Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1887.
Complete Left, 21st Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1888
I CAREY ANDERSON CLAPHAM of G1 De Grey Street, Bradford, in the County of
York, Manufacturing Chemist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
1 form a hollow tube composed of metal or other suitable material and closed at both
ends except as hereinafter mentioned. Inside this tube I affix an elastic vessel made
of rubber or other suitable material and of a shape adapted to the shape of the tube
but of considerably smaller dimensions and forming in fact an interior-elastic bottle or
receptacle. The neck of this rubber vessel is attached to a hose or union at the apex
of the tube before mentioned in such a manner that the hose can be attached to the
water tap or main supplying water for domestic or other purposes. The water being
turned on passes through the hose into the elastic vessel and through the pressure of
the water the vessel becomes distended until it fills the capacity of the tube and the
water is prevenied from issuing by turning a tap or other suitable contrivance
attached to the hose for that purpose. The invention is then ready for use and when
it is desired to use it the last mentioned tap is turned on and the pressure of the
elastic vessel within the tube causes the confined fluid to be driven through the hose
to a great distance and it may be used for any purpose for which the nature of the
invention may be adapted such as cleaning windows watering flowers and for
extinguishing fires &c.
Dated this 21st day of March 1887.
CAREY ANDERSON CLAPHAM.

page_text: Automatic Syringe.
I CAREY ANDERSON CLAPHAM of 61 De Grey Street Bradford in the county of York
manufacturing chemist 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 an Automatic Syringe and its object is to provide an
automatic Syringe for washing windows watering gardens extinguishing fires and for
all other purposes for which an automatic syringe may be adapted. For this purpose
I employ a case A made of metal or other suitable material and closed at both ends B
except as hereinafter mentioned. Inside the case A. I affix to the apex thereof an
interior clastic vessel C made of rubber or other suitable material and of a shape
adapted to the interior of the case A but of considerably smaller dimensions and
forming in fact an inner elastic bag bottle or receptacle. For the purpose of strengih
or durability I may make this clastic vessel of more than one bag and if so I place
them one in the other. At the upper end B of the case A where the neck of the
elastic vessel C is affixed 1 form an opening into which I preferably screw a movable
hose D made of rubber or other suitable material. When the invention is required to
be put in use the hose D having been previously attached to the apex of the case A is
affixed by a suitable movable union to the water tap or main supplying water for
domestic or other purposes. The water being turned on passes through the hose D
into the elastic vessel C and through the pressure of the water the elastic vessel C
becomes distended until it fills the capacity of the case A. When this result is
attained the water in the clastic vessel is prevented from issuing therefrom by a
tap E affixed to the apex B of the case A. A suitable metallic mouth piece according
to the purpose for which the Invention is required is then affixed to the apex of the
bose D. This mouthpiece may be a tube F or a rose G. The invention is then ready
for use and being disengaged from the water main it forms a portable automatic
syringe for on the tap E being turned on the pressure of the elastic vessel C causes
the confined fluid to be driven through the hose D to a great distance and according
to the purpose for which the syringe is required it will act as a window washer a fire
extinguisher or for watering Howers or for any other purpose which requires water to
be impelled to a distance either in the form of a jet or a spray. I preferably make
the outer rigid case with a handle attached and with a bucket shaped base.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
First. The combination of an outer rigid case A with an inner smaller elastic
vessel C.
Second. The combination of a movable hose D with its adjuncts F and G with the
outer rigid case A and the interior clastic vessel C.
Third. The formation with the materials aforesaid of a portable automatic syringe.
Dated this 19th day of November 1887.
MORGAN & MORGAN,
Agents for Carey Anderson Clapham.