An Improved Coupling Joint or Union.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 28th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 19th May. 1894
MOITICATION.
An Improved Coupling Joint or Union.
I, GEORGE ROSS JAGGS of 17 Boone's Road, Lee, in the County of Kent,
Plumber do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to union joints for tubes, and is also applicable with slight
modifications for connecting solid rods.
It consists of two collars an upper and a lower, one of which has a projecting
annular ridge and the other a corresponding recess in which an india-rubber ring is
placed.
The upper collar has two projecting lugs with sloping faces to allow of the
collars being conveniently fitted and if need be tightened together.
On the lower collar are two slotted plates or loops to engage with said lugs.
One of these plates is fixed rigidly. The other is attached pivotally to a projecting
lug, and its ends are prolonged and curved so as to enable it to be handled
conveniently.
When fastening the union, it is only necessary to put one of the lugs on the
upper collar into the fixed loop on the lower collar, and then bring the pivotted
loop tightly over the other lug on the upper collar, and the joint is complete. This
can be done with great case and quite instantaneously. Reversing this course of
action will immediately unfasten the joint.
My invention is adapted for many purposes in which tubes or pipes are
employed, and need to be quickly disconnected and reconnected, such as gas water
and beer pipes, fire-engine hose and the like.
Dated this 97th day of Jul 1000
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, Agent for Applicant.
An Improved Coupling Joint or Union.
I, GEORGE Ross JAGGS of 17 Boone's Road Lee, in the County of Kent
Plumber 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 :-
This invention relates to union joints for tubes, and is also applicable with slight
modifications for solid rods.
It consists of two collars A and B an upper one A and a lower one B one of
which A has a projecting annular ridge R and the other one B has a corresponding
recess I in which an india-rubber ring is placed.
The upper collar A has two projecting lugs 0 0 with sloping faces to allow of
the collars being fitted and tightened together.
On the lower collar B are two slotted plates or loops L' L' to engage with the
said lugs OO one of the plates L' is fixed rigidly, the other one L' is attached
pivotally to a projecting lug G and its ends X and Y are prolonged and curved so
as to enable it to be handled conveniently. The end Y can in some cases be
dispensed with if desirable.

page_text: When fastening the union it is only necessary to put one of the lugs on the
upper collar A into the fixed loop FL on the lower collar B and then bring the
pivoted loop XL tightly over the other lug 0 on the upper collar A and
the joint is complete this can be done with great ease and instantaneously.
Reversing this course of action will immediately unfasten the joint.
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
An improved union or coupling for quickly connecting and dis-connecting
flexible pipes and tubes which union consists of two collars A. and B, an upper
one A. and a lower one B one of which A has a projecting annular ridge R and the
other one B, has a corresponding recess I in which an india rubber ring is placed.
The upper collar A has two projecting lugs O O with sloping faces to allow of
the collars being fitted and tightened together on the lower collar B are two slotted
plates or loops L' L' to engage with the said lugs OO one of the plates L¹ is
fixed rigidly the other one L is attached pivotally to a projecting lug G and its
ends X and Y are prolonged and curved so as to be able to handled conveniently
substantially as described.
Dated this 26th day of March 1894.