Improvements relating to Devices for Connecting Lengths or Sections of Gutters, Troughs, Boats, and other Articles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements relating to Devices for Connecting Lengths or
Sections of Gutters, Troughs, Boats, and other Articles.
I, ALBERT JULES AIME MENANT, of 52, rue Bichat, Paris, France, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to joints for connections for gutters, troughs, boats and other
articles.
The improved joint is kept tight by external and internal pressure exerted
upon one, two three or more places and can be used for the bottom of slopes.
It is composed of two parts which overlap each other, and between which may or
may not be arranged a strip or band of india-rubber. gutta-percha, cord tarred or
otherwise coated, paper, leather or any other suitable material.
The parts to be joined are or are not provided at their extremities with channels or
mecks of flat, angular. round or any other suitable shape. The channels or necks of
one part is fitted in that of the other part and they are internally provided with
strengthening or tightening pieces of metal or other suitable material. In many
cases these pieces consist of half-round iron but their shape can be varied. At each
of their extremities is arranged an angle-iron or plate which will cause the
strengthening or tightening pieces to press strongly against the internal surface of
the said channels or necks on pressure being exerted upon the said plate by means
of a nut or nuts fitted at the ends of one, two or more straps or rods of suitable
shape, which, placed externally and passing through the flanges of the two overlapping
parts, will act in opposition to the aforesaid strengthening or tightening pieces, and
thus force the parts strongly against each other. The said siraps may consist of
metal or any other suitable material. In lieu of the nuts on these straps, use can be
made of keys, wedges or the like,

page_text: The angle-irons or plates can be so arranged that they will carry cross bars upon
which provision may be made for a passage or way, or for covering or closing
the conduit or the like. The shape of these angle-irous or plates can be varied
according to requirements.
The improved joints may consist of zine, steel,. copper or any other suitable
material.
The various parts of the joints are left rough or are provided with metallic coating,
or they may be tarred, painted or covered with any composition adapted to prevent
rusting and to keep them in a proper condition.
Dated this 16th day of July 1888.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Devices for Connecting Lengths or
Sections of Gutters, Troughs, Boats, and other Articles.
I, ALBERT JULES AIME MENANT, of 52, rue Bichat, Paris, France, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to he
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to joints applicable to gutters, channels, conduits, drains,
cisterns, troughs, mangers, boats and the like.
In order to render the said invention better understood. I have represented in the
accompanying drawing, but by way of example, only, various forms and arrangements
of the improved joint.
Figures 1 to 15 represent some of these joints in section, and Figures 6 and 16
being perspective views.
The said joint is kept tight by external and internal pressure exerted upon one, two,
three or more places and it can be used for slopes or otherwise, and is composed of
two superposed parts A, Figure 1, between which may or may not be arranged a
strip or band C of any suitable form made of india-rubber, gutta-percha, cord
tarred or otherwise coated, paper, leather, a layer of paint or any other suitable
material.
The parts A to be joined are or are not provided at their extremities with channels
or necks of flat, angular, round, semi-circular or any other suitable shape. These
channels or necks fit into each other and are internally provided or filled up with
strengthening or tightening pieces B of metal or other suitable material. In the
arrangement shown in Figure 1. the said pieces B consist of half-round iron, but their
shape can be varied. At each of their extremities is arranged a plate or angle-
iron F which is under the action of a nut E (Figure 6), these strengthening or
tightening pieces B press strongly against the internal surface of the said necks; on
the other hand, one, two or more straps, or rods D of suitable shape. placed externally
pass through the superposed flanges of the parts A. and being pressed upon their
extremities by nuts E they will act in the opposite direction to that of the interior
strengthening or tightening pieces B and thus strongly force against each other the
parts A to be joined. The said exterior straps D may consist of metal or any other
suitable material; in the arrangement shown in Figure 6 of the drawing round iron
is used. In lieu of the nuts E on these straps, use can be made of cottars or
the like.
The angle-irons or plates F can be so arranged that they will carry cross-bars G.
upon which provision may be made for a passage or way, or for covering or closing
the kennel-stone, conduit, or the like, (Figures 16 to 19). The shape of these angle-
irons or plates can be varied according to requirements.
The improved joints may consist of zinc, steel, copper or any other suitable
material.

page_text: The articles provided with the above described joints and the various parts of the
joints are left rough or are provided with a suitable metallic coating, or they may be
tarred, painted or covered with any composition, adapted to prevent rusting and to
keep them in a proper condition.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what maier the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
First. A joint for connecting lengths of guiters, troughs, boats and other articles
in which interior and exterior pressure upon its entire development, is obtained by
one or more strengthening or tightening pieces B of any suitable form, arranged in
the interior, and by one or more straps or rods D likewise of any suitable form,
arranged externally, and the screw-threaded extremities of which, are provided with
nuts E which, through the medium of angle-irons For washers, plates or the like,
act simultaneously upon the strengthening or tightening pieces B and upon the straps
or rods D for powerfully pressing together the parts to be joined, eventually the
replacement of the nuts E by cotfars or other devices.
Second. The manufacture of the joint as above described its various applications to
any articles and its adaptation to passages or paths and to the closing of kennel-stones,
conduits and the like.
JALACE TITIS
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co..
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.