Improvements in Connections for Securing Flexible Hose ripe to Water Fittings, and also Connections for other Fittings.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 1st Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 1st May, 1889
Improvements in Connections for Securing Flexible Hose ripe to
Water Fittings, and also Connections for other Fittings.
JOHN TYLER BARNSLEY BENNETT 37 John street, Lozell's Birmingham in the
county of Warwickshire Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of this improved invention, is to provide a quick ready & secure means
of attaching hose-piping to water fittings, & also couplings, joints or means for
securely fastening together the ends of pipes or fittings without necessary use of wire
lapping or iron clips or such like. In carrying out my improved invention, I form
any required nozzle to fit the bib-cock, & inside this nozzle round its edge, I form a
gutter or channel or ridge, so that any common ring of india rubber or similar
substance, may rest thereon, & inside the cap, which fits the nozzle, & through
which the bib-cock passes, I form a raised ring or ridge to fit into the gutter or
channel or ridge of the nozzle, & when they both come together, the india rubber
ring being between, it is pressed & held tightly, so that there is no backward leakaged,
or I may put a loose cone inside the nozzle & let the india rubber ring rest upon it--
At the other end or part thereof of the nozzle, which receives the flexible hose piping
upon its end, I form at any required distance from the end, part of two hinge
joints (more if required) upon the outside of the nozzle-one joint on one side, & the
other joint on the other side to each of these joints, 1 rivet a flap, which when in
working position, clips the piping or fitting, with a firm grip-these flaps I make to
any size or shape pattern required-inside of these flaps, I form a ridge or ridges, or
otherwise, & the outside of them, are wormed. I make also a threaded nut, which
works upon them which pulls the flaps together.
That part of my improved invention described on the nozzle with the hinge joints,
flaps & the threaded nut, may be made separately & used-that is without the part
of the nozzle described with its inside gutter-or channel or ridge or ridges or the
cone & the cap with its raised ring or ridge & the use of the India rubber ring—
And that part with the hinge joints flaps, & the threaded nut, may be made separately
so as to attach the flexible pipe to the bib-cock or to other fittings, rose, jet &
purpose reɑnired.

page_text: Two of these separate parts, may be so arranged, as to act as a double union, for
connecting two ends of pipes together, or fittings, acting as couplings, or making
joinings, with such flexible piping as may be required, or otherwise.
I shall use any required material, for trade purposes, also it is understood, I shall
adopt, such modifications in carrying out my improved invention as may be desired, 3
& I do not limit myself to details.
Date this Thirtieth day of April 1888
Water Fittings, and also Connections for other Fittings.
JOHN TYLER BARNSLEY BENNETT, 37 John Street Lozell's, Birmingham in the
county of Warwickshire Manufacturer, 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 :-
My improvements may be applied to any ordinary nozzle, for attaching flexible hose
pipe, to water fittings, & my improvements may be used, separately & so arranged to
act, as a double union, or this double union, one part thereof, may be made so, as to
be attached to the bib-cock, & the other end holding the lengthened end of the hose
pipe Also a tube may be within the double union-The flaps, or segments, as of a
Cylindrical form & the ridges inside of them, I change, by worming (when so desired)
so as to increase their gripping power, & also, I use these flaps, or segments, as
connections for other fittings, threaded or wormed inside, & without the hinge
joint but in some cases spurs, etc. answering the purpose of keeping them in their
position.
The nut, or collar, or its equivalent, is made in such a shape that may be desired-
I worm or thread outside, instead of the inside, so as to fit, & work inside of the
aforesaid flaps, or segments, with their threaded worm inside & when these flaps or
segments are fixed in any desired position, within an external cylinder, with its outer
form any desired shape, for trade purposes or even the wormed inside flaps, or
segments, in some cases, may be cast therein, so as to act as flaps or segments with
the above mentioned spurs cast in any desired position & for the aforesaid purposes.
I now describe the several parts & Figures of my improved Invention. Figure 1.
represents a double union joint, for attaching hose piping as aforesaid & described or
divided & used separately, single, for bib-cock or rose, jets etc. a. a. a. a. a. a. a a a a
a. a are segments B. B. hose piping. C. C. C. C. are nuts or collar's. D. D. is the

page_text: hidden tube. E. is the collar to which the segments, or flaps are jointed to Fig. 2—
showing segments, or flaps used for other purposes, to hold a piece of piping, or
tube, or stick, or handle, or flag-staff etc.-& wormed inside, a. a. a. segments or flaps
within an external cylinder. Fig. 3. showing the nut wormed outside, to fit segments,
which are wormed inside a. wormed nut. B the tube, or article to be held.
Having now described my improved invention―
I claim the hinged joint segments, or flaps as setforth & described.
I claim. the attachments or securing to one another of the several parts, by means
of segments arranged to form a conical screw, & confining ring, where the said
segments are attached to the fixed or to the removable parts.
I claim also the use of similar segments, screwed internally & forming a conical or
parallel enclosure, & the parts secured to one another by their expansion by means of
the nut threaded outside."
Date this Thirt first day of Jann 1889
JOHN TYLER BARNSLEY BENNETT.