Improved Means and Method for Jointing and Fixing in Position Rain Water Piping and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL DIMUITICATION.
Improved Means and Method for Jointing and Fixing in Position
Rain Water Piping and the like.
I, ALFRED BENJAMIN GEE, of 4, The View, Morland Avenue, Croydon, in the
County of Surrey, Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved means and method for jointing and
fixing in position rain water piping and the like, and is especially useful when
it is desired to use up what might otherwise be waste ends of pipe.
Heretofore the sockets of rain water pipes and the like have been made in
one piece with one end of a length of pipe, the other end being left plain and
butting into the socket of the adjacent length. It frequently happens that a
piece of the pipe requires to be broken off to accommodate itself to the proper
height, and the broken off portion is rendered useless owing to its having no
socket. My present invention provides a detachable socket which enables such
broken off lengths to be utilized, and has further advantages of general con-
venience, as hereinafter described. The pipes proper, according to my inven-
tion, are formed without a socket.
I may carry out my invention as follows, describing it with more especial
reference to piping generally known as rain water piping."
I may take a short piece of piping of suitable depth (corresponding to the
usual socket end of a pipe) and provide same with a tapering extension (which
is intended to fit into an adjacent length of pipe). Ears for securing to a wall
or other place may also be formed on it. At a convenient position, preferably
at about its middle and where said tapering extension commences, on the middle
of above mentioned piece, I may form a channel or recess the whole way round,
the object of which is to receive the end of an adjacent length of pipe. Thus
the tapering extension may be completely hidden from outside view. For further
security I may fasten the said tapering portion and adjacent length of pipe
together say, by means of a bolt and nut.
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Should it be desired to use my socket as a reducing socket," the object
might be attained by forming channels or recesses at different positions on said
tapering portion, so that the adjacent length of pipe may fit into its correspond-
ing channel or recess.
I may make the usual flanges or ears of the socket (for fastening to a wall
or other place) with slots, preferably slanting, (although, of course, the usual
form may be used when convenient) and may corrugate one or both edges of
same, in order that the securing nail or the like may fit into one of said corru-
gations, if desired, for enabling the securing nail or the like to find a suitable
joint or bed.
By this means my socket may be adjusted both laterally and
vertically.
It will thus be seen that by my invention the usual socket may be made sepa-
rate from the pipe (or if only the adjusting means is required could be made

page_text: for this purpose in one with the pipe) and that plain lengths of piping may be
used, the connection being made by my socket:
Tthis at love of 1000
Improved Means and Method for Jointing and Fixing in Position
Rain Water Piping and the like.
I, ALFRED BENJAMIN GEE, of 4, The View, Morland Avenue, Croydon, in the
County of Surrey, Builder, 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:-
This invention relates to an improved means and method for jointing and
fixing in position rain water piping and the like, and is especially useful when
it is desired to use up what might otherwise be waste ends of pipe.
Heretofore the sockets of rain water pipes and the like have been made in
one piece with one end of a length of pipe, the other end being left plain and
butting into the socket of the adjacent length. It frequently happens that a
piece of the pipe requires to be broken or cut off to accommodate itself to the
proper height, and the broken or cut off portion is rendered useless owing to its
having no socket. My present invention provides a detachable socket which
enables such broken or cut off lengths to be utilized, and has further advantages
of general convenience, as hereinafter described. The pipes proper, according
to my invention, may be formed without a socket.
I may carry out my invention as follows, describing it with reference to
piping generally known as "rain water piping," and for the purpose of more
clearly understanding my invention, I have attached hereto a sheet of drawings,
on which
Figure 1 shows a sectional elevation of my socket, and the ends of two lengths
of pipe ready to be inserted therein, and
Figure 2 shows a form of ear I may employ, if desired.
Referring to said drawings, I may take a short piece of piping or socket A of
suitable depth (corresponding to the usual socket end of a pipe) and provide
same with an inwardly and downwardly extending circumferential flange B,
which may be moulded in one with the socket, and which is intended to fit into
an adjacent length of pipe, the circumferential recess or channel C thus formed
being capable of receiving a joint packing, if desired. Thus the flange B may
be completely hidden from outside view. For further security I may fasten
the said flange B and adjacent length of pipe together, say, by means of a bolt
and nut, if desired. The socket may be provided with the usual ears 1 with
holes G for securing it to a wall or other place.
I may make the usual flanges or ears of the socket (for fastening to a wall
or other place) with slots, preferably slanting, (although, of course, the usual
form may be used when convenient) and may corrugate one or both edges of
same, or I may simply corrugate the end of the ear as shown by F, Figure 2,
in order that the securing nail or the like may fit into one of said corrugations,
if desired, for enabling the securing nail or the like to find a suitable joint or
bed. I may, if desired, provide the ears with plain slots or a number of holes
in any convenient manner, thus making my socket adjustable both laterally
and vertically.

page_text: It will thus be seen that by my invention the socket may be made sepa-
rate from the pipe (or if only the adjusting ureans is required could be made
for this purpose in one with the pipe in the usual manner) and that plain
lengths of piping may be used, the connection being made by my socket.
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 means and method for jointing rain water piping and the like con-
sisting in providing an independant socket piece with a flange such as B sub-
stantially as and for the purpose described.
2. For jointing and fixing in position rain water piping and the like a socket
piece such as A with flange B and ears For F¹ substantially as and for the pur-
pose described.
3. For fixing in position rain water piping and the like a socket provided
with cars such as shown by F' or the modifications described.
Dated this 8th day of March 1900.
For the Applicant,
STANLEY POPPLEWELL & Co.,
61 & 62, Chancery Lane,
(7 & 8, Southampton Buildings), London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agents.