IMPROVEMENTS IN SUPPLYING WATER OR OTHER FLUID TO AXLETREE BOXES AND OTHER JOURNAL BEARINGS, TO LUBRICATE THE SAME
Year: 1859

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Robert Jobson, of Wordsley, in the County of
Stafford, Ironfounder, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN SUPPLYING
WATER OR OTHER FLUID TO AXLETREE BOXES AND OTHER JOURNAL BEARINGS, TO
LUBRICATE THE SAME"
Sealed the 12th August 1859, and dated the 21st February 1859.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robert Jobson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the'
1st February 1859.
I, ROBERT JOBSON, of Wordsley, in the County of Stafford, Ironfounder,
do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SUPPLYING
WATER OR OTHER FLUID TO AXLETREE BOXES AND OTHER JOURNAL BEARINGS, TO
LUBRICATE THE SAME," to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in supplying water or
other fluid to axletree boxes and other journal bearings, to lubricate the same.
For these purposes a close vessel to contain the water or other fluid used
to lubricate the axletree is connected with the axletree box or journal bearing,
by a suitable tube or tubes, in such manner that when the water or fluid,
lubricator is at the desired level in the box or bearing the outlet end of the,
tube is covered by the water or other fluid. By these means there will be no
supply of the lubricating fluid from the close vessel into the box or bearing so
long as such outlet from the supply tube is closed or covered by the water.or
other fluid; but so soon as the level of the water or other fluid in the box or

page_text: bearing descends below the outlet, aud air can pass into the close vessel, the
water or other lubricating fluid will flow into the box or bearing till the outlet
of the tube is again covered. In some cases, in combination with apparatus
for supplying water or other lubricating fluid, I apply a grease pot or appa-
ratus for containing lubricating grease or composition not in a fluid state,
in such manner, that in the event of the water or other fluid lubricator, or the
apparatus arranged to contain it, be not in action, the supply of grease or
lubricating compound may be brought into action to lubricate the axles.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent
filed by the said Robert Jobson in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
20th August 1859.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, ROBERT
JOBSON, of Wordsley, in the County of Stafford, Ironfounder, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-first day of February, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, in the twenty-second year
of ller reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant
unto me, the said Robert Jobson, Her special licence that I, the said
Robert Jobson, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Robert Jobson, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at
all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, au Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SUPPLYING WATER OR OTHER FLUID TO AXLETREE BOXES
AND OTHER JOURNAL BEARINGS, TO LUBRICATE THE SAME," upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said Robert Jobson, my executors or adminis-
trators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their
hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature
of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed,
and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Putent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Robert Jobson, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be

page_text: performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement thereof, that is to say:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in supplying water or other
fluid to axletree boxes and other journal bearings, to lubricate the same. For
these purposes a close vessel to contain the water or other fluid used to
lubricate the axletree is connected with the axletree box or journalbearingby
a suitable tube or tubes, in such manner that when the water or fluid lubri-
cator is at the desired level in the box or bearing the outlet end of the tube is
covered by the water or other fluid. By these means there will be no supply
of the lubricating fluid from the close vessel into the box or bearing so long
as such outlet from the supply tube is closed or covered by the water or other
fluid, but so soon as the level of the water or other fluid in the box or bearing
descends below the outlet, and air can pass into the close vessel, the water or
other lubricating fluid will flow into the box or bearing till the outlet of the
tube is again covered. In some cases, in combination with apparatus for
supplying water or other lubricating fluid, I apply a grease pot or apparatus
for containing lubricating grease or composition not in a fluid state, in such
manner that in the event of the water or other fluid lubricator, or the apparatus
arranged to contain it, not being in action, the supply of grease or lubricating
compound may be brought into action to lubricate the axles.
Having thus stated the nature of my said Invention, I will now proceed
more fully to describe the manner of performing the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 shews a plan, partly in section, of a railway axletree bearing;
Figure 2 shews a transverse section thereof; a,b, are two water pipes leading
from a suitable reservoir containing water, or it may be other lubricating
fluid; these pipes are similarly arranged to what was described in the Speci-
fication of a previous Patent granted to me. But the peculiarity of this part
of my Invention consists in attaching a close air-tight vessel to these pipes in
place of an open vessel, so that the water or other lubricating fluid may only
flow into the axletree box when the fluid in the box or bearing is below the
end of the tube b. It is not necessary that there should be two pipes a and b,
as only one tube b may be used. c is a grease box, through the bottom of
which is a hole or holes, so that in the event of the brass or bearing d
becoming heated from any.cause, the grease in the box above will be melted
and flow to the axle, but so long as the axle is kept well lubricated by the
water or other fluid from the close supply vessel (which may be placed above
the axletree box in any convenient position) the grease will remain solid or

page_text: unmelted, and act simply as a reserve in case of the water or other fluid
lubricator failing to keep the axle and the bearing cool. e is the cover of the
grease box; fis the hinge thereof; and g, a spring for keeping the cover shut.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of
performing the same, I would have it understood that what I claim is,
First, the combining of a vessel closed air-tight, containing water or other
lubricating fluid with an axletree box or bearing, as herein described.
And, secondly, I claim the combining a grease box with apparatus for
supplying water or other fluid lubricator, as herein described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Robert Jobson, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of August, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.
ROBT. JOBSON. (L.s.)