A New or Improved Joint Piece for Connecting Lengths of Pipe.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Aug.. 1592
Complete Specification Left, 10th May, 1893-Accepted, 10th June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Joint Piece for Connecting Lengths of Pipe.
We, ROBERT THOMAS BURTON, of 15 Westrow Street, Upper Norwood, in
the County of Surrey, Builder, and ADOLPH HENRY LOUIS, of Crecy, Anerley
Road, Upper Norwood aforesaid, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for object to enable a length of pipe such as a rain water
stack pipe that has been broken to be readily replaced by a new length without
the necessity of displacing any of the other lengths of pipe in order to make good
the spigot and socket joints at its respective ends as has heretofore been found
necessary.
For this purpose according to this invention a joint piece constituting a combined
socket and spigot is employed for connecting one end of the new length of pipe to
When
that end of the already fixed length of pipe to which it is to be connected.
a broken length of pipe is to be replaced, the new length, which is made a few
inches shorter than the broken length, has its lower end fitted into the socket of
the fixed length of pipe below, in the case of a rain water stack pipe, and the
socket portion of the joint piece is slipped over the lower spigot end of the fixed
length of pipe above. The new length of pipe having then been brought into
line with the fixed lengths, the joint piece is allowed to descend a short distance so
that the spigot portion thereof will enter the upper end of the new length, after
which the several joints are or may be completed by suitable means such as red
lead putty.
The joint piece may be formed with eyes by which it can be nailed to the side of
a house or other desired place. As will be obvious joint pieces such as described
can be used with pipes other than rain water stack pipes, as for example with
drain pipes.
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W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. Brougham,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Joint Piece for Connecting Lengths of Pipe.
We, ROBERT THOMAS BURTON, of 15 Westrow Street, Upper Norwood, in
the County of Surrey, Builder, and ADOLPH HENRY LOUIS, of Crecy, Anerley
Road, Upper Norwood aforesaid, Gentleman, 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 object to enable a length of pipe, such as a rain water
stack pipe, that has been broken, to be readily replaced by a new length, without
the necessity of displacing any of the other lengths of pipe in order to make good
the spigot and socket joints at its respective ends as has heretofore been found
necessary.
For this purpose according to this invention a joint piece constituting a combined
socket and spigot is employed for connecting one end of the new length of pipe to
that of the already fixed length of pipe to which it is to be connected.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 shews partly in side elevation and partly in section a joint piece
according to this invention. The wider part A of the joint piece (Fig. 1) forms
the socket which may be provided with external eyes or lugs B one at each side.
The narrower part C forms the spigot. The whole is preferably cast in a single
piece.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation to a smaller scale showing how the joint piece is
applied.
When a broken length of pipe is to be replaced, the new length D, Fig. 2 which
is made a few inches shorter than the broken length, has its lower end fitted into
the socket E of the fixed length of pipe D' below, in the case of a rain water stack
pipe, and the socket portion A of the joint piece is slipped over the lower spigot
end of the fixed length of pipe D2 above so as to occupy the position indicated in
dotted lines in Fig. 2. The new length of pipe having then been brought into line
with the fixed lengths, the joint piece is allowed to descend a short distance so that
the spigot portion C thereof will enter the upper end of the new length without
the socket portion becoming detached from the pipe above, the joint piece then
occupying the position shown in full-lines in Fig. 2. The several joints are or may
be then completed by suitable means such as red lead putty.
The eyes or lugs B enable the joint piece to be nailed or otherwise fastened to
the side of a house or other desired place. As will be obvious joint pieces such as
described can be used with pipes other than rain water stack pipes, as for example
with drain pipes. In this case the eyes or lugs can be dispensed with.
. Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
A joint piece for connecting lengths of pipe, comprising a combined socket and
spigot, with or without external eyes or lugs, substantially as described and shown
for the purposes specified.
Dated this 8th day of Mov 1802
ROBERT THOMAS BURTON.
ADOLPH H. LOUIS.
W. Lloyd Wise,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.