New or Improved Means for Facilitating the connection of Metal and . like Objects to Earthenware.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Dec., 1897-Accepted, 26th Feb.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Means for Facilitating the connection of Metal and .
like Objects to Earthenware.
I, JOHN SLATER, of York Terrace, Burslem, in the County of Stafford, Potter,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention refers to novel means for connecting metal and like objects to
earthenware, or vice-versa, and has for its object chiefly to provide sanitary.
ware, to which it may be desired to connect a metal waste or outlet pipe, with
a suitable preparation for enabling such cutlet pipe to be soldered thereto by a
plumber in the ordinary way, instead of effecting such joining by the imperfect
methods heretofore adopted. Similarly my invention is intended for use in con-
necting metal objects, mounts and fittings generally to earthenware, or even for
joining two or more earthenware objects.
In carrying out my invention, and in its most general and preferred form, I
employ a ring, tube, sleeve or disc of metal (copper or iron preferred), of a size,
shape or form corresponding to the requirements of the articles to be connected
together. To one part of the surface of this ring, sleeve or disc, either at one end or
side, or inside, or outside, I apply a coat of enamel, and leave the opposite or
remaining part of the ring, tube, sleeve or disc uncoated.
The coated or enamelled part I fix or place against the surface of the earthen-
ware, and by means of a blow pipe, kiln or other suitable heating medium, and
by the aid of an enamel flux, dusted, sprayed or spread, over the enamel previous
to heating, I soften and fuse the enamel until it adheres to the surface of the
earthenware, and so connects the enamelled part of the metal ring thereto.
The enamelled part being thus fixed the uncoated part furnishes or presents
the requisite facilities for connecting a metal pipe or the like thereto by solder
as aforesaid.
The extent of the enamelling or its position, quantity or kind, may vary with'
the shape or size of the device, and with the requirements of each case.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1897.
New or Improved Means for Facilitating the connection of Metal and
like Objects to Earthenware.
I, JOHN SLATER, of York Terrace, Burslem, in the County of Stafford, Potter,
de hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
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page_text: be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention refers to novel means for connecting metal and like objects to
earthenware, or vice-versa and has for its object, chiefly to provide sanitary
ware, to which it may be desired to connect a metal waste or outlet pipe,-with
a suitable preparation for enabling such outlet pipe to be soldered thereto by a
plumber in the ordinary way, instead of effecting such joining by the imperfect
methods heretofore adopted. Similarly my invention is intended for use in con-
necting metal objects, mounts and fittings generally to earthenware, or even for
joining two or more earthenware objects.
In carrying out my invention, and in its general and preferred form, I
employ a ring, tube, sleeve or disc of metal (copper, or iron preferred), of a size,
shape or form corresponding to the requirements of the articles to be connected
together.
To one part of the surface of this, ring, sleeve or disc, either at one end or
side, or inside, or, outside, I apply a coat of enamel, and leave the opposite or
remaining part of the ring, tube, sleeve or disc uncoated.
The coated or enamelled part I fix or place against the surface of the earthen-
ware, and by means of a blow pipe, kiln or other suitable heating medium, and
by the aid of an enamel flux, dusted, sprayed or spread, over the enamel previous
to heating, I soften and fuse the enamel. until it adheres to the surface of the
earthenware, and so connects the enamelled part of the metal thereto.
The enamelled part being thus fixed the uncoated part furnishes or presents
the requisite facilities for connecting a metal pipe or the like thereto by solder
as aforesaid.
The extent of the enamelling, its position or quantity may vary with the shape
or size of the device, and with the requirements of each case.
On the accompanying drawing I have shewn three forms of my invention, by
way of example, but it must be understood that it may vary according to the
nature of the joint.
Fig. 1 illustrates a tube coated either on the inside or outside with enamel, or
artly on the inside and partly on the outside, and on the ends if desired. Fig 2
illustrates a disc coated wholly or partly on one side, and left plain on the other,
and Fig. 3 illustrates a ring similarly treated. Fig. 4 illustrates the application
of my invention for joining up a metal flush pipe to an earthenware water closet
and Fig. 5 its application for connecting a metal knob to the lid of a water jug
or tea pot.
In each case the medium of connection is a piece of metal connected to the
earthenware by enamel, and to the metal fitting by solder.
The enamel I use is what is known as German enamel.
In practice I may make and stock the plates in various forms, ready for use
for any purpose, or may attach them to the earthenware at the place required
for the metal fitting to be applied at any subsequent time, as for instance in an
earthenware closet. I may sell the closets with the plate or tube ready fixed and
ready for a plumber to connect up the pipe, and similarly with objects of earthen-
ware requiring to pass into the silversmith's hands for metal fittings, the
enamelled plate may be ready fixed at the parts required.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1: A tube, ring, disc, plate or other object of metal suitable for the purpose
herein described, partially coated with enamel and partially plain, as and for the
purposes set forth.
2 The combination with an earthenware object of a metal fitting with an
intervening object of metal, connected on one side or part by enamel to the

page_text: earthenware and on another side or part by soldering to the metal fitting, as set
forth.
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101 Ja of December 1897.
JOHN
SLATER.
By John G. Wilson & Co.,
Agents.