Improvements in and Connected with Supplying Air to the Boiler Furnaces of Fire Engines, Traction Engines, and Portable Engines Generally, and to Fog Alarms Used therewith.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 28th Sept.,
1888
Improvements in and Connected with Supplying Air to the Boiler
Furnaces of Fire Engines, Traction Engines, and Portable Engines
Generally, and to Fog Alarms Used therewith.
AARON HOWARTH, Smith, 10, Russell Street Heywood, near Manchester, EDWARD
HORROCKS, mechanic, 3, Nelson Street Heywood, near Manchester, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Applying a grooved pulley or pullies to the rear axle of an engine, and by means
of intermediate pullies, driving à fan or blower, or fans or blowers, the blast from
which is conducted under the fire-box by micans of tube or tubes, a branch from the
same tubes or tubes being taken out and conducted vertically, this is fitted at its
upper end with a whistle to use as an alarm in foggy or dark weather, the tube or
tubes is fitted with a damper or valve to regulate the air supply, also an arrangement
for driving the above named fans or blowers by hand when the engine is stationary.
Dated this 24th day of March 1888.
AARON HOWARTH.
EDWARD HORROCKS.

page_text: Improvements in and Connected with Supplying Air to the Boiler
Furnaces of Fire Engines, Traction Engines, and Portable Engines
Generally, and to Fog Alarms Used therewith.
AARON HOWARTH Smith, 10, Russell Street Heywood, near Manchester, and
EDWARD HORROCKS Mechanic 3 Nelson Street Heywood, near Manchester, 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:
Applying a grooved pulley or pullies A to the rear axle B of an engine, and by
means of intermediate pullies C, driving a fan, blower or exhauster, or fans, blowers,
or exhausters D), the blast from which is conducted under the firebox P by means of
a tube or tubes E; a branch F from the same tube or tubes E being taken out, and
conducted vertically, this is fitted at its upper end with a whistle G to use as an
alarm in foggy or dark weather; the tube or tubes F is fitted with a damper or
valve to regulate the air supply. Also an arrangement K or L for driving the
above named fans, blowers or exhausters D) by hand when the engine is stationary.-
Also a small cistern 1 to be fixed & filled with petroleum, which is fed by an
automatic valve N, and blown in the fire along with the blast.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
1st. Accelerating the air draught through the firebox of steam fire engines,
traction engines, & portable engines so as to raise steam more quickly, and maintain
same easier.
2nd. Obtaining the said accelerated air draught by means of power from an axle of
the engine when running through the streets without extraneous aid.
3rd. Obtaining the said accelerated air draught by means of hand motion when the
engine is stationary.
4th. Fixing an alarm whistle, and diverting a portion of the said draught to blow
the same when required for dark or foggy weather."
5th. Admitting a small quantity of petroleum oil, or other inflammable liquid,
along with the air blast, so as to blow the same into the fire, and render combustion
more rapid.
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