Improved Apparatus for Removing Accumulations of Mud, Silt, or Sand in Rivers and Tide-ways, particularly applicable as a Salvage Vessel, also for Disinfecting and Deodorizing Water and Deposits.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 4th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 16th July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Removing Accumulations of Mud, Silt, or
Sand in Rivers and Tide-ways, particularly applicable as a
Salvage Vessel, also for Disinfecting and Deodorizing Water and
Deposits.
I, JOHN MORCOMBE BROMLEY BAKER, of 48, Stockwell Park Crescent, in the
County of London, Dredging Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements on a former invention for which I
obtained Letters Patent dated the 4th September 1895 No. 17855, and the object of
the present invention is to facilitate the extension of the telescopic tubes, and
also to simplify the construction and working of the whole apparatus.
According to this invention, in a vessel provided with wells through which the
telescopic tubes are projected into the water, instead of mounting the said tubes
in gimballs, as proposed in my former invention aforesaid, I mount such tubes
in ordinary trunnion bearings so that they may be oscillated and brought to the
desired angle or remain vertical, according to the direction in which it is desired
to force the jets of water. I further fix a horizontal tube to the lowest telescopic
tubes, said horizontal tubes being provided with jets. Moreover I extend the
telescopic tubes by means of lazy tongs, the ends of the top levers of which are
brought together or extended, preferably by means of a horizontal screw.
propose to employ at each side of the vessel, tubes through which to force jets of
water as in the aforesaid former invention. The aforesaid telescopic tubes may
be oscillated by means of a worm and worm wheel.
I also
When the apparatus is required for disinfecting or deodorizing rivers or canals
for example, I attach to each branch pipe a bulb through which passes a tube
having apertures therein so that as the water is forced through it becomes charged
with a disinfectant or deodorant contained in the said bulbs in a solid form.
BROWNE & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.

page_text: Improved Apparatus for Removing Accumulations of Mud, Silt, or
Sand in Rivers and Tide-ways, particularly applicable as a
Salvage Vessel, also for Disinfecting and Deodorizing Water and
Deposits.
I, JOHN MORCOMBE BROMLEY BAKER, of 48, Stockwell Park Crescent, in the
County of London, Dredging Engineer, 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:
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This invention relates to improvements on a former invention for which I
obtained Letters Patent dated the 4th day of September 1895 No. 17855, and the
object of the present invention is to facilitate the extension of the telescopic tubes
and also to simplify the construction and working of the whole apparatus.
According to this invention, in a vessel provided with wells through which the
telescope tubes are projected into the water, instead of mounting the said tubes
in gimballs as proposed in my former invention aforesaid, I mount such tubes
in ordinary trunnion bearings so that they may be oscillated and brought to the
desired angle or remain vertical according to the direction in which it is desired
to force the jets of water. I further fix a horizontal tube to the lowest telescopic
tube said horizontal tube being provided with jets. Moreover I extend the
telescopic tubes by means of "lazy tongs" the ends of the top levers of which are
brought together or extended preferably by means of a horizontal screw. I also
propose to employ at each side of the vessel, tubes, through which to force
water, as in the aforesaid former invention. The aforesaid telescopic tubes may
be oscillated, by means of a worm and worm wheel.
When the apparatus is required for disinfecting or deodorizing rivers or canals,
for example, I attach to each branch pipe, a bulb through which passes a tube
having apertures therein so that as the water is forced through, it becomes charged
with a disinfectant or deodorant contained in the said bulbs in a solid form.
And in order that my said invention may be better understood I will now pro-
ceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings accompanying this
specification in which Fig. 1 shews profile of a vessel, representing method of fitting
the tubes in wells, and lowering and raising such tubes by means of "lazy tongs."
Fig. 2 shews the same arrangement in transverse section. Fig. 3 is a profile of a
vessel shewing these central tubes in combination with side tubes such as those
described in the specification of the before mentioned former Letters Patent.
Fig. 4 is a transverse section of a vessel shewing the "lazy tongs" contracted so
that the jets are drawn up into the wells, this view also shews, on one side, one
of the side tubes. Fig. 5 shews a detail hereinafter referred to.
The same letters of reference denote the same parts in all the views.
a shews wells in the vessel through which the telescopic tubes are projected
into the water. These tubes work in cylinders b¹ mounted on trunnion bearings c,
and may be oscillated (on the said cylinders 6¹) in a fore and aft direction by means
of the quadrants d, which engaging with the worms e are regulated by the hand
wheels f. To each of the lowest telescopic tubes is fitted a horizontal tube j pro-
vided with jets h. i shews "lazy tongs," each being pivoted to the adjacent
cylinder b¹ at g and attached to the lowest telescopic tube at k. The upper ends
of the "lazy tongs" are brought together, or opened out by means of the right and
left handed screw 7 operated by means of the hand wheel m, thus raising and
lowering the jets.

page_text: n shews side tubes similar to those described in the specification of the aforesaid
former Letters Patent.
r is
o shews bulbs screwed on to the lowest telescopic tubes. One of these bulbs
is shewn on a larger scale at Fig. 5. The bulb o screws on to the pipe b, which
passes right through so that the nozzle may screw on to the projecting end.
an opening provided with a screw cap, the bulb o is charged with a disinfectant or
deodorant, through the opening r, and as the pipe 6 is perforated where it passes
through the bulb o, the water, as it is forced through the pipe becomes charged
with the disinfectant or deodorant contained in the said bulb. s shews the pipes
which are connected with the pumps, these latter are not shewn on the drawing.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-
At ebb tide, the telescopic tubes are lowered and if necessary the side tubes also,
and turned fore or aft, as may be desired. If desired, some may be turned fore and
some aft, in order to operate upon the largest possible area. The pumps are then
set in action, by which water at great pressure is forced through the tubes and
jets on to the deposit in the river or tide-way, such deposit being carried away and
distributed by the tide.
For disinfecting or deodorising, it is simply necessary to unscrew the caps from
the openings r in the bulbs o, and insert the disinfecting or deodorising material
preferably in a solid form-say in a pellet like form.
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:
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1. The particular construction and arrangement of apparatus herein above
described, situated centrally in the well of the ship, for removing accumulations of
mud, silt or sand, in rivers and tide-ways, also for disinfecting and deodorising water
and deposits.
2. In apparatus for the purposes specified, the combination with the mechanism
claimed in the first claim of tubes fitted to the side or sides of a vessel, so that they
may be turned fore, aft and athwartship, with central telescopic tubes, substantially
as above described.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.