Improvements in Buoys or Floating Receptacles for Receiving Messages at Sea.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Feb., 1893-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Buoys or Floating Receptacles for Receiving
Messages at Sea.
I JOSEPH WILLIAM BROWN, of 12 Avenue Crescent, Park Street, Hull, in the
County of York, Waiter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a vessel or the like for putting in
messages at sea relating to sinking vessels, and for other suitable purposes, which
shall be more durable, and more likely to attract attention than the ordinary
bottle hitherto used.
I construct a framework of wire or other suitable material in the shape of a
globe; at the top and bottom of this framework are attached metal discs, each
with its face in an opposite direction, so that when in the water the one at the top
may act as a sail, and the one at the bottom meeting the water with its edge offers
no resistance, thus allowing the vessel to be carried along. To this framework is
soldered or attached in any suitable manner, a circular vessel made of tin, copper,
brass, zinc or any suitable metal or material; this vessel is constructed with an
outer airtight casing with a hole running through forming a tube, and having two
thumb or other screws to screw at the top and bottom of the hole thus making it
perfectly airtight. An inner airtight casing fits inside the outer one, and is much
less than the outer casing. The inner casing may also be of tin, copper, brass,
zinc and the like, or cork may be used in place of any of these.
A metal cylinder or tube having close fitting ends to make it airtight, is used to
receive the message, which would remain intact any length of time.
The message is placed inside the said metal tube and the ends screwed tightly
on, the tube is placed in the hole which runs through the outer casing from top to
bottom, the ends with thumb screws or the like being screwed tightly down to make
it airtight, and keep the water from getting in, it is then ready for throwing into
the sea.
The object of the inner airtight casing being to keep the vessel afloat should the
outer casing become damaged, it being almost impossible for the inner casing to
be injured, by this means a more durable receptacle for messages at sea is obtained,
and one which is more likely to attract attention than the ordinary bottle now in use.
The frame-work is to allow of the vessel being lifted out of the water, and also
to act as a means of attracting attention, the whole can be painted or varnished to
keep the metal or the like from rusting or corroding.
Dated this Twenty-first day of April 1892.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Buoys or Floating Receptacles for Receiving
Messages at Sea.
I, JOSEPH WILLIAM BROWN, of 12 Avenue Crescent, Park Street, Hull in the
County of York, Waiter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to construct a vessel or the like for putting in

page_text: messages at sea relating to sinking vessels and for other suitable purposes, which
shall be more durable, and more likely to attract attention, than the ordinary
bottle with
Cherto used.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. shows clevation of messenger.
Fig. 2. shows section of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3. shows tube for receiving message.
I construct a framework A of wire or other suitable material in the shape_of_a
globe; at the top and bottom of this frame-work are attached metal discs B, B,
each with its face in an opposite direction, so that when in the water the one at
the top may act as a sail, and the one at the bottom acts as a keel, and meeting
the water with its edge offers no resistance, thus allowing the vessel to be carried
along.
To this framework is soldered or attached in any suitable manner a preferably
circular vessel C made of tin, copper, brass, zinc or any suitable metal or material,
this vessel is constructed of an outer airtight casing C¹, with a hole D (see Fig. 2)
running through, forming a tube, and having one or more thumb or other screws E,
to screw at the top and bottom of the hole, thus making it perfectly airtight.
An inner airtight casing F fits inside the outer one and is much less than the outer
casing.
This inner casing may also be of tin, copper, brass, zinc, or cork may be used
in place of any of these.
A metal tube G. having close fitting ends to make it airtight may be used to
receive the message, which would remain intact any length of time.
The message is placed inside the said metal tube G, which may have screwed:
ends if desired, the tube is placed in the hole D, (see Fig. 2) which runs through
the outer casing C₁ from top to bottom, the ends with the thumbscrews E being
screwed tightly down to make it air and water tight, it then is ready for throwing
into the sea.
The object of the inner airtight casing F is to keep the vessel afloat should the
outer casing become damaged, it being almost impossible for the inner casing to
be injured, by this means a more durable receptacle for conveying messages at sea
is obtained and one which is more likely to attract attention than the ordinary
bottle now in use.
The framework A is to allow of the vessel being lifted out of the water, and 3
also acts as a means of attracting attention; the whole can be painted or varnished
to keep the metal from rusting or corroding.
This vessel can be made large enough to contain specie, log books and the like
in connection with sinking or distressed vessels.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven- 4
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved construction of vessel for receiving messages at sea, having a
framework of wire or the like, one or more airtight casings, having close fitting
ends, a tube or tubes for receiving the message, and discs substantially as shown 4
and described.
Dated this First day of February 1895.
* OL LCDruary 1073.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicant.