Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 25th May, 1889
I HENRY PICKUP of 106 and 107 Westhorough Street Scarborough in the
County of York, Whitesmith do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It consists in an improved method of repairing any hose tube or pipe of india rubber
canvas, leather asbestos or other soft material or metal and of connecting two or more
of such pipes together.
The apparatus employed by me for such repairing or connecting consists of a union
composed principally of a double ferrule the two ends of which are made to fit into
the pieces of pipe which it is intended to join together each ferrule being larger in
circumference at the end and grooved to receive the pipes.
The double ferrule above mentioned is cased by a circular shield of equal length
attached to its centre but at such a distance from it as to leave sufficient space between
it and the shield for the ends of the pipes to be pushed on over the ferrules each end
of the shield being split into fingers turned up at the extremities to form flanges
in order to prevent the two rings hereafter mentioned from slipping off the union.
When the pipes have been pushed over the ferrules as far as they will go they are
retained in their position and firmly held by the two rings above mentioned which
fit closely to the shield and which by one motion of the hands can be pulled outward
from the centre of the union to the flange at each end thereby tightly closing the
fingers of the shield over the ferrules and maintaining a strong grip on and completely
repairing the pipe or hose the two ends of the pipe or hose being thereby locked
perfectly tight so that it is impossible to withdraw them without moving the rings
back to the centre of the union.

page_text: By means of my invention any person may without tools repair a broken pipe of the
materials above mentioned or connect two pieces of such pipe together except perhaps
where the pipes to be connected or repaired are larger than 1 inch in bore but in
such cases a hammer and chisel is all that is necessary to force the rings up to the
flanges at the ends of the shield.
13
1900
1 HENRY PICKUP of 106 and 107 Westborough Street Scarborough in the County
of York Whitesmith do hereby declare the nature of my invention and what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object improvements in the method of repairing and
connecting hose or tubing made of india rubber or other flexible material.
The apparatus is sufficiently illustrated and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Fig. is a sectional and Fig. 2 an end view a. a. is a double ferrule (tapering and
proferably ribbed at the ends) over which the two ands of the hose or tubo are passod
ibus forming a connection.
In the centre of a. a., a flange is fixed by either being cast or turned in one
piece with the ferrule such flange being of sufficient dopth to admit of the hose or
tube between the ferrule a and the easing hereinafter described.
c. e is a iube easing which is fitted over a. a and which is split longitudinally in
four or more places the longitudinal divisions extending from the ends nearly to the
centre, these longitudinal divisions being so fitted and constructed as to permit of
considerable expansion when the ends of the hose or tubo are inserted over the
ferrule a. a but under the split tube casing c. c.
c. c. is fastened to the flange by means of screws at d. Over c. e are passed two
metal rings e. e which fit closely to c. e at centre. The ends of c c are now turned

page_text: over so as to form receptacles and stops for the rings when they are pushed
either way from the centre. When it is desired to either repair a tube (in which
case it must be cut at the point of damage) or to connect two pieces of tube the ends
are pushed over a. a as far as they will go the rings are then pushed from the
centre to the receptacles and stops f. f at the ends of cc thus effectually tightening
the sections of c. c upon the outside of the tube or hose and making a secure and
perfect joint.
Having thus described my invention and the manner in which it is to be performed
I wish it to be understood that what I claim is :
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The combination and arrangement of the ferrule a. a with the split tube
casing c. c and the rings ee for the purpose and substantially as hereinbefore
described.
VALLANCE & VALLANCE,
Agents for Applicant.