Improvements in Water Gauge Guards.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Water Gauge Guards.
I CHARLES REGINALD WINN of 140 Granville Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:---
This invention has for its object improvements in water gauge guards which are
so arranged that they can be fixed to or taken from the water gauge without the
use of spanner or other tool..
According to my improved method I construct the guard with metal edges
extending the whole length, which completely enclose the edges of the toughened
plate glass strips, thereby adding considerable strength and rigidity.
I form my said gauge guard in two or more pieces which are hinged together
and fastened into position on the water gange by one or more thumb clips made of
suitable shape to prevent any possibility of coming apart until operated by hand.
Another important feature of my invention is the attachment for holding the
plate glass in position by means of which the glasses can be readily removed and
replaced for cleaning or other purposes, this I also accomplish without the aid of
any tools, by arranging a small ledge at one end of the guard over which the plate
glass is slipped, and then bringing into position at the other end, small thumb pieces
provided with suitable stops, which hold the plate glass firmly in position.
Dated this 3rd day of April 1896.
CHARLES REGINALD WINN.
Improvements in Water Gauge Guards.
I CHARLES REGINALD WINN of 140 Granville Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Mechanical 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 has for its object improvements in water gauge guards which are
so arranged that they can be fixed to or taken from the water gauge without the
use of spanner or other tool. According to my improved method I construct the
guard with metal edges extending the whole length which completely enclose
the edges of the toughened plate glass strips thereby adding considerable strength
& rigidity.
I form my said gauge guard in two or more pieces which are hinged together and
fastened into position on the water gauge by one or more thumb clips made of
suitable shape to prevent any possibility of coming apart until operated by hand.
Another important feature of my invention is the attachment for holding the
plate glass in position by means of which the glasses can be readily removed and
replaced for cleaning or other purposes, this I also accomplish without the aid of

page_text: any tools by arranging a small ledge at one end of the guard over which the plate
glass is slipped, and then bringing into position at the other end small thumb pieces
provided with suitable stops which hold the plate glass firmly in position.
In order that my invention may be readily understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which :-
Figure 1. is a front elevation of one form of my improved gauge guard and
Figure 2 is a sectional plan of same on line A. B.
Figure 3. is a vertical section on line C. D and
Figure is a sectional plan on line, E. F. shewing method of removing the
glass.
Referring to Figure 1 it will be seen that the frames A are constructed in one
piece & hinged together at B the object being to give greater strength to the guard
-and extra protection to the plate glass strips D, so that in the case of these becoming
cracked they are still held in their position thereby reducing danger to the fireman
to a minimum.
The other important features of this guard are the facilities with which it can be
attached or removed from the water gauge and the plate glass strips removed for
-cleaning or renewing purposes, without the use of any tool whatever, and these
-means are clearly shewn at Figures 23 & 4.
To remove or attach the guard I provide thumb clips E, which enable the guard
to be locked securely together in position as seen at Figure 2 or opened for
removal as shewn by dotted lines in the same figure.
With reference to the plate glass strips D 1 have shewn one in position in
vertical cross section at Figure 3 which is accomplished by lifting the glass over
the small ledge A' and then bringing the thumb stop clip F into position which
firmly holds it in its place. These stop clips F are hinged at the top end of the
frame and at the outer edges so that when brought to the centre as shewn in plan
at Figure 4 they hold each other tightly in position when the guard is fixed upon
the water gauge. The dotted lines Figure 4 shew the action of these clips very
.clearly.
Of course it is obvious that I may alter the design of this guard, by making it
-three or four sided without departing from the principle of my invention.
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
1st. The improvements in water gauge guards of a frame or frames formed in
one or more pieces and hinged together substantially as and for the purpose herein
set forth.
2nd. The improvements in water gauge guards of thumb clips and stops to be
actuated without the use of tools substantially as and for the purpose herein set
forth and shewn upon the drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1897
CHARLES REGINALD WINN.