Metallic Pipes without the Use of SolderINTING AND CONNECTING TOGETHER, LEAD OR OTHER METALLIC PIPES, WITHOUT
Year: 1885

page_text: Metallic Pipes without the Use of Solder.
JOHN CORBETT Heating Engineer Corporation Road Carlisle I do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for JOINTING AND CONNECTING TOGETHER, LEAD OR
OTHER METALLIC PIPES, WITHOUT THE USE OF SOLDER to be as follows:-
.
Two iron or brass countersunk ring flanges placed one on each end of the two
pipes to be jointed together. The ends of said tubes being bossed out to fit counter-
sink of flanges. The flanges are coupled together with iron or brass screw bolts,
an india rubber or other soft jointing ring is placed between the ends of pipe and
screwed together by the aforesaid iron or brass screws, thus completing the joint.
The special features are as follows viz.
1st The joint will stand a greater pressure of water than ordinary plumbing or
Bolder joints.
2nd Can easily be fixed without any skilled labour,
3rd Affords great facilities for cleaning out any stoppages that may take place in
pipes and also for inserting now pipes in case of repairs & alterations.!

page_text: Metallic Pipes without the Use of Solder.
I JOHN CORBETT of Corporation Road Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland, Hot
Water Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for JOINTING
TOGETHER LEAD OR OTHER METALLIC TUBES 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 improvement in the method of jointing together Lead
or other Metallic Tubes, the object of the invention being to afford a simple, cheap
and ready means of coupling the aforesaid Lead or Metallic Tubes, to facilitate the
replacing of a defective Tube, also supplying a quick means of cleaning inside of
Tubes. The invention is more particularly applicable to Lead Tubes.
In carrying out my invention, I forin two iron or brass countersunk ring Flanges
which are placed one on each end of two Tubes to be jointed together, the ends of
the said Tubes being bossed out to fit countersink of Flanges, the Flanges are coupled
together by means of iron or brass screw holts an India Rubber, Gutta percha, or
other soft jointing ring, being inserted between the ends of Tubes and screwed
together by means of the aforesaid iron or brass screws, thus completing the joint..
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawings in which figure 1 represents
a longitudinal section of a Lead Tube fitted with a joint according to my invention
and Figure 2 is a elevation of the same, Similar letters in both figures represent
similar parts.
A represents the iron or brass countersunk ring Flanges, B shews
the Lead or other Tube. C, are the iron or brass screws by means of which the two
Flanges are drawn together, D shews the ends of Tubes bossed out to fit Flanges and
E is the India Rubber, Gutta percha or other soft ring placed between bossed out
ends of Tubes.
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
1st It is much cheaper than the ordinary plumbing or wiped soldered joint and
can be put together by any person, not necessarily a skilled mechanic.
2nd it is very durable and capable of resisting a greater pressure than even the
tubes, or any soldered joint and should a pipe by any cause get stopped up, it can
be taken out, cleaned, and put together again in a few minutes, thus saving the
great expense entailed by forcing pump & resoldering up Tubes.
3rd In case of pipes being burst by frost, they can be applied at once and so
remedy the defect, as represented in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 27th day of February 1886.