Improvements in Devices for Connecting Taps and Pipes by Mechanical Contrivances to Lead, Brass, Iron, and other Pipes, and Stopping Ends of Pipes without the Use of Solder.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd June, 1896-Accepted, 2nd Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Devices for Connecting Taps and Pipes by
Mechanical Contrivances to Lead, Brass, Iron, and other
Pipes, and Stopping Ends of Pipes without the Use of Solder.
I JAMES CRAIG, 214 Woodstock Road, Belfast, County of Antrim, Ireland,
Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention consists in making two clasps of metal concave with centre holes
to take a perforated tube threaded at one end to receive tap or coupling. The said
clasps may be made either with threaded holes or plain with a taper tube to form
a hollow plug on entering the pipe and may be fitted on any part of pipes for
either water, gas or steam. The said perforated tube passes right through the
pipe conveying water, gas or steam and acts as a sieve to prevent large particles
from passing into the taps or pipes and connects clasps and tap with pipe
making one joint and binding all firmly together, and to further carry out my
invention I use two clasps, one only with hole screwed and tapered as before
described, the other plain without hole both flanged for bolts or screws to connect
with pipe, in this case, the tap is screwed into a threaded hole on the one clasp,
and I further use two clasps one with tapered threaded hole with two screwed tails
for nuts to connect said clasps to pipe. I also use one clasp forming a section
about three-fourths of a circle with opening to receive flattened pipe which may
be beaten into a circle firmly forming a joint without the aid of screws, pins or
bolts, held together firmly by means of a staple, said clasp having a tapered
threaded hole as herein hefore described to receive taps and pipes.
I also use a terminal for closing the ends of pipes, connecting taps and pipes,
said terminal is constructed of a brasa or metal cap tapered or shouldered with
female screws at both ends, taper end to receive screwed plug interchangeable with
either taps or pipes as required, large end to receive ring with male and female
screw for the purpose of holding the end of the lead pipe proposed to be jointed
after it has been inserted through the hole in screwed ring and been expanded and
flanged at end which presses on an internal flange in brass cap thereby forming
a tight joint and to iron and brass pipes by means of female screws.
Dated this 31st day of August 1895.
JAMES CRAIG.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Devices for Connecting Taps and Pipes by
Mechanical Contrivances to Lead, Brass, Iron, and other
Pipes, and Stopping Ends of Pipes without the Use of Solder.
I JAMES CRAIG of 214 Woodstock Road Belfast, County of Antrim Ireland,
Commission Agent 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 invention consists in making two clasps of metal concave with centre holes
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page_text: to take a perforated tube threaded at one end to receive tap or coupling. The
said clasps may be made either with threaded holes or plain with a taper tube to
form a hollow plug on entering the pipe and may be fitted on any part of pipe for
either water, gas or steam. The said perforated tube passes right through the pipe
conveying water, gas, or steam, and acts as a sieve to prevent large particles from
passing into the tap or pipe and connects clasps and tap with pipe making one
joint and binding all firmly together; and to further carry out my invention I use
two clasps one only with hole screwed and tapered as before described, the other
plain without hole, both flanged for bolts or screws to connect with pipe in this
case, the tap is screwed into a threaded hole on the one clasp, and I further use
two clasps one with tapered threaded hole with two screwed tails for nuts to connect
said clasp to pipe. I also use one clasp forming a section about three fourths of
a circle, with opening to receive flattened pipe which may be beaten into a circle
firmly forming a joint without the aid of screws, pins or bolts, held together firmly
by means of a staple, said clasp having a tapered threaded hole as herein before
described to receive taps and pipes.
I further carry out my invention by casting concave fitting on end of tap flanged
as described above with holes to screw to wood, brass, or iron fittings. I also use
a terminal for closing the ends of pipes connecting taps and pipes. Said terminal
is constructed of a brass or metal tap tapered, or shouldered with female screws
at both ends, taper end to receive screwed plug interchangeable, with either taps
or pipes as required, large end to receive ring, with male and female screw for the
purpose of holding the end of the lead pipe, proposed to be jointed, after it has
been inserted through the hole in screwed ring, and been expanded and flanged at
end which presses on an internal flange in brass cap thereby forming a tight joint
and to iron and brass pipes by means of female screws.
The accompanying drawings will further explain my invention.
Fig. 1. is a longitudinal section of pipe, clasp, and perforated tube where a. is
pipe b. clasp and C is perforated tube.
Fig. 2. is flanged clasp and taper plug where a is pipe, b' clasp and d. is hollow
plug with thread for coupling.
Fig. 3. is longitudinal section of terminal where a. is pipe E. is threaded ring on
end of pipe f. is cap to screw on to ring and G is screwed plug.
Fig. 4. is cross section through Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is cross section through Fig. 1.
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. Two concave clasps with perforated tube substantially as described.
2nd. One concave clasp with hollow tapered plug substantially as described.
3rd. Terminal with internal flange and screwed plug interchangeable substantially
as above described.
Dated this 1st day of June 1896.