Improvements in Making Connections between Pipes used for Sanitary Purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 14th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Making Connections between Pipes used for
Sanitary Purposes.
HENRY SHELMERDINE, Architect to the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Company, Hunts Bank Manchester and RICHARD. HOLT, Architect 83 Windsor
Road, Southport, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in inserting the spigot end of one pipe into the faucet
end of the other pipe and surrounding the whole of the joint with a metal ring
large enough to allow of being made tight by caulking on the faucet, alone or on
both faucet & spigot. In addition in cases where the faucet is of lead a raised
rim, a raised splay or a sinking may be formed on the spigot over
the lead is pressed the spigot end being previously covered with a cement or packing
or both. The metal ring may be in two or more pieces tightened and secured by
means of screws or their equivalents.
Dated this Fourteenth day of January 1893.
or into which
HENRY SHELMERDINE.
RICHARD HOLT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Making Connections between Pipes used for
Sanitary Purposes.
We, HENRY SHELMERDINE and RICHARD HOLT 68 Park Road Southport, 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 consists in inserting the spigot end of one pipe into the faucet
end of the other pipe and surrounding the whole of the joint with a metal ring
large enough to allow of being made tight by caulking on the faucet alone or on
both spigot & faucet. In addition in cases where the faucet is of lead a raised rim
or a sinking may be formed on the spigot over or into which the lead is pressed
the spigot end being previously covered with a cement or packing or both. The
metal ring may be in two or more pieces tightened and secured by means of screws
or their equivalents.
Referring to the annexed drawings.
Fig. 1. is a longitudinal section of my invention.
Fig. 2. is a longitudinal section of a modified arrangement.
Fig. 3. is a longitudinal section of a further modification of my invention.
Referring to Figure 1. m is the pipe having the enlarged or faucet end into
which the spigot or smaller end of the pipe n enters. R is a ring which surrounds
the faucet end of the pipe m; the caulking such as lead being inserted at b. a is
also suitable caulking material.
Referring to Figure 2. In this case a projection d is formed on the end of the
pipe, the caulking being as before.
Referring to Figure 3. In this case an indentation e is formed on the end of the
pipe n, and the faucet end of the pipe m has also an internal projection f formed
on same as shown the caulking being similar to that shown in Figures 1 & 2.
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page_text: Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is: :-
1. The improved means for connecting pipes, substantially as described and
illustrated in Figures 1, 2 & 3.
Dated this 14th day of.October 1893.
r1893.'
HENRY SHELMERDINE, -
68, Park Road, Southport, Lancashire.
RICHARD HOLT,
83, Windsor Road, Southport, Lancashire.
E. Eaton,
Agent for Applicants.