IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER CRANES to be as follows:-
Year: 1884

page_text: We ROBERT JAMES RANSOME of Ipswich and RICHARD CHRISTOPHER RAPIER
of Westminster Engineers and Ironfounders do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER CRANES to be as follows:-
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This Invention has for its object improvements in water cranes.
Our improvements are illustrated by the drawing annexed.
The jib J (made preferably of copper or of wrought iron) is bolted on to a sort
of basin casting B which has trunnions on each side of it. These trunnions adinit
of the jib having a vertical motion. They work in bearings formed on the sides
of an outer basin C and this outer basin terminates at the bottom in a hollow
pivot which pivot is carried in a bracket bolted to the wall of the tank house or to
the framing which supports the tank. This pivot allows the arm to move in a
lateral direction so as to enable the hose pipe easily to enter the aperture in the
top of the tank on the locomotive or tender.
The water is supplied to the water crane by the pipe P issuing from the bottom
of the tank and the supply of water is controlled by the valve V.
The jib of the water crane is balanced by a balance weight W descending into
the cistern in such manner that when a slight push is given to the jib in an
upward direction it ascends easily and freely and is then out of the way of passing
trains.
When the jib is pushed up, any water which remains in the basin B is emptied
into the outer basin C and flows down the pipe Q provided for the purpose.
When required, the jib can be pulled down again by the chain N.
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page_text: We, ROBERT JAMES RANSOME of Ipswich and RICHARD CHRISTOPHER RAPIER
of Westminster, Engineers and Iron Founders 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:-
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This invention has for its object improvements in water cranes.
Our improvements are illustrated by the drawing annexed.
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of our improved water crane.
plan and Figure 3 a front elevation of a portion of the same.
The jib J (made preferably of copper or of wrought iron) is bolted on to a sort of
basin casting B which has trunnions on each side of it. These trunnions admit of
the jib having a vertical motion. They work in bearings formed on the sides
of an outer basin C and this outer basin terminates at the bottom in a hollow
pivot which pivot is carried in a bracket bolted to the wall of the tank house or to
the framing which supports the tank. This pivot allows the arm to move in a
lateral direction so as to enable the hose pipe easily to enter the aperture in the
top of the tank on the locomotive or tender.
The water is supplied to the water crane by the pipe P issuing from the bottom
of the tank and the supply of water is controlled by the valve V.
The jib of the water crane is balanced by a balance weight W descending into
the cistern in such manner that when a slight push is given to the jib in an
upward direction it ascends easily and freely and is then out of the way of passing
.trains.
When the jib is pushed up, any water which remains in the basin B is emptied
into the outer basin C and flows down the pipe Q provided for the purpose.
When required, the jib can be pulled down again by the chain N.
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
(1.) A water crane having a jib J and basins or parts B and C so combined
that the jib is movable vertically and horizontally and a pipe P delivering water
into the basin or part B and to the jib substantially as described.
(2.) A water crane substantially as described and represented by the annexed
drawings.