Improvements in Apparatus for Spreading Oil on Troubled Waters.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 16th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Spreading Oil on Troubled Waters.
I, CARL REYNHOLDS, of Porsgrund, Norway, Master Mariner, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for spreading oil on troubled
waters, and consists of a cylindrical casing of any suitable metal or material.
Through the centre of this casing there passes a pipe or tube, and at one side of
the lower part of this tube there is a hole or slit. Fitting into this pipe there is
a rod the lower end of which is of conical shape, and the upper end is provided
with a hand screw. This casing is lashed on to the side of the ship, and screwed
on to the bottom end of the pipe or tube which passes through the casing there
is another pipe preferably of lead which leads down to near the edge of the
water. The casing is filled with oil by an opening at the top, and when it is
desired to allow the oil to escape so as to spread itself on the troubled waters the
rod which acts as a valve is lifted up by means of the hand screw, and the oil
passes into the lower part of the pipe through the hole or slit down the lead pipe
and on to the water.
By my apparatus it will be seen that the flow of the oil can be regulated to a
nicety.
As an alternative arrangement I provide a bag of canvas preferably of egg-
shape, and coat same with paint to keep it watertight. Round the centre of this
bag I place an iron rim of suitable weight to keep the bag more steady and also to
prevent it chafing should it come in contact with the ship's side. At the top of
the bag I provide an inlet for the oil, and at the foot an outlet so constructed that
the flow of the oil can be regulated at will. I also fill the bag with Florida moss,
which besides maintaining the bag in its proper shape, assists in preventing the
oil from rushing out too freely. I also provide loops or links so that a line can be
attached to the bag when hung over the ship's side.
Dated this 12th day of August 1891.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Spreading Oil on Troubled Waters.
1, CARL REYNHOLDS, of Porsgrund, Norway, Master Mariner, 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 relates to improvements in apparatus for spreading oil on troubled
waters and consists of a cylindrical casing of any suitable metal or material.
Through the centre of this casing there passes a rod, the lower end of which is of
conical shape, and the upper end is provided with a hand screw. Screwed into the
bottom of the casing there is a small tube or pipe into which the conical end of the rod
sits, acting as a valve to regulate the flow of the oil. Connected to this tube by
means of a coupling screw there is another pipe preferably of lead which leads
down to near the edge of the water. The casing is filled with oil by an opening
at the top with a small air-hole, and when it is desired to allow the oil to escape, so
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page_text: as to spread itself on the troubled waters the rod having the conical end which
acts as a valve is lifted up by means of the hand-screw, and the oil passes into the
small tube down the lead pipe and on to the water.
By my apparatus it will be seen that the flow of the oil can be regulated to a
nicety.
As an alternative arrangement I provide a bag of canvas, preferably of egg-
shape worked on a framework of galvanized iron network to maintain its shape,
and coat same inside and out with a specially prepared composition paint to keep it
watertight. Round the centre of this bag I place a rim or grommnet of galvanized
wire or other suitable material of convenient weight to keep the bag more steady
and also to prevent it chafing should it come in contact with the ship's side. At
the top of the bag I provide an inlet for the oil. on some of the bags an air-hole,
and at the foot an outlet so constructed that the flow of the oil can be regulated
at will; or I may dispense with the inlet at the top, leaving only a very small air-
hole, and fill the bag from the bottom. I also partly fill the bag with Florida
moss, which besides maintaining the bag in its proper shape, assists in preventing
the oil from rushing out too freely. I also provide loops or links so that a line
can be attached to the bag when hung over the ship's side.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried
into effect I have hereunto appended two explanatory sheets of drawings, in the
several figures of which corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of
reference.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the casing.
Figure 2 is a section.
A is the cylindrical casing; and B is the rod passing through the centre of
it, having a conical end C which acts as a valve. Attached to the top end of this
rod B there is a hand-screw D. At the foot of the casing A there is a small
tube or pipe E which passes a little way into the casing, so that when the apparatus
is not being used the upper part of the conical end of the rod D fits into the
tube E, and so acts as a valve, thus preventing any oil from escaping. The casing
is filled with oil by means of the inlet F. When it is desired to use the apparatus
it is lashed or secured to the ship's side, and the rod C is raised to any desired
height by means of the hand-screw D, thus allowing the oil to escape into the
small tube E down the lead pipe G, and on to, the troubled waters.
Figure 3 is a front elevation of the bag.
Figure 4 is a section.
A is a canvas bag of egg-shape, which is coated with a specially prepared
composition paint to keep it watertight. His a rim of galvanized wire or other
suitable metal or material placed round the centre of the bag to keep it more
steady, as well as to prevent it chafing should it come in contact with the ship's
side. The bag is also partly filled with Florida moss I to keep it in its proper shape,
as well as to prevent the oil from coming out too freely. The bag is filled with oil
through the inlet F1 at the bottom of the bag, which also serves for the outflow of
the oil. The flow of the oil is regulated by a small hole M and a small tube J
screwed into the bag, and provided with holes K; that is to say, if a small
flow of oil is desired, the tube J is screwed further into the bag A¹, so that the
holes K are almost entirely covered up, and if a greater flow is desired the
tube Jis turned in the opposite direction, and the holes K are further exposed,
and so the oil percolates through these more freely. This tube J is attached to
the bag by means of a chain or cord L.
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
1. The apparatus for spreading oil on troubled waters, substantially as herein-
before described and shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying sheets of
drawings.

page_text: 2. The apparatus for spreading oil on troubled waters, substantially as herein-
before described and shown in Figures 3 and 4 of the accompanying sheets of
drawings.
Dated this 15th day of December 1891.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.