IMPROVEMENTS IN NOZZLES FOR HOSE
Year: 1885

page_text: I, WILLIAM CULLEN, of High Road, Leytonstone, in the County of Essex,
Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN NOZZLES FOR HOSE" to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in nozzles for hose principally intended
for use with fire engines, but such nozzles may also be applied to other purposes
where it is desired to deliver water or other liquids which are under considerable
pressure.
The object of my invention is to enable the water or other liquid delivered from
such nozzles, to be divided as it issues therefrom, so that the delivery from a single
hose will be divided into several streams each proceeding in a different direction,
whereby the delivery will cover a considerable space, without having to shift or
turn the end of the hose, and a great saving of labour will thus be effected.
The
My invention consists essentially in forming a nozzle with two, three, four or five
branches or apertures instead of the single aperture hitherto employed.
number of apertures I prefer to employ is either three or five. In the former case
the apertures are preferably arranged as follows:-One central aperture in a line
with the central axis of the nozzle, and two side apertures or branches from the
central bore of such nozzle, and directed forward at a suitable angle, so that the
delivery in this case would be one straight jet, and two side jets issuing in a
forward direction at an angle to the central jet. This form of nozzle would be
most suitable in cases where the liquid to be delivered is not under a very high
pressure. All three apertures might if desired be arranged to slant forward at an
angle to the central bore of the nozzle.
In the case of a nozzle having five apertures, four of them will be preferably
arranged round the central aperture, and slanting forward at a suitable angle.
This form would be most applicable for use with liquids under very high pressure,
such as that supplied by steam fire engines. In this case also the five apertures
might be all arranged around the central bore of the nozzle, and be directed forward
at any suitable angle.
In the case of nozzles with two or four apertures, they may be constructed either
with or without a central aperture, the other apertures being directed forward at
an angle to the central bore of the nozzle.
The nozzle may be made so that its inner end can be applied to the outer end of
the hose, or a metallic branch, tube, or socket may be secured to the end of the
hose, and the nozzle formed to screw into or be otherwise secured to such branch,
tube or socket.

page_text: Improvements in Nozzles for Hose.
I, WILLIAM CULLEN, of High Road, Leytonstone, in the County of Essex,
Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN NOZZLES FOR HOSE and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in nozzles for hose principally intended
for use with fire engines, but such nozzles may also be applied to other purposes
where it is desired to deliver water or other liquids which are under considerable
pressure.
The object of my invention is to enable the water or other liquid delivered from
such nozzles, to be divided as it issues therefrom, so that the delivery from a single
hose will be divided into several streams each proceeding in a different direction,
whereby the delivery will cover a considerable space, without having to shift or
turn the end of the hose, and a great saving of labour will thus be effected.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and consists essentially
in forming a nozzle with two, three, four or five branches or apertures instead of
the single aperture hitherto employed. In the case where three apertures are
employed they are preferably arranged as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings,
in which one central aperture B is in a line with the central axis of the nozzle A,
and two side apertures or branches C and D from the central bore of such nozzle
are directed forward at a suitable angle, so that the delivery in this case would be
one straight jet, and two side jets issuing in a forward direction at an angle to the
central jet. This form of nozzle would be most suitable in cases where the liquid
to be delivered is not under a very high pressure. All three apertures might if
desired be arranged to slant forward at an angle to the central bore of the nozzle.
Figs. 7 and
show a nozzle having five apertures, four of them C, D, E and F,
being preferably arranged round the central aperture B, and slanting forward at a
suitable angle. This form would be most applicable for use with liquids under
very high pressure, such as that supplied by steam fire engines. In this case also
the five apertures might be all arranged around the central bore of the nozzle, and
be directed forward at any suitable angle.
Figs. 1 and 2 show a nozzle A having two apertures B and C arranged at an
angle to each other; and in Figs. 5 and 6 the nozzle A has four apertures B, C, D
and E, all arranged at an angle to each other and to the central bore.
In the case of nozzles with two or four apertures, they may be constructed either
with or without a central aperture, the other apertures being directed forward at
an angle to the central bore of the nozzle.
The nozzle may be made so that its inner end can be applied to the outer end of
the hose, or a metallic branch, tube, or socket may be secured to the end of the
hose, and the nozzle formed to screw into or be otherwise secured to such branch,
tube or socket.
In case it is desired. to turn the nozzle so that the jets may play either in a
vertical. or a horizontal direction, the end of nozzle A is formed with a screw
thread A' which engages a screw cap G, within which a short tube H is retained

page_text: by a flange H' near its inner end, and beyond which flange such tube projects
as shown and fits into a correspondingly shaped socket formed in the lower end of
nozzle A. It will thus be seen that by turning the cap G, the nozzle will be
turned with it, and so alter the position of the apertures therein in relation to
the tube H, which is screwed or otherwise secured to the hose. This will be of
great advantage in the case of nozzles formed with two or three apertures, as they
may be directed so that the jets from same cover a certain surface either in width
or height as desired.
A washer I of leather or other suitable material is placed between the under
side of flange H¹ and the bottom of the screw cap G, so as to ensure a watertight
joint.
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
1. The construction of nozzles for use with hose, with two, three, four or five
apertures, substantially as described and shown.
2. The mode of connecting nozzles having two, three, four or five apertures, to
hose, so that the same may be turned on such hose so that the jets from the
apertures will issue either in the direction of their width or of their height,
substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 8th day of September 1885.