, is entirely avoided.
Dated the 5th day of October 1889.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Agents Huddersfield.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with the Joints of Gas Brackets, Branches,
Pendants, or other like Fittings.
I, WALTER VICKERMAN, of Salford, Lockwood, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire,
Loom Tuner, 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 refers to improvements connected with the swivel or ball joints for
forming.connections between the pipes composing gas brackets, branches, pendants,
or other like fittings, or between the said parts and the service pipes, such invention
consisting in means to be.employed for enabling those branches or brackets which are
moveable about a centre to be held or retained in any position to which they may be
moved, my object therein being to render it,impossible for the branches or brackets, to
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page_text: move from their position by their own accord, and in this manner prevent firing of
inflammable material or substance near thereto, which frequently takes place, for
example, in looms for weaving, where the vibration of the machine causes the gas
branch or bracket to move about its centre according as its weight or angle of
inclination determines, and the gas being thus brought into contact with fibrous
substances sets them on fire.
In order to carry out my invention I employ two opposing clutches or toothed or
serrated surfaces, one of which is cast or otherwise secured to the end of one pipe
whilst the other is placed loosely on the corresponding end of another pipe which is
connected to the first named pipe by an ordinary loose joint. When a pipe, branch,
or bracket, is being moved on its pivot into any desired position, the moveable clutch
is held out of gear with its corresponding opposing clutch by the hand or by a
suitable form of lever or levers centred on one of the pipes of the bracket, but when
it has been placed as desired the said moveable clutch is placed into gear with its
opposing clutch, either by its own weight or by the lever or levers or by means of a
suitable form of spring, so that the bracket, branch, or pipe which has been moved is
retained or held in its position until the parts are again manipulated by the hand.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now make reference
to the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 represents
end elevation of a gas bracket or pendant having my invention applied thereto.
A represents the gas bracket provided with a clutch or serrated part B cast or
otherwise fixed on to the joint of the said bracket, and onto the tap or non-rotary
part is placed a loose clutch collar C, so that when the parts occupy the position
shown in Fig. 1 the bracket A is immoveable, but on the clutch collar C being raised
so as to disengage the teeth, the bracket A can then be moved on its joint to any
position required. The clutch collar C is capable of being lifted up and down
vertically, but it cannot turn circumferentially in consequence of the fixed pin a as
shewn in plan view Fig. 2.
Instead of employing a fixed pin a for preventing the clutch collar C from rotating,
a portion of the tap may be flat on one side as shown at b in Figs. 3 and 4 and
instead of using a large number of teeth on the underside of the collar C, there may
be three or other number of teeth c as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4.
In Fig. 5 I have shewn that the clutch C after being forced apart by moving the
bracket A is forced back again into gear with clutch B by spiral spring d.
For the purpose of conveniently disengaging the loose clutch C I may employ a
fork D hinged at e as shewn in Figs. 6 and 7 where it will be seen that by pressing
the end of the lever D the clutches can be disengaged.
Instead of employing the clutches as shewn and described, the joint of the bracket
may be made with openings, through which to, pass a pin f as shown in section
Fig. 8, such pin being forced by spring g into serrations or notches h formed in the
bottom of the tap E.
By this means the pendant A may be moved horizontally in a plane line by the
attendant, but the said pendant cannot move of itself.
In Figs. 9 and 10 I have shewn the application to the bottom of the tap of a cup G
the upper edge of which is serrated or notched, engaging with the underside of the
pendant. The cup is made of yielding metal, which will give or yield on the
pendant being turned so that it may be adjusted in any position required; and, if
required, a spiral or other form of spring may be inserted between the underside of
cup G and the nuts m so that the cup G will yield more readily.
In Fig. 11, I have shewn how the same object may be accomplished by a slightly.
modified arrangement, consisting of holes i, made in the bottom of the tap E, where
in this case hinged levers H are connected to the outside of the moving joint. These
levers are provided with pins which enter into the holes or recesses i made in the
bottom of the tap so that on the attendant compressing the bottom of the levers H the
pins are withdrawn from the recesses, permitting the bracket to be turned, but on
pressure being taken off the levers, the pins enter any of the recesses in front of them,
being kept in position by the flat springs l.

page_text: By employing means as above described and shewn, gas brackets, branches,
pendants, or other like fittings, are moveable about a centre or may be placed in any
required position and rigidly held or retained therein, whether the joints have worked
loose or not, by which means damage by fire caused by the brackets moving self-
actingly and thus bringing the gas flame into contact with inflammable substances is
now avoided.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
The means or methods substantially as herein shewn and described, for preventing
the gas brackets or other like fittings from moving on their joints self-actingly.
Dated this 7th day of July 1800
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Huddersfield and Halifax, Agents.