Improvements in Flexible Coupling Pieces for Water and Gas Pipes and Fittings.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Apr., 1886
Complete Left, 8th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 8th Feb., 1887.
RESERV
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flexible Coupling Pieces for Water and Gas Pipes
and Fittings.
We, CHARLES HENRY TAYLOR and ALEXANDER Ross, both of 4 Angel Row, in the
town and county of the town of Nottingham, India-Rubber Merchants, do hereby
declare the nature of our invention to be as follows:-
Our improvements consist in employing a three ended india-rubber pipe, the top of
which we form either T, U, or Y shaped, one or more of such ends we secure to one
or more suitable shaped metal couplings each of which may be either screw threaded
to connect it to a hot or cold water supply tap, or valve, or each coupling we form
with an interior flange or seat, to receive a circular india rubber washer, the coupling
is provided with a cap which is capable of being screwed down so as to compress the
rubber washer closely round either a circular, or oval ended tap, or valve so as to form
a tight joint. By such means we are enabled to connect the three ended pipe to a
cold water supply tap, and a hot water supply tap, and attach the other end of the
pipe to a shower bath or to a length of pipe, for conveying the hot or cold water
where required. Or one end of the rubber pipe may be connected to a gas supply
tap, and the other ends may be connected to two other pipes to convey the gas two
separate ways from the supply pipe. A three ended india rubber pipe having either
a T, U, or Y, shaped top may thus be readily connected to two supply taps, or valves,
three or more inches apart without having to employ an intermediate T piece, and
two lengths of pipe, equal to the length between the two supply cocks.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flexible Coupling Pieces for Water and Gas Pipes
and Fittings.
We CHARLES HENRY TAYLOR and ALEXANDER Ross both of 4 Angel Row in the
Town and County of the Town of Nottingham India rubber merchants, do hereby
declare the nature of our invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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Our Improvements consist in employing a three ended india rubber pipe A the top
of which we form either TU or Y shaped "a Y shaped top is shown in the drawings'
one or more of such ends we secure to suitable shaped metal couplings each of which
may be either screw threaded to connect it to a hot or cold water supply tap or valve,
or cach coupling B one of which is shown partly in section we form with an interior
flange or seat, to receive a circular india rubber washer C and provide each coupling
with a cap D which is capable of being screwed down so as to compress the rubber
washer closely round either a circular, or oval ended fap or valve so as to form a tight.
joint.
By such means we are enabled to connect the three ended pipe to a cold water
supply tap and a hot water supply tap and attach the other end of a pipe to a shower
bath E or to another length of pipe for conveying the hot or cold water where
required.
Or one end of the rubber pipe may be connected to a gas supply tap and the other
ends may be connected to two other pipes to convey the gas two separate ways from
the supply pipe.
A three ended india rubber pipe having either a TU or Y shaped top may thus be
readily connected to two supply taps or valves, three or more inches apart without
having to employ an intermediate T piece and two lengths of pipe equal to the length
between the two supply taps.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is
The Improved flexible coupling pieces substantially as described and illustrated
in the drawings annexed.