Improvements in Hosepipe Fittings and Connections.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 30th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 28th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 15th Apr.,
1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hosepipe Fittings and Connections.
WILLIAM FRASER Engineer 99 Anderton Road Sparkbrook Birmingham do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is the construction of a jet & spray combined, or
seperate, for garden or other purposes one of the principal improvements being
the manufacture or production of same out of sheet metal.
In carrying out said invention it necessitates special forming tools & dies being
made for the formation of the various parts required for the production of same
out of sheet metal.
The outside casing or water chamber for supplying the spray, is devided into
three seperate compartments, viz. the main supply chamber, the spray chamber &
the jet chamber.
The main supply chamber is a conical drawn tube in the inside or center of the
spray chamber, having two double outlets (i.e. four in all) for the supply of the jet
& spray respy. the said inside chamber being attached to the end of the stem or
handle of the appliance, the uppermost end being closed, the water thereby having to
make its exit thro either of the two double outlets or waterways already mentioned,
the same being regulated by a similar shaped outside cone (the one working
inside the other) attached to the bell shaped part which forms the outside casing or
water chamber for the spray, thereby enables the operator to have a jet or spray at
will, by simply holding the stem of the appliance with one hand & causing the
outside bell shaped casing to take one quarter turn either way with the other hand,
then by giving it a further quarter turn the water is thereby shut off from both
jet & spray.
It will thus be seen that by this arrangement the ordinary stop cock is dispensed
with. The hosepipe end of the appliance to be fitted with my improved connection
for which I have already applied for & obtained a Patent, the said Patent number
being 1703, 1891. I want to work same in conjunction with the improved appliance
now request a Patent to be granted for.
DJM 20
1000
WILLIAM FRASER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hosepipe Fittings and Connections.
I, WILLIAM FRASER, of Glenholme, 99, Anderton Road, Sparkbrook, in the
County of Warwick, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to provide or construct a jet and spray fitting or
article for garden or other purposes, one of the principal improvements being the
manufacture or production of same out of sheet metals.
In carrying out the invention, special tools and dies, that is, tools and dies of
special form or configurations to produce the special forms or configurations of the
parts hereinafter specified out of sheet metal, will be used, the nature and formation
of which will be well understood to those skilled in the art of swaging, drawing,
striking up and stamping, sheet or other brass, and like metal goods.
An outside casing or water chamber for supplying the spray is provided, and is

page_text: divided into three separate compartments, ric., the main supply chamber, the spray
chamber, and the jet chamber, the main supply chamber is a conical drawn tube
constituting a conical plug in the inside or centre of the spray chamber, and has two
double outlets, i.e. four in all, for the supply of the jet and the spray, respectively,
the said inside conical chamber or plug being attached to the end of the stem or
handle of the appliance, and its furthermost end closed. The water has, thereby,
to make its exit through either of the two double outlets or waterways already
inentioned. The outlets or waterways constitute ports and are governed or
regulated by a similarly shaped outside cone or matrix (the one working inside the
other) attached to the outside casing or water chamber (which is bell shaped) for
the spray; by this construction the operator is enabled to have a jet or spray, at
will, by simply holding the stem of the appliance with one hand, and causing the
outside bell shaped casing to take one quarter turn, either way, with the other
hand; then by giving it a further turn the water may be shut off from both jet and
spray. It will thus be seen that by this arrangement the ordinary tap or stop cock
is dispensed with.
The hose-pipe end of the appliance may be fitted with my improved automatic
hose-pipe connection, for which I have already obtained Letters Patent, the said
Patent being numbered 1703 of A.D. 1891; and this connection I work with the
improved appliance I have specified.
In the drawings which serve to illustrate this invention, I shew in Figure 1 a
longitudinal elevation of a hose pipe discharge and distributing nozzle or fitting,
and in Figures 2, 3, and 4, cross sections of same, taken at the lines A, A; B, B;
and C, C. This example of hose pipe connection and fitting according to my
invention is, for the main part, formed of parts produced by swaging, or being
struck up, into the forms shewn, by tools of any known suitable kind, and in the
manner commonly practised in the working of ductile metal of the nature of
brass.
Referring now to the drawings, a is the tubular shank or halft of the article,
whilst designates generally an automatic hose coupling constructed and operating
according to the mode or manner set forth in the Specification of my said former
Patent No. 1703 of 1891; with this special construction, however, that the coupling
tube, c, is made smaller than the shank tube a and fits into the end thereof, to
which it is soldered or otherwise suitably fixed; and the back end of the spring d
is held in a saucer shaped washer c' (stamped or pressed out of thin sheet brass or
like metal) which is supported at its back side by the butt end of the tube a, on
which it rests.
Referring to the nozzle or distributing portions of the article, e is the conical
chamber or plug of the tap; is the matrix in which the plug e fits and works;
g is a nut connecting the matrix with a; h is a dividing tube connected to the
matrix fi is the jet nozzle screwing onto the end of the tube h; k is the spraying
rose containing case; and m is the spraying rose.
The plug e, matrix f, and case are of thin sheet brass, or like metal, which are
made by swaging, or being struck up, as above stated, whilst the rose m―which is
perforated with suitable sized holes-is stamped of sheet brass or other suitable
metal.
The plug e is connected to the interior of the end of the tube a by soldering, or
other suitable means, it being of less diameter at its larger end and tapering down
outwards. It is provided with two sets of ports or apertures e¹e and e² e², arranged
at 90° from each other.
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The matrix is also provided with two sets of ports or apertures ff' and ƒ'²ƒ'²,
but these ports are arranged or lie in the same axial plane. At its larger end, it is
provided with a flange or collar f³, over which the inwardly turned flange or
collar of the nut y fits, and by which it (and also the parts connected to or
supported from the matrix f) is secured to the tube a, the attachment thereof to
said tube being effected by screwing said nut onto a thread formed on the outer
end of the tube a.
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page_text: The case and the tube are fixed to the matrix ƒ by soldering (or other
suitable means); and the rose m is secured in position by the nozzle i, which screws
onto the end of the tube h, and presses the rose m onto a rubber or other suitable
packing ring n, which lies in a pressed-out groove or recess o in the case k.
a is a back nut screwing onto the end of the tube a, provided to lock the
connecting nut g.
and
The water supplied by the tube a is distributed therefrom to the tube
discharged through the central nozzle in a solid jet; or, to the case k and
discharged through the rose m in fine streams or spray. This distribution is effected
by the first ports e¹ and f¹ of the plug e and matrix f, respectively, which form
communication between the plug e and the space within the case k; and by the
second set of ports e2 and 2 of the said plug and matrix, which lie beyond the
point of connection of the separating tube and plug f, and form communication
between the plug e and the interior of the tube h. When the first set of ports e¹ f¹
lie over one another, the second set lie at 90 degrees from each other, and no water
can pass by them; and vice versa. Thus to supply water to the tube h and nozzle i,
the respective ports of the plug and matrix by which communication is made with
the interior of said tube, are placed over each other (in which case the other parts
of the matrix are closed by the metal of the plug); whilst to supply water to the
rose case and rose m, the respective ports of the plug and matrix by which com-
munication is made with the interior of said case, are placed over each other (in
which case the other ports of the matrix are closed by the metal of the plug); and
these respective positions and communications are brought about by turning the
rose case k axially upon the plug e by the hand.
When it is desired to cut off water altogether, the matrix is turned midway
between the two positions above mentioned, when both sets of ports in the matrix
will be covered or closed by the metal of the plug e; hence water may be
distributed in a solid jet from the nozzle i, or from the rose m in fine streams or
spray, or cut off altogether, at will, by simply turning the case k to the required
extent and position.
A limit of movement to the case k and matrix f is afforded by a projecting pin e
fixed on the closed end of the plug e, and the protruding end of the matrix f;
which is cut away as shewn to afford a movement of 90 degrees between the plug
and matrix.
When the surfaces of the plug e and matrix f, which are in contact with each
other, wear, the required contact between them to render the tap water tight is
made by screwing the nut g further onto the end of the tube a, by which action,
through the tapering form of these two parts, the adjustment of the one up to the
other is effected.
It is to be stated that although the article herein described is by preference
constructed mostly of parts swaged or "struck up" out of thin brass or other metal,
they may be made of cast brass or other suitable metal.
In connecting together the parts attached to the matrix f, the nut g is first passed
over it; theu the case k is passed over it, and secured to it by soldering or other-
wise; and lastly the tube h is passed over it, and soldered or otherwise suitably
fixed in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A hose-pipe fitting or article having a tap with two sets of ports or apertures
and inner and outer cases or parts, into either of which water is admitted at will,
as described, or from which the water is cut off entirely, all arranged, combined,
and adapted to operate substantially as set forth and as shewn in the drawings
hereto annexed.
2. The hose-pipe alternating solid jet and spray water distributing and discharging
fitting or article, having its parts of sheet or thin brass (or other suitable metal)

page_text: swaged or struck up into the forms shewn, and connected together as herein
described and shewn in the drawings.
3. In a hose pipe fitting or article, the combination of a holding tube (a), an
alternating solid jet and spray distributing tap and device, and the automatic hose-
pipe coupling constructed as specified; arranged and operating as set forth with
reference to the drawings.
4. In a water hose-pipe fitting or article, the alternate solid jet and spray
distributing tap and device having its parts constructed, arranged, and adapted to
operate particularly as set forth and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 27th day of Fab 102
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON, Fels. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.