to Telegraph, Signal, & other wires
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1888
I ROBERT SEBASTIAN BOZON, Engineer, 144 Kennington Road Lambeth in the
county of Surrey do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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I affix to Telegraph, Signal, & other wires, or between the insulators, and posts of
Telegraph, & other wires, India-rubber Cushions between compressors so arranged
that any variation in the wires, caused by contraction, expansion, weight of snow,
pressure of wind, shocks, or any undue strains, is compensated by the compressors
being drawn in opposite directions against the ends of the India-rubber Cushions, which
yeilding by their elasticity compensates any strains upon the aforesaid wires.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
India-rubber Compensators for Telegraph, Signal, and other Wires.
1, ROBERT SEBASTIAN BOZON Engineer, 144 Kennington Road, Lambeth, in the
county of Surrey, 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 :-
I affix to Telegraph, Signal, and other wires, or between the insulators, and posts of
Telegraph, and other wires India-rubber cushions between compressors so arranged
that any variation in the wires caused by contraction, expansion, weight of snow,
pressure of wind shock or any undue strains is compensated by the compressors being
drawn in opposite directions, against the ends of the India-rubber cushions which
yielding by its elasticity compensates any strains upon the wires.
Having now explained the nature of my invention of India-rubber Compensators
for Telegraph, Signal, and other wires, I will now proceed to particularly describe in
what manner the same is to be carried into effect by the aid of the following drawings
and descriptions.
Fig. I. Represents a sectional elevation of the Compensator as I propose it to be
applied to Telegraph, and other wires.
Fig. 11 The sectional elevation of the Compensator, as to be applied to Signal,
and other wires.
A Represents the India-rubber cushion, B and B I, are the compressors, which are
affixed to the prongs of the fork C and CI, by nuts. Upon each prong at D, DI,
and D II there are pieces of brass tubing to take the rubbing of the compressors B
and B I.
F, and FI, Fig. I are the extremities of the compensator when it is applied to
Telegraph, and other wires, F, being the insulator to which the line wire is fastened,
and I the looped end which is bolted to the post G.
E, and E I, Fig. II, are the extremities to which the wire, chain, or rod is fastened
when used for Signal, and other wires.
In the event of any. change in the condition of the wires, chains, or rods to which
the Compensator is inserted, attached to, or upon, it will give, or take up in propor-
tion to the change which take place, whether it be caused by contraction, expansion,
weight of snow, pressure of .wind, shock, or any undue strains, by the elasticity of the
India-rubber cushion or cushions A, which is compressed by means of the forks C
and C I, drawing the compressors B, and B I, against the ends of the India-rubber
cushion, or cushions, or vice versa, as the case may be, the forks C, and C I, release
their relative pressure upon the compressors B, and B I, allowing the aforesaid India- a
rubber cushion, or cushions to expand.

page_text: Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
1st. The application of India-rubber cushions in any desired form, or number for
compensating Telegraph, Signal, and other wires.
2nd. The application of compressors, to act upon, or against the aforesaid India-
rubber cushions.
3rd. The application of India-rubber Compensators to be attached to, inserted, or
upon any wires, chains, or rods for the neutralization of any change such as lengthen-
ing, or shortening caused by contraction, expansion, weight of snow, pressure of wind,
shocks, or any undue strain, or strains.
Dated this 25th day of June 1888