Improvements in or connected with Fire Buckets.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1893.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Fire Buckets.
I, JAMES SEXTON SIMONDS Winchester House Southwark Bridge Road S.E.
Chief Officer Metropolitan Fire Brigade do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
It is a collapsible bucket, made of hemp, canvas or duck, with a bottom.made
wholly or partially of metal.
At the top there is secured to the canvas a ring of metal connected with the
metal bottom by two folding uprights which, when the bucket is not in use, lie flat
on the bottom.
To the bottom of the bucket on the upper side there is fixed in a convenient
position a metal clasp or socket or other suitable means of holding a handpump
which may be further secured by a stay or stays attached to the ring at the top of
the bucket. The clasp or socket is attached to the bottom of the bucket with or
without a universal or other joint.
One or two flat pieces of metal are fastened to the outside edge of the metal
bottom for the operator to place his feet upon to steady the bucket when in use.
These pieces or pedals can be either movable or fixed.
Dated this Eleventh day of March 1892.
JAMES SEXTON SIMONDS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Fire Buckets.
I, JAMES SEXTON SIMONDS, of Winchester House, Southwark Bridge Road,
S.E., Chief Officer Metropolitan Fire Brigade, 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:-
The fire bucket to which this invention relates is represented by the annexed
drawings.
Figure 1 is a plan and Figure 2 is a vertical section and Figure 3 shows one of
the parts separately and partly in section.
The fire bucket thus shown is a collapsible bucket with sides a made by preference
of hemp canvas or duck. These sides are rivetted to a bottom which is mainly
or wholly of metal. cc are two supports with knuckle joints at ce. The lower
end of each support is connected with the bottom 6 by a joint pin and two lugs bb1
which latter are rivetted to the metal bottom. At the upper end of each support
is an eye and through these eyes the metal ring d is passed before the ring is
joined up endless. The fabric forming the sides a of the bucket is stitched around
the ring d and a binding of leather is applied to resist wear.
e is a socket to receive a hand pump, it is provided with trunnions e¹ e' which
enter bearings or holes formed to receive them in a support f; this support is
rivetted fast on to the bottom b.
eis a bayonet groove in the socket e to receive a pin projecting from the exterior
of the pump barrel; the socket is turned over to bring to the top the entrance to
the groove when the pump is to be fitted in. The hand pump being of ordinary
construction, is not shown.' 99 are pedals fixed to the bottom b; when using the
hand pump the operator stands on these pedals to keep the bucket steady. The
knuckle joints in the supports c are so made that the support opens somewhat over
straight so that the strain on the fabric sides may tend to prevent the supports

page_text: from folding whilst the bucket is open for use. The support easily yields to a
slight blow in an inward direction and so the bucket is collapsed when desired.
hh are straps rivetted to the bottom b; when the bucket is collapsed these straps
are buckled together to keep it closed compactly together. is a portion of the
strap which serves as a handle:
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.
1. A collapsible bucket substantially as described consisting of a metal bottoni,
folding uprights, top ring, and sides of flexible water proof fabric as herein set
forth...
2. In combination with a collapsible bucket a jointed socket or attachment for a
hand pump substantially as described.
3. In combination with a collapsible bucket foot pieces or pedals attached to the
rigid bottom of the bucket substantially as described.
Dated this 8th day of December 1892.
J. SEXTON SIMONDS.: