Improvements connected with Engine and like Glands, and Packing for same.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 30th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 30th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Engine and like Glands, and Packing
for same.
1, JOHN BRADLEY, of 69 Upper Georges Street, Kingstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to engine glands and means or systems of packing the
same by a combination of metallic rings and textile body, each being capable of
independent compression.
According to iny invention, I make an ordinary gland socket much larger than
is required for the metallic ring packing, and in the annular chamber formed between
it and the metallic ring packing, I insert a textile body or bodies in ring, or other form
and compress it by the ordinary gland, the diameter of which corresponds to the
chamber, and is outside the metallic ring packing which I form in the ordinary
way. The inside and the outside pieces have flanges, one to rest upon a step in the
socket, and the other for an outside plate to bear on, which plate can be forced
down by nuts on the same screws which secure the flange proper, or by other
screws and nuts. I purpose arranging compensating springs under the nuts of the
additional plate.
The metallic packing rings may be in any number and to prevent the textile
packing getting into, or between the meeting faces of the metallic rings, 1 may
employ a liner of metal, say in two or more pieces to fit over the metallic ring
packing.
Dated this 30th day of November 1892
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said John Bradley.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Engine and like Glands, and Packing
for same.
I, JOHN BRADLEY, of 69 Upper Georges Street, Kingstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland,
Engineer, 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 engine glands, and means, or system of packing the
same by a combination of metallic rings and textile body, each being capable of
independent compression.
According to my invention, such as 1 show on the annexed drawings, Figure 1
being a vertical transverse section of the gland and packing, Figure 2 a line on the
lines a, b, Figure 3 an edge view of one of the metallic packing rings showing the
scarf joint, I make an ordinary gland socket A much larger than is required for
the metallic ring packing Band brass bush B', and in the annular chamber
formed between the gland socket and the metallic ring packing B and bush B',
1 insert a textile body, or bodies C in ring, or other form, and compress it by the
ordinary gland D, the diameter of which corresponds to the chamber, and is outside
the metallic ring packing B and bush B', which I form with the top and bottom
surfaces truly flat.
The inside and the outside pieces E, F, have flauges G, H, one to rest upon a
step I in the socket A, and the other for an outside plate J to bear on, which

page_text: plate J can be forced down by nuts K on the same screws L, L, which secure the
gland proper, or by other screws and nuts. I purpose arranging compensating
springs M under the nuts K of the additional plate J.
The metallic packing rings B may be in any number, and to prevent the textile
packing getting into, or between the meeting faces of the metallic rings, I may
employ a liner of metal N, say in two, or more pieces, to fit over the metallic ring
packing B.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The combination of metallic and textile bodies as packing in a gland socket, each
of which bodies is compressible by separate glands in the manner indicated on the
drawing, and by the means, or appliances hereinbefore described.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said John Bradley.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said John Bradley.